This Massachusetts man is selling snow from his front yard online for $89

This winter has dumped a record amount of snow on the Northeast, and at least one Massachusetts resident is hoping to profit off the storms. Kyle Waring of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, realized it was time to send some of the white stuff to those in need — so he launched ShipSnowYo.com to "sell snow to anyone in the U.S. from historic Boston, Mass.'" People can order six pounds of snow, shipping included, for "only $89" (or $20 for a smaller amount) and have it arrive to their doorsteps within 20 hours.

And people are actually buying it.

"It seems to be corporations paying for the $90 product as a funny gesture," Waring said, "where the $20 one is regular consumers."

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Waring's new and improved shipping method (previous shipments arrived almost completely melted) involves putting snow in a plastic bag and wrapping it in tinfoil. He then packages it in an inch-and-a-half-thick insulated container and ships it overnight. There is some inevitable melting in transit, but Waring says consumers will receive enough snow for "10-15 solid snowballs."