1st story: loved how the dude jumped in coz he was worried about her, but when he learned why she was upset was like: ''really?'', the man was ready to confront whomever did his gf mad, but was reasonable enough to know she was freaking out for no reason
@@aleahlrb That, or they realized that she was behaving poorly under stress and he helped her work on herself. This is one instance of behaving selfishly under pressure, not mental, emotional or physical abuse showing its ugly face. ... She's still acting like a spoiled brat, don't misunderstand me lol, that argument is exactly what she had coming.
@@etcetera1995 Yeah, she may just be having a rough day or needs a wakeup call about what to expect from a cake shop. She might even pull her head out over time. But she was being an absolute twit here.
2:53 "You're trying to ruin my wedding!" I know it's just a character voice from the host, but now that choosy beggar made me feel customer service PTSD lmao 😂
@@Peek_7 it's why I follow the reddit readers that I do :D your voice is basically what pushes your channel above the rest ^^ oh, and not having crap opinions in r/AITA
About the first story: I live in Spain, and got married 3 years ago... 150€ for the cake she wanted is a steal (even without considering the word "wedding" which usually throws the price of the cake to above 400€).
That's a small business in its early stages and in France, custom works go for a very wide panel of choice for many prices. Even at a low price, you can get some very decent stuff.
@@hiroshi7025 I know, I myself managed to get an amazing cake, totally personalized for 180€ (plus delivery) and still think to this day that the baker deserved more. But it was a lot of search.
And that's not counting the short notice fee, too. Here in Australia, it's considered basic courtesy to give bakers at least one month's notice on special event cakes, otherwise they have the right to charge an extra extra 30aud/20eu for each week closer to the due date.
Honestly 150 Euros for the cake she wanted is a deal, I mean most places would charge double or triple that price. The average wedding cake costs around 350 dollars and 150 Euros is around 145.35 USD so she is really getting a good deal.
I Googled it. Apparently, the average cost of a US wedding cake is $350. In Euros, the cost quoted to the CB was around $145. So, yeah, I'd say that was a fantastic deal!
Iirc, mine cost at least $200 for a fairly standard wedding cake over 20 years ago, from a small-town bakery, for around 50 guests, and we didn’t order it at the last minute, either. I hope “Jojo” ran for his life.
AMEN! That list of requirements had me buckled 😂. So, she has a defrib in her home or is the caregiver to bring one? Demanding people be vaccinated or wear gloves and a mask, sounds like a corporate/govt entity herself, sign the receipts is code for ‘I’m 1099ing you come tax season’! What a nutter!
What really confused me is that she's claiming that professional child care people aren't law abiding citizens because she doesn't consider it a "real job" (had to piece that on together because her thought process was so segmented and sporadic) but is literally looking for someone she can pay under the table to avoid taxes...
@@Sorchia56 I can understand a mom wanting a vaccinated caretaker for their child, especially an 8 month old with an immune system equivalent to tissue paper. Everything else in unhinged though.
@@RiveroftheWither funniest thing about that is that she is the only one dodging taxes (unless the sitter makes more than $12,550 in a year) the sitter isn't break the law until it crests that amount.....but, once it gets above just a mere $2,400 is when the poster is breaking the law by not paying the nanny tax. She has no clue how taxes work. 🤣
First story - Jojo recognized that price is very low. Unfortunatelly, Hayley was delusional... I suspect they ordered wedding cake earlier (three days is a really short time), but Karen cancelled an order, because she saw some cheaper cake in supermarket and became convinced that baker tries to scam her. So she broke a deal BEFORE checking prices and after that tried to find someone who would accept her conditions...
@@NibsUK2121 uh. Okay? I think everyone who tries to pronounce names not based in their primary language will ultimately fail to do so, unless training/practicing to the contrary. TLDR, I agree with your statement, but I think it applies to everyone for every language.
Story 3: I've read a few stories about single moms with high standards when it comes to dating but wow having to spending $350 on her before the date even starts is a new one
What I do not get is that there seem to be a lot of single moms who are unaware by how much their child reduces their market value on the dating market. Having a child significantly reduces anyone's dating pool: cross out all people who don't want kids, don't feel ready for kids, are waiting to be sure to have found the right partner before having kids, and last but not least all those who just do not want responsibility for someone else's child. There are probably a lot more factors, but those are the first ones that just came to my mind. To all the single moms out there: be proud of your child, but also be aware that it does certainly not increase your value on the dating market by 75 to 100 bucks for each date.
@@Celediev agreed! Same can be said for men as well. Many women do not want to date men with kids as it can be a hassle. Baby mamma drama,bratty kids,financial issues etc.. Been there done that. I have dealt with jealous,crazy ex-wife/GF,awful kids who have never heard the word NO,been asked to pay HIS bills because he doesn't have money. Best one is being expected to baby sit his kids while he watches TV or spends time with his bros. I avoid men with kids or raising their grandkids like the plague.
I love how that last one claimed to be "a mostly easy going person" but couldn't even manage a single polite response to reasonable posts pointing out the lack of survive-ability her pay would provide. Karens sure do seem to want to rip off their babysitters a lot
I was a nanny and babysitter. The single moms are disgusting. When I see someone is a single mom or I get single mom vibes, I don't reply to their posts looking for a sitter.
I remember rslash saying he has a mini box he records in. I love imagining he standing outside his recording box and yelling to get the audio for the first story and his wife, daughter, and yugo is just upstairs confused (unless yugo is in the same room as him, then hes just in the same room confused)
I love how Choosing Beggars tell the seller “I can get the product for way cheaper at this other place!” and honestly expect the seller to respond “Oh, well, I’d better lower my price in accordance then!” instead of “Then why do you want to buy from me and not that other place?” Maybe someday, a Choosing Beggar will actually attempt to answer that question in these videos.
Story 1: €150 is incredibly affordable! I spend that amount of money on groceries in a month (thanks to inflation). Wedding cakes are usually far more expensive in North America. Some people get crazy with it and end up with cakes ranging in the mid to high hundreds, if not going over $1000. 👀 That lady should count her lucky stars she found a bakery to get her cake done in under a week at an affordable price. Granted it doesn't sound like they went ahead with it.
@@velvety2006 Same, I don't think they ever do get fully devoured. Plus sometimes they have thick fondant which isn't great for your innards in the amounts often associated with those huge cakes. 👀; Personally I would opt for several smaller cakes, that way I actually know they would be split up evenly and be handed out appropriately instead of having to worry about a several tier tall cake falling over due to the pressure of the knife, or a pillar underneath the cake getting jostled and having things just fall on the floor. 😅
@@velvety2006 a lot of the time people will take the top tier and freeze it for their 1st anniversary. And the rest is somewhat eaten at the reception.
A 4 tier wedding cake for that amount is insanely cheap. I used to decorate cakes the cheapest wedding cake we had was $200 for 3 tiers. That was for a simple 3 tier with flowers and no filling. OP isn't really getting compensated for their time at that price.🤔
Story 1: I cannot comprehend that bride’s reasoning. Like she specifically asked for a expensive cake and literally had a mental breakdown when given the (very reasonable) price? Poor Jojo. Hopefully he sees the red flags 🚩
I did the math, €150 equals about $145. Wedding cakes can go between $100 - $1000. On average people spend $350 on wedding cakes, So a $145 for a wedding cake is in fact, a very good deal ( In the US at least)
I think it's a very good deal in most countries. The wedding business is very predatorial, and this was clearly an example of someone who doesn't inflate her prices.
My guesses: i) she contacted other bakeries and tried to scam them too and ran out of time along the way or ii) she had a baker lined up and the baker fired her for trying to take advantage of the baker and/or being a pain in the butt. ETA: or iii) she is just that entitled that she figured a bakery would be thrilled to drop everything else just to cater to the wants and needs of her wonderful self.
@@survivedandthriving judging by her behavior and the first two theories I think both. She was all on board with the details, until she heard the price. I don't know much about weddings or venues but don't you usually get to the cake/catering towards the later end of planning once you receive back RSVP's and know who's coming so you know what is suitable to both the newlyweds and the families? I can see that she probably did both but once seeing how much she was paying, she got upset and decided to get the cake elsewhere for cheap. And probably in the process she wanted to downsize the price by guilt tripping the people responsible for the cake because it was so close to her wedding day. Regardless, its so devious to think that someone's demands at late notice would possibly result in a 'cheap' cake, despite having so many things added.
My guess is that she ordered the cake in advance from another bakery but they canceled on her because she was acting like a total Bridezilla leaving her to find a new bakery last minute. Or she has spent weeks contacting every bakery in the area trying to find someone to make her ridiculious wedding cake for the price of a cupcake.
Last story: it's called having friends or family willing to either watch your kid for free or take that ridiculously low price. The fact that she's posting it in a mom facebook group means her loved ones can't stand her or her standards for her child.
Yeah, which begs the question of why she's not going after the baby daddy. That would alleviate at least some of the daycare costs. Then again, she basically brags about getting no support from anyone, including him or her family...
I also like how the handbag and shoes are prioritized before toilet paper and soap. Also, you can’t just take a key from any car and expect it to work on yours. They have to be programmed.
OP in the first story was way too kind. As a french, I can tell you : if a customer, or anyone, comes to you and ask you something without saying "Bonjour", we would interrupt them with a loud "Bonjour" everytime they say something until they finally greet us
@@ArcanineEspeon that's actuelly a meme for us 🤣 like : we don't care about anyone we cross path on the street, but if you have to talk to a stranger and you don't first say "Bonjour", they xould literally repeat "Bonjour !" Louder and louder 🤣
Story 1: I did some basic googling and 150 euro isn't all that super expensive considering the average US wedding cake cost somewhere around 350$, according to Thumbtack, an online service that matches customers with local professionals. My deepest condolences to Jojo.
*First OP:* I’m trying not to laugh too hard so my neighbors couldn’t hear me, but the crying and distant yelling (and distant crying!) is making it _very_ difficult! Also, I hope Jojo reconsiders marrying Hayleigh. *Third Post:* Something tells me she’s gonna remain single for a long time. Or she’ll find someone who’s so down bad that he’d pay her $350 fee. :/ *Fourth OP:* I like how the CB is all r/IAmVeryBadass then says, “I’m a very easygoing single mom” lol
Exactly. And what's really backwards is that unless the sitter makes more than $12,550 during the year...the only one committing any crimes is the poster because the nanny tax kicks in at just $2,400 in wages. So she is putting all the blame on the innocent sitter when she is the only one dodging taxes
Actually she specifically said she doesn't want law abiding citizens, she wants someone willing to break the law for her.....it's weird how derogatory she is towards them at the same time. She thinks badly of them, but is specifically looking for one. And technically in this scenario unless the sitter makes more than $12,550 during the year the sitter still doesn't break any laws getting paid in cash. But the person paying the sitter is breaking laws by not paying the nanny tax, once wages get up to just $2,400. Yet she acts like she is obeying laws and the sitter would be the one breaking them 🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️. She doesn't know how taxes work either
Omg Dabney, your acting for the first story was so awesome lol. I also appreciate the effort to put the crying in the distance for extra spacial effect, bravo! Also, that woman sounds crazy AF 😵
the last story made me realize, i never gotten why people just don't... report them to the IRS (or what every your country's similar is) with screenshots of the person admitting and bragging they want to commit tax fraud or even just take the job after taking screenshots, and then when you get paid, send everything to the IRS
1st Story: My sister being a pastry chef, I fully expected to hear 600 for the price of that ludicrously fancy cake. No joke. CB would've gotten off super lucky with that price. J was a major sport for trying to step up and keep that deal alive.
If you “don’t really like butter” then France is the wrong country to be in. Butter is the building block of every dish. Hell, I ordered just a plain cheese sandwich there and both pieces of bread were slathered with cold butter.
@@hiroshi7025 it’s was a cold cheese sandwich. The butter was spread on the inside like you would mustard or mayo. I’m not saying it was bad. It was in fact delicious; just not what I was accustomed to.
The last story: so she wants to pay someone to take her kid and sell her on the black market because that’s exactly what she can expect from someone willing to take such a cheap rate. Funny how she acts like she should be rewarded for taking care of her kid. I feel sorry for that little baby because her mom is a major karen.
Story 2 and 4: that's why single motherhood is so bad for the children. I see women like story #2 all the time in my area. Every time I walk through a mall, many times the mother looks like she got fresh hair/nails/makeup/clothes, while her kid looks like he/she just came out of the ghetto. Those poor kids - they deserve better.
Oh my goodness, that childcare story made me start laughing at the moment she stated why daycares charge that price…… whoa! Mostly ALL BS! I was hired off the street to handle 10x 2yr olds within one day!!! The laws are side swiped and daycares are disgusting!
And unless the sitter makes more than $12,550 in the full year, the only one breaking any tax laws is the poster by not paying the nanny tax (that kicks in at only $2,400 in wages)
@@fagaction I know... Child minders are quite regulated in the UK and some parents prefer the "homey" feeling. But it still feels weird to me. Went for an OFSTED-ed (government body in charge of inspecting education institutions for minors, so from nurseries to 6th form colleges) institution with lots of supervision and safety checks...
whenever I hear the brand name Jimmy Choo, all I can think of is a joke in a podcast where an entire village in this DND campaign sells knockoffs so Jimmy Choo is now Jimmy Shoe and the shoes are made by a man, named Jimmy Shoe
If she’s upset about regular safety checks, then maybe a daycare with mud walls, a scrap metal sheet roof, and every species of insect & rodent with her child would be better
#1 - I hope the fiancé reconsiders the wedding after that exhibition of bridezilla-ism. If she flips out this much over a cake, what's going to happen when a *real* problem arises in their married life?
She is the kind of person who thinks that saying "No" to her is rude and abusive (a female actually told me that), people like that are impossible to apease for very long, there is no way that she stays married unless JoJo Is a multimillonarie madly in love and with a jellyfish backbone.
For the "hard working" mom that wants super cheap daycare, it's closer to $2.16 an hour. If we assume they work 8-5, plus 2 x 1 hour commute, plus the change for getting there before they leave and staying late (because you know they won't be home on time) = roughly 60 hours a week.
What's really funny is that the sitter isn't breaking any laws unless they are making more than $12,550 during the year they don't get charged any taxes. The only one breaking any laws at all is the poster because the nanny tax kicks in at just $2,400 in wages.
They did say that they had just started out, so perhaps the baker hadn’t considered their labor valuable enough quite yet. I’m sure, had they taken that order, they would have started charging double *at least* after toiling on that cake for such little gain and for such a terrible customer.
First Story: Lmao wow. I wonder how this karen is going to be able to afford a wedding if she think this amount is too expensive. Why do choosing beggars always compare people saying “such is such is cheaper than that” if that is the case why not get it from there? 🤔. Seems like the karen wanted a free cake/ cheap cake. I feel sooo bad for Jojo Second Story: I’d laugh at this post 😂. And I beg ya pardon?! Mayo for eczema?! How is any of this essentials? Third Story: No wonder why this choosing beggar is still single 😂. She sounds more like a gold digger Fourth Story: I don’t get what all of this choosing beggar does have anything to do with prices? Just because she does all of this and describes herself won’t change these prices 😂. No one works for free or for low pays, especially since this choosing beggar is looking for someone with all these creditentials
Story 3: The only thing I will give her is the bit about tipping the server; granted she's probably looking for like a 50% tip given the rest of the demands, but my date stiffed the server I wouldn't want a second date either. Story 4: I love how you still couldn't resist slipping back into the Karen voice despite saying you couldn't keep it up.
People forget you're not just paying for the ingredients. You're paying to not have to learn and do it yourself. You're paying for the correct instruments. You're paying for the TIME. Baking is fucking time consuming man. Preparing that much batter and cooking it would take at least a day of work, if not more.
@@khobydawson2057 dude it doesn't even take 30 seconds to google "150 euro to usd" and find out the answer is 145.35. Stop trying to pull maths out your arse, it's clearly not working.
An easy-going law-abiding citizen who wants to pay someone under the table at below minimum wage and cusses out anyone who points out how wrong that is. Checks out.
As much as I love all of his usual subreddits, I wish he would do some different ones now and again like r/bridezillas, r/DnDhorrorstories, r/A-holetax, r/militarystories, r/Tinder and the like
Tbh I think Choosingbeggars is the weakest one. Not because of rslash, but the content. 80-90% of it is generic dumb person who doesn't understand how services or an online marketplace works. Edit: in this video specifically though, there were a few interesting stories.
@@etherealaesthetical btw i 2nd militarystories and a-holetax. I think those 2 could be a welcome mainstay on the channel if there's enough content. I know dndhorrorstories have a few good ones, but i think rslash has incorporated those into other videos.
The third story with the 350$ per date. rSlash, you forgot that she probably only wants expensive restaurants as well. Judging from this post, I doubt she would go for cheap restaurant
What's really funny is that unless the sitter makes more than $12,550 during the year, the IRS doesn't care what the sitter gets paid.....but once someone pays a nanny more than just $2,400 in wages they are themselves breaking tax laws by not paying the nanny tax. So....unless that weekly pay is a typo, the sitter is in no danger whatsoever of breaking the laws.....but in just a few months of having the same sitter the poster is most definitely breaking the law. Lol. 😂 she doesn't know how taxes work. Lol.
I will never understand why people want ONLY designer items. If it works, why not use it? Is it the way it looks? Most I think I've ever went out of my way for a pair of shoes was when I discovered I could order a pair of Van's with dragons on them. Different way of thinking about things, I guess
Reminds me of a guy I knew in the 90s that paid for smoe ridiculously overpriced watch (for the brand...I guess it was a rolex or something). He was bragging about it and saying how much better it was than my cheap "got it at the PX" watch when I asked him "Does it do anything my watch doesn't do? Because unless you can turn back time or something it looks like you wasted a lot of money.". (keep in mind we were in the army...why the hell would you pay that much for a watch to wear in a job where there's a high probability that it's going to get damaged)
I care how durable the items are. Because I will pay extra if it means I save money in the long run because I am not having to replace things...... otherwise give me the cheapest thing that will work.
Wait I just realized and rewatched the first story, the lady wanted a 4 tier cake with buttercream frosting on the outside but almost no buttercream on the inside. Just because she doesn’t like butter. 😅 lady WTH!
Someone who was in that cat momma's shoes and broke free from it won't watch and care for an infant for what seems like $3.25 an hour. The reason it costs so much for those day cares is that it's a lot of work and precautions taken for safety reasons. That lady is just asking for someone to respond with false information, put on an act then kidnap their baby.
0:07 Let's see here. 3 tier cake of 4 cakes each, each cake is 22cm, so 12 X 22 = 264 cm, which is 2.64 meters (8'8"), and the cost is €150 ($145.35). So an 8'8" cake for $145.35. That's literally a good deal! I've seen smaller cakes go for more than twice the price in USA!
I'm vaccinated against a lot of stuff but still think, that the covid vaccination is a shitfest. There is even proof that the Biontec vaccination contains ingredients that are illegal to use in medicine for humans ..... In the end, vaccination should still be a personal choice. So please stop making a black and white religion out of it
My family owns a bakery and 150 for a last-minute wedding cake is honestly an absolute steal. While our pricing is in CAD, we still end up charging over 300 for wedding cakes (depending on how many servings)
Story 1: I think food establishments should implement a rule that if a karen try to use the "now my kids will starve" nonsense, they should call CPS on them, if their that desperate to feed their kids then maybe they shouldn't have kids
As a Frenchie, we don't mess with greetings. No greeting, no service 😆. I remembered my mum made a big deal about a rude lady. It turned out she didn't greet my mum before asking for directions. I now get why people say Parisians are rude 😆😆😆. It's just culture difference.
Story 1: my mother used to make wedding cakes for people and had to transport them to the weddings and everything it was the most stressful job she's ever had and she despises making wedding cakes now. i would say a mental health tax should be standard with people that make wedding cakes. thankfully the job didn't ruin baking in general for my mom because she is really good at it lol!
Also to be fair, $475 a week is probably more than she makes in 2 weeks at a warehouse. I may be missing something but that really does seem like an insane price
@@Spectre0799 $475 is quite expensive, and I make much more than that a week. The CB is just gonna have to find some family or friends willing to watch her children.
@@Spectre0799 At $17 an hour, that's 680 a week. Still, that's most of her money going to childcare. It sounds like she needs to ring up the baby daddy for some child support instead of bragging about how she doesn't.
Honestly, the only good thing about #3 is that she expects the server to be tipped well. And she's not the type to hop into someone's bed at the first date, I hope. Everything else is beyond nuts.
Parsing the job title, pay, and job description, I think she works at an Amazon warehouse, tbh. And if she can get $20/hour for the same job elsewhere, why doesn’t she move on?
Basically it is nice of her to post the warning sign up front so that theybknow what they are getting into from the start....better than being tricked and discovering the truth after wasting time (and money)
The mom talking about childcare for her kid phrased it in a pretty dickish way, but I honestly agree that things are way, way too hard for single parents right now. Daycares ARE way too expensive for single parents, getting healthcare for you and your family IS way, way too much, and she probably IS being taken advantage of at work. I really, really feel for this woman, but she's genuinely trying to do the same thing to others that's being done to her. She's projecting the struggles she's going through onto other people. Why do you want to treat others the exact same way you're being treated?
The wedding cake story: don't add a mental stress tax. Increase your base rates for wedding cakes and, on delivery, offer an "awesome customer" discount if they've been good to work with. Adding a mental health fee, funny as that might be, will drive away good and bad customers.
The Karen in the 4th story trying to pay $3/hr for her ridiculous childcare requirements has a _very_ different understanding of "easy-going" then I do.