[Carrot Head Qualification] $88 for grass from soccer pitch?

[CarrotHead]

$88 for grass from soccer pitch?

January 18, 2013 - 2:50pm

By: The New Paper

PHOTO: THE MIRROR

Football fans, here's one for you.

A firm is selling authentic grass clippings from famous pitches that renowned football teams have played at, reported The Mirror.

Fans can choose from a number of grounds like Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Newcastle’s St James’ Park and others.

And they are forking out up to £45 (S$88) for the grass snippings, sold by Authentic Grass Sports (AGS).

Supporters of Manchester United, Everton, Liverpool and West Ham can even buy seeds used in their pitches to grow their own turfs at home.

Fans pay S$88 for a picture frame containing the clippings.

Sealed acrylic blocks are cheaper, costing £30 (S$58), while keyrings cost £9 (S$17).

The mementos have proven a great hit with football fans - and women looking to buy a gift for their football-crazy significant other.

A spokesman for AGS told The Mirror: "Sales are simply booming. We can assure shoppers the grass is certainly from those different stadiums."

One shopper at Brent Cross, in North West London, told The Mirror: "I almost did a double take when I heard that grass from around the Emirates was being sold."

Another shopper added: "Thank goodness the grass is completely sealed away in those little airtight sachets.Footballers are famous for clearing their throats and spitting on pitches while they are playing.The thought of paying for that as a gift is totally gross."

 

[cocobobo]

for half that price i'll sell you a sealed capsule of old trafford air.

comes with certificate of authentication.

 

[halsey02]

for half that price i'll sell you a sealed capsule of old trafford air.

comes with certificate of authentication.

For Auction to the highest bidder, starting bid "one peanut" ( check the rate of conversion) a vial of poo from one Rear Admirer & one Admirer of the Rear. You want? come with certificate of endorsement signed by the sort after signature of the grandmaster of the 'white tai chi society'

 

[Prometheus888]

A fool is born every minute......

 

[Sideswipe]

supporting a football club is like a religion for some people. they will buy the grass.

think some people are bizarrely more loyal to the football clubs than religion and life partners. the same people can change religion or get divorced but they would stand by their football clubs through good and bad times for decades.

 

[halsey02]

A fool is born every minute......

No, there is a sucker born every minute..

 

[Sharp]

And they are forking out up to £45 (S$88) for the grass snippings, sold by Authentic Grass Sports (AGS).

What's that for? On balding heads? DNA test? Eat it as fa cai during the chinese new year reunion dinner?