Built for businesses the big platforms turn away

Finally — the complete platform built for your business.

Take cash, Cash App, and Bitcoin at checkout, let customers pay on pickup, approve who can buy, and run private, invite-only group-buy drops — on a storefront made for the merchants mainstream platforms keep turning away.

thecutmn.com
The Cut
3 · $128 Jordan
Browse the shop

Small-batch, picked fresh — ready when you are.

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$48.00$60.00
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$16.00$20.00
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Balanced sativa-dominant hybrid with a sweet berry aroma.

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Full-spectrum cartridge preserving the complete terpene profile.

$55.00
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Smooth, terpene-rich concentrate with dessert-like sweetness.

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100mg THC in rich 70% dark chocolate. Vegan & gluten-free.

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Picked fresh, ready when you are.

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Blue Dream

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Gelato Badder

$48
Live nowThe Cut runs on Sidecar
01  /  The storefront

Your customers see your brand. Not ours.

A white-label catalog with search, category filters, specials, variants, low-stock cues and a cart that remembers — on your colors, fonts, logo and domain. The screen above is a real Sidecar storefront, themed end to end.

Catalog & cart

Everything a shopper needs, nothing they don't.

The catalog is dynamic — categories, specials, bundle pricing and variants all flow from your admin. Customers browse, filter, and check out for pickup or delivery in a few taps.

  • Variants & bundle tiers — sizes, weights, bundles — "order more, pay less."
  • Specials & low-stock badges drive urgency automatically.
  • Pickup or delivery scheduling with real time-slots at checkout.
Request your store →
The Cut 2 · $93
AllFlowerVapeEdible
Flower

Blue Dream

From $45
Vape

Live Resin

$55
Only 4 left
Flower

Northern Lights

From $48
Edible

Gummies

$20
02  /  Group buys

Drops turn demand into pre-orders.

Run limited campaigns where customers pledge a quantity at tiered per-person pricing. A shared goal bar tracks pledges toward your minimum — so you only order what's already spoken for.

thecutmn.com/drops
The Cut
3 · $128 Jordan
Group buys

This week's drops.

Pre-order limited drops. Reserve the quantity you want at the listed price.

House Pre-Roll Bulk Run

Live

Whole-flower pre-rolls, rolled the morning of pickup. The more we pledge, the less each costs.

16 / 25 pledged

9 spots left

16 pledges 3d 4h left

Live Resin — Winter Batch

Live

Full-spectrum live resin carts from this season's harvest. Tiered pricing locks in at pickup.

38 / 50 pledged

12 spots left

31 pledges 1d 18h left

Wedding Cake Ounce Club

Funded

Indica-dominant, by the ounce. Goal reached — closing soon, last call for the batch.

30 / 30 pledgedFunded

Fully committed

24 pledges 6h left
03  /  The admin

Run the whole shop from one calm screen.

Sidecar's admin is forward-looking: it reads off your order queue, not the wall clock. See what's coming up, what needs you, and where the day's revenue stands — all in real time.

thecutmn.com/admin
WorkspaceTodayToday LiveSearch or jump to…K Store

What needs you

· 3 items
3 orders need confirmation
Customers waiting on you
Review ↗
2 customers awaiting approval
Can't checkout until approved
Approve ↗
1 review awaiting moderation
Approve, reject, or reply
Moderate ↗

The day at a glance

· auto-refreshes
Coming up3 next
JT
Jordan T.
2:15 PM · pickup · 3 items
$128
MR
Maya R.
2:30 PM · delivery · 2 items
$76
DK
Devin K.
3:00 PM · pickup · 1 item
$45
Later today4 more
SP
Sam P.
4:15 PM · pickup · 2 items
$62
AL
Alex L.
5:00 PM · delivery · 4 items
$140
+2 more later
Today · revenue↑ 12%
$1,240
9 fulfilled · 7 in pipeline
Pickups · deliveries16 total
11
7 done · 4 to go
5
3 done · 2 routed
3 awaiting confirm
9:41
Tue · May 19

Hello, Riley

The day at a glance

Live
JT
Now · live
Jordan T.
2:15 PM · pickup · 3 items · $128
Revenue
$1,418↑ 12%
Next 3 hours
3scheduled
JTMRDKnext at 4:10
Pickups
8
3 done · 5 to go
Delivery
3
1 done · 2 routed

What needs you

3
3 orders need confirmation
Customers waiting on you
2 customers awaiting approval
Can't checkout until approved
1 review awaiting moderation
Approve, reject, or reply

Recent orders

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JT
Jordan T.
2:15 PM · pickup · $128
live
MR
Maya R.
2:30 PM · delivery · $76
confirmed
DK
Devin K.new
3:00 PM · pickup · $45
confirmed
Built for the owner behind the counter

Notifications, approvals, drops & analytics — handled.

Real-time in-app + push notifications, customer approval gates, a drops pipeline with projected revenue, and a full sales dashboard. The busywork runs itself so you can run the shop.

  • One-tap order status — confirm, fulfill, reschedule in place.
  • Inventory that tracks itself — stock decrements on every order.
  • Online-now panel shows who's browsing in real time.
thecutmn.com/admin/orders
Order queue16 today
JT
Jordan T.
#1042 · pickup · 2:15 PM
Pending$128
MR
Maya R.
#1041 · delivery · 2:30 PM
Confirmed$76
DK
Devin K.
#1040 · pickup · 1:45 PM
Fulfilled$45
04  /  Know your numbers

The numbers that run your shop — on one screen.

Revenue and orders over time, average order value, cancellation rate, your top products, and your busiest hours — the kind of dashboard you usually pay extra to bolt on. Here it's just included, and it updates as orders land.

thecutmn.com/admin/sales

Sales analytics

Last 30 days
7d30d90dAll
Total revenue
$38,420
↑ 12.4%
Orders
512
↑ 8.1%
Avg order value
$75
↑ 3.9%
Cancellation rate
2.1%
↓ 0.6%
Revenue over time↑ 12%
Apr 18Apr 28May 8May 17
Top products by revenue
1Pool Jar · 3.5g$8,240
2Weekend Bundle$6,180
3Sampler Pack$4,920
4Refill · 7g$3,450
5Starter Kit$2,710
Peak hours
9a
11a
1p
3p
5p
7p
9p
Busiest: 5–6 PM · Fri–Sat

Sales

Last 30 days
7d30d90d
Revenue
$38.4k
↑ 12.4%
Orders
512
↑ 8.1%
Avg order
$75
↑ 3.9%
Cancel rate
2.1%
↓ 0.6%
Revenue↑ 12%
Top products
1Pool Jar · 3.5g$8.2k
2Weekend Bundle$6.2k
3Sampler Pack$4.9k

Period-over-period change

Every KPI shows how it moved against the last 7, 30 or 90 days — not just a number.

Top products by revenue

See what actually pays the bills, ranked by dollars — not just unit counts.

Peak hours & busiest days

Staff and stock for when customers actually show up, with a pickup-vs-delivery split.

05  /  A full commerce back office

Every tool a real shop runs on — already built in.

Coupons, specials, bundle pricing, delivery windows, verified reviews, broadcasts and more — the revenue and marketing tools mainstream platforms make you bolt on. No plugins, no add-ons.

Self-service

Customers fix their own orders.

Reschedule, edit items, or cancel a pending order from the confirmation page — no text-message back-and-forth. Stock and slots free up automatically.

Order #1042
Pickup · Today 2:15 PM
Pending
RescheduleEdit itemsCancel
Reviews

Verified-buyer reviews, moderated.

1–5 star reviews gated on a real purchase and approved before they post — with schema.org markup so ratings surface in search.

★★★★★4.8 · 126 reviews
5
4
3
Notifications & email

Every alert and email — sent for you.

Order, confirmation, cancellation, reschedule, approval, welcome and password-reset emails go out on their own — plus in-app and push alerts the moment status changes. Included, no add-on.

Order confirmed
Pickup ready · Today 2:15 PM
now
Confirmation emailed
Receipt sent to customer
now
Drop funded
Bulk Drop Run
12m
Payments

Pay your way — your way.

Cash, Cash App, Bitcoin, whatever you take. Each method can carry its own discount, shown right on the button at checkout.

Cash 5% offCash App @thecutBitcoin on-chain
Broadcasts

A Message Center for regulars.

Send Markdown announcements to every approved customer. Pin the ones that matter, attach an image, and track who's read them.

Pinned
Holiday hours this week
Closed Thursday — back Friday with the new batch.
Inventory

gram-pool: stock that tracks itself.

Per-variant counts or a shared gram-pool that feeds every weight variant. Sales decrement automatically; low-stock badges appear on their own.

448 gpool inventory
÷ 28 g/oz = 16 oz available Only 4 left
Account vetting

Approve who can buy.

New registrations need admin approval before they can place an order. Run a members-only shop — no strangers at checkout.

New registration
Awaiting admin approval
Pending
Returning customer
Approved · 14 orders
Active
Private Mode

Login wall. Members only.

One toggle hides the storefront from anyone who isn't signed in and approved. Browsers without an account see a members-only splash, nothing else.

Members only
Log in to browse the shop
Pre-Launch

Coming Soon — on your terms.

Replace the entire public site with a launch-countdown splash while you get ready. Automatically marked noindex,nofollow so search engines stay out.

Coming Soon
Opening soon — check back later
noindex
Scheduling

Pick a slot. Done.

Customers choose an available pickup or delivery date and time slot at checkout. Add single slots or bulk-generate a week — changes sync to every open order.

Today, 3:00 PM
Pickup · 2 slots left
Open
Today, 4:30 PM
Pickup · 0 slots left
Full
Wholesale

A members-only menu, shipped by mail.

An RLS-gated catalog visible only to flagged, approved shipping clients — fulfilled by mail at a flat shipping fee. Slotless, no appointment, no storefront exposure.

Shipping menu
Mail order, flat fee
Gated
Bulk Drop Run
Flagged shipping client
Approved
Pre-orders

Prepay now. Pick up when it lands.

The customer prepays at checkout; you source the item. Pickup opens at an expected-ready date — today plus your lead days. Pickup-only, no appointment slot required.

Pre-order
Expected ready, in 3 days
Slotless
Prepaid at checkout
Pickup on arrival
Confirmed
Coupons

Promo codes that run themselves.

Percent or fixed-dollar codes with min-order thresholds, usage caps, and scheduled start/end dates. Redemptions are validated server-side and tracked for you.

WELCOME10
10% off · min $40 · 200 uses left
Active
SUMMER25
$25 off · starts Jun 30
Scheduled
Specials

Run a sale without rebuilding prices.

A flat sale price or percent off, scheduled to start and end on its own. A sale badge shows on the storefront while it's live, then clears itself.

Weekend Special
20% off · ends Sunday
Live
Clearance batch
Flat $30 · was $45
On sale
Bundle pricing

Order more, pay less each.

Set quantity tiers — 1 for $40, 2 for $60, 3 for $90 — and the cart does the math at checkout. An optional toggle pools variant quantities toward the same tier.

1 unit $40 each2 units $30 each3 units $30 saved
Delivery

Delivery on your hours, not theirs.

Set per-weekday delivery windows and a minimum order to unlock delivery. A travel-time buffer blocks slots you can't make — checkout only offers windows you can actually hit.

Fri · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Delivery window · min $60
Open
Fri · 2:30 PM
Blocked · travel buffer
Held
06  /  Make it yours

22 themes. 7 layout packs. One you.

A theme swaps your colors. A layout pack swaps the whole language of the store — typography, density, grid, even the voice of the buttons and nav. Mix any of the 22 themes with any of the 7 packs from the admin, preview it on your own store, and ship when it looks right.

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The CutRemedies · Rituals · About
  • Daily Jar$48Add
  • Sampler$32Add
  • Weekend Bundle$90Add
  • Refill$24Add
Apothecary pack · Sage
The CutShop · New · Sale
Daily Jar
$48Add to bag
Sampler
$32Add to bag
Weekend Bundle
$90Add to bag
Refill
$24Add to bag
Boutique pack · Bloom

Same catalog, same data — two of seven layout packs. Swapped from the admin, previewed live, then applied when you say so.

Curated Google Fonts

Pick a display, body and monospace font from a hand-picked catalog. They swap at runtime, with live preview.

One-hex brand override

Drop in a single brand color and the whole store retones around it — no theme editing required.

Preview before you publish

See any theme or pack on your own storefront first. Customers keep the current look until you hit Apply.

BloomThe Cut
Sage
Sandstone
Citrus NoirDark
NightshadeDark
Trans PridePride
HalloweenHoliday
Autumn HarvestHoliday
7 business layout packsApothecaryBoutiqueOriginalDropDaily MarketCorner StoreAtelier
07  /  The case for Sidecar

Steadier than the big platforms. Fairer than the niche ones.

Mainstream platforms can freeze payouts and close accounts. Industry platforms take a cut of every order and keep your store on their domain. Sidecar does neither.

Payments
Restricted under acceptable-use policies — accounts closed, payouts frozen.
Cash, Cash App & Bitcoin at checkout.
Account vetting
Open storefronts — no way to screen who can place an order.
Approve who can buy before they can check out.
Discretion
Public storefronts only — no login wall or invite-only mode.
Private Mode login wall — members-only access.
Payout stability
Payouts can be frozen or withheld for prohibited verticals.
Pay on pickup — no frozen payout to wait on.
Restricted catalog
Built for the mainstream — categories they ban are banned everywhere.
Built for the categories they ban — it's your catalog.
Pricing model
A cut of every order — forever.
Flat monthly price — keep every dollar of the sale.
Your storefront
An embedded menu on their domain, not yours.
Your own branded store on your own domain.
Your customers
They keep the customer list and the search traffic.
You own the customer relationship and the traffic.
Built to keep your money safe
Server-validated checkout — customers can't fake a discountRow-level security on every recordAudit-trailed order editsEnumeration-safe login
Get found, then trusted

Your reviews show up as ★ stars in Google.

Verified-buyer reviews don't just sit on your site — every product and review page ships schema.org markup, so Google can render your rating as gold stars right in the search results. More clicks before anyone even lands on your store.

schema.org AggregateRating, built in

Product pages, /reviews, and every review permalink emit JSON-LD automatically — nothing to configure.

Only real buyers count

Product reviews are gated on a fulfilled purchase and moderated before they post, so the rating you show is honest.

08  /  Common questions

We heard you.

The questions merchants in restricted categories always ask — answered plainly.

How does Sidecar handle compliance for restricted-category businesses?

Sidecar is a commerce platform, not a legal advisor. We build the tools — storefront, checkout, inventory, drops — so your shop runs. Staying compliant with the rules in your jurisdiction is on you and your counsel. What we do is make sure the platform itself doesn't ban you for being in your category.

How do I keep my storefront discreet?

Private Mode puts a login wall in front of your entire storefront — no one who isn't signed in and approved can see your catalog, prices, or products. Members-only access by default. You control who's approved.

Will I get deplatformed?

Sidecar is built for businesses that need a stable home online — you won't be cut off here for being in your industry. Where mainstream platforms restrict whole categories under their acceptable-use policies, Sidecar welcomes them. We're built to serve the kind of shop you run, and we're here for the long haul.

Who owns my store data and customer list?

You do. Your storefront runs under your brand and domain. Your customer data is yours — we don't sell it, share it, or hold it hostage. If you ever leave, you leave with your data.

What is the waitlist, and what happens after I join?

Right now Sidecar is invite-only — every store is set up manually by our team. When you join the waitlist, we reach out directly to learn about your shop and get you set up. Self-service onboarding is on the roadmap; for now, you get a hands-on setup.

09  /  Pricing

No tiers. No surprises.

Two flat numbers. One waitlist request.

$300
/ month

A complete storefront on your own domain — plus the whole back office behind it: analytics, scheduling, payments, reviews and broadcasts. One platform, one flat price.

$400
one-time setup

A freelancer charges $1–2k to build a fraction of this. We build it, host it, and keep it running.

Everything included
Sales analytics22 themes · 7 layoutsDelivery & schedulingReviews + SEOTransactional emailServer-validated checkout

Your business deserves a platform that gets it.

Mainstream platforms turn away restricted merchants. Sidecar doesn't. Join the waitlist and we'll set up your store — your brand, your domain, your rules.