This Listing Is Going Viral Not Because It’s A Bargain, But Because It Has Something Very Rare – Honesty
Katie Perkins has had enough of her caravan. Recently, the woman listed her 27-year-old monstrosity, begging people to ‘get this hunk of junk off my f***ing land.’
Perkins uploaded the ad for the caravan – which is currently sitting in Glastonbury, England – last week with the price of £100,000 ($132,795).
In all caps, she wrote a hilariously honest description of the darn thing, too. Perkins explained that her family had been living in it while they were building their ‘dream home’, but admitted that it wasn’t a very comfortable experience.
Image credits: Katie Perkins
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The seller also attached these photos to complete the big picture
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It’s 32 feet by 10 feet, 2 bed static
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“I’d love to say it’s f***ing beautiful, but I’d be lying”
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“I’d love to say I loved living in it, but I’d be lying”
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“I’d love to say I’d look forward to a caravan holiday, but guess what…? I’d be lying”
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The caravan comes with a few “extras”, including a couple of old shoes in the wardrobe, abstract art “courtesy of the children” and old bottles of booze under the sink
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“Pretty sure there’s even a slow cooker that was only used once?”
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The woman said the caravan has a “s*** oven”, a “s*** hob” and a “s*** fridge”, but does boast a “pretty decent microwave, albeit a cheap Morrisons one”
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She added that the best have been “destroyed” but she couldn’t be bothered to remove them
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Here’s what people have been saying about the caravan and its ad
I can't wait for someone to buy this caravan and renovate it, then post it in boredpanda with beautiful result.
I wish it could be me. I think it has genuine possibilities of adorableness
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My parents did the same thing when they were building a house...and it was just as miserable as this. I know some twits are going to be here saying they'd "refurbish" it - don't waste your time. It's literally an aluminum box. You'd be better off furbishing a shipping container.
My dad got the bright idea to refurb one of these. Twenty-eight years later, it was four sheets of tin attached by mildew, decayed linoleum, and the roof collapsed in winter. Strip it for recyclable bits, with Hazmat gear for the mold. That's what we did when my dad died and we could finally get rid of the bloody thing without hearing, "But I'll get to it."
Is nobody grasping that the 100 pound "asking price" is in jest?
Get these here in the states less trashed out for the cost of hauling it away.
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Naw. I pick these up for the cost of hauling and then I scrap it out and sell the bed as a flatbed trailer.
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She needs to take a zero off that asking price. She wouldn’t ever get that much for that trash. It’s disgusting
She isn't asking that if you read it...a couple of boxes of wine would do... she doesn't expect a lot...
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Does it come with a lifetime supply of pregnancy tests, or does s*x instantly happen in there no matter what I'm confused about the name.
I think it's a reference to them being a family of four when they moved in and have now grown to a family of seven :O
Load More Replies... Wow, imagine the shittiness of the person who has to comment about her language and drinking. Calm down, karen.
I lived in one just like this for 3 years while renovating my house in Ireland. I can confirm that they're very cold in winter - I spent many an evening hugging an electric radiator with a sleeping bag draped over me. Once I'd finished with it I repurposed it to a growing room for my medicinal plants!
She's tripping if she thinks she's going to get 100 grand for that. She'll be lucky to get 10 grand.
No one in their right mind would spend 100 grand on a new mobile home of that level. Why would anyone spend it on that sad piece of junk?
I love in some thing similar. My kitchen is half the size..or less. It f*****g sucks but it's a damn roof. Shes not at all greatful I see.
A 133K usd for that?!?! I can pick these up for free here in the states, just haul it away. And what is up with all the Fing this and Fing that?? And if that was the master bed and y'all tore it up making babies on that, then I say you all got other issues going on I do not want to be knowledged about. I guess living on an island nation produces some bonkers inbreed, eh?
You've just made it onto the shortlist for future BP staff. :D
Load More Replies... I can't wait for someone to buy this caravan and renovate it, then post it in boredpanda with beautiful result.
I wish it could be me. I think it has genuine possibilities of adorableness
Load More Replies... My parents did the same thing when they were building a house...and it was just as miserable as this. I know some twits are going to be here saying they'd "refurbish" it - don't waste your time. It's literally an aluminum box. You'd be better off furbishing a shipping container.
My dad got the bright idea to refurb one of these. Twenty-eight years later, it was four sheets of tin attached by mildew, decayed linoleum, and the roof collapsed in winter. Strip it for recyclable bits, with Hazmat gear for the mold. That's what we did when my dad died and we could finally get rid of the bloody thing without hearing, "But I'll get to it."
Is nobody grasping that the 100 pound "asking price" is in jest?
Get these here in the states less trashed out for the cost of hauling it away.
Load More Replies... Naw. I pick these up for the cost of hauling and then I scrap it out and sell the bed as a flatbed trailer.
Load More Replies... She needs to take a zero off that asking price. She wouldn’t ever get that much for that trash. It’s disgusting
She isn't asking that if you read it...a couple of boxes of wine would do... she doesn't expect a lot...
Load More Replies... Does it come with a lifetime supply of pregnancy tests, or does s*x instantly happen in there no matter what I'm confused about the name.
I think it's a reference to them being a family of four when they moved in and have now grown to a family of seven :O
Load More Replies... Wow, imagine the shittiness of the person who has to comment about her language and drinking. Calm down, karen.
I lived in one just like this for 3 years while renovating my house in Ireland. I can confirm that they're very cold in winter - I spent many an evening hugging an electric radiator with a sleeping bag draped over me. Once I'd finished with it I repurposed it to a growing room for my medicinal plants!
She's tripping if she thinks she's going to get 100 grand for that. She'll be lucky to get 10 grand.
No one in their right mind would spend 100 grand on a new mobile home of that level. Why would anyone spend it on that sad piece of junk?
I love in some thing similar. My kitchen is half the size..or less. It f*****g sucks but it's a damn roof. Shes not at all greatful I see.
A 133K usd for that?!?! I can pick these up for free here in the states, just haul it away. And what is up with all the Fing this and Fing that?? And if that was the master bed and y'all tore it up making babies on that, then I say you all got other issues going on I do not want to be knowledged about. I guess living on an island nation produces some bonkers inbreed, eh?
You've just made it onto the shortlist for future BP staff. :D
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