You know what they say about Santa knowing who has been naughty and who has been nice? Well, a santa was caught in harrods for saying the wrong thing, ie making crude remarks on a person’s race. So I bet this santa won’t be getting a christmas present this year.
Read about his inappropriate behaviour here.
Harrods has sacked a Father Christmas for his offensive remarks.
The sinning Santa had his contract torn up after two complaints from customers visiting the Father Christmas World grotto at the store in west London’s plush Knightsbridge district.
He had asked one family of South Asian origin whether they should be shopping at a less prestigious supermarket instead, Metro newspaper reported. He also asked in a lewd fashion whether their teenage daughter fancied staying and sitting on his knee, it said.
A Harrods spokesman said the Father Christmas involved had made “inappropriate” comments to customers on Monday but stressed these did not involve racial abuse.
“Harrods holds its customers and their enjoyment of the store in the very highest esteem, so having received a few complaints relating to the treatment of adult family members visiting our Christmas grotto, we promptly sought to identify the cause of the problems,” the department store said.
“We were able to identify the individual in question and having investigated the complaint thoroughly we terminated his seasonal contract on Tuesday.
“There is no excuse for causing any level of complaint amongst our customers - and even if the remarks were made in good humour, we cannot condone behaviour that offends our customers.”
The free-entry grotto has six Santas operating at any one time and is a popular Yuletide tourist attraction, with 76,000 families passing through last year.
Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have visited in previous years, as have the children of former England football captain David Beckham and Hollywood actress Demi Moore.
Harrods launched its Christmas World section in August. Luxury crackers are priced at $5,034 for a packet of six.
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