Police department mistakenly orders 24,000 rolls of toilet paper
A police department has a financial mess to wipe up after mistakenly ordering 24,000 extra rolls of toilet paper.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama, US, accidentally spent $30,000 (AUD) on toilet paper and another $12,000 for 450 cases of rubbish bags, WAFF-TV reports.
That’s a big problem, because its entire budget for janitorial supplies for next year is only $20,000.
County commissioners have negotiated the bill down by half, but there is another problem to deal with – how to store an extra two years’ worth of toilet paper.
While the Sheriff’s Department isn’t commenting, Commission Chairman James Hutcheson says workers realised the mistake when a notice came in from the vendor.
The newly elected sheriff, Phil Sims, says he will work with commissioners to address the problem.
