Thai cake shop in controversy for gecko surprise

[snoop1130]

 

A Facebook user recently shared a dramatic post, showing a chocolate cake with a gecko inside. The post, which quickly went viral, included a caption expressing disgust and confusion about how the gecko ended up in the cake.

 

The user mentioned feeling nauseous after eating half the cake and only discovering the gecko when using a spoon to inspect the filling. The post sparked an uproar, with many questioning the credibility of the claim, especially focusing on the gecko itself. The original post has since been deleted.

 

Following the uproar, the cake shop owner posted a clarification in the same group. The owner stated that the cake was not purchased directly from their shop but through a representative. They emphasised that their shop is investigating the matter and collecting evidence to file a lawsuit.

 

The owner also humorously noted that if they were to bake chicken instead of a gecko, they would use real chicken meat because they couldn’t handle a gecko.

 

The customer initially demanded compensation for the distress and damages. The shop owner agreed to provide compensation willingly. However, the situation took a strange turn when the customer mentioned going to the doctor and was asked for a receipt.

 

The customer then claimed they were waiting for a check-up but later said they would no longer be seeing the doctor, citing concerns that the shop owner might not cover the medical expenses. This left the shop owner perplexed, reported KhaoSod.

 

The incident has garnered widespread attention, with many social media users speculating about the authenticity of the customer’s claim. Some questioned how a gecko could have ended up in a cake, while others suggested that the customer might have placed the gecko there themselves to demand compensation. The debate continues to rage online, with opinions divided on who is at fault.

 

By Ryan Turner

Image courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-10-28

 

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The post, which quickly went viral, included a caption expressing disgust and confusion about how the gecko ended up in the cake.

<deleted> happens sometimes... get over it.

[Kerryd]

Geckos get everywhere.

One morning I poured myself a cup of coffee (in a large, dark mug). Added a spoonful of sugar and some of that powdered creamer, stirred it up then sat in front of the computer to see what happened in the world while I'd been sleeping.

Halfway through the cup I felt something solid touch my lip. Spit the coffee back into the cup, grabbed a spoon - and found a 3" (7.5cm) gecko dead in the bottom of the mug !

He must have crawled in there during the night and then suddenly in the morning got doused in steaming hot coffee. Don't know how I stirred the coffee without noticing it had something "extra" inside it.
Took me a couple weeks to stop thinking about it every time I had a cup of coffee.

(Now when I put the cup by the coffee maker I put a spare coffee filter on top so I can see if "something extra" tries to get into the cup again. Turning the cup upside down just results in it "sticking" to the cloth and having to peel it off in the morning and having a rim of fabric shreds.)

And it's almost impossible to keep them out of a house/condo as, when they are little, they can slip in through the tiniest cracks and holes. And they seem to grow quickly - though you never really notice a decrease in the amount of annoying little bugs that also find their way into the house every day. In fact, the only thing the geckos seem to be good at is leaving little "presents" - on the floors, the walls and the counter-tops (and likely in places that are hard to see normally).

However, the one in the photo above appears huge - and very hard to miss. But if the cake comes from a place that mass produces them there's a chance it could have ended up in there accidentally.
But it would have had to somehow end up perfectly curled inside the cake so that no parts stuck out where someone would see it. Not just perfectly curled - but also apparently right at the bottom of the cake so it wouldn't be found until most of the cake had already been eaten.

But from the sounds of it, the customer appears to be trying to soak the baker for a hefty compensation.

[Grumpy one]

Now everyone will want a free gecko in their cakes 

[John Drake]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The user mentioned feeling nauseous after eating half the cake and only discovering the gecko when using a spoon to inspect the filling.

 

I'll bet this person frequently finds silverfish in their salad.

[MalcolmB]

They are eatable anyway.

 

https://www.matichon.co.th/region/news_2681124

 

 

 

[cowellandrew]

Was it labelled as a vegan cake?

 

😁😁😁

[thaipo7]

If my feral cat lived there, there would not be a gecko problem.  We had quite a few at our hose in NJ, but one summer with the cat around, only a couple survived.  Hated to see dead geckos outside.