"Having a GRAND time - The Official GF Chat Thread"

[praline3001]

OK!!! I am no computer person, so speak slowly and teach me!!! PLEASE!!

if you want to upload disney pics to this board the easiest is to follow these directions

1. go to the top menu of this page ... across the page you will see dis home, theme parks, resorts, dining, photos... photos thats the one you click. Then create an account using your screen name you use for the forums.
Then on that page you will see upload photos. they have to be 800X600 so you might have to shrink them before uploading them.

Here is my photo gallery on Dis
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/165122

 

[praline3001]

I got this in an email today and it made me laugh... hope you enjoy

Menopause Jewelry
My husband, being unhappy with my mood swings,
bought me a mood ring the other day so he would be
able to monitor my moods.

We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, it
turns green. When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a
big frickin red mark on his forehead.

Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond. Dumb a$$.

 

[Tinkaroo]

Okay ladies - I need some creativity here...

So, I called and left a message for Linda AGAIN in PD. About five minutes later, I get a response from my e-mail earlier in the week saying that they can do an 8" yellow cake with white chocolate mousse filling and white chocolate ganache icing, it's a wonderful cake, blah, blah, blah, and then gives me the GF PD regular # to call to order. No acknowledgment of my request for something creative.

I call the PD line, and ask about the cake. I ask what my other options are for icing and/or filling, as a) that sounds like a bit too much white chocolate to me, and b) I can't get my head wrapped around what a white chocolate ganace icing would taste like. I ask about the custard/strawberry filling (as my mom would probably like that), and I'm told no, that's just for 10", and that my icing options are basically plain buttercream, chocolate buttercream, and whipped (ick).

Frustrated, I move on and ask about decorations. I explained that I wanted something special, I'm willing to pay for it, etc., and I'd like it to look Victorian, have some dimension, maybe play on the Mary Poppins theme (since it's my mom's favorite Disney movie). She says to hold and calls the bakery - and all they can suggest is a screenprint of Julie Andrews. SERIOUSLY?!?! I know these people have to have talent, and the best they're offering is something I could get for 1/2 the price at my local grocery store?!?!

So, I switch gears and ask about the white chocolate figurines - could they do something with the Minnie figurine on the cake? She tells me they can't put the figurines on the cake as they're too heavy . How is this possible when there are plenty of cakes with the white chocolate Minnie and Mickey's out there on top? She then suggests the "castle" cake. Yes, I'm familiar with the castle cake, but that looks wedding-ish to me - not Mother's Day! I say something about Minnie being one of my mom's favorites, and then she suggests the Minnie head cake. SERIOUSLY?! For a 62-year old woman, I'm going to give her a monstrosity of a cake meant for 5 year olds?!?!

I politely told her I'd have to consider my options, and hung up. I cannot believe this! And of course, I just tried e-mailing Linda back, and got an "out of office" notice until a week from Monday!

What do you think I should do? Has anyone ever tried to call the GF Bakery directly, and bypass the whole PD thing? What specific suggestions could I give to get a really special cake? I just can't believe that they seem to have NO CREATIVITY.

 

[WishesQueen]

I got this in an email today and it made me laugh... hope you enjoy

Menopause Jewelry
My husband, being unhappy with my mood swings,
bought me a mood ring the other day so he would be
able to monitor my moods.

We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, it
turns green. When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a
big frickin red mark on his forehead.

Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond. Dumb a$$.

 

[WishesQueen]

if you want to upload disney pics to this board the easiest is to follow these directions

1. go to the top menu of this page ... across the page you will see dis home, theme parks, resorts, dining, photos... photos thats the one you click. Then create an account using your screen name you use for the forums.
Then on that page you will see upload photos. they have to be 800X600 so you might have to shrink them before uploading them.

Here is my photo gallery on Dis
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/165122

OK!!! I went to photo like you said and I don't see anywhere to create an account!!!

What do you think I should do? Has anyone ever tried to call the GF Bakery directly, and bypass the whole PD thing? What specific suggestions could I give to get a really special cake? I just can't believe that they seem to have NO CREATIVITY.

So, sorry!! I've never ordered a cake nor do I know what options there are for you!!

 

[Lives4Disney]

Lindsay....she is full of it. I just had a cake with a white chocolate TINK on top!! I posted pics of it!

I think since she's going to be gone for a while YOU MAY BE IN LUCK!!!!! In the past when I called and asked for the bakery, they'd ask waht I was calling regarding and then direct me to LINDA.....maybe since she's gone you struck gold! Hopefully somebody else will take your order.

It is pathetic because they have TALENT!!! THey can do ANYTHNG....such a shame they have LINDA answering and being the go between.....

I have had that MInnie head monstrosity, lol - YES for a 6 year old and it was the nastiest ickiest cake I ever ordered.....AND it was in chocolate chocolate....how could they do it in white?? LOTS of food coloring?

I'd call again tomorrow and HOPE to speak to a nice, cooperative creative CM.

 

[praline3001]

Sounds like the luck I had for our Feb trip. The GF bakery has gone down hill recently... even kelly has had trouble!

The one thing I asked for my DH's bday cake was no flowers! What did I get...flowers

That person you spoke of has not been the best cake person

For this next trip I just hired Peggy to decorate our room and have a cake brought up. Maybe you could do a pretty flower basket from disney florist instead of a cake? I just don't want you to get your hopes up getting a cake from PD with that person in charge of it

I think Channing said she uses a bakery... maybe you can pm old chan and see if she will give up that number to ya .... remember to talk sweetly and send a hot pic of a scottish dude to sweeten the deal

 

[praline3001]

OK!!! I went to photo like you said and I don't see anywhere to create an account!!!



So, sorry!! I've never ordered a cake nor do I know what options there are for you!!

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/index.php

on the right towards the top it says register/ log in

 

[Lives4Disney]

Sounds like the luck I had for our Feb trip. The GF bakery has gone down hill recently... even kelly has had trouble!

The one thing I asked for my DH's bday cake was no flowers! What did I get...flowers

That person you spoke of has not been the best cake person

For this next trip I just hired Peggy to decorate our room and have a cake brought up. Maybe you could do a pretty flower basket from disney florist instead of a cake? I just don't want you to get your hopes up getting a cake from PD with that person in charge of it

I think Channing said she uses a bakery... maybe you can pm old chan and see if she will give up that number to ya .... remember to talk sweetly and send a hot pic of a scottish dude to sweeten the deal

No.....I use a bakery here in IL when I am here....they don't deliver.

I'll take the hot Scottish dude though.

The GF had to have put somebody else on guard duty with the bakery while L is gone, didn't they???? I'd try again and HOPE for a better person to deal with. I think the last time I did order successfully was before L came into the picture. She is difficult.

Sorry! I hope you can get a better response next call.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

Sorry about the cake Lindsay I spoke to Linda last year about my strawberies and she really is a wet blanket. Thank goodness I knew what I wanted!

 

[praline3001]

No.....I use a bakery here in IL when I am here....they don't deliver.

I'll take the hot Scottish dude though.

The GF had to have put somebody else on guard duty with the bakery while L is gone, didn't they???? I'd try again and HOPE for a better person to deal with. I think the last time I did order successfully was before L came into the picture. She is difficult.

Sorry! I hope you can get a better response next call.

ahhhhhhhh okay, I thought you used a ddifferent bakery and had them deliver at the GF with those puppy pics

 

[WishesQueen]

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/index.php

on the right towards the top it says register/ log in

OOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!

Thanks!!!

 

[Lives4Disney]

ahhhhhhhh okay, I thought you used a ddifferent bakery and had them deliver at the GF with those puppy pics

Sorry for the confusion!! I just posted those because they were 10 inch, super duper cute and they were not 1/2 the price of the GF 10 inch cakes and they were creative! THe GF cakes have been lame lately.

I didn't wind up ordering anything for our Easter trip because the cake I wanted was going to be $250.....for a 10 inch cake with a WHITE CHOCOLATE Mickey ON TOP ( see Lindsay! They do it - I even had a pic of the cake from something they've done previously!), and it was piped to look like a topiary - sooo cute and springy...but for that price.... I think not.

 

[praline3001]

For almost 3 months Kelly and I tried to get something really cute and creative done up for DH's birthday... we had plenty of ideas but Linda turned everyone of them down... I mean we tried MANY MANY things.... they wouldn't even do a pirate themed cake?!

Well finally I laughed and told them AS long as their are NOOOO flowers on the cake ... here is what I got when we got to the room:

I paid a pretty penny for what looks just like a walmart cake out of a box

Linda messed up a few of my little surprised in Feb... totally dropped the ball on another cake I ordered for my niece... the cake didnt even show up

She is not my favorite GF person....

 

[Lives4Disney]

For almost 3 months Kelly and I tried to get something really cute and creative done up for DH's birthday... we had plenty of ideas but Linda turned everyone of them down... I mean we tried MANY MANY things.... they wouldn't even do a pirate themed cake?!

Well finally I laughed and told them AS long as their are NOOOO flowers on the cake ... here is what I got when we got to the room:

I paid a pretty penny for what looks just like a walmart cake out of a box

Linda messed up a few of my little surprised in Feb... totally dropped the ball on another cake I ordered for my niece... the cake didnt even show up

She is not my favorite GF person....

I have seen some adorable cakes on the cake thread....I KNOW I've seen a pirate themed one!!! WTH??? Where did those CUTE cakes come from?? I am sorry, but if I received the cake you did there, WITH FLOWERS - I'd have called and screamed at somebody. I'd want my money back. I screamed about the stupid gross Minnie head cake...it was NASTY and nobody ate it. She offered to refund my money but I dind't leave her a tip because she was the WORST waitress we've had anywhere EVER and I was nasty so I felt better anyway, haha...and left it at that. I just wanted to leave.

That cake is like a grocery store cake with the GF pricetag. That's just wrong. The only thing I can think of is that they are totally overwhelmed with this surge of orders coming in due to the internet and suddenly gobs of people must have cakes. Such a bummer.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

I suspect since the word got out here on the Dis about this they have been inundated with cake requests threfore the service (and quality) went in the toilet.... what a shame!!

 

[praline3001]

Kelly wanted me to call and complain but I am a wuss when it comes to that

I figure they lost my business when it comes to special order cakes....

I went with peggy this time (as I said before) the cake isn't going to be super duper creative simply because its a sugar free cake... the icing is not easy to work with and get creative with. Peggy bought some adorable little cinderella cake toppers and they are going to put them at the top of the cake for me. As I said before, i dont want Savannah to eat her birthday cake all alone... how sad is that?! So if I am going to share in her birthday celebration the cake had to be completely sugar free.

With the special cake... and she had to shop around at several local bakeries to find one
The full room decorations... including 12 balloons and 1 giant mylar... the centerpiece ...forks, plates, napkins... all that stuff plus streamers and cute decorating things it ran me $150.


If you contact Peggy and explain that you want a super cute cake .... I wonder if she could call around at the local bakeries and set one up for you for a fee and then deliver it to your room? She does a lot of custom type things so it might be worth it to at least ASK!!!!!

 

[praline3001]

I just emailed Peggy to ask her if she can order nice custom made cakes from her local bakery and deliver them to the rooms at the GF.

If she does this type of service you cake gals might have it made...
You can have a local bakery do your cake and peggy can deliver it to your room... bypassing PD.

 

[vbarry]

I got an email from Peggy and she is gone until Saturday but hopefully she can think of something for you! She seems super nice!

 

[Tinker*Shell*Bell]

I am also trying to order a cake from the bakery...stop signs at every turn so far. First L. said they couldn't do it at all (call cake line.) Then L. said they could but it would be $100 (I think she expected me to run screaming.) Now it is at $75 but no "shooting stars" out the top and no mickey heads on the sides. L. didn't even respond to my latest request for a chocolate thing on top...I hope L. comes back from her vacation rested and ready to deal with all our requests. If all else fails I will be buying a glass slipper for Emily and setting it on the cake myself (hey, good idea, then I can get it engraved too!)
Good luck on your cake!!!
Sheli