People in Texas Gave Out Some...Strange Things for Halloween

Sure, Halloween is behind us. However, a post was shared on Facebook asking about some of the strange(r) things people in Texas gave out recently to trick-or-treaters.

Hey, I'm all about all things quirky and whimsical in practically any situation--including things like Halloween treats. A little surprise can be fun! (Granted, I may not eat that homemade nougat-like substance that looks and smells like it may not be quite edible, but hey it's still interesting.

However, after reading some of the comments on a post shared by one of our Townsquare Media station Facebook pages, I think some of us may have gone slightly over the edge. (Not that I blame them--heck, haven't we all in one way or another recently?

So what were some of the items given to trick-or-treaters in East Texas for Halloween?

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Just imagine your little one comes home with his or her trick-or-treating haul after visiting homes and you decide to go through and see what they got (so that you can collect the parent candy tax) and you discover... a russet potato.

Wut.

Granted, I'm a huge potato fan. There are practically no ways in which a potato is cooked that I won't enjoy. However, flinging an entire raw potato into little orange buckets seems...well, strange, don't you think?

Hmm. And it wasn't just one person. Various people commented that their kid ALSO received a potato. Pretty weird, for sure. But that wasn't the only...unusual item some folks gave out on Halloween.

Other items included an already scratched-off losing lottery ticket, a hot glue stick, a half roll of toilet paper, an individual creamer pod, and a packet of soy sauce.

Seriously? Um, next year buy some candy or simply turn off that porch light, OK? :)

Here's the original post if you'd like to read about some of the other crazy things our East Texas kids received this year:

What's the weirdest thing you've ever received on Halloween? Let me know at tara.holley@townsquaremedia.com.