So emotionally, the Latvian farm Flourishing explained on Facebook why it decided to urgently change the rules for strawberry picking. The reason turned out to be unexpected. According to the farmers, some visitors come to the field not for the harvest, but rather for free dessert. Others promise to go get their wallet or pay by card after picking, but... they never return. > "Physical fatigue is a trifle compared to the thoughts that are currently spinning in my head," the owners admit. After that, the farm announced new rules. Now each family must pick at least three kilograms of strawberries, and payment for the berries can only be made in cash. The post quickly gathered hundreds of comments, and users immediately began to come up with ways to combat fans of free strawberries. > "Before going out to the field, you need to take a deposit. Don’t want to pay — go to another place," suggests one commenter. Others believe that the minimum amount should be set not per family, but per person. > "Otherwise, there will be 'brothers' who will say they are one family," users joke. Some shared that they themselves observed strange behavior from pickers. > "My husband and I were there on Friday. I saw a man walking through different beds and picking only the biggest berries. I made a remark to him several times, but he pretended not to hear," wrote one visitor. Another ongoing problem, according to people, is those who come to the field just to eat. > "They come in the morning to eat strawberries, fill their bags with berries, and are outraged when they are kicked off the field," one user shared. Many admit that after this story, they looked differently at the strict rules of some strawberry farms. One commenter described in detail how self-picking is organized in another place: each person is assigned their own bed, they cannot move to neighboring rows, all ripe berries must be completely picked, and employees constantly monitor the process. > "It used to seem that the control was too strict. Now I understand — otherwise, apparently, it’s no longer possible," she writes. However, there were also those who believe that trying a couple of berries while picking is quite normal. > "My daughter and I picked four and a half kilograms and ate a few berries on the way. You can’t fill up on strawberries for the whole day. The main thing is to honestly pay for what you’ve picked," shared one visitor's opinion. Most participants in the discussion agreed on one thing: the problem is not about a few eaten berries, but about people who perceive someone else's labor as an opportunity to enjoy the harvest for free.