Online shops in China have apparently been selling \”bank soil\” dug up from outside major Chinese banks by advertising that it can bring wealth and good fortune to buyers. The trending product has been tagged at Rs 10,500 per portion. The sellers collected the soil from outside of banks, potted plants in bank lobbies, and may even include dust from money counting machines. Some online sellers have even been sharing videos of soil being dig up from the banks to prove its authenticity. The trend has sparked ridicule on Chinese social media. “Laughing out loud, what is this bank soil? I work at a bank, and I have to bring my own soil from home to plant flowers in the office,\” SCMP quoted a user as saying. ‘I live next to a banks, so why has my fortune not improved?’ asked another. The cheapest portion of his ‘bank soil’ was priced at Rs 260, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) One of the online sellers told the publication that he offers four types of soil that was collected from five major banks of the country: Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of. China, Agricultural Bank ofChina, China Construction Bank, and Bank of Communications.