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Fri 11 Nov 2008Department store Santa ignores elfin safety rule
SELFRIDGES, ONE of the main department stores on London's Oxford Street, has fired a Santa after he invited a granny to sit on his lap despite being issued with an elf warning.
Andrew Mondia (32), had been hired by the shop as one of their troupe of Santas dishing out Christmas cheer and presents. But he claims he was sacked on Monday after only three days after the grandmother complained that he had invited her to sit on his lap.
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