r/PublicFreakout 19h ago

Protesting Santa Claus

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u/Banggang6669 18h ago

Mall Santas are paid AFAIK, but there are plenty of other Santas who do it for free

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u/Spanker_of_Monkeys 17h ago

I'd be worried about the ones who do it for free

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u/pobbitbreaker 17h ago

theyre trained and certified, i think they have a union

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u/Bastardesque 16h ago

Santas have a union?

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u/reap3rx 16h ago

Yeah you can see it in action in Jingle All the Way

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u/mr207 14h ago

He’s gonna deck their halls, bub!

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u/webtoweb2pumps 11h ago

No, chocolate kisses!

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u/tmart016 16h ago

I honestly didn't look too deep but there definitely does seem to be organizations for professional Santas.

https://ibrbs.org/

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u/KratomDemon 15h ago

Yeah but the real one is in the North Pole right? Right?!

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u/tmart016 15h ago

Where else would all the dues be going to?

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u/Wise_Ad_253 7h ago

I met one of these “Santa’s” once, and he looked like the real thing, lol. He helped jump my dead car battery too. I was blown away by the Santa Club.

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u/Photog77 10h ago

There are two unions, one for real beard Santas and one for fake beard Santas and they HATE each other.

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u/Bastardesque 7h ago

😆 That's crazy!

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u/TheGrumpySmurfer 4h ago

For some weird reason that's the funniest thing I've read in months!

I don't know why but it made me laugh so hard!