05/08/2026
Google and chatgpt says that I should increase the price of my pierogi and not inform my customers. They say that big businesses just increase and don't make an announcement. But I am not a big business runner. I run very small local business where I know almost every customer, their family members and even sometimes their pet names. My customers are my neighbors, people who are happy to chat about their trips to Europe or the neighborhood state. I feel obligated to be fair with them.
We continue to make quality pierogi which you can heat in the middle of the week and pretend as if you made them by yourself. Each pierogi is still made from scratch. Before I came to the conclusion raising the price of the package only for $2 per package from $18 to $20 I did market research. Our pierogi is still the biggest and thinnest dough available in Maryland and our price is still cheapest too.
I also understand that I will lose some of my customers, due to cost of life, I totally understand that but please time to time just say "Hi!" so we can still keep in touch. Life is getting expensive but I still would like to know news about you and share some news from my life.
With saying that I have to inform that our pierogi will cost now $20. I have obligations, I have employees to pay, insurance, taxes, fees for permits from government and 2 kids. But if you really want some pierogi and you have only few $,pls don't hesitate to tell me. I will not have you hungry.
Sam (Asian pierogi lady)