Not legal but advertising like crazy???? - Page 7  

Am I crazy or did anyone else notice that the OP did not respond at all and that it was just a vent, and that everyone else just went and ran away with?

Well heck! I've been thinking that was YOU all along! I wondered why you hadn't had a picture made RECENTLY!

I've had my website for four years now and only been legal since January. *shrugs* Of course its not illegal to work from home here, just need permission...not sure what state the OP is from.

If her cupcakes are dumb looking then I wouldn't even be upset anyway. Your word of mouth will get you more business than her ugly flyers.

There are people who advertise on CL in my area doing cakes from home. I'm sure they are not legal...but hey, I wasn't legal for awhile either. Everyone does it "illegally" first for awhile to see if they can even get a small customer base going, worth becoming legal for. I have had prominent cake decorators/bakery owners tell me the same thing.

I could get all upset that I have other competition or I could just shrug it off and say "Hey my work speaks for itself" and just keep on doing what I'm doing.

I didn't read this whole thread so hopefully my post is on track.

I'm a diehard SS fan ....Travolta's cute, but the greatest movie ever made was Rocky ...IMO, of course!,...and I've loved him since the 5th grade

Now, I KNOW you CANNOT legally bake and sell from home in FL...the FL Dept of Ag website has it on there...but it's really difficult to understand.

Hey folks, had to throw my 2 cents into the pond. Listen... please stop to think before you post things. Opinions are always ok, right?

But this is a community of people with similar interests goals, and a desire to share techniques, support, etc...

This is no place to start fights. Words ALWAYS get misaligned. If you type "Got it." someone could automatically think you were being short and snippy, or even worse, rude. In real life, if you stand infront of a person who just finished telling you that your shoes have come unlaced, you smile, nod your head and say "got it". No snipiness or rudeness. Its just the inevitable because of the formality of typing.

One last thing back to the former law enforcement officer... :

-just as it is unfair for someone to justify their actions, it is also unjustifiable to lump an illegal home baker with a "massage parlor".

Everything in this world needs to have perspective and balance and you cannot compare the two.

There are crimes of nature (prostitution) , crimes of humanity (drugs, prostitution, child labor, kidnapping) and them crimes of law breaking - meant to keep us safe and orderly (no home bakeries in some areas, no painting your house bright red in some areas, no loose dogs, no garbage allowed to be dumped on the street), etc... Do you really think you can lump together a crime with a crime? Come now, back to my first point, stop and think before you post, ok?

If people are going to disagree on their perspectives we are all going to have to "agree to disagree". But being high-handed and pulling stunts like making posts about illegal bakers or doing other retribution-type things will only lower yourselves and your self-esteem.

Let's all take the advice of some of our wiser posters: let's pour our energy into doing right ourselves and not pointing fingers at what others are doing wrong. And let's not punish a minor crime by comparing it to dealing in stolen cars anymore.

Thank you for reading,

Lisa (Loriana)

If I was the competitor to this baker I would not worry about it.. If they get caught, then that is their problem.

I would not complain about it here.. Just call the Health Inspector and report them.. I would..

I always thought of advertising as one of the "perks" of becoming legal. I dont think they should advertise but baking without a license is how most people get started.

That being said there is always a risk of someone turning them in, they should be prepared and aware of that.

Opinions are always acceptable in social situations.

But opinions cannot negate FACTS. (And Barbarooskie's arguement that she felt she wasn't acting in violation of the law is not true. (No matterly how strongly she voices her opinion, it will NEVER be true.)

How can you argue that a fact IS NOT a fact




I did not say an illegal home baker was the moral equivalent of a massage parlor. I observed that the behaviors demonstrated by Barbarooskie were the same. (You are assuming facts not in evidence. Any moral conclusions you draw are your own.)




Again, the fact of the matter is that the law is the law. Your above statement would NOT be an affirmative defense in a court of law.

And I never mentioned stolen cars, or retribution, or dispensed any "punishment". Nor did I give advice on how anyone should conduct themselves....

In fact, I stated no opinion at all. (Police report writing cannot deal in speculation or opinion...just obvservation and recording of facts in a logical and concise manner.)

I have no personal emotional involvment with this issue one way or another, so have no "emotional bias".

I'm just a neutral and dispassionate observer and recorder of facts.

Texas laws make it very difficult to get licensed at home. Your kitchen has to be separate from the rest of your house, as in, have a separate door, etc. I have heard of people building them in their garages for lots and lots of money.

This is what ruffles my feathers...

Nobody should say whether they are licensed or not on this site..

Since when did this kind of talk replace cake talk on CC?

I agree! Sheesh! Can we like....keep it light? This is a cake forum!! .... I mean LIVE AND LET LIVE and let's stop judging people. Sheesh! If we all went around quoting the law as "dispassionate observer and recorder of facts" we would all be tattle-tales like 6 year olds. Let's grow up peoples!

Someone eat some chocolate, quick now! It is a mood lifter, you know?

I have not said anything that is not true.

I have not engaged in any campaign to help or thwart either the legal or illegal bakers.

I have voiced no moral judgements or attempted to harass any members.

Appears when reason and logic cannot be refuted in an irrational/invalid arguement you switch your approach to repeat over and over again self-serving emotionally charged platitudes....and belittling childish insults.

Adult behaviour would entail assuming responsibility for our actions.

(It would be my personal opinion that you have a bias toward the illegal bakers, or else you wouldn't feel the need to attack me personally rather than address the logic (or lack thereof) in Barbarooskie's post.)

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Man, you must be having a blonde moment. You DO realize the James Bond movie was called (drum roll......... wait for it ..... here it comes ...... ) "Live and Let Die"! And it was written specifically for the movie's theme song. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_and_Let_Die_(song)