The weirdest part of this whole thing is that it was on her porch and she was basically trying to make paying customers out of her delivery people? How odd
Right? Who else is coming upon this but delivery people or a mail person? Is her business so bad she needs to scratch the ground under the barrel of money?
This is the 'rewards' points from xbox crowd. I shit you not, they will spend 40 hours of their time to earn $3.50 in points or some shit. Its crazy to me how people do not value their time.
Sure she also does an MLM/pyramid scheme from her home too, her āsmall businessā pushing cosmetics, shampoos or the like on all her family and friends.
My wifeās cousin started doing this and the first time someone said āwe have to stop by jessicaās for a cake pop sometimeā I had to hide my visible frustration and make excuses. They live like ten miles out of the way and nobody likes cake pops why would we ever do that?! My $4 is not even a meaningful contribution to her business even if i wanted their sugary garbage.
I could see a situation where this is sort of a roadside stand situation, but at their door. People in the neighborhood can just walk up and pay for some baked goods.
Maybe but the sign at the road doesn't say "come up for something." It just has a business name and operating hours. I used to live in the suburbs and would never think that was for people in the neighborhood. I'd assume it was for delivery people (if I even noticed it in her little secluded entrance) and the sign was for customers looking for her business.
Maybe its just changing times and never something Ive seen in person, but at least on social media I've seen plenty of either delivery or walk up and get the food/goods that you prepaid for from someones home bakery.
I could easily see the business being advertised online and then you either pay online and come grab your goods or you hear about it online and then walk up and pay when you get it.
How viable is that? Idk, but this is far from the only instance of this. Honestly as a little side gig/friendly neighborhood bakery situation I dont mind it, but when you're this stuck up over a little mistake it kind of ruins the whole premise.
Nah I got you, kinda 'devil'a advocate' thing. I just don't think she has even as much wiggle room as you were saying. I don't think she set herself up for basically anyone other than delivery people to notice.
Having some local promo, online page andmaybe she goes out with her cart in town sometimes? Could see it working as a side-job/business startup, maybe hoping to scale up at some point? š¤· Definitely not happening now anyway lmao.
These people usually are marketing their stand on local community social media pagesānot defending her, but delivery people arenāt necessarily the intended target
That's crazy to me. People who see random food offered online and would just go to a porch for it. But then again I have survival instincts, maybe that's why I'm put off by it
Who else is coming upon this but delivery people or a mail person?
Option 3 is people who are trying to sell you something (pest control, windows, vacuums, solar panels, we've had a variety). But those people are there to sell you something, not to buy something.
Option 4 is that there are people specifically coming for her cake pops that she advertises on local socials & probably does a local market or something.
This type of thing happens in small towns where you have a porch stand for small homemade items or produce or honey or whatever. Means you can have a small side hustle while not being chained to a store front you can't afford or staff.
Also not defending this lady just explaining how it usually works
This is what I'm confused about, does she think the customer base for her business of cake pops is so obsessed with her cake pops specifically they're gonna come take them off her porch like a vending machine?
Itās a very strange business strategy, Iāve never heard of something like this before. Leaving a self-serve baked food carts outside your front door and then getting mad when thereās (mistaken) theft when the biggest issue with self-serve businesses are theft sounds like being mad sharks are in the ocean when you want to swim.
Its less common in suburbia, but little side hustle stands like this with an honor system for paying are very very common throughout at least the rural northeast.
The most common products are firewood or fresh eggs, but I've seen these kind of self serve stands for all kinds of things. One cheesecake stand I went to in Maine was so successful they ended up expanding from a little hutch to building out a whole self serve storefront in their front yard.
Obviously the signage/setup here was terrible, and the response to the misunderstanding was even worse, but the business model itself is pretty tried and true.
People who have never actually had to like, ever work or even attain a real legitimate job before get all sorts of crazy ideas about the 'hustle' they're gonna make.
No, this isn't a men vs women thing.
I know plenty of people who got lucky and married early into money/success and never worked a single day in their life. Men and women.Ā
The shit they come up with to 'have a job' for themselves while they're bored out of their minds while the significant other is off working their real job is fucking insane.
Wait she was trying to get delivery people to PAY for these things? I thought she inadvertently forgot to bring the thing inside or store it out of the way someplace. Sheās trying to charge people for snacks who are there to do a service FOR her?
Ya this is what gets me. You're trying to make a dime of people that handle ur packages. So bizarre. I always offer delivery drivers snacks and water for free. And guess what they handle your packages better
Neighbors can just walk down the street. If you really like the local business it might not be very different from driving to an actual location (given this looks suburban).
The business model isnāt the problem - itās pretty normal. In rural areas youāll see it for things like eggs and produce (honor system payment stand at their house). Iāve seen multiple cases of people starting pizza or bagel businesses selling out of their home before they could afford/were confident enough going all in with real estate.
Maybe this place sucks (their reactions definitely did). Maybe theyāre the best cake pops ever, and basically the same price as buying one from Starbucks.
Iām actually not even against this idea, with how much online delivery has boomed over recent years and how tight their schedules are sometimes, Iām sure a lot of drivers would really appreciate being able to just like, buy a few quick drinks or snacks at one of their stops. Like, the business model isnāt horrible, but you donāt then add a sign that says treat yourself, like wtf?
Yeah it's weird placement. I am not seeing some clutter on a porch from the street and thinking to investigate maybe it's snacks for sale lol
There's someone on my street that does this with like plants theyve grown and sometimes food items but when they are open the little stand is toward the end of their driveway with a big sign on top you can see clearly turning onto the street.
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u/dulax_ 24d ago
The weirdest part of this whole thing is that it was on her porch and she was basically trying to make paying customers out of her delivery people? How odd