Where can I find light weight potatoes made of foam/plastic/etc?
November 20, 2008 12:42 PM Subscribe
Where can I find light weight potatoes made of foam/plastic/etc?
I am looking to find potatoes made of a light-weight material (obviously not for consumption) so that I can mail what looks like a "five pound bag of potatoes" and not get hammered with shipping costs.
I'm in the Houston area, and don't mind using the internet.
Thank you.
I am looking to find potatoes made of a light-weight material (obviously not for consumption) so that I can mail what looks like a "five pound bag of potatoes" and not get hammered with shipping costs.
I'm in the Houston area, and don't mind using the internet.
Thank you.
There seems to be a brisk trade in very realistic-looking potato stress balls (who knew?). I've only found personalizable lots with huge minimum orders so far, but I'm sure you could buy just a few with some more looking.
posted by peachfuzz at 1:06 PM on November 20, 2008
posted by peachfuzz at 1:06 PM on November 20, 2008
do consider that it probably will cost less to buy a real 5lb bag of potatoes and ship USPS or UPS Ground or Fedex Ground than it would to buy a bunch of fakes and ship them, too.
shipping costs probably won't be more than $15, with a $2 box and $3 bag of potatoes, while the fake spuds look like they'd run a pretty penny to get enough to have a whole bag, and then you'd have to buy a mesh bag, etc....
:)
posted by citystalk at 1:13 PM on November 20, 2008 [1 favorite]
shipping costs probably won't be more than $15, with a $2 box and $3 bag of potatoes, while the fake spuds look like they'd run a pretty penny to get enough to have a whole bag, and then you'd have to buy a mesh bag, etc....
:)
posted by citystalk at 1:13 PM on November 20, 2008 [1 favorite]
Realistically, almost anything you buy that is light and looks like a potato is probably going to end up being more expensive overall. Each stress ball costs $3. A "5 lb bag" of them will probably run you at least $20-25. Shipping 5 lbs by UPS is around $13, shipping by parcel post is $10 so you're not saving money. Unless you have a bunch of unused stockings lying around, that's not the most economical solution either (although I suppose one pair would be enough, not sure how much that costs and how valuable your time is).
If the idea is that you're just mailing a 5 lb bag of potatoes, and it's some kind of joke, and there don't actually have to be any potatoes in there at all, I would recommend buying some burlap, sewing into a bag and simply printing "POTATOES 5LBS" on it (a flour sack towel sown over will also work. Add a twine drawstring. For the potatoes, take some brown paper and crumple it into potato shaped wads and throw them in the bag.
If you're not a sewer, you can even buy potato sacks (although generally larger than a 5 pounder) on ebay for a few dollars each.
posted by Deathalicious at 1:23 PM on November 20, 2008
If the idea is that you're just mailing a 5 lb bag of potatoes, and it's some kind of joke, and there don't actually have to be any potatoes in there at all, I would recommend buying some burlap, sewing into a bag and simply printing "POTATOES 5LBS" on it (a flour sack towel sown over will also work. Add a twine drawstring. For the potatoes, take some brown paper and crumple it into potato shaped wads and throw them in the bag.
If you're not a sewer, you can even buy potato sacks (although generally larger than a 5 pounder) on ebay for a few dollars each.
posted by Deathalicious at 1:23 PM on November 20, 2008
Seconding craft stores. Michael's and Hobby Lobby are two franchises you might find locally.
posted by PatoPata at 4:52 PM on November 20, 2008
posted by PatoPata at 4:52 PM on November 20, 2008
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posted by uncleozzy at 12:59 PM on November 20, 2008