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1 Nov, 5 tweets, 3 min read
‘Mom, someone just gave me cat food’: Some kids got Spam, lobster paste, condensed milk while trick-or-treating... it was weird.

@IvyMak_ writes:
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“My son came to me on the street after being at someone’s door and said, ‘mom, someone just gave me cat food.’ I took a look and it wasn’t cat food but it was lobster paste in a can!” @naomiparness said.

V fishy...
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For @KateAmlee1 kids, random brussels sprouts and birthday candles were found in the loot.
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.@Granteditor, managing editor for digital and multimedia at the Toronto Star, said he was surprised to find that his child had received a tin of condensed milk this year.
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“I know a lot of people ran out of candy and chocolate this year — but this was at the beginning of our night," Parness said about the Spam.

Do you have any weird treats to report?
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