what Adil Asim, owner of a Canadian restaurant chain, paid for an incredible costume auctioned off by the Alberta government. It was originally commissioned by the province of Alberta for a traffic safety video campaign about the dangers of driving high. The one-of-a-kind outfit was bought in 2015 for an anti-drug awareness campaign that in the end was never produced. We entered the race so we could get the donair costume, but we stayed in the race because of what the people who were bidding against us were saying,” Adil Asim, the owner of Alberta-based PrimeTime Donair and Poutine, told The Guardian.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Sizing isn’t great for the suit and the elestics on the feet covers snapped when I tried pulling them over my feet BUT, as I’m modifying the outfit it’s fine. So, when outlets in the east said they would reconfigure the costume to remove the lettuce if they won the auction, a furious bidding war began.

Your bank/credit card provider can take up to five working days to credit your account after we have notified them of a refund. PrimeTime Donair and Poutine won the Canadian government auction for the life-sized outfit, beating 1,710 bids for the giant costume, which consists of a pitta and fillings, including shavings of lettuce, wrapped in tinfoil packaging. Co-owner Nicholas Nahas previously said his team was determined to bring the costume to the East Coast. We’re not shy to say we’re the first ones to introduce the donair in Canada… We feel it should be here in Halifax, as silly as it sounds.

He thought he could turn the media attention for the donair costume auction into a fundraising drive for food banks in Edmonton. Unless payment has been made via Paypal, Credit or Debit card, please make all cheques payable to "Abscissa. That bid was placed by Steve Wallis, a Canadian “stealth camping” aficionado who decided to throw his hat into the ring as a tribute to his late wife, Jessica.Cupcakes, eggs, bacon, beer bottles, bananas, ice cream cones, tequila and hot-dog food outfits are just a small sample of what's on offer! Inspired by the Greek gyro and the Turkish doner kebab, the donair was created in the mid-1970s by Peter Gamoulakos in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A simple but snazzy costume idea for women is a sweet inspired dress such as this 'Refreshers' candy outfit. Halifax’s King of Donair went so far as to print T-shirts with “Anti-lettuce donair club” emblazoned on the back. DRESS-UP FUN: This costume is ideal for Halloween celebrations, costume parties, cosplay action and more!