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Shell hunting on the Gulf coast cost me $300 in sand dollars I regret buying
Picked up a bag of so-called 'natural' sand dollars from a vendor in Destin for $300 only to find out after boiling them at home that they were just dyed concrete casts, has anyone else gotten burned by tourist trap fossil sellers?
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drew_chen5mo ago
Honestly $300 for souvenirs is a steal compared to what I paid.
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joseph_martinez355mo ago
Yeah "compared to what I paid" is the key part there. Most people dont realize that prices at these spots are actually set by the local vendors not the tourist companies. I found out the hard way when I talked to one of the shop owners and she told me they have to pay a huge cut back to the tour operators just to set up there. So the $300 you see is already inflated by like 40-50% compared to what youd pay in the actual local markets a few blocks away. Its basically a tax for convenience and not knowing where to go.
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