Visitors to a Santa Claus in England, are demanding refunds after the quality of the Santa stand-in was not up to their expectations. People complained that the Santa was dressed in a very dirty red suite, a beard that had bugs in it, smelled heavily of cigarette smoke and his breath reeked of alcohol. As a matter of fact, Santa snuck a drag in a cig while a child was on his lap, and pulled a bottle of vodka from his pocket, took a swig and asked a parent if they wanted a hit. He also allegedly used profanity with the kids and actually made one of them cry. One man says his children were in tears regarding the situation and would probably need therapy due to the ordeal. It was a paid event, and the organizers offered refunds and the man was arrested on various charges. Not a very merry event indeed.
KOFO has audio of the conversation that ensued:
