Some influencer just made a TikTok disparaging my girlfriend's small business (didn't name them directly but it was clear who she was talking about)

Her main point was that they charge too much and you can find embroidered items for cheaper elsewhere... and then she proceeds to give examples of Amazon and TikTok Shop (!!!)

Like yeah, let's ignore the fact that running a small business with a brick and mortar store in NYC and fairly employing 20+ people adds up to a bunch of costs and instead promote crap made overseas often in terrible working conditions

Just a disgusting thing to do, basically trading some views for punching down on a small business that's just trying their best and always does right by its customers and partners

Really pissed me off, what a piece of shit

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Just showed her this and it made her smile

I need to share more about her business on here, it’s really epic, been a journey!

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TikTok shop is slop

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I hear you. My partners small business catches heat every once in awhile for that same reason (crochet not embroidery though). The biggest lesson there for us has been: Not all of our products are “for everybody” (even though they are made for basically anybody). No, it’s not ideal, but we don’t decide who can afford her products and who can’t. Money does, and not everything can be crocheted inexpensively.

here's why I believe that reddit has become a counter-signal for product reccos, with the caveat that I am not the average consumer and I am often looking for a "buy it once" type purchase.

* reddit and hall monitors
subreddits can be good places to find niche info. I sometimes use reddit as a jumping off point to explore a particular vertical or sub-category of product. the issue is that reddit communities attract a certain type of person and this has led to the overbearing "hall monitor" mod culture over there.

most of these users—though not all—are borderline obsessed with what they would call "value." if [product A] is $57 and [product B] is $62, that is an important factor for them. for some this comes down to budget which is totally legitimate, but I would argue that it's more philosophical.

absolutely ridiculous lol, there’s always gonna be cheap crap on amazon and temu. doesn’t invalidate better quality, handmade goods in any way.

this type of thinking is very reddit-coded imo:

absolutely ridiculous lol, there’s always gonna be cheap crap on amazon and temu. doesn’t invalidate better quality, handmade goods in any way.

this type of thinking is very reddit-coded imo: https://farcaster.xyz/matthewb/0x8435c49a

It really sucks when people tear others down for views. Your girlfriend’s putting in real work, supporting real people ,that deserves respect, not cheap shots.

Sounds like good free marketing, hopefully she gets customers out of it!

Running a small business in NYC, paying a team fairly, and offering quality work isn’t comparable to mass-produced junk. If you don’t understand that, maybe don’t pretend to be an authority on it.