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Permalink Reply by Kimberly Marie of Spinity Hoops on August 14, 2012 at 8:51pm

This article comes to mind.... http://www.hoopcity.ca/forum/topics/do-you-believe-you-have

This is also about setting boundaries...if you didn't really want to go to the store with her you shouldn't feel like you have to or owe it to her or whatever feelings you had about it.  It's really natural to want to help and share hooping, but the people who are really into it will figure it out on their own while you can focus on yourself and your business!

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Permalink Reply by Jade Lilian White on August 15, 2012 at 12:43am

Well, that's how I felt. i didn't want to be a b**** and tell her "NO I AM NOT GOING TO THE STORE WITH YOU." I wanted to be nice, maybe help her learn. Instead she took it upon herself to take a customer claiming he was "her friend" first. But who the f*** cares when it comes to respect. All of us agreed I should be making this hoop for him, and then as soon as she got her tapes (which I helped her pick) he said he wanted those colors, and so she is taking all the profits/credit? Wtf is that. Seriously. If you don't understand this (for all those commenters/readers that disagree) you are for real, retarded.

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Permalink Reply by Shasta Lee on August 14, 2012 at 9:00pm

Honestly, you are too focused on the money.

why don't you realize what doors you've opened for a young girl. 

i'm sure you won't be homeless and hungry on the streets if you don't get these hoop sales, so just share the love!

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Permalink Reply by Jade Lilian White on August 15, 2012 at 12:34am

I hate money just as much as everyone else, but when I spent 2 years dedicated to hooping, breathing, bruising, making mistakes, learning from my experience... why should I just pass it off for free? Shouldn't everyone have to experience their own ? I would want to, anyways. Maybe some people are just afraid of failure so they try to follow what seems like a probable future.

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Permalink Reply by Shasta Lee on August 14, 2012 at 9:01pm

and 75 for two hoops? that's quite expensive. 

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Permalink Reply by Jade Lilian White on August 15, 2012 at 12:35am

No, 75 for 3. $25 each. and They are nice. Usually hoops like mine are on the market are about $35-$40 but I sell for less because it does not include s&h or market fees.

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Permalink Reply by Shasta Lee on August 14, 2012 at 9:02pm

"she took the knowledge i gave her and is now profiting off it"

didn't you do the same thing to whomever gave you the knowledge to do your hoops? 

what...were you expecting her to learn about all this cool stuff and then do nothing with the new talent she discovered? 

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Permalink Reply by Jade Lilian White on August 15, 2012 at 12:36am

The knowledge I got was from YouTubers all across the nation. It wasn't like I was hanging out with them one-on-one, learning all I could, and then offering their customers a cheap option. I was the first and only person in Bartram Park to be building and marketing hoops. And to me, that took a lot. I moved from Ohio to be here. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Shasta Lee on August 14, 2012 at 9:04pm

you refer to her as young, so you must be older then her. move on if it's bothering you. don't get caught up in he said she said. 

instead of spending time upset at her for doing it, spend time helping out your business, that is suddenly in jeopardy...

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Permalink Reply by Jade Lilian White on August 15, 2012 at 12:39am

I am actually going to be 25 next month, and this girl is 17. 

and while not wanting to be caught up in the verbatims of such scenarios, I have every right to discuss and talk about it. 99% of people I've talked to agree that what she did was wrong. 

When I first started hooping I never went to my hoop mamma's customers and try to sell them my products. I just knew better. Not everyone understands common sense, considerate behavior, and gratitude for a simple lesson in life.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Kelly Jean on August 14, 2012 at 9:44pm

I know how you feel.  I have been there.  On the bright side:  Jacksonville, Florida, in terms of geographical distance, is the largest city in the United States!  I don't know the population but there are TONS of people there, tons of beach and water, tourists, boutiques, street fairs, etc.
 I WISH I had a hoop business in Jacksonville.  ^_^

So what I am getting at is... I know it's a bitter pill to swallow but let it roll off.  You will be OK.  
You are very lucky not to be living in a small town.  Further,,,  You are not the first person to sell hoops in Jacksonville.   I have seen the ones at Bead Here Now, and  I myself have sold MANY hoops there at a street fair.  I used to visit there once per month, to visit my daughter, so I know.  ^_^
I imagine that when you began selling hoops in Jacksonville you probably made someone else feel uncomfortable too.  But don't worry about that.  Honestly there is plenty of room for hoop sellers there! 

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Permalink Reply by Jade Lilian White on August 15, 2012 at 12:30am

Thanks for everyone's advice. It's just that me and this girl live within the same zipcode. Actually we live like 40 seconds walking distance apart. I understand there are other hoopers doing the same thing, but we all come from different paths. I just think it's cheating to cross paths with someone unique and then take their idealistic way of living and make it their own in a copycat way, knowing who I am. When I moved here I had no idea who the other hoopers were, but once I started to know, I just chose not to gravitate towards their audiences or customers. I would expect the same from newer hoopers, especially because the city is so big and vast. Why take from someone who lives a few steps away when you could go into the city and try to meet new people ?

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