Most of us work hard for a living right? Some of us even work our @$$e$ off but I"m sure none of us would have thought of making money with something as disgusting and stinky as shit! (pardon the brashness)
Well, this is what one enterprising Zoo in Thailand is doing. They actually came up with this crap (pun intended) idea to sell plain panda poop as a souvenir to its visitors! You might think that this is a silly idea but lo and behold, the panda's droppings are selling like hot cakes to the tune of RM5.7 million (50 million baht) a year! Each panda poop cost about RM2.27 (20 baht). Can you believe that?
People are actually buying shit as souvenirs and taking it home and proudly displaying it somewhere in their homes or even on their office desks! It's probably treated to get the smell out but just knowing that its poop and your mind is going to be able to smell the poops' aura!
Back in my home town in Sabah when I was growing up, there were loads of buffaloes roaming around aimlessly leaving a trail of ( I didn't know until today) money making poop. How I wish I had the frame of mind those days to collect it and sell it to tourists as souvenirs. Imagine how rich I'd be today... siggghhhhh...
By the way, these 2 giant pandas that are providing the zoo with richness are actually on loan from China and has to be returned to them in 7 years. So, I guess the zoo is probably gonna feed these pandas well... hehehe... (I'm sure you get what I mean).
Ok, now let me go see what junk or rubbish I have around me that I can use to make money... LOL!
Credit: Gulf Times
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
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Eh, good idea. Should tell the kampung folks about this, might help them earn extra money. LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteMy area here, tahi cicak only got. :(
Hi Nessa,
ReplyDeleteExcellent story. Amazing that someone came up with such an idea, mind blowing that others would actually pay for the stuff!
I'll have to start collecting Panda poop as soon as I get to China.
Which reminds me...
I'm not sure I'll be able to access your blog in China, and I'm heading off tomorrow! Aahh.. don't know what I'll read every day now.
Hopefully you'll see me back here commenting soon, but if you don't, it's not from lack of trying, I promise!
You can try to sell Sabah buffalo dung to visitors to Mt Kinabalu :)... Larry
ReplyDeleteEwwww!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could make money from empty pizza boxes!
LOL! Selling is a creative thing... if you have the idea, everything is possible! I am thinking of what to sell from my backyard.
ReplyDeleteWould you buy the shit from panda? Seriously, i wouldn't buy it but if someone give it to me as a souvenir, I'll accept it.
OMG..It's been a shitty day.. Someone sent me a news story today about the lady who had a horrible bout of the (runs) eww.. and the manager wouldn't let her use the bathroom, she ended up soiling her pants right then and there in front of everyone.. can't even imagine..
ReplyDeleteNessa, that is really an amazing marketing strategy.... I have loads of baby poo, I hope I could sell them too...just kidding ;p
ReplyDeleteLOVE your new header :)
BEAUTIFUL .... Looking at your header makes me wanna go into your thoughts too...is there room for me... LOL :) :)
Now that is one shitty story (pun intended) ... hehehe ... Who'd have thought, ya? Making money from poop. Man, should not have flushed this morning la, who knows, could have sold it for some cash ... HAHAHAHA !!!
ReplyDeletehi nessa! u've changed ur layout? love ur header. looks very nice! :)
ReplyDeletethey did wat? and people actually buying it? omg! do u think i can sell my doggies poop?? hmm..
Cindy - Tai cicak! Yuckkk:( Hate dat black & white thing!
ReplyDeleteLijun - Have a pleasant trip, hope you'll get too see those pandas and maybe snap some photos of it so I know how it looks like! LOL. Look forward to your postings:)
Odysseus - Hi Larry! Eh, got buffaloes kah at Mt. Kinabalu?:)
Skittles - Hi! A couple of years back, I gathered all the junk back home, sold them and actually made close to RM100!!
Ann - How about Tahi Cicak as a souvenir sis??;) Cindy have loads of them! LOL
MsRebecca - How cruel of the manager! She should just do her business on the guy's shoes or something!!
Janice - There's always room for more in my brain... hehehe
MD - Ewwww... how gross can you be!!!
Jean - If you're creative and could shape them into the shapes of local landmarks, it would probably be a runaway success! Just kidding:) Thanks, I got bored with the old header... might change again after a few months! LOL
Interesting story.
ReplyDeleteCame from the link love on my site.
Good to know some awesome blog out there.
Hi Nessa! Pandas are adorable but no way will I pay for such a souvenir! :) :)
ReplyDeleteNessa, never in a million years am I ever gonna keep poop as a souvenir. Unless of they pay me to take it home, now that is another matter la. LOL!
ReplyDeleteThanks Terence. Hope you'll drop by regularly:)
ReplyDeleteMariuca - Yeah, same here! I'll stick with the conventional souvenirs:)
Nick - Haha... I doubt they'd be that crazy, unless they couldn't get rid of those poops & it's accumulating fast!
never i imagine ppl buy poops for souvenirs,even if ppl give me for souvenir ,i have to think over and over again displaying it somewhere near me,yikes!
ReplyDeleteYou have to kidding! Why in the world would anyone by a baggie of s***? "Yes honey, you can get the teddy bear and the panda s***-in-a-baggie!" No way! LOL! Great post! Bet ya wished you had snatched up some of that buffalo poo! Tehe!
ReplyDeleteIt's probably a trend over dere.. Things ppl do these days.. Tsk tsk!
ReplyDeleteShana - If someone buys me souvenir poops, they'll go down the toilet bowl! LOL
ReplyDeleteBarret - This is just gross... panda poops are smaller and rounder compared to buffalo cakes. You don't wanna know... hehehe
Angeline - What will they think of next??