Mandrik
09-24-2009, 08:07 PM
I mentioned this in the yard sale thread, but I just started selling baklava (http://www.mandrik.com/baklava/baklava-containeropen.jpg) online yesterday. I'm not even going to post the link here unless I have some type of approval, but I got to thinking today how this could be a great fundraiser within the RP forums. Shipping food is expensive, especially depending on what it is. It also isn't ideal for certain perishable foods. With baklava, which can sit out for weeks without getting moldy or going bad, I can bake it, freeze it, and the mail it out USPS priority mail so the customer gets it within 2-3 days.
I'm doing this right now for extra money on the side, and have already gotten a bunch of preorders on other forums I post on. I'd love to also do this here and donate the profits from RPF'ers to Kokesh, Rand, and/or Schiff. Maybe leave it up to the buyer to decide where it goes. Or we could just do this for Kokesh since Rand & Peter seem to be doing really well right now. Would anyone else be willing to do something like this? Can YOU bake something that ships well, do you have a PayPal account, and would you be willing to do this? I have web hosting now could even write a page with "Buy Now" Paypal butons linked to your account so customers could order whatever it is your selling (we could include pictures of the food). You would be responisble for baking & shipping your product.
What do you all think? I already have something in place for my baklava, but again, I'm not going to link anything here without some type of approval or go ahead. I'd also like to know if there is any way we can validate the profits are properly donated that involves more than my, or other sellers, good word.
I want to do more to help. That's the bottom line. I'm a great cook/baker and have been for most of my life. I would be doing something I love & helping a great cause on top of that. Ideas are welcome!
I'm doing this right now for extra money on the side, and have already gotten a bunch of preorders on other forums I post on. I'd love to also do this here and donate the profits from RPF'ers to Kokesh, Rand, and/or Schiff. Maybe leave it up to the buyer to decide where it goes. Or we could just do this for Kokesh since Rand & Peter seem to be doing really well right now. Would anyone else be willing to do something like this? Can YOU bake something that ships well, do you have a PayPal account, and would you be willing to do this? I have web hosting now could even write a page with "Buy Now" Paypal butons linked to your account so customers could order whatever it is your selling (we could include pictures of the food). You would be responisble for baking & shipping your product.
What do you all think? I already have something in place for my baklava, but again, I'm not going to link anything here without some type of approval or go ahead. I'd also like to know if there is any way we can validate the profits are properly donated that involves more than my, or other sellers, good word.
I want to do more to help. That's the bottom line. I'm a great cook/baker and have been for most of my life. I would be doing something I love & helping a great cause on top of that. Ideas are welcome!