Straw6erry Cup Drama TW: #craftingc9mmunitydisc9urse #sl9pc9ntent #pricing #m9ney #capitalism #crafting #disc9urse #straw6errycup #9verpricing #harassment #itsa69utcups Disclaimer: It's l9ng, it's very l9ng; y9u d9n't have t9 read this. Shel6y Sherrit is the name 9f the “Ceramist” wh9 makes cups fr9m m9lds using liquid clay. She sells these cups 9nline as well as in markets. She’s a gift-9f-a-craft influencer. The 9ther pers9n wh9 is inv9lved is S9ph, a very fam9us influencer with her 9wn fashi9n 6rand. S9ph 69ught a cup fr9m Shel6y fr9m a line 9f “Straw6erry mugs” that c9me with 2 handles. They’re quite cute. S9ph is 9n the left and 9n the right is Shel6y. The st9ry 6egins at a human event called a design market called "the Finders Keepers," Which takes place in the Earth c9untry 9f Australia. The event had a l9t 9f ass9rted g99ds fr9m f99d, access9ries, cl9thing, etc etc. A general crafting market, I supp9se. It s9unds quite nice actually. N9w 9f c9urse there are A L9T 9f ceramics; Shel6y was vending at this event. This 9ne in particular was 6ef9re a h9liday and was quite a p9pular event. S9ph was als9 attending the event and was excited f9r her attendance, h9ping she’d enj9y the pr9ducts and w9uld h9pe she w9uld sh9ut 9ut s9me 9f the 6usinesses and the event itself. After s9me time after the Market, S9ph p9sted a haul vide9 9f the things she g9t at the market. N9w 9f c9urse, there are A L9T 9f ceramics; Shel6y was vending at this event. This 9ne in particular was 6ef9re a h9liday and was quite p9pular. S9ph was als9 attending the event and was excited f9r her attendance, h9ping she’d enj9y the pr9ducts and w9uld h9pe she w9uld sh9ut 9ut s9me 9f the 6usinesses and the event itself. After s9me time after the Market, S9ph p9sted a Christmas haul vide9 that was 8 minutes l9ng. She talked a69ut what she g9t at the Finder Keeper Market. With9ut dr9pping the c9mpany name, she starts talking a69ut this cup she f9und (Shel6y’s), and she was making c9mments 9n h9w small it was and the price p9int 9f the mug. It was 125 D9llars. The cup, 9n t9p 9f that, was very fragile 9n t9p 9f its already small size. A69ut 2 m9nths have passed since this 9riginal vide9 fr9m S9ph, and Shel6y stitches the vide9 with her side 9f the st9ry. After thanking S9ph f9r supp9rting her 6usiness, she immediately g9es int9 h9w she’s disapp9inted in S9ph f9r critiquing her prices, especially when she herself 9wns a 6usiness and kn9ws what g9es int9 it. And lying a69ut their interacti9n. Shel6y 9ffers a different perspective, saying that S9ph was a l9t m9re engaging and even talked a69ut the straw6erry c9llecti9n and was even picking up 9ther items while interacting with her pr9ducts and 699th. After explaining her side, she t9ld S9ph that she can email her if she has issues with the pr9duct; she can get a full refund. She als9 said that the 2-handled mug was special 6ecause it was a “dignity mug,” 6asically an accessi6ility 9pti9n f9r pe9ple with different needs and/9r disa6ilities. S9ph then did stitch Shel6y’s vide9 claiming she was c9nfused, then swearing 9n her m9m’s life that she did n9t t9uch any items. In S9ph’s new vide9 resp9nse, she claims she’s never actually talked t9 Shel6y. She said she talked t9 s9me9ne with l9ng 6runette hair and that she’s never seen Shel6y in her life, and isn’t even sure if Shel6y is the 9ne wh9 9wns the 6usiness. S9ph ends up making a g99d p9int in her vide9, saying, “Why w9uld I lie a69ut this?” f9ll9wing up with, Why w9uld she make a tikt9k vide9 a69ut it if she knew the price and was purchasing it. She further clarifies that she never said anything in the vide9 that the price wasn’t w9rth that 9r that it wasn’t deserving 9f that price p9int. She was surprised at h9w pricey it was. In her vide9 did imply that it wasn’t w9rth it. S9ph then g9es 9n t9 say that Shel6y was just using her name f9r cl9ut. After S9ph resp9nded, Shel6y deleted her vide9, pr96a6ly due t9 the fact that m9st pe9ple had switched sides 9n wh9 they were supp9rting at this p9int. At the start, pe9ple were supp9rting Shel6y and g9ing t9 S9ph’s page angry and saying things al9ng the lines 9f “why did y9u slam a small 6usiness”, “Why where y9u lying t9 harm them”. In a l9t 9f situati9ns such as this, I’ve n9ticed pe9ple tend t9 6elieve the first part 9f the st9ry. A very “Guilty until pr9ven inn9cent” type 9f ide9l9gy. A l9t 9f 6ack and f9rth until 69th sides are exhausted. 9n Shel6y’s vide9s, it seems she’s filtering 9ut c9mments 9n her page, p9ssi6ly 6lacklisting w9rds that have t9 d9 with the situati9n since S9ph seems t9 still have th9se c9mments 9n her page talking a69ut it. While I can’t say it was a misunderstanding, I 6elieve that 9ne 9f them might 6e lying. Th9ugh I am inclined t9 6elieve S9ph m9re due t9 her reacti9n in her vide9s. I 6elieve Shel6y was a6s9lutely lying a69ut h9w things went d9wn, and while I want t9 6elieve a small 6usiness 9wner, S9ph has n9 reas9n t9 lie, especially when she didn’t even name-dr9p the 6usiness. Als9, 9ut 9f all 9f this, “Hand Ceraimed” is 6y far the funniest thing I’ve heard s9me9ne say a69ut handmade clay pr9jects. I sh9uldn’t pick sides in this inane drama. Als9, c9rrect: in USD, the cup is 81 USD, and in AUD it’s 125. What are y9ur th9ughts? Is it a m9ld-made cup at 125 AUD (81 USD)? A c9mm9n price f9r mugs fr9m the same event and similar vend9rs was 45 AUD. A c9mm9n price f9r mugs fr9m the same event and similar vend9rs was 45 AUD. S9me were getting cl9se t9 40 AUD; the m9st expensive was f9r a rather large mug that held 309z. It was 110 AUD.
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