When I was a kid, there was a cute toy shop in town (still around too!) One of the people who owned it was an older man who was plump and had the beard to boot! Seriously thought that it was Santa's hangout in the off-season.
A childhood belief about father christmas

others believed things like this
- when i was a child,i used to believe that Santa claus drove a car and all the presents were in the boot— narration
- I used to think that a car boot sale was where motorists exchanged car boot lids.— Alan, Sheffield, UK
- i used to believe that people's buttocks were plump because of the poo filled in it— Diesa
- My uncle once said that elves were really badchildren made to work in santa's work shop— Some guy
- I used to believe that banks were owned by rich people who gave away their money.— Lyssa
- I used to think that they only sold car boots at boot fairs! — Di