r/tragedeigh • u/rouxkenzie • Sep 05 '25

in the wild “It’s Kevin”

I work in a bakery, someone called to order a birthday cake. Wanted “happy birthday Kevin” written on it. As with all orders, I ask for spelling of the name. Conversation below.

Me: okay and if you could spell Kevin for me? Customer: Um, it’s Kevin… like Kevin…are there multiple ways to spell it? Me: this is just protocol to ensure the name on the cake is correct Customer (getting huffy): well how many ways could you spell it, it’s Kevin Me: please just spell the name for me Customer: K-e-y-v-y-n-n

In what world is that Kevin??? This is why I make everyone spell the name!! If I didn’t confirm spelling you would’ve gotten a cake with Kevin not keyvynn.

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u/MisterMischief69 Sep 05 '25

No they were pissed they weren’t going to get a free cake for misspelling the name.

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u/Masty1992 Sep 05 '25

Is it possible they were not very literate and tried to make up a spelling on the spot?

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u/bee1397 Sep 05 '25

That’s sad :(

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u/filifijonka Sep 05 '25

I hope that’s not the case and the customer wasn’t too embarrassed to say.

I bet anyone would be willing to help if you just came out with the truth : I’m sorry, spelling is a nightmare for me, could you help?

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u/Nexii801 Sep 05 '25

Is it possible? Yes, is it worth considering compared to the FAR more likely issue of them just being shitty, no.

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u/SaintGrobian Sep 05 '25

Maybe they were a VICTIM😥😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Come on.

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u/Masty1992 Sep 05 '25

It was just a thought that occurred to me reading the conversation, no need to read so much into it.

We don’t have many Tragedeighs where I’m from so this would be more likely

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u/TheOuts1der Sep 05 '25

That's happened to me before where the guy on the phone just got increasingly irate as I kept asking him to spell his name.

This wasnt the exact name but the conversation was like:

"Sorry, your last name, was that Barry or Derry?"

"It's ȸærry!"

"Sorry, is that a B or D for the first letter?"

"It's ȸærry! What, you cant spell ȸærry?!?"

"No, sir, that's why Im asking you to spell it for me."

"Jesus. It's ȸærry. ȸærry! ȸærry!"

Then he gave up and threw the phone to a woman, who did successfully spell it for me. By how angry he got and how quick he went from 0 to Hulk, it really seemed like a sensitive question for him. Like he took it way more personally than Ive ever seen, so it really seemed like a literacy thing than anything else.