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> What did this man think was going to happen? That Amazon would never open the boxes he returned?

To be fair Amazon actually sells bags of dirt, so if there is just a bar code and a bag of dirt then the person opening the box might not think anything of it.

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He just had the wrong scam. Buy high grade dirt, return low grade dirt. Buy high purity reagents, ...

I mean you could actually do that. They sell bags of dirt with gold flakes in it for kids to practice panning for gold, so you could buy that and take the gold out and return it.

Everyone. Please do not do this. Please.

You don't even have to bother with that. Amazon offers chemicals/stuff in 90/99/99.999% pure versions with associated non-linear pricing.

> To be fair Amazon actually sells bags of dirt

Amazon sell literal dirt? Why? What does anyone buy that for?

When you see dirt around you in the world what is usually used for? Who uses it and are there other uses that occur out of sight but which are fundamentally essential for human survival?

I’ve no idea why anyone would need to use dirt. You’ll have to explain like I’m five, sorry.

Farming, landscaping, gardening.

People don't use dirt for that - they use compost, soil, earth, sand, gravel, things like that.

I'm guessing you're in the UK? In most (all?) of the US "Dirt" and "Soil" are used interchangeably in casual conversation, with "Dirt" actually being the more common. "Soil" is only more common when referring specifically to tilled soil, or bagged potting soil. But even those will often be refereed to casually as "Dirt".

planting things..? Like flowers...?

You’d plant them in soil. You’re not going to put a plant in dirt are you?

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