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Media in China report that vendors are dressing peaches in tiny knickers to mark the upcoming Qixi festival
Have you ever noticed that a peach looks a bit like a human bottom? Have you ever sought to draw attention to this fact by dressing a peach in a tiny pair of women's knickers? What do you mean "of course not, what a weird question"?
A fruit vendor in Nanjing, China has started selling peaches wearing tiny pairs of knickers in celebration of the upcoming Qixi festival, the Chinese version of Valentine's Day. Kotaku.com reports that "the juiciest, most delicious peaches on Earth" (according to the Wall Street Journal) come from Yangshan in Wuxi, an area famous for its lingerie and garment industry, and the peaches' panties were put on "by hand" – as opposed to by some kind of fruit-dressing robot.
According to the report, which cites several Chinese news sources, the vendor chose the suggestive name "Ripe Fruit" and sells them in silk or chiffon-lined boxes of nine, which will run you a pricey 498 yuan (about £48).
It also says the fruit vendor in question claims to have applied for a patent on panty peaches as they are none too pleased that fruit vendors elsewhere in Shanghai are also sexualising their produce. They are even filing for infringement with the intellectual property bureau, which seems fair enough. It's hard to believe fruit vendors all just happened to realise the potential profit margins of peaches in thongs at the same time.