“Parks and Recreation” is gone, but its ephemera lives on — and if you’re a superfan with deep pockets, Duke Silver’s fedora can be yours.
According to Vice, NBC is auctioning off 280 or so props from the show. Revenue from the sale will go to LA Conservation Corps, which employs at-risk young people.
Although the hat plus Duke’s vest (with combined asking bids of $500) may be a little steep, don’t despair. You can drink your morning coffee out of a 46 Pawnee mug for an asking bid of $175 or channel your inner Douche with the surprisingly reasonable Douche Nation T-shirt, asking $125.
Hosting a holiday party? You’ll surely impress your friends by serving them soda in an oversized small soda cup from Sweetums while wearing the logo apron that comes with it (asking price: $200).
The sale runs through Friday, and bidding has been hot and heavy. If you need help getting into the right state of mind to blow, say, $900 on April Ludgate’s desk plaque set, just keep repeating, “It’s treat yo self day, it’s treat yo self day . . .”