Those seeds

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by dealmaker, Aug 3, 2020.

  1. dealmaker

    dealmaker

    Those seeds

    Those weird packs of seeds sent from China to U.S. citizens who didn't order them? At least some of them have been identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including rosemary, sage, mint, mustard, cabbage, lavender, hibiscus and rose. The official advice remains not to plant them. Fortune
     
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  2. maxinger

    maxinger

    strange ...
    It doesn't look that dangerous.

    If it is powder or some fluid , it could be deadly.
     
  3. userque

    userque

    Looks can be deceiving.
     
  4. maxinger

    maxinger

    right. it could be some strange material disguised as seeds.
     
  5. userque

    userque

    Or there could be a coating of something on them.
    Or, if planted, they could be an invasive species of plants etc.
    There could even be a gas in the package that's released when opened.
     
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  6. Nobert

    Nobert

    This.

    CCP doesn't fail to surprise via ,,innovation''. Poisoning the enemy soil/fertile land.

    Then, sharing the news with the world, & having a proof, of how US farmers are growing, whatever was in those packages.
    (must be some dumb farmers tho - harsh reality)
     
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  7. wrbtrader

    wrbtrader

    Gotta be careful with those strange seeds (beans)...don't plant them nor put water on them. :D



    wrbtrader
     
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  8. maxinger

    maxinger

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  9. xandman

    xandman

    "The USDA, however, says there’s no evidence to suggest the fraudulent packages are anything other than a “brushing scam.”

    Brushing is when a seller on an e-commerce site, such as Amazon, boosts their ranking by falsifying reviews and sales. Mailing cheap products to unsuspecting customers is one way to do that. The practice is common in China
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  10. guru

    guru


    That’s what I thought, because this was being reported for years, with people receiving small cheap things in the mail. Not only for online reviews, but simply to generate false online sales and boost store’s rankings on e-commerce sites like AliExpress. It’s a marketing activity just like spending money on Google ads, except being more effective when it can count directly towards sales ranking on AliExpress, for example.
     
    #10     Aug 3, 2020