Alberta government is selling a donair suit and the bids are getting wild (PHOTOS)

The provincial government is auctioning off a donair costume, and the bids are getting a little out of hand in what is probably the most Albertan thing you’ll see all week.

The Alberta government has a website where it regularly auctions off items no longer required by various government departments. Usually, you’ll find items like old office equipment, tools, and other things of the sort, but sometimes there are gems.

So, when an Edmonton journalist tweeted a link to an adult-sized donair costume for sale on the Alberta Online Auction site, it’s not surprising that it caught a couple of people’s attention.

The Alberta government’s auction site remains a treasure trove. My favourite listing of the day: donair costume.https://t.co/VWQkK4FaUC

— Catherine Griwkowsky (@CGriwkowsky) July 18, 2023

Listed on July 14 with a starting bid of just $50, this high-quality, 56″ tall donair costume is fixed with donair meat, lettuce, onion, tomato, and sweet sauce, the usual donair toppings found in Alberta, and a silver bodysuit “for that authentic tinfoil look.”

Alberta Online Auction

According to the website, the costume was a prop for an advertising campaign and is “no longer required by the department.”

Alberta Online Auction

This strange mash-up of government and food is one that is very Albertan; we certainly have a thing for donair and a flair for the unconventional when it comes to our government.

Reaction to the donair costume, as well as the bids, have been pouring in.

Them: Alberta politics isn’t that weird.

Me: The Alberta government is selling an adult-sized donair costume, with a current bid of $420.69 #yeg #yyc #ableg #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/oN10IHZB80

— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) July 19, 2023

I would absolutely outbid the nation for the donair costume and wear it on multiple occasions throughout the year if I didn’t think i’d be snatching it from the clutches of a hard-working restauranteur donair king among men who deserves it more.

— Scott Cameron (@twitscotty) July 19, 2023

The government of Alberta is auctioning off a donair costume. Last night the high bid was $300. It is now up to $1000. But I have a lot of questions … starting with the lettuce. https://t.co/ua7NGWICPu pic.twitter.com/3WcCULIwyV

— Peter L. Twohig ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (tour version) (@Ptwohig) July 19, 2023

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The Government of Alberta is auctioning off a donair costume with a current bid of $1000. I’ve read one of the bidders has self-identified as ‘Hugh Jass.’
Nice to see some people enjoying themselves amid all this global chaos

— Susie (@QueenoftheTwits) July 19, 2023

As of 9:30 am, the highest bid is sitting at $1,000. If you want to join in on the action, you have 26 more days to do so, as it is running longer than usual “due to the items’ rarity.”