Weed lovers will find this Reddit gift exchange mixup hilarious

I guess it's a Bong-sai tree?
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Sophie Hirsh
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If you're a true Redditor, you know that the r/trees subreddit has nothing to do with oaks, douglas firs or maples. It's a decoy name for people who love a different kind of plant -- marijuana, to be exact.

One Redditor who participated in the website's annual holiday gift exchange clearly wasn't up to speed. After reading that their exchange partner PaltryPenguinu likes r/trees, the Redditor decided to gift him with a Bonsai tree.

PaltryPenguin shared a photo of the tree and book he received.

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"In my bio I mentioned that I enjoy lurking on /r/trees and my SS was excited to have been matched with a fellow 'tree lover,'" he wrote on Reddit. "Regardless of whether or not this is a joke or if they really do have a strong passion for gardening, I love the randomness of my new bonsai tree and will try to keep it alive. Thanks for a memorable first experience Secret Santa!"

Redditors naturally loved the mixup, prank or not.

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We feel pretty confident that the recipient will find some way to smoke out of his new Bong-sai tree.

[H/T: The Daily Dot]

Topics Cannabis Reddit

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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