Published
Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 12:35
- All proceeds from the eBay sale will go to Medical Aid For Palestinians.
Long-standing Glasgow record shop Monorail Music is auctioning souvenirs from last week's viral Willy's Chocolate Experience.
Three items are currently for sale via eBay—two original backdrops and the entire "Time Tunnel" fabric—with all proceeds going to Medical Aid For Palestinians (MAP). The auction ends next Thursday, March 14th, and at the time of writing 40 bids have been placed. The highest is £565.
"Yes it's real," Monorail Music wrote on eBay. "A friend of ours has a workshop below the House Of Illuminati Willy's Chocolate Experience and rescued these original printed backdrops from the bin following the globally reported Willy Wonka scam."
On February 27th, Willy's Chocolate Experience went viral after photos circulated of the so-called "immersive experience" showing an empty warehouse with plastic props, a bouncy castle and animated backdrops pinned to the walls. According to the Guardian, the police were called to the venue after complaints from "furious families," saying the £35 experience—which was meant to include chocolate fountains, special visual effects and dancing Oompa-Loompas—left "children in tears."
Launched in 2002 in a former Mexican restaurant, Monorail is one of Glasgow's oldest record shops, stocking everything from Brian Eno, Fever Ray and Bicep to Chris & Cosey. It also houses a bar and music venue, Mono Cafe Bar.
Here's Monorail's X post in full, and browse the eBay post.