Sunday, November 04, 2007

Got Milk?


An Iowa mother with extra breast milk on her hands this week placed a newspaper ad offering to sell the milk for $200 (or the best offer she receives). Martha Heller's unorthodox offer, which first appeared in Tuesday's edition of The Gazette, came after Heller, 22, was stuck with 100 ounces of frozen milk when her four-month-old daughter refused to nurse from a bottle. Heller's ad, a copy of which you'll find above, ran in the "Children's items" category of the Gazette's classified section and follows an ad offering a Barbie jeep for $150. A spokesman for Iowa's Department of Public Health told The Gazette that he was unaware of any laws barring the sale of breast milk, but that state officials frowned upon such offers.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oh wow. I now know what my new profession is going to be. The next baby we have I am totally going to sell my milk. Since mine is basically half and half and is guaranteed to ensure a huge, smart, adorable baby no one could refuse. Way to go Rich, this was a hilarious find. -Tanya