About Designing and layout for the undead (Chamber of Commerce)

What I'm used to with these special sections and magazine layouts is getting a big giant can of fruitcake from the Chamber. Then told to take all the nuts out of the fruit cake, then told to add more pineapple, please, to the fruitcake then told to put the nuts back in, and add some cherries. Then I'm told, why the fuck are you making a fruitcake, we wanted waffles!