"AJ and her family are the WORST sales ponies. As if we didn't see that when she gave everything to 'Bonbon'. [link] Now that I think of it, Applebloom would be GREAT, although she is a REAL flimflam.She even saw how great the Flimflams were. The FlimFlams didn't even FlimFlam, they actually HAD a working contraption. But the Applefamily is too proud and stubborn for that. Have fun with sad ponies due to your shortage next year, apples.Math on the issue:‘’at means... FFB + AF production is 400% AF original production. With 75-25, Apple Family makes EXACTLY the same amount they would have made.BUT, Big Mac was tired and wanted to stop, he just didn't because of the competition, while the FFB were still good to go for more. Which means, they would have continued producing more barrels after the AF had stopped. Which means PROFIT for AF.That means, if AJ had accepted the deal, EVERYPONE would be happy. There would be supply for everypony. Money for all the AF and the FFB. The amount they asked for was absolutely fair. On the other hand, even with the competition and the how many they made of cider, it still wasn't ENOUGH to satisfy the demand. There wasn't enough for RD and Pinkie in the end.’’"You madame, are perfect. I still find it off that a lot of people in the fandom believe that Flim and Flam were out there to rip the Apples off. In reality, Flim and Flam would've only gotten a slice of a slice of what The Apples overall make (considering they sell a whole heck of a lot more things than Flim and Flam). And then there's the fact that 25% is a heck of a lot better than the 0% they've been making from the customers that constantly fail to get a cup. And who knows? This opportunity could've really opened doors for The Apples in the long run.And I agree, Applebloom should be the business manager, she got the whole situation a lot better than any of the Apple family "but if this really works, we can finally make the whole town happy."The 25/75 isn't fair by face value, but it is fair when thinking about business (and math), since I've learned before that it is very unwise to make a 50/50 split when doing partnerships. Preferred splits being about 60/40 or 70/30, so it also shows that Flim and Flam knew what they were talking about when discussing business. Besides, it wasn't like they were ever above haggling anyways, they know the name of the game. The problem was, The Apples didn't and both groups kinda suffered in the end because of it.