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

Doesn’t everyone do this for as long as they can?

She’s taking older children too 🙄. And actually my kids by age three were well aware what age they were and would have noticed if got it wrong and asked why I’d said they were two not three. So either I’d need to tell them why, or I’d start lying to them too.

I dare say all avoidable these days by paying online anyway, but that’s not really the point.

@Charlie2121 😂

Trying to justify being a thief isn’t quite the win you think it is.

@mynewname25 you’d be surprised! They’ll certainly know you’re lying about their age.

You really think a three year old is going to
a) notice wtf is going on when their parents buy tickets and
b)remember it for more than a minute when they are at a theme park
c) have this one off incident influence their internal morality for the rest of their life?

My parents used to round down our ages when they could get away with it. Once they bought a family ticket (2 adults 2 kids) and made me (3rd child) sneak in behind another family! I have somehow despite this nefarious criminal influence managed to grow up into an honest and productive member of society who doesn't even take a pound if the person before me left it in the locker/supermarket trolley when I use it....

Why not? According to yesterday’s thread, parents are smuggling kids into hotel rooms routinely, why not rip off the theme parks too?

People being enormous, billion pound corporations 😂

I hardly think that the 3 yr old is going to be aware of how much they are paying or not paying for the tickets 🙄

Get off your arse and do more work instead of stealing off people. It’s scummy behaviour.

In my local playground, there is a different entry fee for U3s and over 3s. Over 3s are allowed in a separate area of the playground and can do some different activities that U3s can't because of insurance. My worry would be if you pay the cheaper amount, they might not be allowed on some of the rides.

In this economy? Absolutely

I wouldn't sell my integrity to save a few quid.

Corporate profits benefit shareholders, most of whom are average people who rely on stock market investments for their pensions.

Those of you who want to run non-profit companies, give away your services and goods at the lowest possible prices, overlook thievery and yet pay your workers handsomely: What's stopping you?!

I had that issue. Bus drivers think the taller you are the older you are. Carried a photocopy of passport. Then when I was 18, bus operator had a pass for under 16s which had expiry date of day before 16th birthday.

I'm surprised how many people on this thread (1) do this, (2) think it's acceptable and (3) think it's funny if a child knows what's going on

I try really hard to be a good role model for my children. I wouldn't risk their respect to save a few quid

No theft is a victimless crime. That is just you justifying criminal activity.

You may have no respect for those you steal from so I assume you’d also have no issue with someone who stole from you simply because they thought nothing of you.

We took our son to London for his fifth birthday. We were asked how old he was and said five today. He should have been paid for but they let us off, I assume as it was his birthday. So much better than lying and being found out. If it was a 14 month old and looked 12 months then different as they don't understand what is going on.

My parents did this a lot when I was a child. Especially theme parks in Florida. An adult at the time (unsure now) was classed as 13+. The year I went aged 13 my parents paid for a child’s admission for me. Must have saved about $200.

Then when my dad was 60/61, he asked for 2 OAPs admission when mum was 59.

I tried this and my daughter piped up "but I'm three mummy, not two". The person at the gate thought it was hilarious and charged her admission for a two year old.

No, it’s not victimless. No such thing. Might not be worth investigating and it’s hardly crime of the century, but it is depriving a business of money they are rightfully owed.

The justifications on here are ridiculous. “I bought my whole weekly shop at Tesco so shoplifting this chocolate bar is ok”, “Tesco charges too much for their food, so shoplifting this chocolate bar is ok”, “I don’t enjoy this chocolate bar as much as someone who has a sweeter tooth, so I shouldn’t have to pay for it”, “Everyone else is shoplifting chocolate bars and the checkout operators don’t seem to care, so it’s ok for me to shoplift this chocolate bar too”… it’s no different.

Do it or don’t do it, I don’t care. But quit trying to take the moral high ground while you dishonestly gain a financial advantage over what is often a fairly small business. There’s nothing “Pollyanna” about being honest and paying the correct price for things you consume, be that products or experiences.

so you wouldn’t lie about ages at a small family run place?

depends what the situation is. If I had two other kids and two adults paying full price and was planning on spending money in there too then, yes, I’d not worry about that.

Agree. When my son at 18 was buying £10 football tickets rather than £40 adult ones, I shed zero tears for the gazillionaire club owners who charge rip off prices to line their own pockets.

I once was mistaken for an under 5 on my 9th birthday. We were in Bruges and crossing a toll bridge. When my parents checked the receipt they realised they hadn't been charged for me.

I also got mistaken for under 15 on a preserved railway. I was 22. To be fair to the volunteer conductor, I'd been swimming in the sea, looked a bit of a mess and had a bike with me. I was with my dad on a day trip. (Being short has it's advantages). But it was my dad's favourite place so I insisted he took the money. I didn't let on how much over the child maximum range I was though.

I do agree theme parks for little one are expensive. But if it was for Gulliver's even if you paid, I think it great for little ones.

@Sugarlily so you wouldn’t lie about ages at a small family run place?