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lmao

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pam's sweet-talking savings victory (much needed) (not exactly sober)

[jojamart mockumentary #6]

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can he sit on your dash for a minute?? he'll be very polite :]

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Pierre gets so much flak...

...for being a bad shopkeeper

...for taking credit for your produce

...for being a bad husband.

BUT...

He really doesn't deserve all of it.

Let's break this down.

He is a small businessowner in a small community, struggling to compete against the BIG CORPORATE store, Joja. He has to get his products from somewhere and he is proud to be locally sourced (and you willing participate in this system as the Farmer unless you chose another route). Keep in mind. The man goes around to collect things from bins between when you go to bed and 6am. And he still gets up and runs his business the next day. I want to know when he sleeps, poor dude. (EDIT: My bad... I skipped the intro on my last few playthroughs and forgot it is Lewis who collects your stuff. Then again, Lewis could be getting a cut of whatever he "sells" to Pierre or he could be stealing from your profits, which just further proves the Mayor's shady side). Also, I think it's completely normal/natural to be proud of his little shop. He's worked hard unlike... *cough cough* Mayor Lewis, I'm looking at you.

I'm not a small business owner, but I am friends with a few. Running a business is hard, especially when you don't have much help. Abigail is pretty focused on her own stuff, and Caroline hosts fitness classes, but otherwise, she is a stay-at-home mom/housewife and takes long walks (to stare at nothing, mind you). They could be a bit more grateful or pitch in a little more. He seems to have an exclusive contract (except for the Grange Day event/Night Market) to sell at festivals, outside his normal hours, which is a good way for him to make extra cash. He probably needs it to keep up on his property taxes (home/business) and all the other business expenses, and let's be honest, keep Abigail/Caroline comfortable.

He doesn't have other employees, which is actually semi-believable in a town this size. This means that Pierre has to do all the work: find the merchandise, write up contracts, collect the merch, display the merch, ring up sales, pay taxes, manage the books, maintenance/ repairs, and the marketing (via the mail, what little he can, and direct mailings aren't cheap; this I know from working at a small company IRL). I'm probably forgetting an overhead expense. Small businessowners/people who work for themselves often do end up putting in more time/more effort than other types of workers... because they HAVE to. There's no one else to do it. It's long grueling hours, often a thankless job, and when you're competing against a bigger business, it is that much harder. No wonder the guy closes on Wednesdays. He deserves a day off, people.

And at least he is working to provide for his family and a service to the community.

(What are you doing, Mayor? Making statues of yourself???)

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I found this stupid sketch..

and I couldn't help myself--

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Um... :(

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Is it sorrow? I can't tell!

Pierre centric fan comic

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*leaves these pierres and runs away*

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WHO DID THIS 😂😂😂‼️

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Shane on the farm

I think I might have mentioned this a long time ago, but I drew some Shane fanart to enter in a judged open art gallery in my area. And I won third place in my category!!!

It makes me insanely happy to have my area admire Shane art.

When I submitted my art into the gallery, there was one worker there who knew instantly that it was Shane!?! And she was so sweet about it too! My sister was with me when I was dropping off my art, and so there were three of us freaking out about Shane in that office. Everyone else was looking like “who the heck are these ladies talking about? 🤨” Also the fact that the lady recognized Shane even though he isn’t in his canon outfit proves she’s just as crazy about Shane as I am. 🙈

That one worker honestly made my day and it’s a core memory for me now. 🥺💕 I hope she knows how blessed she made me feel.

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But the rain never ceased.

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🍁Fall Stardew Valley Drawing!🍁

Stardew Valley gives me good fall vibes and I wanted to make a seasonal drawing- ik the linework’s pretty messy but I think it works!

(Also ik the outfits are their winter outfits but I think they work good for fall too!)