Originally posted by Starlight
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In a video with TVNZ during alert level 4, Green said many stores like his were struggling.
"We're just struggling big time, we need to sell meat to actually make any money," Green said.
"And at the moment we're not selling meat, so we're not making any money.
"The money I do have in the bank is all going to outgoings at the moment, it's just a tough struggle.
The shop had been turning over $92,000 per week prior to the lockdown but was making no money in level 4, TVNZ reported.
"The stress at the moment we're under trying to pay everyone is ridiculous.
"I've spent nights awake in bed.
"Some nights I've sat there crying, wondering what I'm going to do next. It's just not fair."
On April 25, a post to the Mad Butcher Pukekohe Facebook page said the shop would not be opening in alert level 3.
The Mad Butcher opened on the first day of the lockdown, saying it met the definition of an essential business, but they were eventually told to shut.
"We're just struggling big time, we need to sell meat to actually make any money," Green said.
"And at the moment we're not selling meat, so we're not making any money.
"The money I do have in the bank is all going to outgoings at the moment, it's just a tough struggle.
The shop had been turning over $92,000 per week prior to the lockdown but was making no money in level 4, TVNZ reported.
"The stress at the moment we're under trying to pay everyone is ridiculous.
"I've spent nights awake in bed.
"Some nights I've sat there crying, wondering what I'm going to do next. It's just not fair."
On April 25, a post to the Mad Butcher Pukekohe Facebook page said the shop would not be opening in alert level 3.
The Mad Butcher opened on the first day of the lockdown, saying it met the definition of an essential business, but they were eventually told to shut.
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