By Abby Wilcox
Recently, a friend introduced me to the founders behind IPoopYou.com, an SF-based company that sends “high quality, farm raised, and eco-friendly, hand-picked animal poop” via snail mail. You can send the package to yourself or to anyone you choose, signed with your name or, even, anonymously. Apparently, business is booming for this dung delivery service. I asked Guillermo Sanchez, “Shit Executive” at IPoopYou, to explain more about what, exactly, the company is all about.
Abby Wilcox: So let’s start with this question since I Poop You is such a novel idea. What exactly is a professional poop delivery service?
GS: Although it is funny, it’s not a joke. For the first time ever, people can send and receive grade A organic animal poop in the most classy way possible — neatly gift wrapped in a pretty little box. With the click of a button people can select the finest poop from Northern California.
AW: How did this whole idea start? Was it a joke among friends?
GS: The idea has been always there. There are hundreds of reasons to send and thousands of people who deserve poop mailed to their doors. We believe that through humor, efficient and professional business practices, and ethical treatment of everybody in the equation (animal or otherwise), we are breaking taboos, allowing friends to share a whole new expression of feelings, and filling a niche that nobody had really conceived of yet.
And come on, sending flowers is so last year.
AW: How would you describe your clients? A scorned lover, a sworn enemy, an off-the-wall prankster or your average joe?
GS: Our clients are awesome! All of them. I would say it’s just people like me and you… Folks able think out of the box and with a strong sense of humor. They really understand our message and through that they give their recipients an unforgettable surprise.
AW: What’s the funniest reason someone has used your service?
GS: I couldn’t pick just one of them, they all are very special to me. One that I particularly liked was from a girl who sent our stinkiest poop to her boyfriend in respond to all his farting.
AW: Where does the poop come from?
GS: Each and every poop is hand picked from local farms from the Bay Area and greater peninsula of Northern California, the mecca of slow food and organic agriculture.
AW: You have poop specialties like “Cow Chocolate Pudding” and “Horse Spring Rolls”… What’s in a name?
GS: Every poop is different and they all have their own personality. Like a fine dining locavore restaurant, we are making sure that the descriptions match the quality of our product and the care that goes into…well…the “making”, and…uh…”handling”…of it.
AW: What’s your top seller?
GS: Cow or Pig I guess.
AW: How do you package the poop?
GS: A special gift deserves a special packaging. Every poop will arrive at its destination in a beautiful gift box including a leak-proof container that keeps the aroma always fresh and smelly. You can also add a personalized card.
AW: Is it legal to send poop in the mail?
GS: Yes. Otherwise we would not be doing it. Even though there are certain restrictions, that’s why our clients must accept our terms of use and privacy policy. You can learn about that at our legal page.
AW: Do you find that many of your clients want to remain anonymous?
GS: Very few of them. The majority like to have their orders signed.
All photos via I Poop You except homepage image via Joybot
