Vendors in China claim soil from banks will make buyers rich, sell them for as high as S$160 a portion

Several vendors in China have begun to sell soil allegedly obtained from banks, claiming that the collection of dirt will bring wealth to those who buy it.

The absurdity of the product has drawn both ridicule and intrigue from Chinese netizens.

According to the South China Morning Post, the “bank soil” is sold for as high as ¥888 (S$160).

Vendors claim soil is manually collected

Many of the vendors advertise that their product is sourced from soil in or around banks. This includes shrubbery outside banks, plants inside bank lobbies, or even dust from money-counting machines.

Some vendors will even indicate which banks the soil originated from, such as the Bank of China.

“This soil is manually collected from the five major banks and is believed to enhance wealth and dissolve bad energy,” one vendor claims. “Though we cannot scientifically prove this.”

Certain vendors even choose to stand out from the crowd by saying exactly when they collected the soil.

While many say the soil was collected at night, one vendor specifically claims that their soil was collected at noon.

To prove their authenticity, vendors even provide videos showing the moment the soil was collected.

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