What does a couple in the beginning of a relationship need is a bouquet of flowers. What do two people who are coming to the end of a relationship need? Perhaps a plant.

The "Break Up Bean" was born from such an idea. This is a plant that is sent to the other person when saying goodbye.


The recipient of the "Break Up Bean" puts soil in the flowerpot included in the package and sprinkles the bean. If the recipient carefully nurtures the plant by exposing it to the sun and watering it, the Lima Bean will sprout in about five days and the recipient will see the message from the giver.

The lima beans are engraved with the words "It's Over" and "Let's Be Friends. The astute person will immediately know what the other person wants. If you have a good heart, this should be enough to make them back off.

You may think it's terrible of him to entrust his feelings to beans instead of telling them directly himself, but it's not. The beans will remain with the recipient. The beans will heal the sorrow of the departed lover. As a friend.

The package includes a flowerpot, gardening soil, and Lima bean seeds. The product is intended for ages 3 and up. Isn't that setting wrong? The instructions say, "It's never too early to learn how hard it is to say goodbye.


The product is available on ThinkGeek, a U.S. mail-order site. The price is $6.99 (about 840 yen), but shipping to Japan will cost an additional $39.44 (about 4,700 yen). Too pricey? No. If this is a clean breakup, it may be cheaper than you think.