Jack O Latern Spectatular SCAM??????????????

Submitted by Select_Objective_794 t3_yq2mjz in RhodeIsland

I just visited the zoo this past weekend and a lot of pumpkins were still on display. Having a closer look in the daylight they looked fake & upon further investigation they turned out to be styrofoam........... Is this common knowledge? All these years I thought they were real with such beautiful designs thinking it took so much time and talent, and it turns out to just be styrofoam. I feel pretty betrayed. Lied to. Scammed. The public must know.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_ivme54z wrote

Nobody tell this person that most of the animals are just people in tandem costumes.

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BrendanBSharp t1_ivmc90k wrote

It might not be common knowledge, but it’s understandable. If they were all real, there’s no way they’d sit there all month without rotting or being eaten by squirrels.

It also takes months to carve them all; there’s still talent involved. The whole thing is produced by Passion for Pumpkins, an outside company which runs the event in multiple cities.

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Simple-Swimming14 t1_ivmzp0s wrote

It's pretty common knowledge. Did you actually expect carved pumpkins to not mold and rot when they're on display for a month?

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jimmygreen717 t1_ivme82r wrote

They used to be all real. My mom used to volunteer to light them and always came home smelling like pumpkins. Now it's all LEDs and yes a large portion are fake

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Jeb764 t1_ivq8fmy wrote

Yeah I remember I went late in the season early on and you could smell the pumpkins starting to go.

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Background-Adagio-35 t1_ivplveb wrote

I've been twice. I won't go again. The traffic is ridiculous. You pay for the privilege of being driven like cattle through the displays. Not my idea of a fun time.

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geekgirl717 t1_ivmhkh9 wrote

Keene, NH used to do a pumpkin festival where the local folks all carved pumpkins.

I think they were in the Guinness Book of World Records for a few years.

All real. All hand-carved. Was super impressive.

Oh. Also free. I think they did money from concessions vs. tickets. However, just one weekend vs a whole month.

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bungocheese t1_ivoe2df wrote

I mean many of them are still carved out so it's still a lot of time and talent, even if a bunch of them are foam.

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bigolenate t1_ivp28e3 wrote

Lol how do you think they were suspended in the trees? If they were real, what would’ve happened if one fell on someone?

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saucyB52 t1_ivmfioi wrote

i guess if i dragged my lazy ass out of town and actually went n saw the fabulous pumpkin display i would be justified in sayin that im aghast at the idea of a fake pumkin display

but alass, i didnt leave town to see the pumpkins

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