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Last time I went to my local salon (Fri June 19) I chatted with one of the owners about selling some items there. They said to send some pictures of what I make & mentioned I could possibly sell with them at a event this Sunday (June 28). I sent pictures that same Friday, but I hadn't heard anything from them so yesterday (Thur June 25) I messaged to get confirmation. After I'd fallen asleep for the night, they responded & said they like my crafts & I could sell at the salon & at their booth on Sunday.

Today (June 26) I messaged again asking about if they use their own POS or if I could just bring my qr codes & what commission they take. I know I should have asked sooner but I've been rushing to make extra items all week for the event, so I forgot. They just messaged back & they charge a 50% commission on all items.

I wouldn't be paying any rent to sell at the salon or event, but I still feel like that's really high. Is that a normal percentage to take?? I've never been a vendor at a booth or salon, so I was kinda thrown when they said they take HALF the listed price.

I have only sold at the coffee shop I used to work at which charged 10% commission. As well as a one day pop-up sale at a local book store that, very generously, does not charge commission for hosting. So, I dont know what is standard.

I'm probably going to turn down selling at the salon, I just can't afford that big of a profit cut & I really don't want to jack up prices that much to accommodate for it. But what do I do about the event? It's in TWO DAYS. They said they've got lots of stuff that they're already selling at the event but would make some room for me, so would it be that bad if I backed out? Or is it worth it to sell at the event just to get my work out & get a little money?

Also, for context, I lost my job in Feb. I have been applying to jobs non-stop since but haven't gotten a single job offer, so I could really really use some money. But I feel like I'm getting ripped off. :( But maybe I'm wrong & 50% is normal.

So to recap my questions, is 50% commission too high? Is it worth it to cut profit on months worth of work just to get a little money? Lastly, would I be an asshole if I backed out of the event?

Advice appreciated. Thanks

I don't have any other allergies besides getting a coughing fit when I have certain green apple flavored candies. (Particularly the green apple Jolly Ranchers but a few others too)

But yesterday I tried a new ice cream & had the same reaction. It was the cedar crest ice cream flavor "Southern Bourbon Pecan". Not sure how those two are related but it was definitely the same reaction, so watch out.

I think I just had a sleep paralysis episode. Its been over an hour since I've been able to move but the physical pain & pressure isn't going away. I have chronic pain & physical sensory issues as is that makes sensations feel worse than they should be & that is NOT helping right now. What helps you get the physical sensations to calm down?

Random background because its 3am, I can't fall back to sleep, & have nothing better to do:

I've had similar things before, but in the past I've just thought of them as very vivid bad dreams. This time felt much more like a hallucination than a dream as it was particularly vivd, violent, & tactile. Because of it feeling like a hallucination, I started doom symptom scrolling (after I was able to move & turn a light on to prove there wasn't anything there). My aunt has schizophrenia so I've always had a watchful eye out in case I started showing symptoms. But while scrolling I stumbled upon sleep paralysis & realized it aligned much closer to that.

(I don't really know what specific CW is required be used but now is the time to bow out if you don't want the details.)

In the dream/hallucination I was supposed to solve a word/mind puzzle to stop "something bad" from happening to me & my friends & it was on a time limit. I am not particularly good at those puzzles, especially when under pressure, & dream me knew this, so I got my friends tucked away somewhere else before running back to try & solve it one last time. But the time was running out & I still couldn't figure it out, so I quickly hid underneath something because I could not get back to my friends in time & didn't want to lead the "something bad" back to them. Time ran out & my sleep paralysis "demon" (who took the form of liveaction Cat & the Hat?? Wtf??) popped his head under where I was hiding. He proceeded to use the thing I was hiding under & his cartoonishly large Mickey Mouse glove hands on my face to crush & suffocate me. I kept trying to scream for help but no sound came out. I tried to squirm but the pressure crushing me made it impossible to move. It was like I was being vacuum sealed. It went on like that for quite awhile before I consciously realized what was happening likely was not real. Even after I started to realize, it still took some time to be able to move. Once I could, I quickly flipped the light by my bed on just to really make sure the Cat & the Hat wasn't actually there strangling my face & then it was over.

Proceed to me briefly panicking that I was developing schizophrenia, doom symptom scrolling, discovering it was sleep paralysis, still panicking a little, & then winding up writing here from 3-5am... all while still under pain & pressure in some spots... so yeah. Any tips to get this feeling to back off would be appreciated. Thanks for reading ✌🏻