So lets chat about supporting local...
We all want to do it. We all want to support our neighbor and the "underdog". It's hard ya'll!
I try to buy things on etsy and from local shops. There are so many production companies out there, that at the end of the day, we all want to save a buck and end up there.
This is not new information.. but here is where my thought train is traveling. I am an at home baker. I have gotten pretty creative over the years of fiddling in the kitchen. Everyone says I should open a bakery. My accountant however, has no bakery clients that actually make money. I sat down and calculated the cost of a cake, I am making for a baby shower this weekend. It is for a friend of our family and I have no idea how much to "actually" charge. There is the cost of materials. Plus the idle and hands on time.. cost of kitchen use etc.. Cakes are expensive for a reason! Unless you are in a big city area, people can't justify paying $60+ for a small custom cake, or $3.50 for a single cupcake.
I have no idea if any of those comma's go in those places above... random thought...
So keep in mind as you are contemplating buying those handmade items or those $3.50 cupcakes... It takes time and material costs to make those amazing things. Time is the biggest cost involved that is rarely accounted for, in my opinion.. I'll spend hours on a baking project that keeps my kids out of my kitchen and away from me for hours. That isn't always a bad thing.. but when they are at school all day and I spend all weekend on a baking or chocolate project... That is time away from my family.
Alright, enough stalling... I have a baby shower cake and a birthday cake to make...
Catch ya'll later!