# Why Is it So Hard To Find Shrunken heads For sale?(these days)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 12, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850 "2004-10-12T18:27:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/1 "2004-10-12T18:27:17Z")

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When I was a kid, every comic book ad section had ads for shrunken heads. You could buy them for around $10.00 each…I even remember ANALOG Sci-Fi Magazine had an ad where you could get 3 for $20.00!  
I 've had a hankering lately to add one to my home copllection…but I can’t find them anywhere! Is the psot office squeamish about shippinh human remains? Or are they JUST NOT making them the way they used to? :wally

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/2 "2004-10-12T18:57:33Z")

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I think 100% of those that used to be advertised in the back of comic books were actually puppets and not the “real” thing.

Now rabbits’ feet - well, there is another lovely little memento that has gone by the wayside over the years.

Gee - starting to look like carnage is losing its charm.

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**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/3 "2004-10-13T00:24:56Z")

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Here ya go.

[http://www.salangome.com/shrunken\_head.asp](http://www.salangome.com/shrunken_head.asp)

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/4 "2004-10-13T00:38:53Z")

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_shakes cane_ “Why, back in my day; we could buy shrunken heads; three for a dollar…” /Grandpa SHAKES.

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/5 "2004-10-13T01:20:16Z")

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> [@ltfire](#):
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> Here ya go.
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> [Shrunken Heads for Sale - World's Best Real Authentic Jivaro Tsantsa](http://www.salangome.com/shrunken_head.asp)

That is really and truly one of the best deals I have seen in a while. I am seriously considering ordering one.

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/6 "2004-10-13T01:49:18Z")

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Try your luck in New Bedford. It’s over-stocked.

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/7 "2004-10-13T01:49:26Z")

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Wow, I wants me one o’ those.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/8 "2004-10-13T02:28:10Z")

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“Stock head blowout sale”?

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/9 "2004-10-13T03:15:20Z")

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If you want some real skulls, have a look at the [Bone Room](http://www.boneroom.com/bone/bone1.html).

Or, have a look at [Troll’s Garden.](http://www.trollsgarden.com)

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**Author:** ![mrunlucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mrunlucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrunlucky)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-shrunken-heads-for-sale-these-days/268850/10 "2004-10-13T05:59:29Z")

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Or try [Doc Bwana’s House of Shrunken Heads](http://www.angelfire.com/id2/tower7/jivaro.htm).