we love,
and we pray that these gifts
We so gratefully receive
will be shared with those less
fortunate than ourselves.
Amen.
Amen.
All right. Let's eat.
I slaved all day.
You really outdid yourself.
One of my elves is married to
a fellow called Daniel.
Do you know what you want for christmas?
I want a peter pollywog
patrol frog that swims and blows up.
Gosh, that sounds great
Can mother have a word with Santa, please?
Yes, of course. Just a minute.
Don't make me look bad.
Them things cost 70 bucks.
He just looked at them.
I tell you what.
Shopper's express have got them
on sale at 34.Lamberg
with a $5.00 rebate.
Now that's reasonable enough, isn't it?
Yeah. Thanks.
But let me ask you a question.
Since when is cole's sending
customers someplace else?
I don't think it matters where the toys are sold
as long as it makes the children happy.
I'm sure the people here believe the same.
Yeah. Yeah, that's the spirit.
Thanks, Santa. Thank you.
- Merry christmas.
- Merry christmas.
Now then, young man,
if you're a very good boy
And do exactly what your mummy tells you,
you're going to have a peter pollywog
for christmas.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
Bye, Santa.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye, Daniel.
Merry christmas.
Come on, then. Come on.
You the boss?
I'm general manager of the store.
My kid asked Santa for a barf gun.
The Santa said he'd get it for him.
They're by the elevator.
And they're 90 bucks
without batteries or barf.
Prices do go up.
Apparently not at bargain village.
52.50.
They throw in the batteries.
I find it hard to believe cole's could be
undersold by that much.
Where did you get your information?
From your Santa Claus.
But if you go out of here,
turn to the right...
Excuse me?
Santa's telling everybody
where to shop.
If you don't got it, it's too expensive,
he's saying where to get it at the right price.
- You're serious?
- Absolutely.
Madam, will you excuse me for a moment?
Tell Santa he made me a cole's shopper.
I'm coming here for everything
but toilet paper.
Any store that puts the parent ahead
of the buck at christmas deserves my business.
Tell Mr. Cole his Santa Claus
ought to get a raise.
You want me to go with you to the chairman
and pitch an idea
That you got from Santa Claus?
If cole's doesn't have what you're looking for,
we'll find it for you,
Even if it means sending you somewhere else.
how does that sound?
It sounds like a great way
to go out of business.
Know that house in the country
where we do the catalog shoot?
You wanted to buy it.
Yes.
If this works, we're probably
looking at a bonus.
And if he hates the idea?
We're no worse off.
If we don't turn this store around,
we're all out-
From the chairman to the janitor.
Let's do it.
I... like it.
It's bold. It's fresh.
It will drive victor lamberg nuts.
It's beginning to look a lot like
christmas
soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make them ring
is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart
it's beginning to look a lot like christmas
Why?
Why didn't you think of this?
Now if this campaign is successful-
I know in my gut it will be-
Cole's will make lots of money.
The more money they make,
the harder it will be for me to buy them out.
Now I want something done about this.
O.k., go ahead.
This seems like a pretty pointless exercise, Bryan.
I thought as long as we were here,
might as well say hello to the old guy.
Why?
Let's just say for the sake of argument
that there is a Santa Claus
And that you don't believe in him.
Is it worth the risk that you might not
get anything for christmas?
Well, I didn't believe in him last year.
I still got everything i asked my mother for.
Yeah. You get a free candy cane?
I'm trying to limit my intake of sugar.
She can go see Santa now.
O.k., come on. Go ahead.
Nice to meet you.
Hello, sir.
Oh, how do you do?
Would you like to come sit on my knee?
Good. Up you come.
Now then, what's your name?