And I am elaborating the second doubt—Making profit from sympathy part.

The
general public tend to have doubts on the mechanism of street vending, wondering
where the profits go and how the vendors make a living with these profit. (Q1)

Also related to the our primary question, why people are more willing to buy Big
Issue than gums and tissue?(Q2) It is the portion problem that matters--the portion
of product value and the empathetic kindness. Products like illustrator’s red envelope
and Big Issue magazine contain more value that induce people to buy it due to their
good design. So as these new products evolves, the less portion of merely sympathy,
which grows sale numbers, makes better purchasing experiences and create a win-
win situation for both sides. I am not talking about it is wrong to have compassion. I
am just providing a convincing perspective that truly make some extent of
improvement and it’s the point to strike the balance. After all, it is required to adjust
the elements that make the whole process sustainable in a more social-enterprises
way.

Also street vendors from New Wheel told us the feeling of oppression due to
people’s resentful reaction, which deteriorates their self-esteem severely. On the
other hand, sometimes consumers feel morally guilty declining the street vendors,
and facing public pressure. (Q3) The double-sided bad experiences partly result from
partial understanding.

And Mr. Wu from Do You A flavor provide a possible way to comprehend earnings
from compassion: trying to change the consumers pitiful feeling into empathy,
involving stories and interaction into purchasing experience. This requires
promotions on social media and interacting events to get more public awareness. At
this extent, street vendors also actually become a medium of more understanding
toward street vendors, toward poverty situation in the society.

So after dealing with these questions, currently there are ways to improve the
purchasing experience and promoting mutual understanding undergoing by the
NGOs we went to and many other NGOs. For example, developing more nice
products that not only attract people but also convey information. Street vendors
setting up certain principles of selling themselves also helps. And transparency
contributes to a long and lasting seller-consumer relationships.

And as I just mentioned, street vending can be more story-sharing than simply
showing sorrowful situations. The whole process can be improved by carefully
designed considering every prospectives.