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Harrods Sets $2,500 Minimum Spend to Visit Santa Claus

  • Christmas grotto only open to chosen rewards scheme members
  • Knightsbridge store sold over 96% of slots to big spenders
A decorated Christmas window of Harrods department

A decorated Christmas window of Harrods department

Photographer: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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Time with Santa Claus doesn’t come cheap this year after Harrods limited visits to its Swarovski crystal-encrusted Christmas grotto to families who have spent thousands of pounds in the London department store.