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Selena Gomez Oreos have been found very effective in trapping possums. (thespinoff.co.nz)

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[–] plenipotentprotogod@lemmy.world 28 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I appreciate the sense of humor from the Oreo representative who was asked to comment on the story:

It is a market we hadn’t considered, and I have to confess that it was a demographic, or should I say genus/genera, that we missed in our product testing and development programme

And also this

Their statement also included some bad news for possum trappers across the country: stocks of the limited-edition range are dwindling. ... Moving forward, the spokesperson suggested that Predator Free NZ might consider “aural bait” such as Selena Gomez’s hit song ‘Come and Get It’.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 weeks ago

Once the Oreos are all gone, they should try churros. I bet it's the sweet cinnamon smell that's calling to them. Do they have churros in New Zealand?