Fuming mum charged £47 for two bags of pick and mix sweets at Winter Wonderland

23.11.2022 - 23:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A mum was left shocked after she was charged an eye-watering £47 for two bags of sweets at Winter Wonderland. Rhiannon Brown had visited the annual Christmas event in Cardiff with her husband and their two young kids on Saturday, November 19.

While wandering around the stalls, her youngsters spotted the Great British Fudge Company and asked if they could each get a bag of pick and mix. After picking out their sweets the family went up to the counter to pay - only to be told that the two items would cost just under £50.

Responding to the incident, the Great British Fudge Company has said that they have been in contact with Rhiannon and offered her a full refund. They also added that they were looking into ways to improve their services and avoid similar issues in the future.

Speaking to Wales Online, Rhiannon said: "We know full well that you're going to spend money when you go to these places. We try to go to Cardiff's Winter Wonderland every year.

"This time round, we just went for a little look around and the kids wanted to go on some rides. We bought 40 tokens for £40 for them to have 20 each, then we had crepes which were £7 each - pricey but again we expected it.

"Then, as we were walking out to leave the Great British Fudge Company was there all lit up and it looked amazing. The kids run to it asking for sweets, so I said okay. I helped my youngest to do hers and my husband said don’t go mad on the sweets - it’s £2.79 for 100g.

"We both made sure the kids never went over board. The bags were nowhere near half full, but nobody knows what 100g of sweets looks like. As my husband was paying, my little girl started eating the sweets so I couldn’t have put some back if I wanted to.

"I didn’t hear the woman say the price