Selling eggs- people not paying for eggs

[WthrLady]

We have been selling cut flowers at a roadside stand in front of our house for thirty years. It's the honor system and If we had to stop what we're doing to interact with every customer then it wouldn't be worth the trouble. You have to get used to being taken advantage of by thieves or the stress will eat you alive from the inside. Keep telling yourself that most people are honest. We figure that 10% loss is unavoidable. When it gets to 30-50% loss we just quit for a while. Cameras show it is usually repeat offenders. You can have video of the theft along with the auto license plate number but the police just laugh and will not do anything. They say we are crazy to trust people to put the money in the box. Try to minimize the impact by only putting out a few dozen at a time. Put a lock on the cash box, remove the money often and hope the whole box is not ripped off the post and stolen more than about once a year.

Here the police would care. Theft is theft and if they're stealing from you, they're probably stealing from others.

 

[WthrLady]

i agree to have them knock. if you own a trail cam put that there.. if someone was desperate and said so i would of course give them eggs. No need to steal. just sayin'.

THey'd probably steal the trailcam, which is why I mentioned a fake camera and a sign. The threat of being watched is usually enough to deter people. Usually.

 

[AGeese]

Was just wondering if anyone was having the same problem I’ve been having selling eggs.

Ive been selling eggs by the side of the road last year and this year. Last year was going great, selling dozens every week. I have a small container for the customers to put the money in. My sign was clearly marked $4 for eggs. One day I go out and see someone has taken the eggs but put no money… I try again the next day, same result. Someone was taking the eggs without paying. I had to stop putting the eggs out by the road.

A new year comes and the chickens are back into laying. I try again to sell by the road. My sign clearly says $5/dozen. I put 4 dozen out to sell… see 2 dozen have sold and I go get the money. There was only $5 instead of $10. I’ve put the eggs out to sell again… I’m not sure what to do at this point if someone keeps taking the eggs without paying for them. If this happens the next few times I put them out to sell I’ll have to stop selling by the road again.

Has anyone come across a problem like this? It’s very discouraging

Maybe you should put up a camera and instead of putting eggs out leave 10 bucks on the table.

 

[twoquinns]

Thank the economy

The economy has nothing to do with honesty.

 

[svh]

Try selling eggs in person, only on certain days, I used to sell only on Thursday and Friday, until you get some regular customers. Now I have 2 regulars, both on Thursday ..... One always takes 2 dozen, and the other takes the remaining 5 or 6 dozen like clockwork.

Good luck.

 

[Vicker]

Gosh. So many people around me have chickens now, I can barely give eggs away.

 

[ThatUserNameAlreadyTaken]

Was just wondering if anyone was having the same problem I’ve been having selling eggs.

Ive been selling eggs by the side of the road last year and this year. Last year was going great, selling dozens every week. I have a small container for the customers to put the money in. My sign was clearly marked $4 for eggs. One day I go out and see someone has taken the eggs but put no money… I try again the next day, same result. Someone was taking the eggs without paying. I had to stop putting the eggs out by the road.

A new year comes and the chickens are back into laying. I try again to sell by the road. My sign clearly says $5/dozen. I put 4 dozen out to sell… see 2 dozen have sold and I go get the money. There was only $5 instead of $10. I’ve put the eggs out to sell again… I’m not sure what to do at this point if someone keeps taking the eggs without paying for them. If this happens the next few times I put them out to sell I’ll have to stop selling by the road again.

Has anyone come across a problem like this? It’s very discouraging

The world is filled with thieves. Sorry, but there are thieves everywhere.

 

[ThatUserNameAlreadyTaken]

Once a thief always a thief - unless caught. I like the idea of a camera and a sign indicating that they are being monitored.

In today's world, where people enter jewelry stores with hammers and crowbars, CCTV cameras everywhere ... A quick grab and go, for a few dozen eggs .... no camera will scare off the thieves.

 

[Bealstacie]

Was just wondering if anyone was having the same problem I’ve been having selling eggs.

Ive been selling eggs by the side of the road last year and this year. Last year was going great, selling dozens every week. I have a small container for the customers to put the money in. My sign was clearly marked $4 for eggs. One day I go out and see someone has taken the eggs but put no money… I try again the next day, same result. Someone was taking the eggs without paying. I had to stop putting the eggs out by the road.

A new year comes and the chickens are back into laying. I try again to sell by the road. My sign clearly says $5/dozen. I put 4 dozen out to sell… see 2 dozen have sold and I go get the money. There was only $5 instead of $10. I’ve put the eggs out to sell again… I’m not sure what to do at this point if someone keeps taking the eggs without paying for them. If this happens the next few times I put them out to sell I’ll have to stop selling by the road again.

Has anyone come across a problem like this? It’s very discouraging

My great-aunt does the same thing. Puts a Sign by the road and people just call or text her when they are out front for the eggs. She just runs them out. Not sure if that's feasible for you. Sorry people are not being honest

 

[Bealstacie]

Was just wondering if anyone was having the same problem I’ve been having selling eggs.

Ive been selling eggs by the side of the road last year and this year. Last year was going great, selling dozens every week. I have a small container for the customers to put the money in. My sign was clearly marked $4 for eggs. One day I go out and see someone has taken the eggs but put no money… I try again the next day, same result. Someone was taking the eggs without paying. I had to stop putting the eggs out by the road.

A new year comes and the chickens are back into laying. I try again to sell by the road. My sign clearly says $5/dozen. I put 4 dozen out to sell… see 2 dozen have sold and I go get the money. There was only $5 instead of $10. I’ve put the eggs out to sell again… I’m not sure what to do at this point if someone keeps taking the eggs without paying for them. If this happens the next few times I put them out to sell I’ll have to stop selling by the road again.

Has anyone come across a problem like this? It’s very discouraging