Those seeds

[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

 

[maxinger]

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

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

 

[userque]

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

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

Looks can be deceiving.

 

[maxinger]

Looks can be deceiving.

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

 

[userque]

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

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.

 

[Nobert]

Or, if planted, they could be an invasive species of plants etc.

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)

 

[wrbtrader]

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

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

wrbtrader

 

[maxinger]

 

[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."

 

[guru]

"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."

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.