Who done it better?
Posted on 05/22/2018 11:13:09 AM PDT by Red Badger
WEST ASHLEY, S.C. (WCIV) — The signs of a graduation party are still left around the house of the Koscinski family.
Jacob graduated Saturday with the highest honors from a Christian-based home-schooling program. So, his mom ordered a cake.
"He did not know we were getting a cake because he's not a big cake eater. So we were all standing there waiting to see it and when we opened it, it was a huge shock to all of us," said Cara Koscinski.
She explained how she ordered the 3/4 inch sheet cake online through Publix.
But when she requested the bakery include Jacob's honor, she was alerted that profane or special characters weren't allowed. Cara clarified her request with special instructions.
"The website had censored me and this is a website that you can refer to for the Latin term for Summa Cum Laude which means highest honors," she said.
Cara said when her husband picked up the cake from Publix on Savannah Highway and Main Road, he didn't know the bakery omitted the middle Latin word. It was replaced with hyphens.
"The cake experience was kind of frustrating and humiliating because I had to explain to my friends and family like what that meant. And they were giggling uncontrollably. At least my friends were," said Jacob Koscinski.
The Koscinskis said a manager from Publix apologized and offered a refund. For now, they're nibbling on the leftover dessert, and looking forward to Jacob's freshman year at Wingate University.
"It's fine for us to be compensated for the cake. We're just happy that our son graduated school and has a bright future," said Cara Koscinski.
Jacob's grade point average is an impressive 4.89. He plans to major in pre-med.
ABC News 4 reached out to Publix to find out why the website confuses this honor with a profanity. But corporate officials didn’t respond to our question.
Baked with Brawndo.
A reasonably well-educated person (high school or college) with some common sense would know that summa cum laude is the phrase that should be on the cake despite what the online ordering system told them.
Thank you. These gave me a chuckle. I do not chuckle often.
Looks like Publix got the censor from a public school.
“Probably not one GED in the entire staff.”
You can’t be sure about that.
This is South Carolina. At least one of the guys may’ve been named Gedidiah.
The Publix employee has an impressive IQ of 4.89. She plans to work at Publix the rest of her life.
You were bashing public schools, and those who attend them in general.
I see they don’t teach humility in private school.
Everything works better on the internet. /s
Do NOT lick the dashes!
Are we supposed to be surprised that a professional cake decorator, lol, didn’t know what that meant? Have you seen people working in grocery stores today?
They are most likely instructed not to make any changes from the on-line order. As they are not supposed to second guess the customer’s order. The person who ordered the cake should have gone to the bakery in person to place the order. After all she was the one that o.k’d the online order before sending it.
And when ordering in person make sure the clerk has neat writing. My daughter got a pink house on her cake instead of a pink horse.
I never lick the dashes.
Maybe the occasional sun visor or rear view mirror, but never the dashes................
Apparently, employment in the Publix bakery department requires only a room-temperature IQ.
The inscription reads: "Summa cum loudly".
Obviously an inside joke between the two.
You can see that he wears the ring in several of his movies.
May we use the example of the bakery and the alternative lifestyle couple as an example and ask for Publix to close their doors. Why, hell Noooooooo.
Some people are to the left on the bell curve. Apparently, they work at Publix.
Maybe they took the bottom 1-1/4 inches off!
:)
If that’s the case, there must be a lot of lonesome guys in Intercourse, PA! ;)
ROFLMAO!!! Probably so!!!
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