9 mo. ago • 96%

Lemmy, what did i get in the mail?

Weird story, so about 9 years ago we sold our house to a family member, who rented it out. Those renters reached out to them and said that we got a package. We still live in the area so I went and got it from them.

We have no idea what this is, or who sent it. When I search that sku I can't find much except an article about how Americans are getting sent seeds from China, the return address is from Equatorial Guinea. But even if they are seeds, what are they? Also why?

What you got Lemmy? Maybe put a sarcasm tag on your response if you have a humorous thought. But I really want to know. Google lens thinks they are bugs.

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Yep, those are seeds.

Why you got them? The leading theory from a few years ago was sellers getting fake positive reviews on their products by creating alternate accounts, "buying" the product and to fulfill the shipping status just sending some random leaked address a bag of the lightest, most cheap product they could send, just so platforms like AliExpress had an actual transaction completed allowing the review to be posted.

Do not plant foreign seeds or discard them incorrectly. You have no idea what that species is, and you do not want to be the one introducing a new invasive species to your local biome.

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- Do not plant foreign seeds or discard them incorrectly. You have no idea what that species is, and you do not want to be the one introducing a new invasive species to your local biome
  
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  I've been meaning to rewatch this for a while now. Does it still hold up well?
  
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- For the curious, here's a really nice podcast episode on the subject: https://underunderstood.com/podcast/episode/closing-the-loop-on-chinas-mystery-seeds/
  
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- Yeah, burn it.
  
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- Cooking them relatively briefly would probably take care of it.
  
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The label is in Chinese (simplified characters common in China) and translates as “100 rainbow chrysanthemum seeds”. I have no idea whether the contents are what the label claims.

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- Yeah, but that's the boring answer.
  
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  It's just code for "dark matter from Temu"
  
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- My other half gets identical packages arrive all the time, looks about right for chrysanthemum seeds
  
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Those little pip things on new tires, you gotta glue them on individually!

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- cilia
  
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  They help the tires move phlegm from the inner to the outer treads.
  
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  I prefer flagelli for my tires, personally.
  
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- No question. You must be right.
  
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It says 100 Rainbow Chrysanthemum Seeds

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- Well this is clearly the answer... 😁
  
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  All thanks to google translate. My work here is done
  
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They are most likely seeds. Whatever you do, DON’T plant them. If you’re in the USA, contact someone from your state’s Agricultural Department.

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- Could you also just like Burn them or something
  
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  Unless they are fire type, in which case you might make things worse.
  
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  I wonder if boiling water would be a good disposal method? Plant matter can probably be flushed down the drain if it's properly dead.
  
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It’s a brushing scam. You’re now going to find that somewhere online, you have left wonderful reviews for their products.

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- You ought to love humanity. "We are shipping flower seeds halfway across the globe so we have at least some legitimacy to make an online rating marginally better"
  
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  Nope. Not how it works.
  
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Yeah, np, OP that says these are 彩虹菊花种子.

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- You're now a mod of r/Beijing
  
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  Maybe I can reverse my own ban...
  
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- Hah!
  
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100 rainbow Chrysanthemum seeds

There is a kind called “Livingstone Daisy” we just translate it to rainbow😂

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- Might as well plant them then!
  
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This is what's called a Brushing Scam.

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- Holy shit there’s really an USPIS??
  
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  “Nine-nine!”
  
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  Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get a muff with some bloobs.
  
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I remember a few years ago on the other place that starts with "R", there were a bunch of people who were randomly sent seed packets from China. Big debate on whether they should plant them and if it would start the zombie apocalypse or not. Some planted them and it grew to be wildflowers...so far.

TLDR: seeds

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- I just wanted to acknowledge your usage of the TLDR here. I just about could not be bothered to read your three sentences, but the alluring, quite interesting and enthralling TLDR hooked me in an instance and there I was reading your diatribe, absorbing and riding high on each and every word! It was altogether glorious, so I am extending this laurel and hearty handshake to you in appreciation!
  
  TLDR: thanks
  
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You all are awesome. What's the best way to dispose of them?

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- Send them to someone random
  
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  Make it someone else's problem, I like it.
  
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- Fire.
  
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- Crush up and snort
  
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- Plant them
  
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  Do not plant them. You have no idea what the seeds are. The label means nothing. Could be an invasive species.
  
  Burn them.
  
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- Trash should be fine. They aren't going to enjoy the soil at the dump.
  
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Those are the seeds used to grow charcoal briquettes.
/s

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As other people have mentioned, please don't plant them. You have no idea what the seeds are and they could be invasive. As for why; no one's sure, but many people think it's some kind of weird customer rating scam. Like, they send you seeds and then use your info to make a fake review or something.

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Rainbow chrysanthemum flower seeds

According to google translate + OCR on the label.

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- Trusting labels on mystery seeds is...
  
  Unwise.
  
  Especially as others have noted that this is some weird Chinese algorithm rigging/scam/plot to destroy America?
  
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  I didn't provide any advice as to what to do with them. Simply an English translation of the label and my method of acquiring it.
  
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  I don't think we need any help destroying America as congress is doing a fine job from within, and he could plant these in an isolated pot and see what comes out.
  
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The Chinese reads that it's a seed for some type of flower. Unfortunately, I don't know quite enough Chinese to know what exact type of flower

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- Looks like rainbow chrysanthemum according to the iOS translate feature.
  
  EDIT: and a Google search explains that “rainbow chrysanthemum” flowers don’t actually exist in a natural form, and seeds claiming to be them are usually just standard chrysanthemum seeds dyed to look different and won’t produce rainbow flowers.
  
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At first glance I thought it was a bag of mouse turds. XD

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- I thought it might have been some kind of tea
  
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  Mouse shit tea
  
  You happy now?
  
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Used pencil leads.

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I'm quite surprised it wasn't seized by customs with how blatantly obviously it contains seeds

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- Small enough to not get randomly selected for inspection. Too many packages to open and inspect them all; so stuff slips through.
  
  I doubt they declared it as seeds on import.
  
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Read this article talking about something very similar.

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Danger Sprinkles!

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iPhone says that the translation to English is “Grains of rainbow chrysanthemum flower seeds”

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- Rainbow? They're gay?? Chinese plot to turn everyone gay??? Ahhhh! (/s)
  
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  Finally, some good news!!!
  
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/27-states-issue-warnings-about-residents-receiving-unsolicited-seed-packets-n1235094

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A N T S

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Burnt Rice

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it does. and there are 2 versions. both are good.

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Plant them in the ground so their forms mature

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