To not support friends business

[PonderinginPoughkeepsie]

I have a friend who has a business, it's quite niche and quite expensive. Not an MLM! I've probably ordered twice from her and spent about £100 all together. I am on quite a tight budget, although she doesn't know that.
The other day she was talking about how business isn't doing well and I said maybe can't afford it and she sort of scoffed and said people were obviously going to her competitors. She then said 'well you never buy anything from me anyway.'
I felt really hurt as I have supported her. I have a few friends with small businesses and I always do my best to support them. Even if I can't always afford to buy a lot I promote their business and share their posts. The problem is that my friends is the sort where I have to buy quite a lot at once, and I can't justify it with my budget. I would be honest about this but I don't feel I should have to be.

Businesses built on a assumption that your mates will buy stuff from you are pretty much bound to fail.

Not if you're a Tory party crony. It's almost the only way some businesses will ever make money.

After all, who here would have paid £42 billion to Dido Harding for something that Google and Apple were giving away ?

@SerendipityJane

If your business plan relies on your mates buying your shit then (a) it is MLM and (b) unless they are a Tory Crony and your mates are buying with taxpayers money their business is doomed.

How many years of experience in business did your friend have before they went it alone. (Watching "The Apprentice" rather unreasonably doesn't count)

Yep this. 1. Your friends “business” sounds very MLM if she has to harass her friends to buy her stuff.

1. Your friend is a terrible business woman - her attitude is repulsive and her business will fail miserably if that’s how she treats her customer base
2. She’s no friend. I own a business and I have never asked any of my friends to support it because they’re my friends and I dont want them to feel obliged. Especially in these times when many are financially struggling.

Wow she sounds entitled.