Kids eat free discrimination

It’s pretty obvious what I meant so your post doesn’t really change that. Parents who find themselves in unfortunate circumstances are very different to those who have more children expecting the state and others to financially support them.

In any event, I’m sorry for your loss.

Well just because there is a 2 parent household doesn’t mean both parents went. And just because it’s a single parent household doesn’t mean that there isn’t another adult to join.

It's not discrimination, it's entitled drivel.

Has anyone got a recipe for free discrimination, and can adults eat it?

That's ridiculous. They'll be complaining about Jet2 next for their free kid place when booking a holiday. I've got 2 children and when eating out sometimes you get a free child's meal with each paying adult and I'm grateful but if I can't afford a meal for each of my children then I'd use the money to buy a food shop instead.

My parents had 4 children and we never ate out. We would go to the beach with a picnic or get a cooked chicken and fresh bread buns out of Morrisons for sandwiches. Some people have to learn to live within their means.

Don’t eat out if you can’t afford it. Imagine someone rocking up with a birthday party of 12 kids- buying one adult jacket potato with beans for a fiver and getting 12 kids meals free, restaurants would be closing down

Asda make their money through the supermarket so can afford to do this. A restaurant who’s income comes from the restaurant could not afford that.

Some people are super entitled arnt they. If you have 4 kids then buy 2 adult meals and the other two can eat free.

It's not discrimination at all. These are businesses offering help, help them don't have to offer.
I imagine they will simply stop offering if complaints rise.

So many people are over-entitled nowadays.

Don't have so many bloody kids if you can't afford to feed them then, these cafes and restaurants aren't a charity and they don't owe anyone anything.

Should I have known before getting pregnant with child 3 that their dad would be stabbed to death 3 weeks before she was born? That means we now only have 1 income to live on?

I'm really sorry for forgetting to consult my crystal ball!

It's just a marketing ploy, they're not genuinely interested in feeding hungry children.

As the saying goes, “If you can’t feed them, don’t breed them!” Businesses can’t afford to give out multiple children’s meals and only receive payment for one adult meal. It would have been more sensible for the mother to buy ingredients and cook for her and the three children, rather than buy herself a meal and then expect 3 free meals. I feel sorry for parents who genuinely struggle to manage, but this was a bad plan to try and get free food.

They know that most people have more than one child so you'll have to spend a decent amount even if you get the 1 free meal.

The definition of discrimination is treating people unfairly or unfavorably because of their race, gender, age, disability, or other characteristics. It can also involve denying people opportunities or privileges.

I guess the example you gave could be indirect sex discrimination of the basis that mother are more likely to be single parents. However, the example you made doesn't make much sense to me because to get a free meal you need to have an adult to buy a meal. So if there are two parents they both would be paying adult prices.

Plenty of ungrateful, greedy people existed in the past too.

Not true.

Some discrimination is perfectly legal, even when it is against someone with a protected characteristic. I'm quite happy about that, I don't want to be on a plane with a blind pilot.

Lots of discrimination is not based on a protected characteristic. You don't get 5ft basketball players.

These incentives are not designed to 'help poor people'. They're a marketing ploy to get people to eat there where they might not have done so otherwise.

Eg Asda cafe.

Because people like to feel they're getting something for nothing even when they have to pay to get that.

I never really get the logic of the kids eat free thing as being something that helps poor families. I'm in my thirties and when I was a child we never ate in cafes/restaurants. It's expensive!

Anyone who's hard up can buy far more & probably better quality food with the same money just buying food in the supermarket to cook/eat at home. Most of the cost of eating out is paying staff to cook & serve.
It's not feeding hungry kids who would otherwise not get a meal, those kids parents can't afford to eat out at all even if a child's meal is free.

It's just sheer entitlement on part of the woman with three kids to expect the world to feed her children for free. Unbelievable. Grabby and entitled little so and so

Surely it's just marketing. You don't have to go out to eat, there's no law! Go out after/before a mealtime.

The woman with three kids is nuts. How is a restaurant going to make any money at all if they have to feed any number of kids free or for £1, when there is only one adult buying a meal? What if she had six kids with her? Honestly some people are so unbelievably stupid and entitled.

I thought this was a lovely initiative when it started but as usual, a small but vocal minority ruin it for everyone. These things end up being more trouble than they're worth.

No your argument is stupid.
Its like saying a BOGOF offer on crisps discriminate me by only giving me one free packet because I only thought one whereas someone who bought 2 gets 2 free!