Pale Rider
Veteran
A bakery is in the news after its owner refused a request for freebies.
The owner decided to publish the request from a PR company to cater for an actress's birthday party in exchange for publicity.
My first thought is that a few gateaux is fairly low rent as freebies go, which is not a reason for the bakery to go along with it.
I suppose the owner didn't have to publicise the request, but the old maxim applies - don't tap anything into an email which you are not prepared to see on the front page of a newspaper.
The resulting tit-for-tat row is amusing, particularly the PR company's attempts to claim they've been 'misunderstood'.
Better to cough the job and move on in my view.
I can't help but be reminded of that cake case in Ireland, although in this one the bakery owner simply refused to supply the cakes free, so no-one has got as far as discussing what legend should be iced on top.
Perhaps 'Happy birthday, and next time pay for your own ruddy cake, tightwad'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66383812
The owner decided to publish the request from a PR company to cater for an actress's birthday party in exchange for publicity.
My first thought is that a few gateaux is fairly low rent as freebies go, which is not a reason for the bakery to go along with it.
I suppose the owner didn't have to publicise the request, but the old maxim applies - don't tap anything into an email which you are not prepared to see on the front page of a newspaper.
The resulting tit-for-tat row is amusing, particularly the PR company's attempts to claim they've been 'misunderstood'.
Better to cough the job and move on in my view.
I can't help but be reminded of that cake case in Ireland, although in this one the bakery owner simply refused to supply the cakes free, so no-one has got as far as discussing what legend should be iced on top.
Perhaps 'Happy birthday, and next time pay for your own ruddy cake, tightwad'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66383812