08/06/2026
I have had these very same thoughts and feelings.
I applaud Anhs Bread Therapy for being honest and true to herself and her customers.
Please keep this in mind each and every time you ask a small business for a donation. It’s just not always possible.
We have started being mindful of those asking us to donate, or asking us for anything actually, to see if they ever come to our shop, or our coffee trailer, and 90% of the time, I’ve never seen them before.
Dear❤️
Before you start reading, i just want to let you know this weighs on my chest since i started anh’sBreadTherapy.
I am asked regularly to donate to a fundraiser, events, collaborations and work for exposure throughout the year. I d like to address it in a clear way.
First thing first, my “no” does not mean i don’t care. It simply does not work out financially for my small business to donate to every request.
In many cases, requesters have never supported my business in any way before or followed on my social media or only followed me right before they dm me asking for free stuff.
Secondly, every single product i put out for sale every day is not mass-produced. I make each of them by hands by myself only. Just like every other people out there, i have a family and my time is valuable too. I am an immigrant and i try to work hard, pay tax and prove the discriminators wrong. I don’t come here just for a nationality for social benefits to pool money sending it anywhere but to work hard to support my family like any other bread winners! So if i spend time at my only job here at my bakery, i need to make sure i am paid first.
Thirdly, do i ever donate? I won’t answer the question because people have different thoughts and reactions to charity, donation. In my opinion, if i have to donate for people to know about my business in return. It’s a transaction. I just want to say simply i have supported and would love and am willing to support those who support me. Before i can help others, i need to survive first. And my support does not need to be marketed. It just makes me smile at the end of every work day.
Last but not least, when you choose to support a small business, you are just not paying for the final products. You are helping with ingredients, supplies, equipment, hours of work, skills, years of experience, time away from our families.
By the way, from Saturday the 8/15 our Vi decided to spend more time with her loved one on Saturdays. She still works during the week tho. That’s understandable and respectful.
Thank you for reading till the end. I hope it won’t offend anyone who used to reach out to me. I try my best every day to contribute to our community with what is manageable for my business. ❤️
—anh’sBreadTherapy—