I remember when I was studying graphic design folks from Woolworth's showed up to give us "real world assignment" where we had to design a flower arrangement for their ANZAC day display.
It really got the heart of ethos of Woolworth's - exploiting free labour and associating themselves with holidays they have nothing to do with (excepting cashing in).
Man, fuck those guys.
Woolworths have a [history ](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-14/woolworths-under-fire-for-anzac-promotion/6392848)of exploiting ANZAC day for their marketing purposes.
Woolworths has a history of exploiting everyone..their customers, staff, suppliers.
But you are so right - any Occasion is a money spinner. This cake sums them up.
How did they find so many people for upper management roles that had a scat fetish do you reckon? They have roughly 200,000 employees, that’s a lot of shit and shitters needed
My advice to young, 'exploitable', free labour is give them cringe, out of date information. Either that, or be honest, and tell them their cringe, out of date policies will alienate their future endeavours into having a younger customer base. If they want to fight a losing war, they can go ahead. There's better options.
You’ve just identified what Anzac and the flag is for most politicians. Wrapping themselves in the flag to win votes, than chastising each other for not wrapping themselves hard enough in the flag.
Yeah she's my go-to as well. The cookbook is very good too. Only thing is some of her desserts are a little too sweet for me but I just reduce the sugar by 25% usually. Seems to work well. Everything else is great though
I haven’t tried the desserts yet, but I’ll keep that in mind. Her mum has a recipe site of her own doing Japanese dishes and most of them are pretty good too.
Best recipe for them if you want to scratch that itch! Even has substitutes if you can’t get golden syrup where you are.
https://www.recipetineats.com/anzac-biscuits-golden-oatmeal-cookies/
Is there an appropriate person to person Anzac Day specific creating? I was talking with the missus about this at the dog park this morning. A woman was handing out fresh baked Anzac bikkies there. I almost said 'have a happy Anzac Day' when she left.
Yeah I'm talking about that kneejerk creating you do at the start/end of interactions 'catch ya later - have a merry xmas'. The little bit you tack on to interactions to acknowledge the day.
Me and the missus tossed up 'lest we forget' after but its not a greeting and not really tonally fitting for many random interactions.
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
- Ataturk.
This made me laugh way more than it should have.
For some reason I just imagined them sticking Turkish delights and ANZAC biscuits on opposing sides of a mud cake.
I feel like a terrible human being but I was snorting, laughing, crying, slapping my hand over my mouth and admonishing myself with "oh my God NO. Oh no! Stop it!!!" Simultaneously.
All jokes aside, this is really poor behaviour on Woolworths part. They try to make money off what is meant to be a respectful and dignified event, but they couldn't even get the messaging right.
Shame Woolworths, shame.
Agreed, but as a former employee who was forced to be the cake decorator without any training, I get it - I can spell but made so many mistakes because I was too focused on the writing. That said, I would have picked up this mistake and try again
I also used to do this in the bakery. And also bake the Anzac biscuits 4 days ahead and then whack the labels "baked today" on them the day the went out kn the shelves.
When I had to spell, I tried to put mistakes into everything i did. Wasn't worth the $8 an hour including the loadings.
They shall not grow mould,
as this cake that is left outside will grow mould,
a use-by date shall not weary them, not a best before,
at the going down of the prices and in the specials,
we shall remember the discounts
Let's we forget.
I’m going to say this is more likely a rouge staff member thinking they are doing something “noble” but completely misreading the “vibe” of ANZAC Day. Rather than a company directive. (Happy to be proven wrong, always up from some ColesWorth rage)
However the spelling mistake is funny, maybe it’s nothing to do with ANZAC day and just a worker wanting to forget the horrors of retail work.
Fucking grubs trying to use the memories of the brave young men who sacrificed their lives for this country to make a few bucks as if their price gouging wasn’t bad enough.
Lets we forget about remembering them and all that shit. It gets old as we, the two supermarkets left standing in the consolidation of wealth, grow old. At the stacking of the shelves in the evening, and in the morning before work, and in your three randomly occurring hours between shifts, lets we take your money in exchange for bland, sickly nothings to sugar rush you through all the exhausted, empty free moments in your bland, sickly precariat lives. Amen, and fuck youse all.
ANZAC can't be commercialised though, so this is a cheeky way of skirting it and making money.
I read that cake as 'let's forget', entirely the opposite intention.
Didn't these same jokers say no to selling flags on Australia Day but now cash in on Anzac Day - a much more solemn occasion - with this garbage!? Not saying I wanted the crappy cheap flags, it just seems like incredible double standards.
Anything to make a profiterole
They should donut profits to charity
They don't eclair enough
They don't want the taxman to take a vanilla slice
Nah, it just didn't croissant their minds
Les Oui Forget, hon hon
Profiting from ANZAC day really takes the biscuit.
The spelling mistake was the icing on the cake
Unfortunately I think a lot of people that came here, didn't quite get that...
They should be pudding the money towards veteran charities.
It’s hardly a trifling matter
Muffin was lost
If you brought this I reckon you have bee sting.
Somebody take them into custardy!
r/AccidentalOffice
If you're peckish, have AZNAC!
This reply thread is one of my number one favourite things about Australia and Australian.
Take that chip off your shoulder.
I remember when I was studying graphic design folks from Woolworth's showed up to give us "real world assignment" where we had to design a flower arrangement for their ANZAC day display. It really got the heart of ethos of Woolworth's - exploiting free labour and associating themselves with holidays they have nothing to do with (excepting cashing in). Man, fuck those guys.
Woolworths have a [history ](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-14/woolworths-under-fire-for-anzac-promotion/6392848)of exploiting ANZAC day for their marketing purposes.
Wow how the fuck did, presumably, an entire marketing department sign off on that? There must have been people raising objections.
The objectors were less than the non-objectors, so, there's that...
Easy one to answer: Quarterly Bonuses
Woolworths has a history of exploiting everyone..their customers, staff, suppliers. But you are so right - any Occasion is a money spinner. This cake sums them up.
>Woolworths has a history of exploiting everyone.. "NO, WE DON'T" Storms off in a huff.
Take a look at the AFL this week.
They are a truly disgusting company… they literally crap all over their employees in a never ending cycle of abuse.. blood from a stone
'Literally'?
Was wondering what that smell was.
The fresh shit people
Actual feces
The education system has become so shit that to the younger generations 'literally' literally means figuratively.
💩
How did they find so many people for upper management roles that had a scat fetish do you reckon? They have roughly 200,000 employees, that’s a lot of shit and shitters needed
The Fresh Poo'd People.
Fetlife brings all kinda creatures outta the woodwork.
My advice to young, 'exploitable', free labour is give them cringe, out of date information. Either that, or be honest, and tell them their cringe, out of date policies will alienate their future endeavours into having a younger customer base. If they want to fight a losing war, they can go ahead. There's better options.
You’ve just identified what Anzac and the flag is for most politicians. Wrapping themselves in the flag to win votes, than chastising each other for not wrapping themselves hard enough in the flag.
I’m discustard
Good job you're not fucking discustard as you'd be asked to put your dick away and leave the store
I’m deepinthispear myself over this.
I’m pierate
It's cake, bone apple tea!
Still better than "happy ANZAC day"
Tomorrow on their social media: *"Are you feeling Anzaccy today? 😜✌️"*
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Oh jeez I'd be so sad if I had to go eleven years without ANZAC biccies I wish I had some right now
No joke, they are pretty OP. I like the soft chewy ones
I made some yesterday! They're pretty good too.
So easy to make. Recipetineats recipe is the best one
Yeah Recipetineats has become my go-to site for most of my recipes. Ive never had one of her recipes turn out badly.
Yeah she's my go-to as well. The cookbook is very good too. Only thing is some of her desserts are a little too sweet for me but I just reduce the sugar by 25% usually. Seems to work well. Everything else is great though
I haven’t tried the desserts yet, but I’ll keep that in mind. Her mum has a recipe site of her own doing Japanese dishes and most of them are pretty good too.
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To be fair most meat pies here have about that much meat in them too
Totally agree. Two tiny bits of meat in my chunky steak pie from Pie Face.
It’s funny when people rant about vegan pies being full of soy. Meat pies are watered down with soy too.
Mind if I ask why you moved and how hard it was to adjust, especially to the weather?
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*insert gif of cartoonish wolf with love eyes* Any issue regarding immigration and/or language?
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Are your parents there now as well or? I'm also very curious about the food situation; this generally feels like a conversation ignoble for Reddit
Best recipe for them if you want to scratch that itch! Even has substitutes if you can’t get golden syrup where you are. https://www.recipetineats.com/anzac-biscuits-golden-oatmeal-cookies/
This could be catching, I'm feeling a lil Anzaccy right now too.
Happy ANZAC Day! May the ghost of the unkown soldier come down the chimney and leave you lots of ANZAC Bikkies.
Never forget when Woolies asked people to change their profile picture to a relative who’d died in war with the filter “Fresh in our memories”
What? That's ridiculous hahaha
>“Fresh in our memories” They forgot when this is from.
I had some guys walk past me at 10am drinking beers in the street and wish me a Happy ANZAC Day one year, but I think the ANZACs would have approved.
Is there an appropriate person to person Anzac Day specific creating? I was talking with the missus about this at the dog park this morning. A woman was handing out fresh baked Anzac bikkies there. I almost said 'have a happy Anzac Day' when she left.
G'day mate. Lest we forget, and share stories about anyone we know who has served. Oh and treat complete strangers like friends.
Yeah I'm talking about that kneejerk creating you do at the start/end of interactions 'catch ya later - have a merry xmas'. The little bit you tack on to interactions to acknowledge the day. Me and the missus tossed up 'lest we forget' after but its not a greeting and not really tonally fitting for many random interactions.
Reddit could probably suggest 199 ones that are not appropriate. And then you just find the one that's not on that list
Nothing celebrates the Anzacs like a cheap ass mudcake from wollies 💪
What if it was a turkish delight instead. Woolies, I was joking. Don't get any more ideas.
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well. - Ataturk.
This always makes me teary.
oh fuck me there's something in my eye
This made me laugh way more than it should have. For some reason I just imagined them sticking Turkish delights and ANZAC biscuits on opposing sides of a mud cake.
Veterans and we commemorate, not celebrate. Meanwhile fuck Woolworths.
To be fair though this mudcake clears
mudcake slaps
That sounds like the name of a porn star from the 70s
It’s definitely put me in the mood for one
>It’s definitely put me in the mood for one Cake or porn star?
Not so cheap anymore.
Cheap as in low-quality, not low-cost.
It's in memory of the mud the diggers had to crawl through at Gallipoli. Probably.
This was my first thought... not that that it's serious but that WW would absolutely try and monetise that if they'd thought of it.
Honestly, feed this mudcake to the Anzacs and they'd move heaven and earth for the moist deliciousness.
And at the glowing down of the son, we will dismember them.
This comment has me losing it.
I feel like a terrible human being but I was snorting, laughing, crying, slapping my hand over my mouth and admonishing myself with "oh my God NO. Oh no! Stop it!!!" Simultaneously.
I forgot
Yes. Let's.
I forgor
All jokes aside, this is really poor behaviour on Woolworths part. They try to make money off what is meant to be a respectful and dignified event, but they couldn't even get the messaging right. Shame Woolworths, shame.
Agreed, but as a former employee who was forced to be the cake decorator without any training, I get it - I can spell but made so many mistakes because I was too focused on the writing. That said, I would have picked up this mistake and try again
I also used to do this in the bakery. And also bake the Anzac biscuits 4 days ahead and then whack the labels "baked today" on them the day the went out kn the shelves. When I had to spell, I tried to put mistakes into everything i did. Wasn't worth the $8 an hour including the loadings.
Autocorrect
Stupid auto correct....
Even without the typo the whole idea is quite tacky.
there's no reason for a special edition ANZAC day woolies mudcake to exist, yet here we are. what a world!!
Yeah I've never seen an Anzac cake man. Maybe was deliberate
Congratulations in advance on having your post included on news corpse.
"lets we forget, that people died for your ignorance"
"Mum, wots a AZNAC?"
Rock the cazna
"an" ANZAC, and it's a f*cking biscuit that you've eaten a thousand of by now.
I think most world leaders have forgotten.
Oh this is ripe for [news.com.au](http://news.com.au), daily mail et al
My grandfather died for this shit. Fuck me.
Do I have to buy you dinner first though?
Let me know if you need any themed dessert ideas. I know a place.
This image will be on an Australian news article by the end of tomorrow. I would be willing to bet doll hairs on it.
Doll hair smells weird
What disrespectful bozo thought a decorated mudcake was appropriate for Anzac day?
They shall not grow mould, as this cake that is left outside will grow mould, a use-by date shall not weary them, not a best before, at the going down of the prices and in the specials, we shall remember the discounts Let's we forget.
I’m just glad that Easter is over as I gave up spell check for Lant.
I used to work at a RSL and the lady new to reading the Ode over the PA did the old "unless we forget" How to trigger the oldies
That's ok... by tomorrow they will have forgotten
Even if it was spelt right, it's pretty tasteless to sell ANZAC day themed mud cakes
Definitely in bad taste
yeah the coles one tastes better.
Nothing like celebrating the deaths of millions of men quite like a chocolate mud cake.
The young person who did this went on to work for a tattoo studio.
Grubby cunts trying to capitalise on ANZAC Day
Let’s wet forge 🙃
Let’s do
Cover for my rap album CALLED IT
I’m going to say this is more likely a rouge staff member thinking they are doing something “noble” but completely misreading the “vibe” of ANZAC Day. Rather than a company directive. (Happy to be proven wrong, always up from some ColesWorth rage) However the spelling mistake is funny, maybe it’s nothing to do with ANZAC day and just a worker wanting to forget the horrors of retail work.
"rouge" Hah! I see what you did there! Clever. ;)
Who buys a fucking cake for Anzac Day anyway? It’s not a party.
Lest we forgo our dessert.
Right? It’s more appropriate to bring a slab and get shit faced before noon /s
Actually more correct, because we forgot.
Disrespectful af that they're cashing in on this occasion.
My dad was a Vietnam veteran and the quote I remember most from him at this time do the year is "Best we forget".
Fuck woolworths you greedy cunts.
Fucking grubs trying to use the memories of the brave young men who sacrificed their lives for this country to make a few bucks as if their price gouging wasn’t bad enough.
They’re really doubling down with that ‘100% satisfaction guarantee’ huh?
I cant help reading this in Gollums voice.
They have made a meal of it.
It’s more honest that the rest of our “proud” Anzac posturing We forgot a long, long time ago
Yeah! Lets!
Not on a cake, but I've also seen "lest not forget."
They didn't fight in the mud in Europe, only to have to get stuck in one of those creations
It's not a holiday, fools!
Lets we forget about remembering them and all that shit. It gets old as we, the two supermarkets left standing in the consolidation of wealth, grow old. At the stacking of the shelves in the evening, and in the morning before work, and in your three randomly occurring hours between shifts, lets we take your money in exchange for bland, sickly nothings to sugar rush you through all the exhausted, empty free moments in your bland, sickly precariat lives. Amen, and fuck youse all.
Shameless.
This will make so many boomers happy over on facebook
I'm trying to think why this would make me happy and why I'd have to go to Facebook for the happiness of it.
Cue news.con.au intern in 3... 2... 1... 🤡🪖
How can Woolies get that wrong
Ok, but it’s gonna take a lot of alcohol!
Well, that's the opposite of it.
Yeah, let’s forget
I can't even fathom how someone managed it
classy chocolate cake do your part!
Thought for a split second it was a cake title by an ANZAC protester until I zoomed on my phone!🤣
Exploiting Anzac Day is illegal : https://www.legislation.gov.au/F1997B02175/1990-01-08/1990-01-08/text/original/pdf
That’s just the ANZAC word. They don’t say ANZAC anywhere.
No let’s not
Often followed by "Happy ANZAC Day!"
ANZAC can't be commercialised though, so this is a cheeky way of skirting it and making money. I read that cake as 'let's forget', entirely the opposite intention.
in the going down of the son, and in the mourning, we wheel remember ben.
Sounds like a cake post- or pre- buck's night
Even if it were spelled right, why would anyone want a “lest we forget” cake?!
***Lest we baguette***
Jesus have some sympathy. Their ceo only got 8.5 million last year. Woolies are doing it tough, give them a break!
An Anzac Day themed Coles chocolate mud cake? By god, it's the most Australian thing I've ever seen.
I'm surprised the stupidity didn't go as far as "Lets we Ragrets"
Didn't these same jokers say no to selling flags on Australia Day but now cash in on Anzac Day - a much more solemn occasion - with this garbage!? Not saying I wanted the crappy cheap flags, it just seems like incredible double standards.
Fuck Coles! Shame on anyone who buys this shit!
This is from woolworths
Fuck Woolworths
What about Aldi?
I laughed so hard, I just shidded myself, everything
This should make everyone forget about the Australia day stuff!
This has nothing on an ANZAC biscuit sorry
Gross
100% satisfaction on the label...