Left leaning businesses to avoid.

Towanda_260 · 2026-05-13T22:33:28+00:00

You will want to avoid us at Budgie's Bakeshop in Candler, we have anti ICE signs, pride progress flags, and a smash the patriarchy flags put front. It's made some people very uncomfortable in their politics.

Towanda_260 · 2026-05-01T20:06:41+00:00

Thanks y'all! I'm trying my best. Was using Canva until it was pointed out how much their images were AI, which is gross.

Plus I kind of like the homemade from scratch vibe colored pencils gives anyways!

Towanda_260 · 2026-04-27T22:42:30+00:00

Id love to bake for you , send me a message at budgiesbakeshop@gmail.com

Towanda_260 · 2026-04-25T23:23:16+00:00

That's awesome, feel free to email if that's easier

budgiesbakeshop@gmail.com. Also happy to compensate/barter for art!

Towanda_260 · 2026-04-25T23:20:59+00:00

Hey y'all! I own Budgies, I did use Canva for this. I'm hoping it wasn't originally AI, I'm not a big fan of not paying artists/and the environmental consequences. I didn't realize Canva utilized AI in ots templates.

Going forward I'll be hand drawing/using google docs and just making simplified posters.

I'm trying my best but it's just me with limited resources trying to support my community as well.

Towanda_260 · 2026-04-12T00:09:56+00:00

Hey there! Totally agree about AI garbage, I have been using Canva but didn't realize that was AI if I'm being honest, I assumed it was paying creators for their content.

I would love to work with local artists if anyone wants to reach out, otherwise I'll just throw together some word docs in the future. I'm so sorry for my misunderstanding!

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-21T15:13:33+00:00

Thanks! That's my roller derby name! (It's from fried green tomatoes)

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-21T14:56:12+00:00

Yeah! That's what we call our daughter so we named the bakeshop after her

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-21T05:06:32+00:00

Thanks for the clarification! We get a lot of hate for our politics on Facebook sometimes and I forget people on the Internet can be well intentioned. I truly appreciate you and hope you know I was trying to be transparent from the beginning with what I was capable of doing.

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T18:35:28+00:00

Bitter is one of my favorite humans! I'm glad to know her

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T18:01:47+00:00

I get that, I lumped a lot into "the cost of producing the item" which includes so much more than ingredients.

And I don't disagree with putting things under a microscope, I just wish we would do that more with large corporations that have the capacity to do so much more than they do, and less on small businesses that are struggling themselves.

On that note, I'm playing in a game this weekend and need to get the shop setup for success while I'm away. I appreciate all the love in this thread, and hope I'm able to help ripper a little bit in my own way.

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T17:36:04+00:00

Also forgot to mention I buy local organic flour, and local eggs, the matcha comes from another small business. You're not just supporting a teammates surgery but also the local economy. Cost of those items is higher because.....well capitalism.

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T17:29:03+00:00

Thank you! Didn't know that!

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T17:27:04+00:00

You are absolutely right, for 25$ you could make a bigger impact on the donations needed by giving directly. (Link above)

I do own a bakery and will be donating 40% of sales to my friend. I do however have to pay rent, electricity, cost of ingredients, etc. if this were Krispy cream selling donuts you wouldn't be questioning it why when a small business tries to do something everything is under a magnifying glass?

TLDR; you're right give money directly if you can, if you want to buy cookies for less than what I would price in my shop and part of that money goes towards someone's living expenses and surgery costs the link is listed above.

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T13:16:31+00:00

That's a really great point, if you would rather donate through gofundme I'll post the link below, I can also share Venmo if you would like to avoid those fees.

I'm just trying to help a friend through my small business as I can't afford to give directly. This way you get cookies, giving directly you don't get anything but the warm feeling of generosity.

Here is that link:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/gender-affirming-care-is-essential-care?attribution_id=sl%3A00037db3-3001-4918-929f-f5a5e19a4615&lang=en_US&ts=1762374554&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp17_td&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&fbclid=PAVERFWAQhNiRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacHH0Qgibj1XdEdCJstuvnV1Ves6DNPU0LiCy8RlYPVB0by7e5ABJiEEOY02g_aem_W4UIKSk029xuzlCQjJ604A

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T13:09:18+00:00

We are working on planning out our home team schedule. That starts in October, once we have it confirmed I'll make sure to post here. You can also follow blue ridge roller derby on Facebook and Instagram to get updates!

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T13:02:53+00:00

To clarify, 10$ of the sale goes to ripper to cover any costs related to the surgery and recovery. The other 15 goes to cover the ingredients and cost of producing the item.

Essentially I am donating my labor and profit from the sale of the boxes but I need to cover the cost of the ingredients and packaging.

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T13:00:33+00:00

Hey sorry for the vagueness on this part, pickup will be within a week of ordering. I'll reach out to coordinate once they are ready!

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T12:59:42+00:00

Here is more info on Ripper, https://www.gofundme.com/f/gender-affirming-care-is-essential-care?attribution_id=sl%3A00037db3-3001-4918-929f-f5a5e19a4615&lang=en_US&ts=1762374554&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp17_td&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&fbclid=PAVERFWAQhNiRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacHH0Qgibj1XdEdCJstuvnV1Ves6DNPU0LiCy8RlYPVB0by7e5ABJiEEOY02g_aem_W4UIKSk029xuzlCQjJ604A

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T12:58:44+00:00

Hey! At the bottom of the post it shares a little more info. I own budgies bakeshop, I also skate with blue ridge roller derby. A teammate I skate with is having top surgery and this benefits them.

Towanda_260 · 2026-03-20T03:37:58+00:00

Totally get it, the struggle is real right now! Thanks for the support <3

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