An angry mum has hit out at the prices of a Christmas market sweet stall - branding the £2.99 per 100g rate for treats an "utter disgrace".
"While generally we'll try to cut costs by taking our own treats along to places like the cinema, for example, there are some times when it's just nice for the kids to have a treat isn't it? A trip to Manchester Christmas Markets being one of them. Top news stories today "There are signs up informing customers it's £2.99 per 100g, but it's hard to work out the weight of your goodies until they actually hit the scales. While the company says it's 'comparable with other premium location retailers', the cost does seem particularly excessive."
Councillor Pat Karney, lead spokesperson on Christmas for Manchester City Council, told the Manchester Evening News: "We don't tell traders how much to charge for their products on the Christmas Markets as we don't know the costs involved at any time to produce them, but we will check out any complaints that are brought to us.
Why not buy sweets in Poundland and make up her own bags. Everyone knows you get ripped off at Christmas markets
Had my youngest daughter up at the OVOHydro for a kids event and the stall outside was selling pick 'n' mix. Guy with his boy infornt of me had a bag weighed which was about a quarter filled, chap weighs it and declares '£43' guy rightly laughs in his face and walks away
Aw shut up ffs and just buy them for yer wean. Ebineezer Scrooge
That's £7 in the OVO Hydro