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Dec 24, 2009
Reindeer dung nets $29k
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In this photo taken November 21, 2009, a necklace made from dried, sterilized and glitter-sprayed reindeer droppings is displayed at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Ill. -- PHOTO: AP
BLOOMINGTON (Illinois) - NECKLACES and Christmas ornaments made from coin-sized pieces of reindeer droppings have earned a Bloomington, Illinois, zoo nearly US$21,000 (S$29,400) this holiday season. The Miller Park Zoological Society made about US$5,000 selling reindeer-dropping ornaments last year. It added necklaces this year when customers asked if jewellery was available. The reindeer droppings are dehydrated, sterilised and spray-painted with glitter. They're called 'Magical Reindeer Gems'. The ornaments cost US$7.50 at the zoo's gift shop or US$10 by mail. The necklaces sold for US$15 at the gift shop, or US$20 by mail. The zoological society says the ornaments and necklaces sold nationwide. Requests also came in from other countries, but federal regulations don't allow reindeer droppings to be exported. -- AP
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Dec 24, 2009
Reindeer dung nets $29k
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In this photo taken November 21, 2009, a necklace made from dried, sterilized and glitter-sprayed reindeer droppings is displayed at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Ill. -- PHOTO: AP
BLOOMINGTON (Illinois) - NECKLACES and Christmas ornaments made from coin-sized pieces of reindeer droppings have earned a Bloomington, Illinois, zoo nearly US$21,000 (S$29,400) this holiday season. The Miller Park Zoological Society made about US$5,000 selling reindeer-dropping ornaments last year. It added necklaces this year when customers asked if jewellery was available. The reindeer droppings are dehydrated, sterilised and spray-painted with glitter. They're called 'Magical Reindeer Gems'. The ornaments cost US$7.50 at the zoo's gift shop or US$10 by mail. The necklaces sold for US$15 at the gift shop, or US$20 by mail. The zoological society says the ornaments and necklaces sold nationwide. Requests also came in from other countries, but federal regulations don't allow reindeer droppings to be exported. -- AP
