When I was a kid, I don't remember pumpkin picking. So when did this all start? Apparently, it was big in the 1980's then tailed off in popularity until very recently. Why the sudden change in heart you may ask? Social media, obviously.
“Pumpkin picking” is the biggest scam going. Discovered last year it’s just a load of pumpkins from Aldi, chucked on a muddy field, for 10 times the price. Never again.
pic.twitter.com/gmoSRiwF4g I'm not sure it requires an explanation, but pumpkin picking is where people visit a farm or 'pumpkin patch' to select their own pumpkins to take home.
That's it. I get that it's a fun activity for kids and I understand that it's an opportunity for couples to pretend how adorable they are together for Instagram. But come on - in most cases - it's a complete scam.
I'm not alone on this either. Following the most recent 2024 pumpkin boom, a user took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their blunt thoughts: "Pumpkin picking is the biggest scam going," they wrote. "Discovered last year it’s just a load of pumpkins from Aldi, chucked on a muddy field, for 10 times the price.
Never again." cant believe some person goes to several supermarkets first thing in the morning to buy all the pumpkins, throws them on a patch of mud and charges wannabe instagram influencer moms £35 to pick them up for a few autumnal aesthetic photos pic.twitter.
com/pGkM50mTh5 The post caught the attention of other users who had made the same realisation. One person suggested r.