Another issue for Chen was that all the business owners she contacted were at least 50 years old, and some were in their 60s and 70s. They put all their energy into their traditional work, and had neither aptitude for nor interest in sales. The younger generation wasn't much interested either, preferring to minimize hassles by keeping things as they were.
此外，出面跟陳秀美聯繫的老店負責人，全數年齡都超過半百，也有六、七十歲的經營者，他們將全副精力投入在傳統作工上，對行銷面不擅長也不在意，後代接手意願也低，因此更傾向維持原狀，減少麻煩。