Russian entrepreneurs looking to make a quick buck have started selling twigs online, marketing them as “perfect snowman arms” and asking for up to 5,300 rubles ($50) per pair.

Russian media recently reported that online classifieds platforms have been inundated with ads for snowman spare parts. Apart from the snow itself, you can buy pretty much anything online, from the hat and carrot nose to the coal eyes and buttons. Wooden twigs as arms have been particularly popular, with sellers asking from 500 rubles ($4.8) per pair to a whopping 5,300 rubles ($50), discounted from 5,900 rubles. Marketed as “long-lasting”, strong, reliable and unique – like snowflakes in winter – the wooden snowman arms are said to be the perfect purchase this holiday season.

“We have a super offer for you: new, shiny, creative hands for your snowman!” one of the ads reads. “Build the best snowman in the area by the New Year 2025! Your snowman will become a star, and your neighbors will definitely envy you! Don’t let your snowman remain clumsy!”

If you’re trying to make sense of the pricing for snowman arms, don’t waste your time because it doesn’t make any sense. The 5,300 ruble offer is the most expensive we’ve seen, even though the “arms” looked particularly flimsy, while the 499-ruble option, could’ve probably sold for a bit more.