THIS SOURDOUGH SCAM IS CRAZY *MICROBAKERY COURSES*

[@rocketbilly]

As a former pastry chef/baker, I have rolled my eyes so hard at this. MLM huns hurt my brain enough but jfc "imagine being a baker but you can wear PJs!" It feels like its infantilizing what was once my trade. Depends on your cottage industry rules for your state, regardless, I'm sorry but I'm not buying an MLM huns cookies after all the Norwex weirdos i've seen lmao especially since they're highly unlikely renting a commercial kitchen to create their products. I don't trust a single one of them and their hygiene.

[@katiekotok505]

I like to bake occasionally as a hobby, but oh god I’d never sell it! I have a small apartment kitchen and a lab who sheds a ton! I do my best to keep him out of the kitchen and not touch him, but I’d be mortified if I sold something that had a single dog hair in it!

[@TheMiikka34]

Where I live, commercial kitchens are so easy to rent and relatively inexpensive. I don't know why people wouldn't rent them if they wanted to sell these types of items.

[@FinnySpam]

dude yeah, im not a pastry chef or anything but i have celiac, so i am also very careful with what i buy and who i buy it from. its a disaster waiting to happen, bc imagine if they advertised a good as gluten free and celiac safe, used like proper gluten free ingredients, but bc thye dont know anything about how being an actual chef/baker works, so they used the same mixing bowl as their gluten goods. id trust an actual chef more than a mlm hun to know that cross contamination is awful. and i just get gut pain and liquid coming out both ends and bloating and angry brainfog brain for 3 days! imagine if i had an anaphylactic peanut allergy, that would....

[@jacobus57]

​@@TheMiikka34because most places DON'T have incubator kitchens to rent.

[@sakurakiyori]

My mom is an excellent cook, and looked into doing catering back in the day, and it was too much of a pain in the ass, like forty years ago. I don't imagine that the laws have gotten easier to navigate, since then.

[@jenniferdevinney541]

I love to garden and i grow more than enough produce to feed my husband and I. People keep telling me to sell the rest of the produce, but giving it away to neighbors is so much fun! Turning gardening into a job would put so much pressure on it and take the fun out of it.

[@Carol_Pearson]

There’s a house not far from me that has a garden stand outside their house. They did admit their neighbors were annoyed by it, but they also had free range chickens and children running around, so probably a lot of things adding to the annoyance above and beyond the garden stand.

[@imreallygrover]

@@jenniferdevinney541 yes!! I grow weed and people say I should sell it. Like 1. I don’t want to be a drug dealer lmfao and 2. It’s so fun to give away? Like it’s essentially free to me!

[@Raraking4796]

I LOVE THIS!!

[@Lina-tj6ip]

@@Carol_Pearson why would it be annnoying?

[@kedb621]

@@jenniferdevinney541 this!!!!! I make candles from my neighbor’s bees wax, I make our own lotions from me and my friends from another friend’s beef fat and yet another friend’s olive oil and my own herbs in my garden. I grow my own medicinal garden, our own goats and chickens make all our own food etc etc etc. but could never do it on a business level because it would take away from my family to run it and the joy. We make enough from the small excess selling to friends and feed our family.

[@vcutler4735]

As someone who has been arting and crafting for decades and in communities for those the fastest way to burn out and grow to hate a hobby is to monetize it.

[@weirdhousewivesclub]

I used to have a cottage home bakery and I just don't trust most people to keep the proper standards. It was a lot of work to keep things tidy, doing everything in such a small space, and working in appliances (I only had 2 fridges and a household oven) designed for a normal home, not commercial use. One day, we may move and set up a second kitchen so I can do it again but I feel like people think this is just easy money.

[@awetistic5295]

As a German, I take this personally. Sourdough pretty much counts as a pet over here and it has to be treated with love and respect.

[@jfaith114]

OMG this was my submission - I am so excited to see you cover this!! ❤

[@katiehope2521]

As a hobbyist dabbling in sourdough I just did “orders” for my friends and family for the holidays and baking 10-12 loaves each week is not EASY work. It was time consuming and challenging … so she’s definitely underselling the time it takes

[@AutumnHaunts]

Thank you. I bake sourdough and I love it, but it is very time consuming. If I wasn’t a SAHM I probably wouldn’t bother.

[@Happygolucky1313]

ya know, the longer I am alive in this hellscape, the more I realize how many problems would be solved if even mid-quality therapy was more easily accessable to the masses

[@Happygolucky1313]

Like, god damn dude. Normalize having hobbies you DON'T try to turn a profit off of

[@FinnySpam]

@@Happygolucky1313 yes! it goes hand in hand with normalizing being a B or C student, or working a trade rather than going and getting a fancy shmance degree. if those two graces had been given to me, then i would not be feeling pressured to monetize my hobbies.

[@koicaine1230]

😂😂❤❤

[@nicolefloyd9725]

There was this girl on Threads that just posted why she cant legitimize her “home bakery”. In order to get the home inspection for her business, she needed the landlord to approve the operation to be happening on his property. The landlord denied the request and listed some reasons including zoning laws, liability and the insurance policy he pays for… In my state we have laws to protect home cooks that want to sell products but not all states have that so this is not a copy and paste business model.

[@hanaj]

I put succulents I propagate in the little free libraries. I know I could sell them, but doing it made me happy during the lockdown. I a ton of them in people’s windows. I think I done over 100

[@debifier]

OMG that sounds like a (more than) full-time job. We are truly living in a late-stage capitalist hellscape, where people feel driven or pressured to monetize their hobbies instead of just enjoying them. Thanks for highlighting this trend, Chelsea. Also, I love the Typology products that I’ve tried. What a great sponsorship!

[@AutumnHaunts]

It’s because everything has gotten so damn expensive and one job isn’t enough anymore 😭

[@SapphiSapphi]

As an avid sourdough baker.... some of my recipes take days to ferment and bake. Sourdough is so fun, but its not this easy little side business you can bake in an hour.

[@allyskinny]

@SapphiSapphi one of my friends started a few months ago baking sourdough things. She started a cottage business because she was constantly baking because she had to use her "discard" started. Honestly, watching her constantly bake every day has completely turned me off to sourdough. I don't need another infant that needs constantly care in my life.

[@danielledauria7510]

I started a couple months ago because my dad loves it. He usually buys from the farmers markets but those are closed for the winter. I was shocked at the time commitment. I have to plan out the baking around my job

[@SapphiSapphi]

​@allyskinny yes! It can be like a child sometimes. However, if I don't feel like dealing with it, I just put everything in the refrigerator and then pick it back up later.

[@SapphiSapphi]

​@@danielledauria7510 I know! It's so crazy she made it look that easy!

[@shannonleigh1508]

"Bake in your free time!" Okay, but if I'm now baking in order to turn a profit I am WORKING. I hate the "make money in your free time!" dialogue. Its only making money in my free time if I'm doing something I want to do (play video games, read, etc) and making money with zero effort at the same time. And that basically doesn't exsist unless you have investments or someone handing you money.

[@jongkittae]

listen I work in a bakery currently at a large food chain and we technically (legally) have so many OSHA and Health Dept requirements that we (well not me but I've witnessed many of my co-workers breaking them) do not follow. and that's at a licensed and regularly inspected grocery store bakery. I'm not saying that it's impossible for a home baking business to be properly cleaned and maintained but I've worked in a lot of other food service jobs over the years and tbh the violations I've seen would astound you. personally I wouldn't be buying from a random stranger who baked in their home. it's not that I don't believe some people could make it work and do it well but there's just such a high chance of contamination I wouldn't be willing to risk it unless it was like someone I knew personally and trusted.

[@rebekahhellberg5024]

Dude this exact same cycle of life changing events happened in the 90s.... First it was Mary k, then it was the paint stamping and custom design and then followed it all up with a huge bread craze....my mom bought like 6 bread baking machines and all the sourdough literature you could imagine.

[@krussell-2000]

Not the sourdough 😭😭 it's everywhere!

[@judasdubois]

I absolutely hate how jobs have screwed us over on wages so long and then normalized working side jobs or second jobs to make up for the shitty wages. And then people have the god damn gall to say "no one wants to work anymore."

[@sherylfenner1983]

My brother had his bulldog, Roxy, for 11 years. Bulldog snoring, snorting, and farting is part of their charm.

[@Nyxgazer]

My parents had two pugs for part of my upbringing. The snoring and random sounds are very soothing after you get used to it 🥰

[@imreallygrover]

GOD I am so sick of people saying to monetize everything. I do almost every art/craft and people constantly tell me to sell stuff. Like I barely care enough about making money to work my job lol

[@katelynnwho55]

5 minutes in and your sarcasm is delightful.

[@Randoplants]

I tried to get started doing farmer's market stuff while renting - and landlords often don't allow tenants to operate businesses like this out of their apartments. The traffic of customers takes up space in parking lots, and makesthe neighborhood more noisy.

[@DoeMeNeek]

And zoning, liability...

[@lauriechan1426]

I work in home insurance...and you most def can't run a business from your home, unless it's something like accounting or consulting (something low risk). You need commercial insurance for that. So if something happens and she files a claim, that most likely will not be covered

[@jacobus57]

It absolutely depends on the jurisdiction and whether or not one has a liability rider. What exactly do you do "in insurance?" Do you write policies? Push papers? And unfortunately, I've dealt with plenty of commercial brokers at large firms managing significant books who have no idea what they are doing.

[@alizaras]

The Bob is coming for our sourdough bread 😱

[@realtehen]

@@alizaras who is bob??

[@Carol_Pearson]

And here I’ve been using my bread machine to make bread and just following the simple, step by step instructions that came with said bread machine.

[@Carol_Pearson]

No, I do not sell the bread. Just make it for myself whenever I make any type of soup for myself.

[@cordeliacullen2621]

Same! Love my bread machine, it's great at making yummy loaves for me and my spouse 1x week. I'm not interested in putting in the work to make a loaf outside the machine, let alone the constant bread output this gal's trying to do!

[@IAMCCSuarez]

I actually think that's really cool! Not everyone wants to be a fancy sourdough baker.

[@whelkpeopleofdoom]

You fool! You could've been a millionaire by now!

[@rtappart7567]

Shouldn't there be lots of paperwork for food businesses, like a clean sterile kitchen, keeping clean, making sure all ingredients are listed and following allergy protocol. There is so much to food buisness!

[@VictoriouslyRandom]

The lack of need for home inspection, if accurate, would make me less likely to purchase home bakery items. And it sits outside. How does she know how long it's safe to eat in fluctuating temp conditions? Moisture is baked goods enemy as well. I couldn't.

[@MimiPlaysViolin]

Look into cottage food laws!

[@raychull33]

Exactly. We would have no idea how clean they keep it, if items are in date, contamination etc. do they have pets and hair gets in it? It’s all so gross to me

[@marjoriebruton6909]

Cottage food laws allow for homemade food to be sold. You can usually find this information at a state level though some Cities have stricter guidelines

[@sisuguillam5109]

Baking in your sleepware? Food she intends to sell? Uuuuuggghhh....

[@sunnyqueen5685]

Oh my god. I came across her today in IG. She kept on saying that she is not privileged to be able to do this as her "full" time job. Also in one of her comments she said that $15 per loaf was an affordable price? Where?

[@ElementalWhispers]

I'd bake it myself if I was spending $60 every month just on bread

[@whelkpeopleofdoom]

That's more than loaves sell for at the artisan Italian bakery in my town that was opened by a famous baker. The audacity lmao

[@slanciante]

Ive seen a few people with little side hustles like that and most do not report them on their taxes, which screws you for a LOT of insurance claims. For anything, not just the bakery. Car claim, theft, etc. And having worked food service in the past, you have so many costs and so much labor that this isnt worth it unless you already have resources you dont have to pay for (really awesome kitchen, some sort of dependable cash flow, child to "help", somewhere to store bulk flour, etc)

[@coionapis]

we need a micro brewery count lol

[@teeteringthroughLife]

I just moved in to a new house development and there’s a neighbor that just started a sourdough group but her sourdough still isn’t good enough just to enjoy. I was shocked when I got the list of items I needed to bring on top of a $20 host fee. I’m still young but I remember the days when women/moms wanted to get together just to spend the time together while learning something new. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@whelkpeopleofdoom]

Yeah, are in-person book clubs even much of a thing anymore? I feel like I haven't heard about one in my area in probably over a decade.

[@Saracamimouj]

I baked bread and other goodies for the farmers market and it’s EXHAUSTINGGGG lol yeah bake at home in my pjs, also I’m stressed to the max trying to juggle everything and my feet hurt and I get 5 hours of sleep lol the work to return ratio is wack when you’re small, I get it but damn And definitely no where near 6000, maybe a tenth of that, in a medium size town, and no one around here seems to want online orders

[@Saracamimouj]

Also if you know a baker send them some love after this holiday season, we’re not okay 😂

[@BellaJoASMR]

In my neighborhood someone converted one into a dog treat stand. Always a variety of treats donated by the community and people put pics up of their pups near the stand. It makes me so happy to walk by lol

[@MegJuniper]

Hear me out- I can understand how she eventually came to the conclusion that it’d be way easier to put all her knowledge into a PDF instead of probably answering the same 10 questions she gets in her Instagram comments. But wouldn’t fostering a page where it’s common for her to answer everyone’s questions be better for overall engagement? Like yeah I’m sure it gets repetitive answering the same questions every post but at that point she could have copy/paste answers from her damn notes app. Making an unregulated “school” and claiming to be an expert is just insane and takes away from the coolness of starting a micro bakery

[@jacobus57]

And a lot of the answers are shite. She doesn't know as much as she wants people to think she knows.

[@smooveayy]

THE BOB BABES ARE COMING FOR MY SOURDOUGH??? 😭

[@ElementalWhispers]

Website: "How much can I make with your microbrewery? 10 loaves of bread = $150/week" Who is spending $15 on a loaf of bread??? Even if it's artisan bread, that price is insane

[@TheseVioletDelites]

People in my rather crunchy area would do it in a heartbeat 🙈

[@jacobus57]

No, it's not.

[@malanenix4033]

Where I live, a loaf of homemade sourdough bread costs like $8.95.

[@rozzalynde]

I’ve been waiting for someone to make a video about this! I own a bakery so these videos are always popping up on my feed and I’m so confused 😂

[@velvetvehemence]

I love the little who-flowers on the mantle!!

[@ozmathegreatand]

8:03 I’m so glad you’re talking about this because unlike other things you cover I’d totally fall for this. I love to bake and if I could make a living from it I’d totally leave my current stable job and go for it.

[@TheseVioletDelites]

the first part of this video almost got me thinking about doing it 😂 then the common sense kicked in

[@floatingsmiley]

Bob has come for my bread! *hits bob with purse* STAY AWAY FROM MY CARBS, I DON'T KNOW YOU.

[@NaomiJayA]

This is the first notification I’ve received for one of your videos in several months! I checked, and I’m still subscribed and have all notifications on. But, YT isn’t notifying me! So weird! ❤

[@missingmimic]

Unsubscribe and then re subscribe, sometimes works 😊

[@raychull33]

Homemade bakeries like this give me a bit on an ick because I don’t know how sanitary they are actually being, no inspections, I can’t see the kitchen etc

[@galgalliel]

Even bread??? BREAD???? Is nothing sacred?! /jk Honestly i just... people try to grift anything huh

[@hollyquovadis237]

"You better girl boss until you die." That needs to be an ironic t-shirt. Love your sense of humor Chelsea. You always have me laughing! 🤣😆

[@lunabigglesworth6387]

This might be the most highly praised critique I’ve ever seen you give!!!😮😂 (while it’s cute, my ocd could never eat something that wasn’t inspected by a health department and even then I struggle).

[@elisa-beary]

Yayyyy, I’m so excited for a CC video!!🥳🥳 Hope you & your fam had a magical Christmas & have a happy new year!💜🩷

[@heatbear_aye]

you have the best personality! i love watching your videos! :)

[@IAMCCSuarez]

Thanks, I'm so glad you like my videos!

[@Raraking4796]

0:19 please take anything other than my sourdough bread 🥖 😅😂

[@jadadallas5891]

I discovered a love of baking bread (no bread machine) right before my son was diagnosed Celiac. Haven't baked bread since. Gluten free bread recipes were so complicated at the time.

[@kiterafrey]

The Bob...Who's Bob My Brain: starts playing the theme to Bob's Burgers

[@nicolep3084]

The Bob😂😂😂already crying laughing

[@cordeliacullen2621]

I brought my crochet project to Christmas Eve and was immediately told "you should sell that!" 1) that's exhausting, I do this for fun, enjoyment, and relaxation 2) I'm literally making a Christmas gift, bug off 3) the amount I would have to charge for materials and labor would make this too expensive for anyone to buy. Stop trying to monetize hobbies! Stop it!

[@spoiledartist9471]

I have an embroidery machine and make things too. I totally would have to charge SO much that no one would buy my crafts. I love that my cousins children have things I make for them, like my grate aunt use to make. I totally agree with you

[@onamatyckas6443]

The city I live in has a bunch of free libraries and food closets and it’s wonderful

[@GlassShark86]

Me working from home, wearing my pjs, baking cookies whenever I want, and making money from my real job that does pay real money. MMMMM cookies!

[@BrittniMint]

I’m subscribed to an at home baker and she explains how she runs her business for free. She goes over how she makes everything, labels everything with ingredients and allergens, she mentions that she has a food handlers certificate and what she puts a side for taxes. What she sells is her label templates and her specific recipes, then she has affiliate links to the tins she uses.

[@melissad4056]

Also, you can't eat at everybody's house. If you're certified in food preparation then that's different, but I don't trust a random person to cook in their house if I don't know their cleaning standards. The amount of people that get sick from potlucks is staggering.

[@Leanne-m8k]

Take a shot every time Chelsea says microbrewery instead of micro bakery 😂

[@IAMCCSuarez]

I’m so done with yall 😂😂😂

[@jacobus57]

I wanted to start a baking business in Lake County, IL but the regulations are absolutely absurd and it was impossible. It's actually easy to sell at a reasonably high volume depending on what you bake depending on whether or not you have access to farmer's markets, a solid network, local coffee shops, etc. BUT over-regulation has killed this kind of entrepreneurship in spite of the fact no one is going to get listeria or e. Coli from my kitchen.😭

[@JayMaverick]

Guy here, but "Do ya just slip off the toilet" destroyed me

[@coionapis]

omg this is exhausting, I always say there's no need to be good at a hobby, it's literally something you should enjoy just because. Stop monetizing every single thing and wanting to be productive at all times fuuuuc

[@zainubalibhai647]

40 secs and 1st comment. Merry Christmas and a happy new year Chelsea. Thank you for keeping me sane x

[@jsc9000]

Woah what a rabbit hole 😮 It only started in November & it’s a repeating reel of the same footage on every post. It feels “off” & lacks authenticity. Also to accumulate 108k followers in less than 8 weeks😮😮😮this needs a follow up.

[@julieallen1213]

Why can’t they just fill out an application

[@heatherfrancis9627]

Loving the new chair!! Furniture brat here lol, I’ve always loved your background but just noticed the new chair wings, nice!

[@melz3671]

Girlie got her mind on the alcohol!!!!! Microbakery making you need a stiff micro-brew!!!! 😅😂 Even your subconscious is screaming you need a drink!!!!

[@randl7423]

No faster way to kill any love for a hobby than trying to turn it into a small biz. Sadly, I know this from experience. 😅 God bless the business owners who can keep their love for their craft alive, because it ain't easy.

[@doclewis8927]

It sounds like she's not taking into consideration how much it costs to bake the stuff (the materials & the utilities). If she's selling 10 items a week, is she only making those 10 items or is she making more? Does she donate the other items so she can write them off on her taxes? If not, that's a lot of food being wasted.

[@makenzileg]

Not your hair being the real star of the video!

[@Grymmorot]

Checking your QR code after printing is so important! I have totally almost putting up non working QR codes….

[@OllyOllieAli]

I was talking with a patient yesterday about hobbies and even this old man with dementia suggested I sell my quilts 😭. No one is safe from the boss babe hustle culture

[@alix_durtybace]

my girrrl…i’ve missed your face 😜 glad to see you posted! 😘

[@krissyhenderson4089]

I’m in pastry school right now, but like an accredited one. This is wild 😅

[@jand4143]

Loved this lighter subject matter. I’ve been watching Julie Anderson’s KZbin channel’s Play to Win reaction Live streams. They’re great, but heavier on the emotions ❤

[@ricaramos9631]

sis is glowingggg

[@smellophane]

I live in an HOA and we have a free little library! There are dozens of us!

[@IAMCCSuarez]

I love that! What types of books are in it? Mine are more for adults. I see most of them have kids books in them though

[@AgentBoobimus]

I was crocheting while watching this. If i had to sell the things i make i'd be miserable and wouldn't want to crochet anymore.

[@ACad234]

I'm starting to question if my hearing is off because I have never once heard snoring 😂

[@abbey5288]

Hi! Are you going to make a video covering Monat’s new compensation plan?

[@oreoluwasimire]

Who’s Bob?” Cracked me up too much 😂

[@crazypyrokitty]

I feel like insurance is a must, even if giving stuff away, due to: people who are sue-happy for money grabs or possibly actually experience illness or a severe reaction to something you made.

[@exquisitelyelizabeth6531]

I grew up with my mom baking the most delicious sourdough bread in a old cole stove. The freshly baked bread smell would fille the whole house on cold winters mornings. The memories of that will never fade. Real sourdough bread made from scratch is an art. Not a quick get rich scheme. Its sad how society want to "fastforward" everything. I truely miss the simple life.

[@jill_the_organized_hoarder]

I would absolutely buy the more comprehensive Digital Marketing document!! I paid to have the original version printed at Staples (and I LOVE it) but would recommend changing the background or font color so it isn’t so light when printed. Love your content ❤❤

[@IAMCCSuarez]

Thank you so much! I’ll keep that in mind. The black background on the white print was a bad choice for printer paper!

[@Peajay007]

I bake when I’m bored. But I’m gonna share it for freeeee. I know we can sell here in Australia. Buuuut I’m not going to. However!! The free library and community gardens are the thing here. Also. Our souls live in stars hollow. Which we all know is inside a gigantic snow globe

[@emmadear3276]

Because of course there's a sourdough scam

[@jayephillips4579]

As a full time chef/ pastry chef.....it takes a lot more than a few hours, your on your feet the whole time, and there is nothing relaxing about it ....I have however done it in my jammies on occasion and I didn't hate it😂

[@IAMCCSuarez]

It’s a much bigger commitment than these courses make it seem!

[@Sharon-w1b4x]

Thanks for the breakdown! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?

[@IAMCCSuarez]

No

[@amandanorrisart]

Never been rhis early! Im so confused by the title 😂

[@RblWOACoz1111]

🎉❤🎉 Chels.... Come on. You KNOW that Paparazzi is what belongs in those Little Libraries. Lol. Sending all my love and am focusing on getting caught up!!!

[@mirandamerecedes]

STAWP!!! I just saw one of her Reels and thought it was interesting. I missed the course pitch.

[@elisa-beary]

$200 course teaching people to… bedazzle I thought you were gonna say! When she said teach you how to my brain yelled DOUGIE!🤦🏽‍♀️

[@femmedandy]

i support this typology sponsorship. i actually was planning to try the makeup remover soon anyway.

[@IAMCCSuarez]

Love that! I hope you like it.

[@aaflesje]

Dont turn your hobby into your job😭😭

[@TheClassics01]

CC needs to monetize on courses for making KZbin videos! Take all my money…take it now! I wanna be like Ms. Suarez❤😂

[@kmo3066]

nooooo I saw one of her videos one day on my fyp and thought it was so cute, had no idea she was selling a gd course

[@TheseVioletDelites]

Honestly I love how many times you said microbrewery, dyslexia rep 😤 /gen

[@sharonly5827]

lol, I literally just saw this girls ad on my ig this morning!

[@Velvetthunder_]

Ty for always reminding me my butt looks good ❤

[@mitchelldsm6222]

we are getting dangerously close to someone building a Fortune 500 company from the ground and calling it "passive income"

[@JinxMarie1985]

HAHA Bob. Bobby, Robert Roberto, I don't know who he is but he sounds interesting!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with the family and a great new year ❤🎉

[@zktewa6741]

4:16 Had me rolling 😂 6:33

[@elizabethj4450]

As somebody who's been baking since I was 10, I promise you you're not going to make consistently good product the first time you try

[@rosieswinson7110]

We have free libraries…. And free food pantries where one can drop off non-perishables.