# What's in the boxes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-boxes/715928>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 25, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-boxes/715928 "2015-03-25T08:43:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-boxes/715928/1 "2015-03-25T08:43:27Z")

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As noted [over](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18233892&postcount=37) [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18235114&postcount=46), I ordered from [Walmart.com](http://Walmart.com) two 13-pound bags of cat food and a dozen 4.4 oz. bags of wasabi peanuts. The box marked “wasabi peanuts” arrived and turned out to be not just over three pounds of nuts but rather 8 pounds of dog biscuits! Walmart is supposed to refund the money for the peanuts, after which the dog biscuits will be donated to the local animal shelter.

I recently checked on the cat food, which is still in transit. FedEx lists what are supposed to be two boxes, 13 pounds of food per box, as weighing 11¾ pounds each.

What do you think is in there? Did I get cheated out of a pound and a quarter? Stay tuned!

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**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-boxes/715928/2 "2015-03-25T11:55:51Z")

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It’s gonna be the wasabi peanuts. 100 packs.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-boxes/715928/3 "2015-03-25T13:08:34Z")

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s head.

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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-boxes/715928/4 "2015-03-25T13:42:11Z")

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It’s like one of those analogy puzzles from the SAT.

Wasabi peanuts : Dog biscuits : : Cat food : \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ?

The obvious answer is [Circus Peanuts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_Peanuts).

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-boxes/715928/5 "2015-03-26T17:29:08Z")

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FedEx dropped off bags, not boxes. This looks promising…

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-boxes/715928/6 "2015-03-26T17:33:29Z")

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They got it right! Even if they hadn’t, the lady of the house found the same food at Giant so we already had a bag.