Children are mad for Santa. So don't be surprised if you find yourself in the unenviable position of having to explain his absence to a teary-eyed little one.
To make it easier for both of you, we’ve put together some strategies to help you manage the truth.
- Suggest that Santa can’t afford Christmas this year due to exorbitant retail prices.
- Tell them Santa has found enlightenment and renounced material possessions.
- Try and convince them that Santa doesn’t exist.
- Make up something complicated about global warming and the North Pole.
- Deny all knowledge of "Santa” and “Christmas".
- Tell them the eBay community have heroically kidnapped Santa to spread the message about a better, more affordable way to buy Christmas presents.
- Explain the implications of the international reindeer strike.
- Remind them that Christmas is only held every two years.
- Create a diversion - tell them you’re not their real parents. Or that the dog isn’t really living in the country these days.
- Assure them that Santa’s kidnap is just a marketing gimmick and that Santa will be out in time for Christmas, business as usual.
* source: ebay.com.au Marketplace Research. average item price during the period [3/10/07] - [17/10/07]



