Disastrous family seasonal attractions and the never to be forgotten Lapland New Forest Theme Park

[Lord Camomile]

What the fuck is Kevin the Carrot?

 

[wiskey]

Well I googled https://www.aldi.co.uk/kevin

I'm still a bit

 

[UrbaneFox]

"After the doors opened there were reports of pushing and shoving to get to the front for the £3.99 stuffed carrot - followed by customers helping those stuck outside the shop."


Ah, the true spirit of Christmas

 

[Ground Elder]

Ah, the true spirit of Christmas

The true spirit of Christmas has no business being on this thread

 

[a_chap]

Got our first Christmas card today

 

[8ball]

Got our first Christmas card today

Send the bloody idiots an Easter card back.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I got one nearly a fortnight ago from my super-organised mad cousin.

 

[T & P]

I've posted this in the Shit Xmas Trees thread, but as that has been moved to the Xmas forum I thought it merited a repost here.

Is nothing sacred anymore???

Trafalgar Square Christmas tree: 'Sparse' spruce ridiculed

'Most famous Christmas tree' needled by critics

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I've posted this in the Shit Xmas Trees thread, but as that has been moved to the Xmas forum I thought it merited a repost here.

Is nothing sacred anymore???

Trafalgar Square Christmas tree: 'Sparse' spruce ridiculed

'Most famous Christmas tree' needled by critics

It's been going downhill for years, ever since they started putting the lights on in straight vertical rows. When I were a lad they were random coloured bulbs, but now look at how they light the poxy thing:

 

[Pickman's model]

I got one nearly a fortnight ago from my super-organised mad cousin.

if your cousin was super-organised it would arrive around december 20

 

[wiskey]

It's been going downhill for years, ever since they started putting the lights on in straight vertical rows. When I were a lad they were random coloured bulbs, but now look at how they light the poxy thing:

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That's so very wrong

 

[neonwilderness]

People explain exactly why they can't stand Bath Christmas Market

“I’d rather undergo root canal surgery on the M4 with no anaesthetic.

Walking around Bath during the Christmas market is like traipsing through a blizzard surrounded by hordes of polar bears trying to set your legs on fire.

What Sartre omitted to mention is that Hell is other people RAMMED ONTO BATH STATION AFTER THE SODDING CHRISTMAS MARKETI live and work in Bath 52 weeks of the year, why should my I have to suffer this abomination of the Christmas market? I earn little more than min wage, having travel disrupted like crazy. Sick and tired of it, two days in, please make it go away

If no one sees me over Christmas it’s because I got stuck walking behind slow people at Bath Christmas market and died

I went Saturday dunno what all the fuss is about I thought it was rubbish tbh

All that hassle to look at a load of sheds with overpriced crap in them, that is exactly the same as last year

This should be stopped. It’s out of hand

My other half asked me what Bath Christmas market was like. I immediately slammed my back against the wall and shuffled sideways slowly towards the door with a look of panic on my face and she thinks I'm exaggerating

 

[cupid_stunt]

Christmas, and indeed that Bath Christmas market, are not 'paid for entry' shit storms.

I want proper drama!

 

[neonwilderness]

Christmas, and indeed that Bath Christmas market, are not 'paid for entry' shit storms.

I want proper drama!

You need to pace yourself. We still have three weekends for peak Winterval rage

 

[cupid_stunt]

You need to pace yourself. We still have three weekends for peak Winterval rage

Hopefully we will also get some Xmas outrage for the Pontins thread too.

 

[moonsi til]

I see there is some outrage at Kelvingrove in Glasgow for a ‘Elfingrove’ night event.

Think first night was last night.

 

[Badgers]

I see there is some outrage at Kelvingrove in Glasgow for a ‘Elfingrove’ night event.

Think first night was last night.

Elfingrove to 'make tweaks' after criticism from customers on opening night

The more 'slating' headlines seem to be in the S*n which we don't need to see here.

 

[Badgers]

I went with a friend and my two kids all they kept saying was mum when we going home this is boring.

Worst Christmas event I have ever been to in my life!

Excellent work moonsi til

 

[neonwilderness]

Elfingrove makes 'urgent changes' after stinging criticism

All we saw were a few silly decorative pieces (the red nose on the Prehistoric Elk model for example) and a ton of ceiling projectors and a few people acting as elves trying to do their best.

Got to be one of the most disappointing things we've ever been to.... nothing Christmassy about it.... a few elves that barely interact with the kids.... and a couple of people dressed up as dinosaurs.... how they can call it Elfingrove is beyond me... just a museum in the dark.

 

[cupid_stunt]

That's more like it.

 

[neonwilderness]

 

[neonwilderness]

 

[Mr.Bishie]

 

[pogofish]

Elfingrove makes 'urgent changes' after stinging criticism

I saw an advert for that last week and almost posted it up - But I thought, Kelvingrove couldn't be that stupid, could they..?

 

[moomoo]

Horrifying moment vicious BRAWL breaks out at Winter Wonderland event


Horrifying moment vicious BRAWL breaks out at Winter Wonderland event in front of shocked families | Daily Mail Online

 

[marty21]

People explain exactly why they can't stand Bath Christmas Market

It isn't popular with my family tbf

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I've never been to a Christmas market that wasn't full of overpriced tat I wouldn't even buy as a secret santa gift for someone I hated.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

And that Hyde Park Winter Wonderland is fucking awful. I'm sure the "brawl" was the absolute highlight of the evening for most people.

 

[marty21]

Horrifying moment vicious BRAWL breaks out at Winter Wonderland event


Horrifying moment vicious BRAWL breaks out at Winter Wonderland event in front of shocked families | Daily Mail Online

Wonderful, i feel proper Christmassy now .

 

[Chilli.s]

People explain exactly why they can't stand Bath Christmas Market

I've a true story about Bath Christmas Market. Someone I know, designer/maker with an independant shop of their own wanted to do a stall.They are resident in bath so pay council tax. The process for getting a stall involves submitting 3 items (returnable) in the christmas wrapping that they would be sold in, this was duly done. When the letter of rejection was received weeks later with the returned products 2 of 3 had been opened to inspect, 1 untouched so not even looked at. And 1 eaten and the wrapper returned. No payment offered.
This confirmed my suspicions that It's a poorly run event put on by a bunch of amateurs with a high probability of corruption.

Local shopkeepers make a high percentage of their turnover in the few weeks before xmas so the short sighted council fucks them and the high street up every year by diluting that business with a load of blow ins that only trade for a couple of weeks.