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[@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.

[@DiMagnolia]

Hugely agree. I come from generations of professional dancers/dance teachers. I did it myself for a while and very quickly burnt out and hated it. I’d much rather just have a 9-5 and do dance on the side for fun!

[@abbieliz396]

@@vcutler4735 can’t relate

[@alexdefigueiredoneumahn9405]

That is not the same thing, she had NO EXPERIENCE AT ALL and tried to sell a "how-to-start-any-shit" course. Pretty different

[@Snowfallspink123]

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.

[@Raraking4796]

I LOVE THIS!!

[@Lina-tj6ip]

@@Carol_Pearson why would it be annnoying?

[@whelkpeopleofdoom]

Years ago my mom got a bowl of lemons from a neighbor with a tree and she still talks about it. She's never received lemons from the neighbor before or since, just that one exchange was enough to make her a little bit happier forever, lol. Very cute.

[@Snowfallspink123]

@@whelkpeopleofdoom that's amazing! We grow everything from black berries, strawberries to tomatoes and hot peppers and share them with neighbors. People seem to get really happy to receive them! I try to make sure to get to the older folks in the neighborhood first and a few of their adult kids have tracked me down when I was in the front garden and told me how much it means to their parents. This is so much more valuable to me than money! It's also just nice to know your neighbors, not a lot of people talk to neighbors anymore.

[@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.

[@GlorieBee218]

In reality, she's got kids hanging onto her with snotty noses that need wiping, her hair hanging over her baking and dirty fingernails so yeaaaaaaaaaaah that would be a hard no from me.

[@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.

[@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."

[@coolchameleon21]

exactly. and the fact that so many “unskilled” jobs are completely undervalued by executives and the working class alike to the point where certain jobs are considered not worthy of a livable wage is insane.

[@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

[@CrimsonRose93]

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.

[@Chrissy-ot2hi]

I average 2 loaves a week, one to keep the other to give away. It’s very time consuming for sure but yummy.

[@khm9879]

@@katiehope2521 amen! I just got a starter a few weeks ago and it is amazing how long it takes to make a few loaves because I don’t have a large oven or fridge to do big bulk batches. I’ll be lucky to stash enough to keep up with how much my family consumes 🤣 food - and specifically sourdough- is by far the most time consuming, low margin product to choose from. 😬 I’ve been just giving away starter for free to anyone who will take it because if you’re interested and willing to tackle sourdough you’re not about to pay money for this pain 🤣

[@shelleysuewho]

I make goat milk soaps, lotions etc and am dead after the holiday season. I've pulled all nighters multiple times. It drives me nuts when people romanticize working at home or for themselves. It's a ridiculous amount of work

[@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.

[@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.

[@sannik2634]

Yeah, her saying health inspections are mandatory in only eight states like that's a GOOD thing... that is horrifying actually and putting me off from buying from home bakers, thanks

[@driley5004]

Yeah it's really a lot more involved than what people make it out today and social media it drives me insane with this sort of thing because it just makes people think that they live in this La La Land and they can do whatever they want. Meanwhile, lawyers are FEASTING on all this misinformation and liability

[@thisrothtribe3780]

This! The cleaning aspect of cottage bakeries = a real thing most aren’t doing in their homes.

[@BassetHoundCharlie350]

I've had a cottage bakery since October 2023. I lost a bit of money on my business in 2024. It's a LOT of work and I am meticulous about quality and cleanliness. I'm in it for the long haul to build my business but it will take time and work. And I spend almost as much time cleaning than baking.

[@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]

😂😂❤❤

[@whelkpeopleofdoom]

Finding any therapist is so hard right now, let alone the right one. And then they have to take your insurance, and almost no one takes mine because it's poor person insurance. Feels pretty hopeless.

[@Anna-dd4rh]

Also living wages. That would remove a lot of the temptation to monetize hobbies

[@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

[@graysonk5477]

This is so sweet! I would be soooo happy to find a propagated succulent in addition to a free book!

[@sama5867]

you are an angel blessing your community

[@NettyB]

This is so lovely and wholesome! I love to garden too.

[@hanaj]

@ succulents are almost too easy to keep alive. I purchased a tiny jade at a farmers market almost 15 years ago and that one plant is huge with hundreds and hundreds of babies

[@moonbeam_crochetwi]

This us so wholesome!!!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@positivevibesveda]

What’s your starter’s name?

[@awetistic5295]

@positivevibesveda Hermann, just for the nostalgia.

[@ana_d_73]

@@awetistic5295 that is the most German thing I have ever heard! I'll bet Hermann is delicious too from all the love you give him 💕💕

[@tiarebman8064]

I came here from a tiktok video that was a little more detailed. She’s allegedly been caught in multiple lies, doesn’t live in that house and is married to sales bro whose business is literally building successful sales funnels and repackaging courses. That business claims to have made millions so this seems to be just their next money grab.

[@peachesnola7860]

Plus the template for the stand that she BOUGHT off of etsy, has a disclaimer that it's not approved for resale. Yet from what I understand, she's included it in her course.

[@Honeyshomestead6]

I have screen shots from neighbors down the street in Mattoon IL saying she came from AZ to borrow the mother in law’s kitchen for photos and gave bread away for free and that’s why she didn’t need the license. No bakery, no license, does not reside in IL. 😬

[@jessemc8982]

@@Honeyshomestead6 I was wondering if she was from AZ, because in one of her instagram videos her google search autofilled to arizona laws & also the publishing company on her site is located in Scottsdale, AZ

[@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!

[@khm9879]

@@danielledauria7510yes! Same!

[@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!

[@CrimsonRose93]

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

[@violetholiday]

​@@CrimsonRose93 because of capitalism

[@jfaith114]

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

[@Anna-dd4rh]

Thank you for bringing this unhinged story to CC’s attention lol. Excited for part two!

[@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.

[@jacobus57]

Do you see what you're saying? Your comment is an indictment of the large scale food production system. If hole kitchens were as generally skanky, EVERYONE would be sick.

[@ginasantucci6316]

@@jongkittae I mean, if we know commercial kitchens (restaurants/grocery stores/etc) often don’t meet the required standards, isn’t that even less of a reason to be concerned about home bakers not meeting them? Like, I’ve spent enough time working service industry jobs and seeing the conditions in those kitchens….there’s a good chance that Suzie’s Home Bakery is just as clean as the local grocery store if not more. At that point, I’d rather just risk it and support a local individual and not a national conglomerate. The odds I’ll get food poisoning are probably about the same either way…

[@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 🥰

[@LunarEleven]

Never had a bulldog but my cat snores, and it sounds like a little owl hooting endlessly. It's cute but drives me insane when she's under my bed and I can't wake her up so I can sleep lol

[@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

[@fnzypnts]

Yep. I get the same. The price I would need to sell for is astronomical. If you can afford that I'd happily do a commissioned piece but I need half upfront. It really is an expensive item. Once I tell them that, they usually stop asking.

[@ChrystalVanDusseldorp]

I crochet as well and have been told a few times over the years to get an Etsy store. I'm not interested. I make gifts and sometimes take requests, but not for money. I crochet what I want when I feel like it an d am not super fast, so I'd have the least successful shop ever, lol. 😄 I want to enjoy it as a hobby, nothing more. 🖤

[@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.

[@Jun_Kie]

@@rebekahhellberg5024 I noticed a pattern too. Now all we have to do is remember what was next after the bread and prepare everything upfront to make big money 😄

[@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!

[@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x]

You should instead make a photo of the instructions and sell it as a bakery course!

[@RonniV2]

When I was a kid, my mom made her own baking business. She would take orders and for cakes and cookies and made them in our kitchen. As a kid, it was cool because she would make really cool cakes and I would get to taste test her experiments and mistakes. As an adult, I understand why she quit it after 2 years. It was just wayyy too much work and it took all the fun out of baking for her. My mom is a great baker, but she stopped baking altogether for a while after she stopped doing it as a business. Sometimes it's just better not to monetize something and keep it as a hobby.

[@thisrothtribe3780]

I’ve been doing sourdough off and on for 12 years… consistently for the last 3 years… but there’s no such thing as “running a micro bakery in your free time.” And… if you’re complying with all laws and regulations, it’s not going to pay you immediately. I take up issue with implying that it’s a little nooks and cranny side hustle… and the fact that most people make 1 loaf of bread and a batch of bagels and immediately have dollar signs in their eyes to start selling. And I’m sick of the online course stuff. Just put it on KZbin and monetize it as soon as you can!

[@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.

[@Meredythdin925]

$20 host fee? That is insane.

[@TomikaKelly]

I'm not opposed to the host getting paid because it does cost to be a host, but it shouldn't be $20 ea and it shouldn't be mandatory. It should be tip based.

[@teeteringthroughLife]

@ I’m all for a considered donation. I just feel if someone is taking a hobby and wanting to exploit it for their own “business”, especially to their own neighbors, it becomes icky, and it also influences others to just start charging for something that they are not a professional at… The neighbor I was referring to just posted a hosting event for $40 (a $20 jump). Part of her post stated that sourdough is a complicated process, and we’re all here to learn. If anything, it’s just for a good time. When she stated that it was really difficult for me to see that in her mind with the guidance that she is providing isn’t a guarantee, but she feels that it’s just a good time to be together, I’m sorry that is not worth $40. But I totally get the host tip, I just wish neighborly meet ups were still grounded and genuine, instead of it always being a way to make a dollar, or 40 off of neighbors. lol I have seen the results of those who attended and it looks like there’s a lot of frustration. 🫠 I have found that I do not have the mental capacity to venture into sourdough. Good luck to all on their sourdough journey.

[@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.

[@celarts5752]

I'd say you could do a small online business of crafts like knitting or crochet or digital art but that's about it

[@h33-q8w]

Insurance is just a tax. Its a racket and a scam. Its your house you already pay tax for the land you pay a mortgage and insurance. You can do what you want, just don't get caught.

[@TomikaKelly]

In Florida, you can run a home based baking business (with proper paperwork and whatnot) without needing a commercial kitchen. It depends on the state.

[@gazmodius]

I noticed this but on her website the privacy policy, terms of service, and disclaimer page are dated at being created on 11/19/24 which is the exact same date as her first instagram post. Paired with the fact her other page has been scrubbed, I think she set out with the goal of selling the course first, baking second. Its all incredibly suspect.

[@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

[@krussell-2000]

Not the sourdough 😭😭 it's everywhere!

[@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

[@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

[@jacobus57]

​@@VictoriouslyRandombecause the USDA inspection process is so effective 🙄 You're probably safer purchasing from a home baker than a rat infested commercial bakery when criss-contamination and disgruntled, underpaid, fearful undocumented workers.

[@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

[@katelynnwho55]

5 minutes in and your sarcasm is delightful.

[@alizaras]

The Bob is coming for our sourdough bread 😱

[@realtehen]

@@alizaras who is bob??

[@chelseal654]

I was afraid Bob’s Red Mill had become an MLM 😅

[@kajellio]

And in a completely unexpected turn of events, her story seems to be fabricated and the course she's planning to launch includes MASTER RESALE RIGHTS 😅😂 (allegedly)

[@Joyartisanbakery]

I wish I had seen this video sooner!!! I just compiled all of my own evidence on her and posted to my tik tok. This girl is freaking crazy.

[@jfaith114]

I just found your TikTok - oh my goodness the scam is so much deeper than I thought!

[@elizabethsteingass6701]

What's your TikTok?? I need to follow all this drama.

[@DemonHunter160]

This is such a fair and compassionate video. Very well done. One time for two months I made CBD gummies to help raise money for a nonprofit. The amount of work was CRAZZZYYYYYY. The gummies themselves were pretty simple, as I bought a special gummy maker to do it and had a simple recipe BUT once people heard that's what I was doing, EVERYONE wanted them - and then I got requests for vegan, sugar free, etc and I accommodated everyone and omg, it was SO MUCH WORK. Yes sometimes a hobby just needs to be a hobby!!!

[@coionapis]

we need a micro brewery count lol

[@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)

[@MagisterialVoyager]

same energy as "you can do cosmetic dental from home!" ... no you can't. both aren’t sterile enough to be safe, IMO.

[@skylarveruca]

I love the sarcasm and the actual deeper issue that you are addressing. The hustle culture is so sad because many people have no choice but to hustle and many people just think that is what we do as people. Like hustling is exhausting and not normal. Why has society made struggling to survival normal? When can we have thriving as normal? It’s a societal problem where universal healthcare and universal income should be a human right instead of the 1% getting too much wealth.

[@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

[@SyKnife]

😂😂😂

[@Hailey-bz2ym]

I think it’s meant as a compliment. Like “this is so good people would buy it” but it comes off as “this isn’t good enough until it makes you money” sometimes

[@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! 🤣😆

[@nrbeck1]

I once got a ball of out of the neighborhood library box. I put toys my kids outgrew in there from time to time. In addition to all the books I catch and release.

[@theancestrallyrootedmother]

I saw a video and someone said she doesn't actually live at that house. And they discovered that her husband/boyfriend runs an online marketing...thing.

[@Raraking4796]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="19">0:19</a> please take anything other than my sourdough bread 🥖 😅😂

[@ozmathegreatand]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="483">8:03</a> 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

[@ozmathegreatand]

@ right???

[@TomikaKelly]

If you left your job to bake, stable living or not, you WOULDN'T love to bake anymore. A hobby is one thing and running a business involving your hobby is another.

[@aesinam]

​@@TomikaKellyso true.

[@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

[@smooveayy]

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

[@coolchameleon21]

the number one way to ensure that you end up hating your hobbies is to turn them into a business

[@SadeesSourdough]

It’s so appalling. I’ve been running a full time microbakery for two years now. And her scam is just so frustrating.

[@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 😂

[@galgalliel]

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

[@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.

[@tifinity]

I mean surely that's premade content right there for her? Make a roll of text/video answers to common questions, change up the graphics each month, and sell like a cute printable reference sheet if you have to sell anything. So much less effort for a better result!

[@driley5004]

See, this is what these "girl bosses" don't get. those of us who own our own businesses know it's not that simple and involves FDA regulations, food handlers licensing, etc. A plethora of things. This drives me BANANAS

[@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.

[@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.

[@sisuguillam5109]

​@@jacobus57Yes, it is. It's a loaf made from an untrained baker. No way it is worth that.

[@AA-xy9lr]

@@ElementalWhispers I have two microbakers near me that charge $15 per loaf and they sell out every week lol

[@Youraveragefoodiee]

As someone that bakes sourdough all the time i can confidently say this is a scam for sure or this girl is super naive and optimistic :D for most people it will take a long time from their first loaf to actually have a selling quality one. And you definetely need to have expensive or at least some special equipment to commercialize this, even on a small scale.

[@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!

[@Leanne-m8k]

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

[@IAMCCSuarez]

I’m so done with yall 😂😂😂

[@Life-oo2tr]

Errbody wants to be a baker or pastry chef until they realize that people who actually do this as a living full time, need to wake up before the crack of dawn to start baking so that customers can get freshly baked goods in the morning and throughout the day!

[@stephanieefany]

Thinking of the basic setup costs.... like if you were already an enthusiastic hobby baker you might have some to most. But pans and trays, racks, a decent stand and hand mixer, bowls, utensils, cookie cutters, piping supplies for icing etc etc etc. But here in Australia you would also need to have approval/certification for your food safety and hygiene etc. Then the business side you would need an ABN (Australian Business Number) and potentially registering your business name etc. And these would have to be maintained. Being able to sell from a booth on your property would vary from council to council but I would imagine there would be a) a lot of wasted product from people just not buying and b) a lot of spoiled product due to weather conditions. I have seen friends create quite successful celebration cake businesses from home, but that is a made to order service. Which is a much more sustainable approach.

[@melissad4056]

I'm so happy this is the first time I'm hearing of this trend. It means I'm doing social media right

[@elisa-beary]

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

[@AmyLou__]

Just came back to this from Markie's video. Seems like it's just all a front for Master Resell Rights!

[@abigailjordon7063]

Girl! Check out her husband and his “business”! They’re doing MRR!

[@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).

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@SofiaMartinho]

Having a real sourdough business running for almost 7 years, let me tell you: 1) a micro bakery will not make you money; 2) if you want to make money as a baker let me know - I’m hiring (based in Portugal)

[@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 😊

[@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

[@Dmdemp]

Since this was posted after the holidays, I was able to do something like this. I made cookies for my boyfriend's co workers's holidays. I made SO many cookies at anywhere from a 3x-5x mark-up, and although I love baking, it was so hard to get everything done in time. Luckily I did and while I did earn some money, it just took up so much more time than I would have liked. Would I do it again for them for special occasions? Sure. Would I do it on a regular basis? Absolutely not. It's just not worth trying to think about making money to do something fun like that all the time.

[@lindseyharalson490]

Bread is literally the easiest thing to bake. Why would you pay someone when we have Google?

[@Katsmom6]

I watch your videos because your delivery makes me laugh. Ty 😁

[@heatbear_aye]

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

[@IAMCCSuarez]

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

[@abbieliz396]

She can write a lot of stuff off probably. My husband is self employed and we pay almost no taxes and write off almost everything but we have a really good accountant who finds loopholes so idk about this lady

[@Ellie_Bond]

Markie has just posted a video all about this with proof it was *allegedly* a scam! Neighbours said she was *allegedly* running a free bread stand when staying with in-laws to make the content and make it look like it was taken over a long length of time by changing outfits etc She also said it was full time income but by the ‘cupcake laws’ she was adhering to, in her sudden change of regulation, it’s only if you earn less than $12,000 annually. Very interesting video!

[@ericandrachelclem147]

Plot twist...she doesn't run a micro bakery at all.

[@JayMaverick]

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

[@Happylilcinnamaroll]

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

[@miniz1038]

honestly this people can turn anything into scams

[@JoJo-vl8jb]

Thanks for saying that you don't have to have a hobby that doesn't pay you. I like to crochet. People tell me to sell crochet items. I don't want to sell right now. I just enjoy crocheting.

[@Forgetyouuuuu]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1344">22:24</a> “that’s just lower back straight to the back of your knees, babe” 😂😂💀💀

[@kiterafrey]

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

[@ellipszilonq]

"Who's Bob??" I adore this

[@chelceavlogs]

my brain fully stopped registering whether you were saying micro-bakery or micro-brewery lol it’s all the same now

[@Meredythdin925]

Your hair looks so shiny and beautiful. Hannah Alonzo got me hooked on Typology; it is the absolute best for my mature skin.

[@ericandrachelclem147]

We are going to need a part two once you get all the new info!

[@mim1457]

Damn...I actually follow her. I baked cookies as Christmas presents this past holiday and really enjoyed it, so I've been exploring more into bread making. I just watched the video by Syd and I'm so upset that I almost got scammed, and that I didn't see any of the red flags!

[@KMMpdx]

Idea for little free library from my neighborhood in Oregon - puzzle and game exchange.

[@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!🤦🏽‍♀️

[@ts6477]

Thank you for looking out for others!

[@mitchelldsm6222]

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

[@paulmaccaroni]

Right as I was looking for something to watch :) been stressed at work, want to just hear about a situation I know nothing about possibly involving bread crime 🍞

[@makenzileg]

Not your hair being the real star of the video!

[@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.

[@JackieUnfilteredASMR]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="990">16:30</a> 🕟 Micro Brewery 😂😂😂❤

[@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.

[@mishleparker]

Someone else did a deep dive into her bakery business and they discovered, all IG her content was shot in one day with multiple outfit changes, she doesn’t live in the house the content is shot in and her BF sell digital MRR courses for living. You get the gist 😅

[@Jo-razz]

Baking is time consuming. Having low quality equipment is fine for the everyday person. If you're doing it as a business you need to invest. Also if you were not a baker already, Then just practised one thing and be really good at it. Because baking can be a science. Definitely has to be your passion. It's hard work.