Kids eat free discrimination

A familiar situation unflrtunately. I remember when the RHS offered two free kids to a show when I worked at a site that hosted one. A hugely irate woman spent ages complaining to me (who had nothing to do with the actual show) that it's discriminatory to her because she has triplets and only two will be free. Two freebies is pretty good considering the price, and if they gave three then the next parent along with 4 kids would complain too!

Asda is the best deal for this kids eat for £1 and no adult meal needed to be bought. Good deal!

My daighter used to work in a popular chain restaurant that used to offer this during school holidays.

It was the bane of her life and she hated it for this sort of thing. Those who assume it's a rare cheeky fucker would be mistaken.

I agree but I can also see how you'd get people saying there's only a 12 month gap between their kids so their practically twins and so on...

So many unfair assumptions are made in your comment.

I agree with only one child being fed free, if that’s the policy.

But your comment makes out women choose to be single parents, when in the vast majority of cases that’s not true.

You could say - perhaps if the men stepped up and fed their children they created, then these people wouldn’t need to depend on freebies. That would arguably be a more fair and accurate representation of the situation many single mums find themselves in.

Of course it’s not.
I’ve seen someone try and claim the child’s meal for an adult which the shop is fair to deny.

If anyone is discriminated against it's the people with no children who are subsidising the free/ cheap children's meals.

Sure, but I agree with a PP - this is about eating out. Eating - food banks, community supermarkets, HAF programmes are all cheaper and more suitable.

I run a food bank and I hate the marketing of these “kids eat free” promotions. Not everyone is highly literate or even English speaking and can expect to parse the minor detail details of whether it’s better to eat out at the Tesco café or buy x ingredients and cook. You see an ad shouting kids eat free, you assume that kids eat free.

And this was a friend?

you didn’t feel comfortable enough to
mention to her?

did you just split the bill 50/50?

People should be pleased they get 1 kids meal free, not whinge about not getting 3 meals free.

They need to read the T&Cs but sounds like they have if they are commenting on Facebook posts. Some places do offer more than 1 kids meal for free, I’ve been somewhere today where you could get up to 3 kids meals free (plus ice cream) with 1 adult meal.

Still doesn’t work out cheap by the time you add drinks on and adult deserts if they want them. Unless you are already planning on going out you’re not really saving any money.

Eh? How rude!

Don't you think some beans on toast would be cheaper to feed a parent and kids than an adult buying a full priced meal? And since when were restaurants responsible for making sure children could eat?

where ive seen loads of people complaining

”loads”. Interesting 😁

Some people just think they are entitled. I went out over half term with a friend who has several kids I have one dc I told her the offer so she knew she was only getting 1 free kid meal yet when the bill came she took it and deducted both free kids meals from her share! I wouldn't mind but her financial situation is much better than mine

What’s the chances you’d paste the thread?

hint: nil because it was one comment and the op latched on to it

I know a woman who at 19 took on 3 of her sister's children. I'm sure she was judged when people saw a young woman with three under 10.

Maybe restaurants should offer a 'family meal' for up to 2 adults and 2 children that could be one adult and 3 children.

How is that abuse of the offer someone buys the cheapest adult meal? The retailer can make exclusions if they see fit. The profits made on the absolute dog shit they serve mean they can do these free meal schemes and appear charitable. Why the fuck are we worried about the poor multi-billion corporations?

Children don't have to eat out. When I was a kid, (50 years back, admittedly) eating out generally meant a picnic in the park, with some sandwiches in tin foil, fruit, crisps, and if we were lucky a can of pop each and maybe if we were very lucky an ice cream. The only time I remember eating out was going to Wimpy for my birthday! We weren't poor, it just wasn't the done thing.

I think it's nice if restaurants offer such a deal but it's mainly a marketing thing surely!

I can well see how you'd observe this if you frequently went to a busy place that has this offer, especially in half term, at weekends or early tea time.

I have 4 so one one could eat free however one is better than nothing some people just think they are owed something

Where have you “noticed” this? Where was this woman complaining?

Some people are so entitled. I'd throw them out.

It's a nice to have not an essential. And if people start throwing around terms like 'discrimination' then it's just as easy for the eateries to remove the offer.