It was an amazing day
folks! I was charged $11.29 for a piece of driftwood. Yes, $11.29 for a small
piece of tree scrap! I suppose the special “Malaysian” status magically
increased the price but it certainly does not do any good for trumpet snails.
While I felt the fool for
buying this little piece of wood it illustrated a point. We are being ripped
off by the pet store chains; when we are being charged usurious prices for tree
bark something has to be done.
To atone for the immense
foolishness of the purchase I am going to locate local Georgian Bay driftwood, clean it, cure it then sell it at dirt
cheap prices. This is the least I can do to give the middle finger to the pet
industry that rivals corporate oil for gauging sleaze.
The first step is to wait
until the end of winter and the ice to recede to await the arrival of the
driftwood on the beach shores.
The second step is to
collect the wood and as much as I can handle; build up a solid collection and
then the third step…
Clean and cure the wood to render it sale ready. Once this is done it is time to peddle my wares. You can
clean the wood with a solid brush, no soap or chemicals. You then boil the
driftwood for two hours to kill the baddies on the wood.
Ironically, this is all
anyone has to do to obtain driftwood! Selling is a matter of creativity,
advertising and networking.
