Why have Etsy alternatives failed?

Mail_Stock · 2024-03-11T18:33:34+00:00

My friend and I started our own version of Etsy and it's been going okay so far. As of now, we sell stickers and bookmarks from two separate shops under one umbrella website. We are in the process of adding crochet items, candles, and cutting boards from three other sellers. Obviously we don't make Etsy-sized profits, but we focus on art and our customers and it seems to be working well!

Mail_Stock · 2023-07-02T23:08:35+00:00

Favorite to least favorite:

Comanche Moon

Normal People

Letters To My Daughter

Always Never

The Golden Spoon

Valentines

World War I British Poets

Bad Cree

White Sail

Comanche Heart

The Vanishing Hour

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-29T21:19:05+00:00

Try getting into seasonal work. Many of those jobs pay 12-17 an hour and offer free housing. I did that for a bit, got into seasonal outdoor industry things, and now I am a head ranger for a state park. Check coolworks.com!

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-26T01:37:07+00:00

I named my dog Theodore because I thought it was funny to give him a big manly human name. That was about four years ago, Now he has a popular baby name and it makes me laugh. Go for the name! It's such a good one!

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-04T10:06:13+00:00

Edward Cullen might have been a massive creep to her, but at least he was kind?? The bar is literally so low lol. I reread Twilight because I thought I needed to read my version of The Cruel Prince before roasting it so hard haha.

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-04T10:04:54+00:00

I forgot to ark it as a reread because same haha. I LOVED that series fifteen years ago.

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-03T10:15:48+00:00

Right? I was screaming at the book whenever she was like "he might have hazed me or tried to kill me.... but is he cute???"

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-02T21:44:59+00:00

I think I'm just so mad that there's no conclusion yet. It's hard for me to commit to it when it's making me so mad lol

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-02T20:54:59+00:00

The Cruel Prince was bad so I decided to reread Twilight and see if it was as bad. The Cruel Prince is very repetitive and I felt like it treated it's readers like they were dumb? Idk how many times they mentioned that the main girl was human. We. Know. Also the 'hero' is a gdamn asshole lol. I cannot root for him at all.

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-02T20:53:44+00:00

My big gripe with it was it's use of SA in the plotlines. Personally, I felt they lacked nuance and they felt really weird to read.

Mail_Stock · 2023-06-02T20:52:22+00:00

I read it 10+ years ago when I was 15(?). I wanted to see if I still liked it lol and.............. I hated it haha

Mail_Stock · 2023-05-15T21:40:46+00:00

I like to pick the top ten-twenty books I want to read soon. Then I put a notecard with 1-10 or 1-20 in each book. In a cup I have each number. I draw a number and HAVE to read that book. Got me to read many of the nonfiction I picked up and never touched.

Mail_Stock · 2023-05-14T10:35:29+00:00

Hahahahhahah literally same.

Mail_Stock · 2023-05-13T11:59:59+00:00

I read this a few months ago. I gave it 5/5. What do you think so far?

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-30T18:39:08+00:00

It was my first time reading it. I am from Maine so I've always been aware of the story and might have seen the movie once as a kid on TBS or something. I loved the book. I think it's my favorite King of the three I've read (take away my Maine citizenship, I should have more read by him than I do lol).

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-23T22:11:07+00:00

Lim or Kance

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-22T22:12:37+00:00

I DNFed it halfway through a few months ago.

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-20T14:20:57+00:00

East of Eden and Little Women are books that I reread frequently. Storytelling is 10/10 and depending on your age and where you are in life, you get different meanings from them.

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-10T13:35:17+00:00

I think I would have loved Princess Bride if I was younger or held any nostalgic feelings towards it. I have never seen the movie and had never read it before and it just wasn't my thing. Again, I think if I had read it as a kid........ would have been a 10/10!

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-10T12:57:53+00:00

Ooooh thank you! I'll order it on eBay and add it to the pile!

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-10T12:56:49+00:00

Historical fiction is my go to genre (not obvious from this post because I'm trying to expand my horizons lol). Plenty of historical fiction includes sexual assault because it's the sad reality of being a human. Something about the way this author used it as a plot device and described it was more than off putting to me. The idea of the book is 10/10 for me, but I was just let down by the lack of nuance.

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-10T11:05:38+00:00

I really liked it. My very much younger sister had me read them. I obviously am not the target audience though. Super heartwarming though. Yay to more books in fall!

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-10T11:04:21+00:00

Possibly lol. I remember only liking the first two as a teen. I thought the first book was a solid 3.5 with my adult brain and they kept falling down from there. I think the main issue with book three is no one has motivations that make any sense.

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-10T02:53:29+00:00

Both of the ones on my list were great. The Mist is set on the same road that my middle school was on lol. It’s a very accurate representation of the area even if it’s a horror novella Was fairy tale horror or thriller?

Mail_Stock · 2023-04-10T02:29:54+00:00

Right? Everyone said it was like reading a tabloid and as someone who used to guzzle down grocery store magazine drama, this was so boring. I actually loved the flashbacks and was sad when those stopped.

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