{"id":20454,"date":"2015-05-14T16:57:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T20:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=20454"},"modified":"2015-05-14T16:57:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T20:57:20","slug":"blue-bell-black-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/blue-bell-black-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Bell Black Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all do crazy things for love. We catch grenades, throw our hands on blades, jump in front of trains\u2026 oh wait, maybe that\u2019s just Bruno Mars<\/a>\u2014but we know the feeling: that willingness to risk our own safety for something we love.<\/p>\n

Amidst the listeria outbreak<\/a> that pulled all Blue Bell products off retail shelves (with no indication of when they will return) people are praying on this human tendency by creating an online black market<\/a> for the beloved Blue Bell ice creams.<\/p>\n

Tubs (and partial tubs) of Blue Bell ice creams have been posted online at prices between $5 and $10,000. Just as the prices range, the current state and perceived contamination range as well.<\/p>\n

One seller from Dallas, Texas posted<\/a>, \u201cI have half a tub of Blue bell Homemade Vanilla flavor ice cream left. No listeria (I ate the first half and i\u2019m still here). I am willing to sample the blue bell in front of legitimate buyers (Legitimate meaning CASH in HAND). Please reply to posting Can\u2019t guarantee it for long\u2026\u2026I might get hungry! Pics coming soon\u201d. He was asking $500.<\/p>\n

The $10,000 tub<\/a> in Spicewood, Texas, had not gotten any takers for the full pint, but the seller reported a counter-offer of $20 to lick the lid. In his post the seller releases himself from \u201cany Listeria<\/em> contracted from the product\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other \u201cpre-recall<\/a>\u201d tubs were being offered on eBay for $50. (eBay has since pulled all postings for recalled ice creams as it violates their recalled items policy<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Even though the \u201cpre-recall\u201d may be tempting (and reasonable\u2014by very loose definition of the word\u2014in comparison with the offers), Blue Bell\u2019s frequently asked questions<\/a> still advises against eating any old Blue Bell products.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if any other ice cream \u201centrepreneurs\u201d pop up in the coming weeks or if any cash will actually be exchanged in this market, but it seems the safest choice (as is usually the case with black markets<\/a>) is to just steer clear.<\/p>\n

Or as we previously<\/a> suggested, try out a couple (listeria-free) ice cream recipes<\/a> at home!<\/p>\n

Feature Photo Credit: “Moo-llennium”<\/a> by Lee D’Angelo<\/a> | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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