TikTok's 'Small Business Owners' Are DELUSIONAL...

A $125 MUG? A $120 TOTE-BAG? What are we doing?!
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[BabeRutheless]

"I created these mugs with accessibility in mind."

Uhm? No you didn't. The person who designed the mold did.

[breevans]

So I've just started my own small business...you 100% have every right to question someone's practices. Being a small business owner doesn't give you an out to overcharge people. If someone is willing to pay for something they will but it doesn't mean everyone will. When starting out you're going to be in the red for a bit because you need to get the supplies and all the extra things. The price for that mug is ridiculous, even "hand made" the size of it doesn't justify the price either.

[elishatv]

Is $125 too much for a mug? Yes.
Should the buyer have seen the mug has two handles? Uh, yes.
Should the buyer have checked the price? Yes.
Is this whole thing stupid? Also, YES.

[ssr]

The fact that Shelby responded and was like “I made sure you wanted to buy the mug” like it was a counterpoint when Sophie LITERALLY admitted she only bought it to be polite, that she was at fault for spending money on something she didn’t want, is hilarious

[randomgurlsa]

My mom runs a small business and she doesn't charge nearly as much, these people scare me... 😨

[laikanbarth]

People need to stop being embarrassed. If something is too expensive you need to tell them NO, you’ve changed your mind about it and do not want it anymore. You are not obligated to buy anything. The person charging you that much should be the one who is embarrassed. Once people stop shame buying their products then those “small business owners” will come back down to earth and either start charging reasonable prices or stop selling all together and taking advantage of people’s kindness. You are NOT cheap for not paying those prices. You are SMART for not being scammed!!

[chme_is_cool]

2:17
“oh, it’s handmade” 😊😊
“THIS BRUISE BOUTTA BE HANDMADE-“

[haleyanderson]

Saying she only charged $15 and $20 for those gorgeous ass mugs made me want to cry she deserves way more for those mugs.

[sixnigthmare]

I hate the hypocrisy in the argument "but i made it for people with disabilities in mind"
No babe the one who made the mold did

[TheMoonlightMage]

The two biggest issues here:

If you think the price is outrageous, don't buy it. If a customer complained about your business without naming you then take the critique and move on

[mulberryvending]

I agree with almost everything except your very last point. Farmers markets (at least in America) aren't to get things cheaper. It's to purchase items directly from the source as opposed to third party stores. Usually the cost of produce is cheaper, but that's about it.

[Speak.NowTaylorsVersion]

2:34 had me literally DYING💀
“It’s handmade? Oh well this money is hand made too babe”🤣

[wm_wm]

Please, y'all, learn to say "oh, no thank you, I've changed my mind, " then put the object down and walk away.

[vellvette]

The “small businesses owners” on TikTok are more delusional than I’ll EVER be 😭
They’re making me go insane… Like, 120$ dollars for a tiny, measly mug!?

[Ax-xoux]

I’m an amature potter
I sell my stuff sometimes at art fairs
The most expensive thing I’ve ever sold was a very elaborate and large serving plate. (It had hand painted fish on it!)
I charged 150 dollars.
Now- I threw this, paid for space in a kiln (before I got my own), bought glazes (expensive they are unfairly expensive), paid for space in a kiln again, then sold it.
My normal prices are 20-50 dollars depending on size!

It’s a hobby for me! And I’m so happy when I can sell them but if something doesn’t sell- I lower the price for the next day.
Most of the pottery at this art fair is around the same price- and the largest ones or most elaborate can go for 500!

[iron-mage]

My phones volume literally cannot go low enough to make this barrable shame because it was a genuinely interesting video

[DimaRakesah]

I work for a non-profit that works with a lot of handmade pottery artists. Not a single mug has ever come anywhere close to that price. Actually hand turned, glazed, designs added to it, etc. The most expensive I think I have ever seen a mug was $60 for something large and very well made with lots of hand painted/drawn details.

[Kai-kkin]

I had once told a woman no while at con bc I couldn’t afford her boxes she made. She made cute wooden boxes and I felt bad about it. But the money I saved I wanted to use on stuff I really wanted and I didn’t like the box enough for that. It would have cost me more than half of what I had saved and I didn’t have a job at the time to make it back. when I told her I couldn’t afford it, she tried to shame me by saying ‘but you bought a ticket to be here’. Basically saying if I couldn’t afford it why did I come. My anxiety shot through the roof with that. I just was like ‘yea sorry’ and walked away. I still get filled with anxiety thinking about it.

[Boywithhat]

I absolutely love how hayley went from screaming at the end about farmers markets and straight after turned into an absolute angel

[yeeyeeyeeye]

I always do my best to support small businesses, and I agree that artists deserve to be fully compensated for their time and labor, plus these small businesses are not Walmart or luxury brands that are mass produced and made with slave labor; they have less resources, less employees, and less reach so it's not okay to devalue someone's hard work just because Walmart or Target has a cheaper version.

However, there are "small business" owners who are definitely taking advantage of the goodwill that people give to small businesses just to be greedy. Buying something in mass bulk from Aliexpress and marking up the price is not the same thing as making something by hand, and people are not obligated to buy your stuff just because you're a small business and your stuff is handmade.