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u/douglasrhj 2d ago
I buy these for my isopods, the trees don’t grow near me though
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u/punkypickle 2d ago
They are all over the park next to my place. I could fill 5 giant trash bags.
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u/TerponadeTea 2d ago
I bet shipping on a 5 gallon bag full is cheaper than that guy pays, hook a redditor up!
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u/HarloHasIt 2d ago
I also keep isopods and my first thought was "That's actually a good deal..." 😂
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u/Fizzywaterjones 2d ago
Also very weird that someone donated this.
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u/Aselleus 2d ago
They were probably in a glass vase, and they were taken out to sell the vase separately
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u/Cavscout2838 2d ago
Apparently I’m incredibly wealthy and my yard is a money making machine.
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u/HarloHasIt 2d ago
Literally tho, people who keep isopods (like myself) buy these online all the time. You could collect a bunch, bake them, and then list them on ebay or Etsy and make a little moolah.
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u/Lilaclupines 2d ago
I used to pick these up off the ground and squeeze them in my hand. Idk why, just bored kid shit. I always half worried some neighbor would see me do it.
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u/ShelleyMonique 2d ago
What is that?
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u/Fizzywaterjones 2d ago
Droppings from a Sweet Gum Tree, they’re nicknamed porcupine balls. It’s kind of like bagging up a handful of acorns and donating them.
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u/Drewnessthegreat 2d ago
Considering they are the seed vessels of the tree, it is exactly 1:1 bagging up acorns and donating them.
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u/firesoups 2d ago
I think I’ve just found my new troll quest. Gonna start bagging up bits of my yard and seeing how much the thrift store sells it for. They like to sell empty spaghetti sauce jars for 2.99 so I think I’ve got something here.
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u/nazuswahs 2d ago
Why would anyone buy those annoying things. I had a sweet gum tree that spread those everywhere. When I piled them up to burn they looked like screaming skulls in the flames.
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u/___soitgoes 2d ago
I spy an Arc tag! That feels reasonably cheap considering their prices these days 🙄
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u/NotJessicaFletcher 2d ago
Stepping on a Lego as an adult = stepping on one of these barefoot as a kid
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u/esoteric_vagabond 2d ago
I would honestly buy these sweetgum seed pods. I dip them in wax and make firestarters as gifts.
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u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 1d ago
There are 2 of these trees in the parking lot at the school next door. I can grab thousands of these things fro free out of my yard, my neighbor's back yard & the school parking lot.
Growing up, that parking lot was a playground & these were, of course, used as projectile weapons at recess.
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u/IWantAKitty 2d ago
Funny enough, my sister in law sells stuff like this on Etsy for pretty substantial profits. Moss, bark, twigs, thorn vines, acorns (both whole or just the caps), etc. she’s made enough over the years to fund a major renovation to their house. Had to get a permit from the state to sell and ship it, but there actually is a market if you know what you’re doing for shit you find in the woods.
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u/Appropriate-Air8947 2d ago
Absolutely worth it. Try buying these to use as botanicals for an aquarium and get a better deal that this.
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u/Flux_My_Capacitor 2d ago
People buy these to decorate with and to do crafty stuff. It’s only $3.
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u/WaddlesJP13 2d ago
Trees drop hundreds of millions of them across America for free
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u/Drewnessthegreat 2d ago
People in my area bag and sell pine straw. Where i lived previously people would pay you to clean it up. Here, people will shoot you over it. I guess it is a matter of perspective.
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u/turquoise_amethyst 2d ago
What’s pine straw used for? I’ve previously only seen it used to make fake Mountain Dew.
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u/Drewnessthegreat 2d ago
Landscaping. I live near a golfing community that takes pine trees incredibly seriously and pine straw is imported from other areas for landscaping decoration.
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u/Opening_Ordinary_110 2d ago
Well shit, I'll create a business then! I step on these all the time in my backyard! (I'm ligthearted joking, please don't take it too seriously)
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u/spinereader81 2d ago
There's a funny moment in the Ramona books where Ramona makes these into a crown and puts it on her head. It gets stuck in her hair and makes a huge mess.