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"Etsy is a wonderland of handmade and vintage items. You can buy knitted crafts, custom made jewelry, artisanal soap and even human souls.\nYes, you read that correctly.\nEtsy store SoulsRUs is a purveyor of \"freshly reaped\" human souls \u2014 namely celebrities like Ryan Gosling, Justin Bieber and Jennifer Lawrence, to name a few. At 15 bucks a pop (plus $5 shipping) in adorable little Mason jars, celebrity souls come at quite a bargain.\nSee also: 15 Weird Knit Gifts More Uncomfortable Than a Wool Sweater\n\nImage: Etsy SoulsRUsMolly \"The Happy Reaper\" Gates discovered her talent for reaping souls as a young girl living in Minnesota. \n\"I was playing with a childhood friend ... 'reaping' souls of her stuffed animals. You know, kid stuff. Then I got my hands on her hamster, and when I pretended to reap its soul, I actually did it. That friend and I don't talk anymore,\" Gates told Mashable.\nGates honed her craft over the years, creating a meticulous reaping routine in which she waits until her subject of interest is asleep before taking their soul. \n\"If you show up at someone's door with a handshake and a 'Howdy, I'm gonna take your soul now,' it doesn't end well. Then I do some hocus-pocus to coax the soul out and into my jar.\"\nGates assured Mashable that the process is totally painless, though it does account for the amount of seemingly soulless celebrities walking around these days.\nGates has also reaped the souls of Beyonc\u00E9, Oprah Winfrey, Matthew McConaughey and Drake. Customers can also order custom reaped souls for special occasions like birthdays or cold-blooded revenge.\n\nImage: Etsy SoulsRUsThe only soul you cannot order is that of Kanye West. \"I never talk about what happened,\" said Gates.\nThe business of soul reaping is not exactly lucrative, even at Gate's price. Overall, transactions have been \"embarrassingly slow.\" Gates said that she gets a lot of response about the idea, but few purchases. She originally formed the business to make extra cash while studying at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. \n\"Most of them go for $15 because that's the least I'm willing to charge ... unless that soul was Justin Bieber. He went for $7.62 because I wanted him out of my house.\"  \n\nImage: Etsy SoulsRUsIf anyone is interested in purchasing a soul, fair warning: They are extremely volatile products. The deceptively candy-like substances actually smell like burnt birthday candles and, Gates warns, \"don't ever try to open one to smell it though. Souls are real troublemakers when they leave their jars.\"\nSadly, Gate's soul reaping has turned into more of a hobby than a career. These days, Gates puts her degree to work as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. Her artwork can be found on her online portfolio.\n\nImage: Etsy SoulsRUsDisclaimer: Gates's souls are actually synthetic spider-webbing that have been spray painted pink and covered in glitter. Gates is fully aware that she is not an actual reaper.\n\nImage: Etsy SoulsRUs\nImage: Etsy SoulsRUs"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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