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Lapland West Midlands warning
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edda
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The local council that covers Essington in Staffordshire has issued a warning about another Lapland (due to open tomorrow):
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/laplandthink.htm
Sounds familiar?
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/news/laplandthink.htm
Sounds familiar?
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Doesn't look good does it?The man without a signature.0
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You have to applaud their brazenness....most counterfeiters, trade-copyright breakers etc. stick to market stalls & slum factories in China. You don't often see major brands like Mickey Mouse & 'F1 Track' advertised on a U.K. website, with full payment facilities & contact details. Lawyers will have a field day. 0 -
eew..bet they have those porta loos too..
"images on this website are for illustration purposes only,and may not represent the real event",
Strange that the event starts today but the reindeer and huskys don't arrive until tommorrow
http://www.shotgun.me.uk/page4.htm
is the website belonging to the business address
they are asking money to be sent to..
According to Codger on another thread the website has been suspended0 -
I've been reading the posts about this place and the New Forest debacle with interest.
I think I have what could be considered proof that the West Midlands site is another scam.
I went to the 'Buy Tickets' section of their website, selected one of the days that they say are "very nearly sold out", and then entered a purchase quantity of 10000 tickets. The website happily took me through to the PayPal page and expected me to enter my credit card details for the princly sum of £250,000. If I had wanted to continue, they would have tried to take the money.
Basically there is no limit to how many tickets they will try and sell for a day, and their claims of limited spaces are not true.
A definite scam. Steer well clear.0 -
I live in the area and certainly have seen no local advertising, which one would expect with such an event. Have to say when I first heard about it on tuesday I thought it was a hoax! Now I agree its just a scam!!0
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Dough - DO you know what really irritates me? "Assumers". Don't assume anything and check your facts before you make comments.
I have no doubt that as reported, this event was probably a scam. However, just because you put 10,000 in the "Number of Tickets" box on their website DOES NOT MEAN, BY ANY MEANS, THAT THEY were going to sell you 10k tickets.
There website has not been built with the complexity to check 'LIVE' to see how many tickets are available, this isn't Chessington World of Adventurs, Alton Towers, or Thorpe Park, this is a low-cost budget theme park. Their website is designed to sell tickets in single numbers, not thousands. In fact, I reckon PayPal would have stopped a £250k transaction before the money was taken from your account.
Never assume anything unless you have ACTUAL FACTS. FACT IS, you didn't try and do that transaction...so you don't know if they would have taken £250k from you...do you?
Samuel L Jackson once said "Don't assume anything...asumption is the mother of all f***ups".
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From the Lapland west Midlands website:
URGENT NOTICE
Lapland West Midlands
Due to bad publicity and lack of ticket sales, we regret that Lapland West Midlands will not be opening as planned on 6th December 2008 and the event has been cancelled.
All tickets purchased will be REFUNDED IN FULL. If you wish to contact us on this matter, please send your email to [EMAIL="sales@laplandwestmidlands.co.uk"]sales@laplandwestmidlands.co.uk[/EMAIL]:heartsmil When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of "Me too!" be sure to cherish them. Because these weirdos are your true family.0 -
A definite scam. Steer well clear.
Fear not Santa fans, I plan to open Lapland Dunstable in the pub car park down the road, it'll be great.
Sadly no huskies, but the neighbours lent me his Staff/Rottie cross, which looks like a huskie from a distance.
Only £30 a ticket (under 16s £50 a ticket but free pound shop gift from whatever drunk I can get to dress up as santa).
Payment direct to Lapland Dunstable (Lagos Ltd) Caymen Islands."Love you Dave Brooker! x"
"i sent a letter headded sales of god act 1979"0 -
Brooker_Dave wrote: »Fear not Santa fans, I plan to open Lapland Dunstable in the pub car park down the road, it'll be great.
Sadly no huskies, but the neighbours lent me his Staff/Rottie cross, which looks like a huskie from a distance.
Only £30 a ticket (under 16s £50 a ticket but free pound shop gift from whatever drunk I can get to dress up as santa).
Payment direct to Lapland Dunstable (Lagos Ltd) Caymen Islands.
Please can you post more details please0 -
Please can you post more details please
I could but I worry about chancers trying to cash in on my once in a lifetime xmas experiance.
Surfice to say it will be a great day out for all the family.
It will make a nice change for our family to do this rather than selling lucky heather and tarmacing drives..."Love you Dave Brooker! x"
"i sent a letter headded sales of god act 1979"0
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