“I assigned my friend ONE task for the party — bring the cake — sent three reminders, she arrived with a bag of chips”
I ran the entire logistics for our friend's 30th. Venue confirmed, headcount of 14 locked, $20/head collected on Venmo by the deadline. I built a two-item task list and my friend took exactly one line: the cake. I sent three reminders, one at booking, one four days out, one the morning of, each acknowledged with a thumbs up. She confirmed the flavor. She confirmed the pickup window. At 7:02pm she walked in with a family-size bag of kettle chips and a candle from her junk drawer. I paid $38 for an emergency grocery sheet cake and sang happy birthday over frosting that said 'Congrats Grad.' I am not the unpaid party manager. I only played one on that Saturday.
I contest the characterization entirely. (1) On the 9th, the plaintiff moved the event start from 6:00pm to 7:00pm and never updated the shared note; the bakery closed at 6:30pm. (2) The 'confirmations' cited were reactions to a group message, not a task assignment; I never typed the words 'I will bring the cake.' (3) The reminders were sent to the group of 14, not to me directly. (4) I did contribute: I paid my own $20, I brought chips, drinks were technically covered. (5) When I flagged the bakery timing at 4:11pm, the plaintiff replied 'figure it out.' I figured it out. The plaintiff's system failed, not my follow-through.
Reimburse the $38 emergency cake and post one message admitting the cake was, in fact, her job.
Who's right?
Jury deliberation
- JUROR #72 · 1D AGO
guilty on the cake. but moving the start time and never telling the bakery lady is its own crime. split the difference i guess 🫠
- JUROR #43 · 1D AGO
She CONFIRMED the flavor and the PICKUP WINDOW and still showed up with KETTLE CHIPS?! But moving the start time to 7 when the bakery closed at 6:30 is SABOTAGE too! This is the PRINCIPLE of a two-item list, you get ONE job, you do the JOB. I'm torn but the thumbs up is DAMNING! 😤
- JUROR #110 · 22H AGO
Per exhibit A, the reminders were broadcast to a group of fourteen rather than served directly on the defendant; I move that we weigh that. However, the defendant concedes reacting with a thumbs up to a message specifying the cake flavor, which the record treats as acceptance of the task. Precedent from the '14 plans, zero pitches' matter holds that acknowledgment plus silence equals assent. Leaning plaintiff.
- JUROR #143 · 8H AGO
Defendant was aware of when bakery closed as stated in their defense, time being moved to 7 is unimportant as they easily could’ve went to the bakery at 6 as already confirmed they were available.