Hampshire Lapland Con: Defiant Parent Say Santa Is Real And Reindeer Can Fly

BIG news from Hampshire is that brothers Victor and Henry Mears have been convicted of misleading thousands of customers into visiting a what they claimed was a Lapland-style theme park.

Yep, they misled customers looking to, er, meet Santa, ride in his magic sleigh, pat the hands of little elves that make your toys for free and pet the flying reindeer.

Mums and dads left disappointed at the Lapland lies can now rest assured that when the good little boys and girls write to Santa next year, he’ll get them something better than a day out in boggy field covered in fake snow…

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'tunnel of light' inside a deserted Lapland New Forest at Matchams Leisure Park near Ringwood, where Dorset Trading Standards have received hundreds of complaints from visitors to the seasonal attraction who claimed it did not live up to what was advertised..

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Posted: 18th, February 2011 | In: Key Posts, The Consumer Comment | TrackBack | Permalink