To say 3 year old DC is 2 for free theme park entry?

I’m gutted but I’ve not seen what @herecomesthesunyes has said to me. But it’s obviously so offensive that it was deleted.

(did she call me a skank?! So funny!)

I tend to let the cashier make up their own mind 😂

Or is not really relevant because I take her in with a disabled/carers ticket (fully justified obviously).

She's 5 but is tiny, more like a 3yo, and dwarfed by tall 2yos. On a recent flight I was asked her age in case she needed the baby flotation device (for under 2's 😳).

I'm truthful if asked, but she's often in a pushchair or carried, and if they want to presume she's 3 without checking, not my problem 😜

@BettyBardMacDonald and I am of "good character", so stop your PA comments!

@BettyBardMacDonald

I'm loving your use of "if one" in every orher sentence, it's like talking to Hyacinth Bucket.

So if one thinks that saying a three year old is two is going to have such a negative impact, then one is correct to be cautious. But if one thinks that it's going to make sod all difference to the three year old, then one should not fret too much.

So you do agree that they are providing a valuable experience.

But unlike most people you think that you, not the company operating the roller coasters, should get to set the price of that experience by stealing from them?

What if your boss unilaterally decided to steal part of your wages until he got them down to a level he felt equated to your value?

The point that people of good character would comprehend is that if one finds something morally objectionable, one avoids it. Whether or not the "kids love it."

Because you're unlikely to find hair raising rollercoasters anywhere other than a theme park....

Oh yeah, my now 32 year old is totally destroyed and unable to know right from wrong, because during his year of being 3, when we went to a theme park (probably once) he heard me say he was 2.

Not sure why I did it, such terrible consequences came from it.

Oh, hang on....

@BettyBardMacDonald because the kids love it?

That's why we go, do you have comprehension issues?

You've asked a question, I've answered but you don't seem to understand?

It's wrong though and probably the worst aspect is your child overhearing you lying/stealing.

So? If you think the company is unprincipled, why not have the integrity to avoid it and find other ways to amuse the kids?

Because the kids love it 🤷‍♀️.

Agreed!

When theme parks stop over selling tickets so you have to queue up for hours, effectively wasting time in a day we've paid extortionately for, then I'll start playing 100% fair with them.

It's swings and roundabouts!

If you think you are being "ripped off" why go there?

People have done this since the beginning of time 🤷‍♀️

This thread reminds me of the only fools and horses episode where Del Boy signs Rodney up to an under 14s drawing competition to get a free holiday 😂 now that would be taking it a bit far 😂

I can cope with a bit of low level theft from companies making millions of pounds, those companies still do very well out of me.

Yeah I've done it and I'd do it again. Not really bothered if people think it's skanky, I think major theme parks are shitty for completing ripping people off so there you go 🤷

Yep, you nailed it.

It's really sad that people don't aspire to integrity and good character, but just how to rake in as much for themselves as possible, honesty be damned.

No I didn’t think you would

I don't think anyone would begrudge this, and one key difference is that YOU ask, you aren't trying to scam the establishment. I hope your son enjoys those outings to the fullest!

Agree, @CoffeeGood

There seems to be a trend of people who aren't willing to live within their means finding ways to justify stealing from "the man" in order to get what they want.

The number of children one chooses to produce, relative to one's income, is a choice that does have consequences. Maybe that means fewer visits to theme parks or fewer holidays because hotel rooms are costly. Those are the breaks.

Lying, cheating and stealing is not a moral or admirable way to stretch one's budget. Training one's children to do so is despicable.

Large corporations aren't evil for setting prices at a level that generates profits. Shareholders, including most average people whose pensions are invested in the stock market, rely on profits to boost the value of their investments.

Anyone who thinks profits are evil should a) not patronize for-profit businesses and b) start a non-profit in your industry of choice, and let us know how that goes.

I do absolutely despair, yes! There is such a casual attitude to theft. Sure, it's low level, but it's STILL cheating the system and people thinking it's okay to do. Where does it end? It would seem only when people don't think they will get away with it anymore, so not a moral choice not to cheat any more.

I am allowed my opinion and allowed to have enough moral fibre to pay what's asked or simply choose not to go if I don't agree, even if that makes me a fool in some people's eyes. However, I don't think I'm special and that the rules don't apply to ME unlike quite a lot of people on here it would seem! I'd be too ashamed, and frightened to be caught out, but hey, you do you and I'll just be an old OTT, boring, rule abiding square. I'm happy in my box. 🙂

I hate when people lie to me so I don’t do it myself. However, I’m not beyond trying to get in with a cheaper ticket! I for example would say ‘2 adults, 2 kids and a toddler’, but if they asked the toddlers age I would be honest and say 3 rather than 2. If they don’t ask then great!

You absolutely should not need to pay at all, I'm hoping at least some soft okay say this? I hope none actually refuse you an under 2 fee?

You absolutely despair?

Really?

Bit OTT!