“Tear Dealer” was a temporary shop on a street lined with pawnshops and loan sharks in Lublin in southeast Poland, an area of high unemployment and related socio-economic exclusion. In specially arranged premises reminiscent of a bank, a cosmetic salon or a dressing room, people could produce and sell their tears for approximately €25 per 3ml. Nearly 200 people took part in the project (the shop had to close after only 4 days because the funds were exhausted). The project attracted huge media attention and public discussion on the issues of affective labour and the commercialization of emotions.