So I run a very small gift shop in a town which is mostly financially supported by travelers/tourists. I hand make a lot of my items, and have built the business up from nothing. My friend however stops through when she is in this part of the state. She travels full time in a bus, so she carries all of her goods and such with her. But she only rolls through during major holidays and times when business is at its best. When she stops through she places all of her inventory in front of my place, and attempts to pull my customers in before they even get to my entrance. I don’t want to be greedy, or discouraged her from making and selling souvenirs and whatnot. But I rely on my income from my shop to support me. How should I handle this situation? Should I just let it go and lose 2 weeks of typical income? Or should I ask her to move away from my store front? I’ve spent a significant amount of time landscaping and making it eye catching, and I feel like she is taking advantage of the hard work I’ve done, and attempting to give the impression that it’s her place. I don’t know what to do, honestly.
“She lives full time in a bus”
I’ve met dozens of people just like your “friend”
She probably acts all “free spirited” and “Hippie Dippy” Doesn’t comply to conventional norms, shuns capitalism etc… These seemingly “carefree people” are in my experience the worst. They’re actually greedy af and hide behind not caring or needing for money. It usually comes from being entitled early in life. She’s not your friend and probably not someone you should be around. She grew up spoiled and no-one ever told her no and now she lives in a van thats actualy super expensive to maintain but its ok because she inherited a bunch of money somehwere and doest realize you need to make your own