Today I'm not a fan of vegans...

OK, this is just a rant, and I promise tomorrow I won't lump all y'all together.

I can't even believe I just got reemed out at my farmers market.

My favorite thing about our farmers market is the honey guy. He has a small bee farm, and he makes his own honeys, which I love because it keeps my allergies down. This guy LOVES his bees. He'll talk to you about this honey for hours. So today I got a Thai Chili honey. I'm lovingly holding my honey when I went a couple booths down to get some frozen vegan pizzas. I buy them because they are super tasty and really low cal.

She sees my honey, and went on this 5 minute rant about how honey is not vegan and I'm ridiculous for buying it etc etc etc. So now I feel like I've been chastised for being healthy and I have no darn pizza.

Grrrrrrrrrrr. That's my Wednesday rant. I feel better.

Replies

liberty741

that wasn't right for her to say. you don't have to be a vegan to enjoy vegan pizza or food, so what is she talking about?

just let it roll right off your back! the thai chili honey sounds amazing!

camille97

I hate people who need to force their views down others throats.
Who cares if it's not vegan.
No bees died or were 'raped' to make it. They're just going about their lives in a..um...box.

Oh well.
Get cho damn honey

giaciccone

What the hell? She's what I call one of those "power vegans." I know many vegans & there's always one or two that think they're holier-than-thou & doing the universe a HUGE favor because they're not killing anything. I've been in arguments with these types because they like to tell me my ways are wrong.

Truth is... EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT & no one should judge anyone else for their lifestyle... unless it's cannibalism because that's just a tad-bit terrifying, haha! ;D

That girl had no right to ream you out just because you like to eat a more organic version of honey. If I were you, I would not be buying anything she has to sell anymore. And remind her that for her "mean-spirited holier-than-thou HONEY IS A TERRIBLE THING BECAUSE IT APPARENTLY HURTS BEES" rant, she just lost some business.

Some people, vegan, vegetarian, carnivores WHATEVER, are just really mean & stuck in their own ways with a closed mind. They don't deserve your time or your business.

lsd007

Enjoy your bee candy.

ak_in_ak

I agree. I hate the idea of mass produced honey, milk, chicken and all other stuff, it is terrible how those animals are treated and pass killed. But there is nothing wrong with a family having some chickens and using their eggs or having bees and harvesting honey. They should really get their priorities straight!

Gary6030

Just give her a Falcon Punch and eat your awesome natural honey. Vegans...meh...its more about a cause than it is a lifestyle.

AudgePaudge

What a jerk....! People need to keep their opinions to themselves and not try to shove their way of life down other people's throats! I'm sorry you didn't get your pizza

JennLifts

youre quite a calm ranter haha. Like anyone holding strong to their opinion, she over enforced. Enjoy your honey! I LOVE MINE

HoopFire5602

One bad apple ruins the whole bunch.
Haha, vegan humor.

Enjoy that damn honey. I had some earlier, too.

crazymama2two

all that i got out of this was :

"lovingly holding my honey"

LOLOLOLOLOL

_gwen

That sucks. I wonder how the beekeeper handles the topic.

I also wonder what set the 'friendly' vegan off. She was the one with a problem, not you.

I'd say you won, you got her goat, and you weren't even trying!

LessMe2B

I've noticed that many folks with extreme views can be EXTREMELY pushy with those views.

k8edge

Ummm... I am at a stop loss...

Regardless, that honey sounds amazing and I want some!

caitirin

I agree with Gia Rose. I guess that lady just didn't want your money and probably shouldn't get it in the future. One thing to keep in mind, if she's NOT the owner of the vegan pizza place, you may want to have a talk with the actual owner and let them know. No one wants an employee that drives away business.

kellymarie619

I would have said "My lifestyle is none of your business...and my money won't be yours either as you have terrible customer service".

Enjoy your honey and search for vegan pizzas elsewhere

Qarol

No matter what, there's always going to be someone to ruin it for the rest of them. Whether it's gender, race, religion, etc. This vegan makes the rest of them look bad.

I wish more people would stop and think about their own beliefs...is there ANYthing I could say to you that would change your belief? No? Then why on earth would you think that there's anything YOU could say to change mine?

runner328

I eat vegan food but I am not strictly vegan. I have two neighbors that have hives & they are lovely enough to give me honey & it's the best! The vegan pizza lady need to mind her own business! & I wouldn't buy anything from her again

TDGee

What a dumbass, she lost a sale. Apparently, she's not there to make a living...

firepixie

She should have identified herself as a member of the vegan police. We are not all like that. In fact, I do use honey, so maybe I am not vegan at all. Got to love a guy, who loves his bees...

CraftyGirl4

That's total B.S. And, if that vegan woman knew anything...she would know some vegans do eat honey. It's a debated topic, and the "official stance" from the vegan community is that honey is not allowed, but there are those rascals who still do. And who frickin' cares if you buy honey or not? It's none of her business!

MrsCon40

Not all vegans are f*cktards - don't hate us all!! :sad:

edited to disclose that I am a vegan who occasionally eats honey...

further edited to disclose that I encourage everyone to be a little vegan some of the time. change is incremental and any positivity toward veganism is doing the earth and the animals some good

MsNiss

That really sucks. I dislike it when vegans have that "all or nothing" approach. I really enjoy vegan food sometimes, and I even try to make a point to lean more towards that way of eating, but that doesn't mean I don't eat meat once in a while. I think any reduction in eating meat helps the planet, even if its just one meal a day or a week.

She had no right to throw her views on you like that. I'd be mad too!

Rilke

With how much that guy loves his bees, I bet that honey is downright amazing.

Just like any other "extreme" lifestyle choice, there will be some angry nut jobs. Thankfully the couple of vegan sellers at my local Sunday market are tolerant. One of them has even spoken out in support of the sausage guy who treats his pigs right.

Don't buy that pizza anymore!

datguy2011

Im sorry, I was under the impression that you killed bee's for honey? wtf is she thinking...

slieber

LOL! I would have calmly just said, "I'm a carnivore" and just got on with getting the pizza.

wonnder1

Seriously, you guys are awesome.

She's not the owner, and I probably will talk to the owner on Saturday. I think I set her off when I told her how good this honey was. IMO veganism is about the cruelty that mass farms employ. I know it's not the only reason, but if I were to go vegan, that would be the reason why. This guy doesn't poison his bees or kill his queens or any of that stuff. What peeves me is that I was so flabbergasted this was happening that I had nothing to say to her. So now all day I'll be running the conversation in my head and I'll get wittier and wittier and have no outlet for it.

charli246

What a whack-a-doodle. You did not deserve that. Hope the rest of your day goes better.

LorinaLynn

I had no idea honey would be considered non-vegan. So it's the product of the work of bees... so is EVERY pollinated plant!

Jenscan

Not all vegans are f*cktards - don't hate us all!! :sad:

edited to disclose that I am a vegan who occasionally eats honey...

further edited to disclose that I encourage everyone to be a little vegan some of the time. change is incremental and any positivity toward veganism is doing the earth and the animals some good

Not a vegan but I certainly respect the conviction. And I respect opinions when stated LIKE THIS!! And not like the original *kitten*!

Sorry that happened to you, OP.

Grimmerick

Don't worry she won't sell much pizza with that attitude.