Woolworths Cake Saves the Day: Mzansi Woman Wows With R200 Birthday Surprise for Boyfriend

Woolworths Cake Saves the Day: Mzansi Woman Wows With R200 Birthday Surprise for Boyfriend

  • A South African woman on TikTok shared a creative way to celebrate her boyfriend's birthday on a tight budget
  • She opted for a bigger cake than she originally planned and added a birthday decoration to make it special
  • The video went viral, and many people praised her for her effort despite having limited resources

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A South African woman on TikTok shared a creative way to celebrate her boyfriend's birthday on a R200 budget
A woman made her man's birthday special with just R200 and a lot of effort. Image: @candicecakes03
Source: TikTok

A Mzansi woman posted a TikTok video showing what she got for her boyfriend's birthday.

Woman shows bae's R200 birthday surprise

Candice (@candicecakes03), who had a budget of R200, shared a post in which she revealed that she had intended to buy the new Woolies gift cakes for her man but realised they were too small. Even though she was on a tight budget, Candice opted to buy a bigger tiramisu cake from Woolworths and attached a cute 'happy birthday' cake decoration.

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Candice showed her man's reaction to the sweet gesture at midnight, which he appeared to receive with much joy and appreciation.

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She also showed the birthday breakfast she put together for the two of them as a "broke girlfriend", which looked very delicious.

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Broke girlfriend wows SA

The video tugged at many netizens' hearts, and they reacted with sweet comments, commending Candice's efforts despite having little money.

Bear Kheswa replied:

"Wenze kakhulu ngane yakwethu."

her. said:

"Next time Checkers cakes will be your save you."

beingtebogo responded:

"I love the effort ❤️."

D replied:

"As a gent, it’s the thought that counts.❤️."

Nosipho_M_Msani commented:

"BFs bday coming up and I'm so broke I suggested we have a party and invite our friends...that way he pays for the party."

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Rifumo raka Mthombeni❤️ wrote:

"Let me start looking for a cake, was also aiming for that one on his birthday on Wednesday."

C:Kgopa commented:

"It’s soo beautiful , rena here we only get a massage that’s it ."

Woman's expensive 'budget-friendly' Valentine's gift leaves TikTok users confused

In another story, Briefly News reported that a Mzansi woman, Sithembile Thwala, caused a frenzy on TikTok after sharing a video of her buying her boyfriend a 'budget-friendly' Valentine's Day gift.

Sithembile, who admitted to being very broke, took viewers along with her as she went to various stores to buy different items for her man's gift.

The video shows her buying Rémy Martin Cognac, a New Era-branded cap, tobacco, and something nice for herself at a Nike Factory Store. Sithembile also packs the items in a cute gift bag.

Source: Briefly News

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Nothando Mthembu (Senior editor) Nothando Mthembu is a senior multimedia journalist and editor. Nothando has over 5 years of work experience and has served several media houses including Caxton Local Newspapers. She has experience writing on human interest, environment, crime and social issues for community newspapers. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree and an Honours Degree in Media Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, obtained in 2016 and 2017. Nothando has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: nothando.mthembu@briefly.co.za