Comments on: Decatur’s Breakfast with Santa – Saturday December 19th! http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/08/decaturs-breakfast-with-santa-saturday-december-19th/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: George http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/08/decaturs-breakfast-with-santa-saturday-december-19th/#comment-24488 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:33:47 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-24488 Don’t mean to pile on, becasue I appreciate the efforts everyone makes, but “ditto”.
Just be forewarned, or at least be prepared.

]]> By: Karass http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/08/decaturs-breakfast-with-santa-saturday-december-19th/#comment-24486 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:17:06 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-24486 It takes years of on-line training and practice to learn how to negotiate this event. I used to try to avoid it but the kids would insist on going back. Hence my knowledge of the best HI Santa strategy:
1. Arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 AM, stake out table, put enough possessions on seats that someone would have to be rude to take your spot
2. 7:45 AM: Pick up tickets
3. 7:50: Stake out spot on curb to see Santa arrive
4. 7:50-7:59: Endure whining about when Santa’s coming
5. 8:00: Hear sirens, scream “Santa is coming”
6. 8:01: Either tell child eager to see Santa to say excuse me when pushing through or reassure screaming, frightened child that they don’t have to say hi to Santa if they don’t want to.
7. 8:02: Head for Santa line before he gets up his dais and everyone else figures out to get in line.
8. 8:10: Santa over, put kids and one adult in seats so spot not stolen and get food.
9. 8:20: Eat food, fill out Santa lists (too bad that you already saw Santa; that’s what mail is for)
10. 8:30: Hopefully, DSB tap dancing show has started and kids can sit at edge and watch while adults get food
11. 8:45: Give 10 minute warning that you’re leaving
12. 9:00: Leave, grabbing free balloons on the way out.

Got it?

]]> By: nelliebelle1197 http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/08/decaturs-breakfast-with-santa-saturday-december-19th/#comment-24479 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:25:25 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-24479 Oddly, Gibby, I think you might.

]]> By: Eric http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/08/decaturs-breakfast-with-santa-saturday-december-19th/#comment-24467 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:14:54 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-24467 “…the event was a great concept, but it was overcrowded, loud and seemed disorganized.”

You’re correct. We would LOVE to take our kids again, but these factors just make it too difficult.

]]> By: "Naaman" Gibbets http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/08/decaturs-breakfast-with-santa-saturday-december-19th/#comment-24458 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:07:27 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-24458 Dude, I betcha I can win both categories.

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