Folk culture scholars say that it must adapt to social change and either move in the direction of mass production or, like old "Snake Alley," tie into the tourist trade. But would the old shop retain its special simplicity and character under the standards of management and efficiency of a modernized firm?
民俗學者認為要順應社會變遷而改變，走向如「郭元益」般的糕餅工業；或走向如華西街夜市般的跟觀光結合，但加上現代企業管理、效率後存活下來的老店，是否也會失去它特有的樸素與人味？