Comments on: What Started as a Joke Turned into $40K/year

By: money news blog Â» The Friday Gathering for 11/30/2007

money news blog Â» The Friday Gathering for 11/30/2007 — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:33:10 +0000

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By: Linkin Park

Linkin Park — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:30:01 +0000

Someone please tell me why I would buy tumbleweed? How did she even start this website? This goes to show that money can be made from almost any venture. Her joke turned into 40K a day and yet some serious business people donâ€™t make that. With all this publicity, she had better hire people to collect tumbleweed for her.

By: LC

LC — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:51:23 +0000

I think that she actually was setting up a fake website to learn HTML and then she actually got orders

By: Weekly Roundup: Pen Name | My Dollar Plan

Weekly Roundup: Pen Name | My Dollar Plan — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:44:44 +0000

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By: Keiichi

Keiichi — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:08:42 +0000

I’m going to steal her idea and sell some pine cones!!! oh wait… I think people already do that

This story is pretty amazing though. Only if one of my jokes would cash in 40k/yr!

By: The Friday Gathering for 11/30/2007 | Gather Little By Little

The Friday Gathering for 11/30/2007 | Gather Little By Little — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:51:04 +0000

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By: danielle

danielle — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:17:24 +0000

I think they probably buy it for decor purpouses. Otherwise, I can’t think of a reason, either.

By: used vans girl

used vans girl — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:43:37 +0000

It’s a great idea I’m sure my dad who was a huge western fan would have loved to be the proud owner of a genuine tumble weed. I think the idea is great good luck to her business!!

By: bluntmoney

bluntmoney — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:22:05 +0000

Oh my god. I seriously had this idea several years ago and didn’t go through with it because I figured it would be illegal to export weeds. (Russian thistle.) Guess I should have done more research

By: little_earth

little_earth — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:36:26 +0000

I’ve been on a site that sold origami boulders (paper wads balls)… They swore it wasn’t a joke, you’d get a little certificate of authenticity, a stand for it, and there was a haiku or proverb or something inside, but he warned you couldn’t open it up to see because it would ruin the integrity of it.

And people buy tumble weeds for decoration, silly as it may seem. And probably not a good idea because it spreads the seeds and continues the migration of those awful weeds (there are at least 3 I can name that are considered ‘tumbleweeds’ and there is another one that is native).

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:59:41 +0000

Well, good for her. That is great…

By: Tricia

Tricia — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:41:35 +0000

10kportfolio – when you said rocks, the first thing I thought of are pet rocks and how popular they were at one time.

I don’t have any tumbleweed around me, but if I have a need for one, I know where to go now. I’m not sure what I would ever need one for, though…

By: arduous

arduous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:27:42 +0000

I’m at a loss too. Why do people buy tumbleweed?

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:22:45 +0000

Maybe I should catch and sell DC businessmen. Oh wait. Bad idea. No tumbleweeds here, unfortunately.

That’s really awesome for her. Lol

By: ~Dawn

~Dawn — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:51:47 +0000

I would have to agree Tricia, those types of money making endeavors are very inspiring and help me keep my own eyes open to the possibilities.

By: 10kportfolio

10kportfolio — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:50:32 +0000

That is amazing, I hope her profits keep coming in! I am thinking of selling rocks….what do you think?

By: Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:50:43 +0000

Okay, I give up, why would anyone BUY a tumbleweed?