Posted on 09/25/2016 3:43:55 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
Three Walmart workers in McDonough, Georgia refused to decorate a “thin blue line” cake for a police officer’s retirement party because they said it was racist.
A number of my Georgia readers alerted me to the story and on Saturday night I spoke directly with the police officer’s daughter. She asked that I not divulge her name and I’ve agreed to honor her request.
“I was so shocked,” she told me. “I didn’t know what to do or say or anything. I was trying not to lose my temper or make a scene.”
“The baker told me the blue line cake was racist”
— Police Officer's Daughter
For the record, Walmart has confessed that most of her allegations are true. I’ll have more on that a bit later in this column.
The police officer’s daughter went to the Walmart on Willow Drive on Sept. 22 to order a flag for her father’s retirement party. He was leaving the force after 25-years on the job.
She showed the bakers a photograph of the police officer’s flag - the black and white version of Old Glory with a blue line.
“One of the bakers told me the design could be perceived as racist and nobody feels comfortable decorating the cake,” the police officer’s daughter told me.
As an alternative, she suggested a chocolate-frosted cake with a horizontal, frosted blue line.
But that design was also rejected by Walmart’s cake decorator.
“She said, ‘I don’t feel comfortable doing this,’” the cop’s daughter told me. “I asked her, ‘Is there something wrong with cops?’”
After being rejected for a third time, the 21-year-old told the bakers, “I’ll find another bakery, thank you.”
She was much more polite than I would’ve been, folks.
“I was disappointed,” she told me. “I go to Walmart all the time — at least once a week spend hundreds of dollars. I just wanted to make my dad a cake to show how much i appreciated him.”
A friend of the family posted an item about the incident on Facebook and it wasn’t long before the Walmart store manager called the police officer’s wife and daughter — and apologized.
“He said he was so sorry,” the daughter told me. “He offered to make the cake free of charge and he gave me a $50 gift card.”
A Walmart corporate spokesperson confirmed most of the story.
“Our goal is to always take care of customers,” the spokesperson told me. “But, sometimes we misstep.We’re glad we were able to connect with the family to apologize and make this right.”
Walmart did not say if one of their associates called the cake racist.
“I can confirm an associate made a mistake that has since been corrected for the customer,” the spokesperson told me.
So how did Walmart right their wrong? The answer to that question is going to curdle your Fruit Loops, folks.
The manager offered to make and decorate a new cake. But there was just one problem — the cake decorators refused to comply.
“So the manager told me that he would decorate it — but it looked terrible,” the police officer’s daughter said. “It doesn’t look professional.”
I’ve attached photographs of Walmart’s handiwork — it’s absolutely embarrassing and unacceptable.
“I work in retail,” the officer’s daughter told me. “If I didn’t want to deal with a customer — and said ‘No’ — I would get fired.”
Unfortunately, her father’s retirement party is Sunday night - so there’s no time to go elsewhere.
“It irritates me that in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Walmart was looted and the cops were protecting them,” she said. “And you can’t make a cake for the people who are protecting you?”
Walmart needs to make this right and they can start by delivering a professionally decorated cake to the police officer’s family.
The three cake decorators need to be told: either decorate the cake or be fired.
Just because Walmart is the home of low prices, doesn’t mean they have to hire a bunch of low class, anti-cop bigots.
I just called the store. The manager said they corrected the problem and that the customer is was satisfied. The manager was very nice about it.
Seem as though they made good on their mistake.
Yes, I had to deal with some gal at Choice Hotels (yes I know) Rewards Program like that a couple years ago.
She told me she was the final authority. She was not; corporate HQ took care of the situation - to their credit.
Yes, it’s a budget hotel.
I would not trust a cake made by them in under orders. Since they call it racis, I’m guessing Amish.
I would not trust a cake made by them in under orders. Since they call it racis, I’m guessing Amish.
They should suffer the same “rehabilitation” as the folks out west who wouldn’t make a GAY cake!
WHAT is the official response of the WALMART offices in Bentonville, Arkansas on this incident.
There shouldn’t have been any ‘heartache’!!
She should have the right to save time (maybe she’s a working mom) and have the freaking cake baked.
Yes, the whole thing is ridiculous, but the cake looks fine.
Well, aren't you precious. I'm sure you could show her how to do it, with the photograph of her father embossed on the frosting and the flag, too.
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Called them. Got transferred to an Asst. Manager who was gracious in accepting my comment that the employee should be fired. I was not rude, just stated the fact of how I feel. She thanked me kindly, and we said goodbye.
What about the names? Probably LaQuisha, Taieesha, and Lashondra.
Cake decorators terminated for officers retirement gift
I believe that what we are seeing across the country is a Not so gradual cure for white guilt
You’re right. It’s blatant insubordination.
I hope that when Trump is in the White House, this PC crap ends — where everyone in top management is being controlled by the pipsqueaks at the bottom rung of the ladder.
Blue Lives Matter
Have someone record the decorating just in case one of the decorators decides to add something extra to the icing.
Henry County High School, Mcdonough, GA
82% Black
6 % white
6% Hispanic
Rest mixed.
Another brainwashed Democrat.
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