hungryhawaiian
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I wasn’t gonna post this, for fear that people would think I’m just bragging, but I decided that it’s a feel good story that, if anything, should give hope, inspiration and happiness to all new soapers like myself:
About a week ago I responded to an post on Reddit, by an ex-soapmaker. She was asked if anyone was interested in buying supplies from her soapmaking business. I responded and told her that I’m near her area and would love to check out what she has and maybe buy a few things, within my budget.
To my surprise, she messaged me privately and said that she’s decided to split up all her stuff between another redditor and I, completely free! I thought it was a joke or something but nope, she and I swapped numbers and she texted me her addy and a date that the other redditor and I would be able to both meet up and divvy out all her supplies.
Fast forward to the meetup day. I get off work early and my gf and I drive an hour north to see if this is legit happening. I’m a big dude, 6’4” & 300+ lbs (solid muscle, I promise lol), so I’m not worried about getting robbed or murdered or anything, but I am cautious about things that seem too good to be true.
Well, we pull up to the house and park. It’s kind of a dark neighborhood with a mix of industrial businesses and old school homes. I ring the doorbell and wait. Door opens and I finally meet this kind stranger! She’s a super chill woman, probably in her late 20’s, early 30’s. She lets us in and leads us to a room where the other redditor is there and already has a head start at seeing what’s up for grabs.
We ended up splitting things almost draft style. She picks one, I pick one, and so on. As it turns out, the other person is a noob like me so we had a blast talking with each other while sorting through everything.
There were many things that I didn’t want and she wanted, and vice versa. Some things we were able to split down the middle, so it all worked out perfect! Then there were things that I already had and she didn’t, so I told her to take it. Same thing for things she had already and I didn’t.
After divvying up everything, we chatted with our gracious gifter, who refused to take any payment no matter what we tried. She even gave us a bunch of her handcrafted soaps, which looked and smelled amazing, and gave us her recipes!
It’s been about a week now and I’m still in shock! The sheer amount and quality of the things she gave me alone is just beyond words. I won’t list all the things individually but let’s just say I have at least 30 bottles of 8oz fragrance oils, 5 large wooden loaf molds, 3 silicone loaf molds, 25#’s of coconut oil, a large ziplock of tussah silk, Oleic and Myristic Acid, Kaolin Clay, 5# Palm Oil, and many many more things for labeling and packaging and more...
I am beyond thankful for what she has bestowed upon me. I hope only to put it all to good use and not waste this gift.
P.S. Without going into too much details and for her own privacy, she got out of soaping for good reasons. Her soap business was successful and she loved it, but she chose to move on to her real passion, which she is going back to school for and currently working in the general field of.
About a week ago I responded to an post on Reddit, by an ex-soapmaker. She was asked if anyone was interested in buying supplies from her soapmaking business. I responded and told her that I’m near her area and would love to check out what she has and maybe buy a few things, within my budget.
To my surprise, she messaged me privately and said that she’s decided to split up all her stuff between another redditor and I, completely free! I thought it was a joke or something but nope, she and I swapped numbers and she texted me her addy and a date that the other redditor and I would be able to both meet up and divvy out all her supplies.
Fast forward to the meetup day. I get off work early and my gf and I drive an hour north to see if this is legit happening. I’m a big dude, 6’4” & 300+ lbs (solid muscle, I promise lol), so I’m not worried about getting robbed or murdered or anything, but I am cautious about things that seem too good to be true.
Well, we pull up to the house and park. It’s kind of a dark neighborhood with a mix of industrial businesses and old school homes. I ring the doorbell and wait. Door opens and I finally meet this kind stranger! She’s a super chill woman, probably in her late 20’s, early 30’s. She lets us in and leads us to a room where the other redditor is there and already has a head start at seeing what’s up for grabs.
We ended up splitting things almost draft style. She picks one, I pick one, and so on. As it turns out, the other person is a noob like me so we had a blast talking with each other while sorting through everything.
There were many things that I didn’t want and she wanted, and vice versa. Some things we were able to split down the middle, so it all worked out perfect! Then there were things that I already had and she didn’t, so I told her to take it. Same thing for things she had already and I didn’t.
After divvying up everything, we chatted with our gracious gifter, who refused to take any payment no matter what we tried. She even gave us a bunch of her handcrafted soaps, which looked and smelled amazing, and gave us her recipes!
It’s been about a week now and I’m still in shock! The sheer amount and quality of the things she gave me alone is just beyond words. I won’t list all the things individually but let’s just say I have at least 30 bottles of 8oz fragrance oils, 5 large wooden loaf molds, 3 silicone loaf molds, 25#’s of coconut oil, a large ziplock of tussah silk, Oleic and Myristic Acid, Kaolin Clay, 5# Palm Oil, and many many more things for labeling and packaging and more...
I am beyond thankful for what she has bestowed upon me. I hope only to put it all to good use and not waste this gift.
P.S. Without going into too much details and for her own privacy, she got out of soaping for good reasons. Her soap business was successful and she loved it, but she chose to move on to her real passion, which she is going back to school for and currently working in the general field of.
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