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My local store is the antonym of a surprise. The 20-year-old playlist, the dented shopping carts veering to the left, and the same "seasonal" decorations that hang around the aisles all year round... Predictability at its finest.

So, when I saw Jeff Wysaski's project Obvious Plant, it felt like something I'd been waiting for without even knowing it. Granted, it was online, but still.

He creates fake products designed to look perfectly real but also utterly ridiculous and places them across real-world locations. An American cheese slice costume, a jar of bathtub-aged sauerkraut, and the classic "I Hope it's Corn" mystery box, with a solid 25% chance of containing corn.

Quite the list. I’d love to see the unsuspecting cashier’s face after someone puts one of his works on the checkout counter.

More info: obviousplant.com | Instagram | Facebook

#1

Fake product packaging labeled Muppet Screams with humor, part of a guy sneaking fake products into real stores.

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LizzieBoredom
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5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You'd scream too if someone constantly had a hand up your butt.

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    Ob-Gyo Hen birth control dispenser toy with fake medical accessories, a humorous fake product in real stores.

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    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "She makes eggs so you don't have to?"

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    #5

    Packaging of a fake Fashion Rats Runway toy, part of a series of sneaky fake products in real stores.

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    Inigo Montoya
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Almost missed the warning. "These rats are attractive. May cause arousal."

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    #8

    Funny fake product packaging of a bridge troll toy with humorous job perks, part of guy sneaking fake products into real stores.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe Nathaniel's troll can apply for this!

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    #9

    Fake product packaging designed to look like a stolen delivery box, part of sneaking fake products into real stores.

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    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If non-Americans don't get it, "ME" is the postal abbreviation for the state of Maine. So "Robin ME" is pretty funny IMO.

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    #11

    Packaging for a fake product showing a bee on a tiny leash as a funny item from guy sneaking fake products into real stores.

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    Bryson Wong-Kuon
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok, next time i see a bee imma leash it and dress up like an anime girl, ig

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    #13

    Bright pink cat whistle packaged as a fake product in a real store, part of a funny prank series with cats.

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    #14

    Packaging of fake Thoughtless Gifts showing paper clips and a formal apology, part of funny fake products sneaked into real stores.

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    Nikole
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha! Yeah this has happened… I thought my brother would like the finger toppers that were hands as much as I did…

    #16

    Funny fake toy packaging showing a man "drowning slowly in a stagnant bog" in a humorous product prank found in stores.

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    Nikole
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Replicates life rut”…. Man, don’t come for me so hard.

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    #18

    Fake product of a cartoon character with blue hair and green dress, showcasing a humorous parody in a retail package.

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    Inigo Montoya
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about Hamer, Burp, Lima, and Muggie?

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    #20

    Humorous fake product packaging of a 3D puzzle called Buildings I Want to Punch, featuring a punch glove toy.

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    Rachel Pelz
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want the Kremlin and some Trump Towers please.

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    #21

    Fake puberty goose toy in store packaging, part of guy sneaking fake products into real stores collection.

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    GenuineJen
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like you choke the goose to get puberty facts...

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    #23

    Fake Wrestle Mario action figure with exaggerated muscles in packaging at real store, part of sneaky fake products collection.

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    #24

    Packaging of a fake printer ink cartridge filled with soy sauce, part of guy sneaking fake products into real stores.

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    Rachel Pelz
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good idea, but won't work unless you refill the yellow ink with mustard.

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    #25

    Fake product featuring spoof dwarf figurines with altered names on humorous packaging in a real store display.

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    Lester the Space Duck
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is Snort Wipe Voldemort's daughter? Sleppy looks like he's smoking a joint.

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    #26

    Hand holding a fake book with a humorous cover featuring mealworms and vintage-style illustrations in a store setting.

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    Only Me
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was mother. She always does this shitt

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    #29

    Package of fake novelty toy called Acquaintance with quirky cartoon art, part of a guy sneaking fake products into real stores series.

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    Mreoww
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can’t even make sense of this 😂

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    #30

    Package of a fake costume product labeled cover yourself in cheese with a man covered in cheese slices, part of fake products in stores.

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    Inigo Montoya
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard of edible underwear, but this is not what I had in mind.

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    #33

    Book titled So Your Son is a Centaur, a fake product sneaked into a real store as a funny prank.

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    Ozymandias73
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think being a centaur was the kid's confusing life choice.

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    #34

    Humorous fake product calendar titled Stupidest Animals featuring a pygmy hippo, showcasing funny insults.

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    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Worthless hippo can't even Maul..." I need to figure out how to turn that into an insult for people.

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    #35

    Packaging of a fake product called Poorly Named Cats with humorous cat names, from a prank sneaking fake products into stores.

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    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure at least one of mine will have gained the nickname Uncle Suck by the end of the day

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    #38

    Packaging of fake acquaintance bracelets labeled not friends, a humorous product sneak into real stores.

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    #39

    Package of fake candy corn labeled Children of the Corn Man, featuring humorous faces and packaging in a store display.

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    ppathak563
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This eat my babies is some greek mythology thing 😂

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    #40

    Packaging of a fake toy called Very Needy Thing with cartoon characters, part of sneaking fake products into real stores.

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    #45

    Parody fake Garfield toy labeled Garf Mode, humorously designed as a fake product in a real store.

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    Mreoww
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn’t he always in garf mode?

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    #48

    Phlegm Gremlin tissue dispenser mock product by guy sneaking fake products into real stores, shown with yellow tissue and green snot design.

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    zovjraar me
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i have bronchitis, how appropriate.

    #49

    Gumball machine with humorous fake products featuring traumas like absent father and blimp crash for $1 each.

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    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Goddamnit why did you remind me of the goat incident

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    #50

    Plastic toy shaped like a hummus truck in a grocery store, part of funny fake products sneaked into real stores.

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    #53

    Package of funny fake Mother's Day gifts including ear plugs, breakdance lessons, and bouquet of corn dogs, part of fake products in stores.

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    Only Me
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gimme the alpacas and the wine. You can keep the rest. Oh, forgot the earplug. But ... maybe don't need those after the wine?

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    #54

    Toy packaging labeled childless couples with funny fake products promoting full night sleep and peaceful rest.

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    #55

    Wanted poster on a pole promoting judo moves in the park with funny fake product-style starburst claims.

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    Doug Moyer
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was his very first, well before the Obvious Plant name.

    #56

    Fake product packaging mocking fjords with humorous spelling and design, part of guy sneaking fake products into real stores.

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    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wierd fact: New York City is built in a drowned fjord.

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