The Kavalaris family gathered round the table on Christmas Day to celebrate a double-birthday…Jim, age 37, and his grandmother, age 96. The cake, purchased by Jim’s mother, was was decorated with the words, “Happy Birthday, Mom and Jim.”
After the candles were blown out, Jim tried to chisel out a piece, finding it strangely hard to do. He thought about putting it in the microwave, thinking it was frozen. When he finally separated out a piece, he discovered it was not a real cake, merely a styrofoam mold covered in frosting.
The Lansing State Journal contacted Sam’s club on his behalf, and the manager theorized that an employee must have picked up a styrofoam display cake thinking it was real. He issued a refund for the cake, a fresh cake decorated like the original, and a hundred dollar gift card. Kavalaris donated the card to charity.
Happy Birthday to Jim and Mom…may all your future birthday cakes be biodegradable.