Claire Gray

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of Winter Wonderland


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Minimum food options. Halal is mainly served at this Christmas event.

I have been attending this annual event for more than ten years; however, I have missed the last two. I am seething as halal meat is mainly served on the menus, and many menus have small print saying what meat they are using. On one stand I asked the vendor what ‘Halal’ meat was in her store; she proceeded to say, ‘The only thing on the menu is the festive burrito, which spoils my menu!’. I was in disbelief and asked my daughter if she really said that. She had clearly got her wires crossed because she thought I only ate halal; the penny did drop when I walked off saying I don’t eat halal. I felt really insulted at a CHRISTMAS event. Why sell HALAL at a CHRISTMAS event? It seems people want to cash in even when they are not Christian and sell their food. Do you think they sell sausage at a Ramadan event? I think NOT. Tolerance is over now. This is insulting and anger-provoking, to say the least. One thing is for sure: I will save money next year because I will not be eating anything. And for a Christmas event, many of the employers were miserable and the atmosphere dead, probably because many don’t even celebrate this time of year, and it showed this year. Taking money without gratitude is a feeling you are left with. That said, the rides are always fun. Maybe Thorpe park will become an annual event my daughter and I attend at Christmas going forward.

19 December 2025
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Review of EVE LOM


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

British brand taken over by the Chinese and gone downhill :(

This breaks my heart to say this about a British product I have been using since 2001. Since its ownership takeover by a Chinese firm in 2021, the product has gone downhill. On some of the packaging it has gone from clean and no frills to tacky! And my favourite TLC cream has changed. The cream does not possess the same potent smell it once did, and the texture is more runny than it used to be; before, it had a thick consistency, which it doesn’t have now. The last batch I bought feels more water-based. I sent an email to the head office in London and I've had no reply! Digusting as the products are not cheap.

1 July 2025
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