1,200 loo rolls among items being auctioned off by the US Embassy
The embassy is locating to a facility in Battersea and getting rid of unwanted stock.
The US Embassy in London has relocated to a new facility in Battersea and is auctioning off unwanted items – including a second-hand Volvo, a printer and 1,200 toilet rolls.
The online auction, which began on Monday, features 100 Desna toilet rolls being sold in packs of 12 for £255 as part of a 41-lot auction.
An embassy spokeswoman said: “Our new building has different toilet paper dispensers than our previous building.
“So we had excess supply from our old building that we are no longer able to use.”
“We have guidelines set as to how those auctions are held and where the funds that are raised from this auction go. Essentially, they go back to the Treasury.”
Other lots in the auction include a Bosch circular saw, a ceramic lamp without a shade (£120), an HP laptop (£181), five Dyson vacuum cleaners (priced between £34-£50), 22 plastic stacking chairs with wheels (£102) and a 2007 Volvo (£6,494).
Other US embassies currently having clear-outs include the ones located in Turkey, Armenia and Ukraine with auctions planned for the sites in Portugal, Serbia and Sweden.
