Mum spots shocking difference with Amazon's black Elf on the Shelf - and it's not the colour
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Come December 1, little all-seeing and all-knowing elves dressed in red pop up in households all over the country.
Originally a tradition in the US, where the puppet 'appears' at the beginning of the month to keep tabs on children's behaviour, Elf on the Shelf fever has taken hold of the UK.
As much kids love them, parents have got into the swing of the craze , too.
One mum, however, has raised concerns after spotting a strange difference between two types of Elf on the Shelf on Amazon , the Manchester Evening News reports.
Mum Tatania Butcher posted a photo showing the white one selling for £19.99 and one with a darker skin tone for £25.39, adding:
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"Please explain why the black elf is dearer than the white elf! I wasn't bothered what colour elf we got! It could have a green face for all I care but now it’s an issue for me!"
Since Tatiana flagged the price difference, the gap has closed - but the one with the darker skin tone is still slightly more expensive.
An Amazon spokesman told the MEN it was simply a matter of products being sold by different retailers.
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He added while the dark skin one was being sold directly by Amazon, the white one was for sale through an independent, third party retailer and they have no control over their prices.
He also said they would not price match if a third party was selling a product cheaper than them.
MirrorOnline has also reached out to Amazon for comment.