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Need to send a greeting card? North Texan says to consider a potato instead

Move over greeting cards, there's a new way to send some love via snail mail: greeting potatoes.

North Texan Alex Craig is the brains behind a new website called Potato Parcel, which enables users to send a note to anyone cross-country on a Russet potato. Similar to the infamous glitter bombs, potatoes arrive anonymously.

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"We looked into other [potato] options but the Russet potatoes keep things simple," Craig recently said by email.

The 24-year-old University of North Texas grad told WFAA he hatched the business concept in conversation with his girlfriend, who called it the "stupidest idea ever." Normally we wouldn't argue with her, but Craig says he's sold more than 3,000 potatoes since launching the website in May and is raking in $10,000 in profit every month. Touche!

Those looking to send a greeting can order it on a medium ($7.99) or large ($9.99) potato, each of which hold about the length of a tweet. Craig said almost anything goes; no threats, though. "We don't allow people to threaten anyone or make them feel in danger," he said.

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We had Craig round up the 10 most hilarious things he's written on a Russet, and for your enjoyment we posted them below.

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10. "I keep getting older but the potatoes stay the same age..."

9. "Potato and buttplug forever"

8. "Dear Dave, f**k you."

7. "We collected money to buy you a gift. This is it."

6. "Miranda, thanks for the sex"

5. "Help! Stuck in potato factory! Please send help!"

4. "I used Ancestry.com to find you. I am your long lost brother"

3. "Taters gonna tate"

2. "It was decent sex. (6/10) Good job on your part, could have been more verbal though"

1. "Maria, I haven't pooped in 3 days. What do i do? P.S. Please Help"