Doing some market research. I’m thinking about becoming a grower. Where do you order your mâche from? Would free, day-of-harvest delivery interest you, or would that already be a given? What would you pay for 5oz and what would attract you to a premium, local mâche product? Thank you :)
This is mostly a rant, and I’d love opinions or validation from the peanut gallery that you can offer. I care deeply about my sits, and I really went the extra mile for this one. It was six weeks long, and it ended over four months ago, and the homeowners were thrilled with their experience. I left the home spotless, left them Christmas gifts, made them dinner to come home to, etc. Just yesterday, I received a message from the homeowner detailing multiple damages to the home that he alleged happened during my stay. The first, he says that a painting was knocked off the wall and re-hung and the bottom was damaged. I had no clue what this could be in reference to as I never knocked down and re-hung any of their paintings. I even contacted my friend who visited briefly during the sit to ask her if maybe she had accidentally knocked it down, no dice. The second, they said that a corner of one of their counter tops was chipped off during my stay. Again, no clue. I just can’t fathom how that could’ve happened during my stay and how I could’ve not noticed it. If it had happened during my stay, the piece that had chipped off would’ve been somewhere in the vicinity, but it apparently wasn’t. Third, they had a couch in their living room, that as I sat on the floor in front of it, slowly inched back (about 10in total I’m guessing) until the back was touching the stone fireplace hearth behind it. This, I was aware of. However, I never once used the fireplace, but they are claiming the back of the couch was permanently damaged… just from being against the stone ledge. There’s no meaningful way that I can help here, and since I truly don’t believe I caused these damages, I just don’t know how I can use this “feedback” to improve as a sitter in the future. I wish I didn’t feel hurt by this message, but I do. I not only really enjoyed their sit, but really liked them as people. They even told me they wanted to invite me to their lake house some time, but now I feel like they’ve created this idea that I damaged their home, when I truly do not think that I did. And to send the message four months after the sit? Why??!
Edit: I responded. A lack of response I think could’ve come off like avoidance and I didnt want that. However, I was very clear that I do not take responsibility for the damages and do not know how they were caused.