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The Vergecast · Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Dads in Texas Delivering Single Potatoes via Drone

Dads in a Texas neighborhood have reportedly begun sending single potatoes to each other using drone delivery services, specifically ordering them from Walmart via Wing. The fathers discovered they can direct these deliveries to any yard, with each potato delivery costing approximately 82 cents.

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The tape

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“The Verge's Nathan Edwards reports that dads in his Texas neighborhood are sending each other single potatoes by drone.”
Travis Larchuk
“They're ordering them from Walmart using Wing drone delivery.”
Travis Larchuk
“And the best part is that each potato delivery only costs 82 cents. Total.”
Travis Larchuk
Heard on The Vergecast — “Dots are OpenAI's cute lil guys”, published Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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