Lapland brothers convicted

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This is making my day: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/lapland-the-farfromwonderful-wonderland-2218969.html

There are so many good bits but the gingerbread house is precious.

"Inside the Gingerbread Cottage they were giving out a gingerbread man, taken out of a plastic packet," she said.

"A girl came along and spread some very watery icing over the gingerbread man and the children were given a small amount of Smarties or sweets to stick on the gingerbread man," she said.

"We were given a plastic bag to put the gingerbread man in.

"By the time we left, the icing had run off and the sweets were just a gooey mess in the bottom of the bag."

I kinda feel sorry for those guys. Though probably wouldnt if it was me that had gone!!

Sorry for a pair of con artists? Charging £30 a head ?

Maybe i'm reading the wrong news paper!! Just seemed like a couple of blokes with some sort of santa grotto idea that didnt pan out as quite expected, I think the government should be helping ppl with initiative to take a gamble and fear that this kinda media coverage will scared many ppl off from trying ideas out in future. And i certainly wouldnt wish cancer on anyone.

Are you related to them?

Ha lol, just think some of the parents comment r a bit pathetic!! Icing on biscuits seems a little petty!! Getting ripped off is one thing but I think comments like that just show how many silly parents jumped on the band wagon!!

My son went with his school - they all have special needs and it was quite a journey at quite an expense. The best bit was McDonalds on the way home aparantly.

The Mears clan have a very dodgy reputation and as you can read, some have colourful, criminal histories.

They seem to have fingers in lots of pies - Mary Mears is (Tory) head of the Council in Brighton and Hove, and strangely enough, they seem to get an uncanny number of major contracts for delivering all sorts of services locally....

I feel very sorry for the people who were conned but I found it quite amusing, a radio reporter interviewed a brother and said The polar bear was plastic. He replied, what do you expect, should I have had a real polar bear wandering in the forest?

Then there was the little boy syaing, The nativity was painted on a piece of wood and the elves were smoking on their break.

I had this picture of the little guys rolling ciggies and saying P**s off kid it's our tea break.

This thread forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=1229473 is extremely lengthy, but detailed exactly what was wrong with the place and just why people were angry with it.