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Awful Taste But Great Execution

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 16 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I’d rather eat a real Ross price label than all that fondant

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Fondant:
Art First, Taste Secondary©

[–] jqubed 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My wife used to own a bakery and always said you’re not actually supposed to eat the fondant. It is “edible” but she recommended treating it like a decorative wrapping paper.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Hmm. Than why not just actual paper or similar? That's a lot of sugar to throw away.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Too be fair it's less fondant than a lot of aesthetics-first cakes purely because it isn't 100% coated in a base layer. But yeah, agreed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

at least the label would be edible

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Good thing they didn’t go with a Walgreens or CVS theme or they’d need another 10 feet of fondant receipt

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 6 points 6 days ago

I like how the item 'sticker' says red/green and the cake is neither of those.

[–] MothmanDelorian 1 points 4 days ago

Peel off the fondant and it is likely good

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

What's the difference between "Comparable Value $30.00" and the $12.99?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's their attempt at saying what MSRP would be for the item, at a non-discount store, but it's likely that the item itself isn't sold outside of discounters and there is no comparable item (since the item is made specifically for discounters, cheaply). So it's basically a made up number based on nothing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago
[–] TehBamski 2 points 5 days ago

I figure it's a retail term to suggest how much something might cost elsewhere or perhaps, the value something similar was sold for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Confession time: I have a refillable water bottle in the style of a local generic's branding, and I kinda think it's hilarious and love it.

[–] SkaBunkel 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

barcode reads 400262979852001299 You can read 400262979852 on the corner of the lable? and it costs 12.99 meaning 001299 bit of the barcode is the price... how did they make this so accurate and edible?

[–] Cort 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

how did they make this so accurate and edible?

Edible inkjet printer. They're basically the same price as a high end printer these days. You just send it a jpeg (of the price tag) and it'll print one out in a minute.

https://a.co/d/ckfdiBs

[–] SkaBunkel 1 points 4 days ago

I had no idea. thank you.

[–] houstoneulers 2 points 6 days ago