Santa on the line The high tech Santa of Girard
Vince Martini a 44 year old former department store Santa now makes live Christmas calls to children by phone and via his Santa Call Web site Parents in the United States and Canada pay 7.95 to have a personalized call Martini uses an order form with details like the child’s name pet and teacher to guide conversations Calls average ten minutes and suggest guardians listen on another line The service targets kids who cannot wait in mall lines and some may be handicapped or shy away from in person visits