Shoppers Come Away Empty Handed In Christmas Promotion

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Hundreds of people hoping to cash in on a jewelry store promotion that promised a refund if it snowed 6 inches on Christmas Day will have to wait for another year.
 
Springer's Jewelers offered a refund of purchases made at its New Hampshire and Maine stores between Nov. 24 and Dec. 9 if it snowed a half-foot in the Portsmouth area. A company that provided the official results found it snowed 4.3 inches on Christmas Day.
 
On its website, the store posted a link to the results and said "nobody was more excited than the Springer's team that our 11th year of Let It Snow might be the one.''
 
All told, more than $900,000 was at stake. The business has insurance to cover the cost of the refunds.