Xmas came earlier than ever this year as Santa was spotted in July.
Shoppers and confused children all stared in amazement as St Nick manned
a table at the Asda supermarket in Radcliffe near Manchester.
Aided by a helper, the face of the festive season was there to tell customers about the store’s Xmas savings cards.
And Tracey Snelling, 53, said she couldn’t believe it when she noticed Santa Claus ringing his bell in the aisles while doing her weekend shop on Friday afternoon.
Tracey said: “I was dumbstruck when I saw him and it seemed like everyone else was too. People were doing double takes.
The store was very busy at the time and there were lots of children around, they all seemed very confused.
Even a member of staff at the store said they were nonplussed as to what he was doing there.
They said to me ‘you’ll be amazed by what you see in Asda’.”
Tracey says despite the surprise of seeing Xmas come so early in the year, there was a serious side to the visit. She said: “I would hate to be a parent with small children having to explain that, obviously kids are going to be thinking that they will be getting presents and getting excited thinking that Xmas is just around the corner.” They only have another 151 days to wait.
Tracey said: “I was dumbstruck when I saw him and it seemed like everyone else was too. People were doing double takes.
The store was very busy at the time and there were lots of children around, they all seemed very confused.
Even a member of staff at the store said they were nonplussed as to what he was doing there.
They said to me ‘you’ll be amazed by what you see in Asda’.”
Tracey says despite the surprise of seeing Xmas come so early in the year, there was a serious side to the visit. She said: “I would hate to be a parent with small children having to explain that, obviously kids are going to be thinking that they will be getting presents and getting excited thinking that Xmas is just around the corner.” They only have another 151 days to wait.
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