Cops had been referred to as to a ‘Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience’ after indignant mother and father anticipating a magical fun-filled day discovered themselves in an almost-empty warehouse.
Mums and dads blasted the occasion organisers when their youngsters had been left crying on Saturday morning. Hundreds of households confirmed up for the £35 ticketed occasion in Glasgow, anticipating a full weekend of Willy Wonka enjoyable placed on by occasions firm, House of Illuminati.
The advert had promised a day trip full of a “paradise of sweet treats” and an “enchanted garden containing giant sweets and mysterious sculptures”. According to The Daily Record, the occasion additionally boasted an “imagination lab with mind-expanding projections and optical marvels”.
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But, mother and father had been gobsmacked by the ‘garbage’ occasion which noticed youngsters given just some jelly infants. The organisers stopped the occasion midway by the primary day because of the indignant response. The firm is now providing refunds to those that paid to attend.
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Dad Stuart Sinclair travelled two hours to attend the expertise together with his household. He stated: “It was nothing short of shocking.”
“I travelled two hours with three kids, and paid £35 per ticket to attend the event in Glasgow. It was then closed down while we were there. It was described as a full Wonka Experience with chocolate fountains, but the kids received two jelly babies and a quarter of a can of Barrs limeade.”
A mum branded a youngsters’s occasion a shame after it was “let down in many areas”.
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Aileen Butcher, who took her daughter to the House of Illuminati launch in Glasgow on Saturday, stated: “It was pathetic.”
She stated: “We went inside and there were some posters, a visual display including a rainbow, toadstool and a gobstopper. There also appeared to be a table strewn with jelly beans and a bouncy castle at the back. It took us a minute to walk through.”
“Some families were very, very angry and had little children who were crying. It was a tense atmosphere and new families were arriving looking bewildered.”
“I left at that point as I could see the situation was about to erupt. Families were calling the police and voices were getting louder.”
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Police Scotland confirmed officers had been referred to as to the venue and issued steerage as crowds began to collect exterior.
A House of Illuminati spokesperson stated: “Today has been a very stressful and frustrating day for many and for that we are truly sorry. Unfortunately, at the last minute we were let down in many areas of our event and tried our best to continue on and push through and now realise we probably should have cancelled first thing this morning instead.”
“We fully apologise for what has happened and will be giving full refunds to each and every person that purchased tickets.””We planned a fabulous event and it just did not take shape as planned and for that we are truly sorry, we are devastated at how this has turned out and understand people’s anger and frustration that everyone has had, refunds have already started being issued and the rest should be over the coming days, again we are truly sorry to everyone.”
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