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A man has come up with an unusual plan to raise money for charity – selling the Brussels sprouts he did not get round to eating over Christmas.<\/p>\n

It is the second year in a row that Dan Allam from Ledbury in Herefordshire has decided to put his uneaten vegetables up for sale on auction site eBay.<\/p>\n

So far, the sprouts have attracted a high bid of £26 and there is still time for the sum to go up further.<\/p>\n

Any money he raises will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which helps children with life-threatening illnesses to enjoy unforgettable experiences.<\/p>\n

Mr Allam's auction listing explained: "The winning bidder will be given the option to have the sprouts washed prior to them being posted (yes, I intend on posting them) but this is entirely at the buyer's discretion."<\/p>\n

The sprouts have come straight from his Christmas dinner plate and even include remnants of turkey, cheese sauce and broccoli.\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801677103-ADNFCR\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A charity is set to benefit from a bizarre eBay sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nMan sees business idea in uneaten sprouts - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/man-sees-business-idea-in-uneaten-sprouts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man sees business idea in uneaten sprouts - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A charity is set to benefit from a bizarre eBay sale.\" \/>\n<meta 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