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kingfisher1967 · Dec 6th, 2008, 14:59 PM

I hope the media realise it wasnt just families that lost out to this scam, I wish the clock could be turned back and this could had been stopped before all this sorrow

if all his suppliers thought it wasnt a scam he must had been good, we was described as being like Del Boy, but without the charm.

Happy Christmas all

DarrenToogood · Dec 6th, 2008, 15:32 PM

My account has had access gained to it by a very immature person.

If you could remove the above quote as this is not content to be made public. I was infact meant to be one of the photographers there (the pricing wasn't my choice) however this company lied to everyone, including their own staff.

Thanks.

terry brent · Dec 7th, 2008, 09:57 AM

Can anyone give us the contact details for the little girl in the video. We would love to do something to make up for the hurt caused by these people
terry

Snows · Dec 7th, 2008, 16:27 PM

165K + views on this topic.

Truly shows how many people are effected by this entire disgusting scam.

Best of luck to everyone getting a refund!

Pyrrhic · Dec 7th, 2008, 16:30 PM

This story was in 'The Week' this week too.

kingfisher1967 · Dec 9th, 2008, 15:42 PM

THE man behind a second Lapland theme park that shut down at the weekend is from Southampton, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Jimmy James admitted he had taken the idea for his West Midlands attraction from the infamous Lapland New Forest event dubbed the “Winter Blunderland”, which closed last Thursday after a blizzard of more than 2,000 complaints.

Families turning up to the opening of the Staffordshire theme park, near Wolverhampton, were similarly expecting Father Christmas, elves, huskies, reindeer, ice skating and snow.

But on Saturday they were met by empty marquees, a muddy field and trading standards officers, who said they had discovered that the organisers of both events had addresses in the same road in Christchurch, Dorset.

Mr James, who lives in Southampton, has said he was “inspired” by the Dorset event after his brother Matthew mentioned it to him.

But Matthew James, who owns Tall Trees caravan park in Matchams Lane, on the same road as Lapland New Forest, insisted there was no link between the events.

“What they are trying to do is link my brother with Lapland New Forest because I own Tall Trees but they are barking up the wrong tree,” he said.

Jimmy James’s solicitor Sandro Placidi said he understood Jimmy was the organiser of the Staffordshire event and that, apart from the similar names, there was no connection between the two events.

Lapland West Midlands’ website blamed poor ticket sales due to bad publicity for the closure and promised full refunds.

Trading standards had expressed “serious concerns” about whether the event could deliver the attractions promised on its website.

Carol Dean, from Staffordshire County Council’s ruling Cabinet, said yesterday: “Thankfully very few paying customers came to Lapland West Midlands on Saturday. We have no way of knowing how many people bought tickets and were either put off attending by the volume of publicity or took one look at the site and decided to drive off.”

Dorset County Council yesterday said it could not comment further on last week’s statement that it wanted to take legal action against Lapland New Forest for “misleading” people.

Parents said they had been tricked into taking their children to an event that failed to match up to its billing and was described as a glorified car boot sale.

Thousands of families who had booked tickets right up to Christmas Eve have been left out of pocket

Thank you and goodnight - much love

kattwood · Dec 9th, 2008, 16:32 PM

Good news at last ??

Well I spoke to my credit card company this morning and my Lapland New Forest £90 has been refunded. I wrote them a letter saying I wanted to do an indemnity claim as the goods were not as described and sent them in the website print outs as well as some actual photos and they called me to say they were looking into it. When I looked at my credit card online it seemed the money had gone back in so when I called them today they confirmed the "dispute had been resolved in my favour".

Very happy indeed, especially this time of year!

I hope everyone else has the same success with there credit card companies.

Always&4ever · Dec 9th, 2008, 16:43 PM

Hope everybody gets refunded

pancho villa · Dec 10th, 2008, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kattwood

Good news at last ??

Well I spoke to my credit card company this morning and my Lapland New Forest £90 has been refunded. I wrote them a letter saying I wanted to do an indemnity claim as the goods were not as described and sent them in the website print outs as well as some actual photos and they called me to say they were looking into it. When I looked at my credit card online it seemed the money had gone back in so when I called them today they confirmed the "dispute had been resolved in my favour".

Very happy indeed, especially this time of year!

I hope everyone else has the same success with there credit card companies.

Can I ask who your credit card was with.
Mark

Munchkinn · Dec 10th, 2008, 09:29 AM

Yes please do let us know, as I am concerned that because my payment (also £90) is under the £100 limit the consumer credit protection wont kick in. My cc is with Tesco/Mastercard, if I know Tesco or Mastercard have refunded someones elses £90 then there's no reason why they cant refund mine.

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kingfisher1967 Other New BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7	I hope the media realise it wasnt just families that lost out to this scam, I wish the clock could be turned back and this could had been stopped before all this sorrow if all his suppliers thought it wasnt a scam he must had been good, we was described as being like Del Boy, but without the charm. Happy Christmas all

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DarrenToogood Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 18	My account has had access gained to it by a very immature person. If you could remove the above quote as this is not content to be made public. I was infact meant to be one of the photographers there (the pricing wasn't my choice) however this company lied to everyone, including their own staff. Thanks.

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terry brent Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 11	Can anyone give us the contact details for the little girl in the video. We would love to do something to make up for the hurt caused by these people terry

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Snows Other Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manchester / Leeds Posts: 1	165K + views on this topic. Truly shows how many people are effected by this entire disgusting scam. Best of luck to everyone getting a refund!

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Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	This story was in 'The Week' this week too.

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kingfisher1967 Other New BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7	just spotted this at an E-paper site THE man behind a second Lapland theme park that shut down at the weekend is from Southampton, the Daily Echo can reveal. Jimmy James admitted he had taken the idea for his West Midlands attraction from the infamous Lapland New Forest event dubbed the “Winter Blunderland”, which closed last Thursday after a blizzard of more than 2,000 complaints. Families turning up to the opening of the Staffordshire theme park, near Wolverhampton, were similarly expecting Father Christmas, elves, huskies, reindeer, ice skating and snow. But on Saturday they were met by empty marquees, a muddy field and trading standards officers, who said they had discovered that the organisers of both events had addresses in the same road in Christchurch, Dorset. Mr James, who lives in Southampton, has said he was “inspired” by the Dorset event after his brother Matthew mentioned it to him. But Matthew James, who owns Tall Trees caravan park in Matchams Lane, on the same road as Lapland New Forest, insisted there was no link between the events. “What they are trying to do is link my brother with Lapland New Forest because I own Tall Trees but they are barking up the wrong tree,” he said. Jimmy James’s solicitor Sandro Placidi said he understood Jimmy was the organiser of the Staffordshire event and that, apart from the similar names, there was no connection between the two events. Lapland West Midlands’ website blamed poor ticket sales due to bad publicity for the closure and promised full refunds. Trading standards had expressed “serious concerns” about whether the event could deliver the attractions promised on its website. Carol Dean, from Staffordshire County Council’s ruling Cabinet, said yesterday: “Thankfully very few paying customers came to Lapland West Midlands on Saturday. We have no way of knowing how many people bought tickets and were either put off attending by the volume of publicity or took one look at the site and decided to drive off.” Dorset County Council yesterday said it could not comment further on last week’s statement that it wanted to take legal action against Lapland New Forest for “misleading” people. Parents said they had been tricked into taking their children to an event that failed to match up to its billing and was described as a glorified car boot sale. Thousands of families who had booked tickets right up to Christmas Eve have been left out of pocket Thank you and goodnight - much love

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kattwood Mum (Mom) Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	Got it !!!!!!! Good news at last ?? Well I spoke to my credit card company this morning and my Lapland New Forest £90 has been refunded. I wrote them a letter saying I wanted to do an indemnity claim as the goods were not as described and sent them in the website print outs as well as some actual photos and they called me to say they were looking into it. When I looked at my credit card online it seemed the money had gone back in so when I called them today they confirmed the "dispute had been resolved in my favour". Very happy indeed, especially this time of year! I hope everyone else has the same success with there credit card companies.
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Always&4ever Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 9,507	Hope everybody gets refunded

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Munchkinn Mum (Mom) New BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5	Yes please do let us know, as I am concerned that because my payment (also £90) is under the £100 limit the consumer credit protection wont kick in. My cc is with Tesco/Mastercard, if I know Tesco or Mastercard have refunded someones elses £90 then there's no reason why they cant refund mine.

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