Kay and David;
    I'd like to add to your list the  little lobster traps sold all over
Nova Scotia - filled with Indo-Pacific shells of course! On the back
they say "Genuine Souvenier of Nova Scotia.  Made in Taiwan."
Cheers,
Ross.


> David:
>
> I have also been amused many times by Florida tourist pamphlets
> which show a local
> beach with obviously well placed IndoPacific shells. What blatant
> false
> advertising!
>
> Andrew V.
>
> David Kirsh wrote:
>
> > Excellent idea!
> >
> > You've noticed the Nautilus in SW Florida. I've noticed the Queen
> Conch on
> > promo displays for Kuwait Airways and many, many times I've
> noticed
> > Indo-Pacific species on promotional material for Caribbean or
> Atlantic
> > resorts. Also, Indo-Pacific shells packaged for tourist shops on
> the
> > Atlantic, sometimes billed as local shells. Wonder if the clerks
> would
> > accept my genuine Monopoly money for their genuine local shells.
> > --David K.
>