Santa at Costco

While shopping at Costco, my kids spotted Santa... A nice old man with a real beard and wearing a Santa hat. My kids shly waved at him and started chatting. I told them to tell him, "Merry Christmas!" He said, "No! You need to say Ho,Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas!" So all three were saying, "Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas!" As loud as lusty as they could with Santa at the store. I told him that it was fun to see him. He said, "Santa's got to eat!"