Kids eat free discrimination

It's not discrimination, but I do think the "Kids eat free/cheap this half term" notices put out as though it's going to mean children whose parents can't afford to eat can now be fed should be genuinely children eating free (or very cheap) with no strings attached.

I printed one off for someone who was struggling, and then read through them, and all barring one would have cost more to feed their children (even if it had been all children with one adult) than just getting stuff from the supermarket.

That's easy to say but things happen. My friend was left with three young children when she was widowed.

That said. She would never behave like that and can afford to take the kids out. But I do agree thatI this isnt any sort of discrimination, they are businesses not charities.

It’s basically a BOGOF - buy one, get one free has never meant ‘ as many free as you want’

Really, people should understand that the free, or discounted meal, is a privilege, not a right.

I am childless, so do not qualify for the ‘extra’ of a free child’s meal. Thats not discrimination either.

Just a polite reminder that some people who have children, or multiple children situation does change. My friend was absolutely fine going about life with 2 kids until her DP left her suddenly for someone else, would you tell her she shouldn’t be having 2 if she now struggles to get by sometimes?

It’s not discrimination. You just buy the oldest child an adult meal surely? My kids don’t often like the kids menus. I have 4 so sometimes they have shared a couple of adult portions of club sandwiches or fish and chips between them and I have eaten a couple of kids meals in Tescos. They aren’t very nice tbf but I am not fussy about free food. Worked out at about £15 -£20

Don't you just love how everything is discrimination now?

No reason a single parent can't buy 2 adult meals to get 2 free child meals, same as 2 adults could 😂 The free meal is a marketing gimmick, it's not being done by the goodness of anyone's heart!

It's not discrimination but if I was running a business I would probably allow twins to get free meals with one parent paying.

Of course it’s not discrimination. Businesses don’t have to give away food for free. The cost of feeding your children at home is cheaper than eating out, maybe they should consider that.

Of course it’s not discrimination. Everyone gets the same offer, buy one adult meal get one child’s meal free.
If they started giving out multiple kids meals to one adult you’d get adults bringing the whole school along for a free meal!
Also if one person is getting 3 kids meals the person with one child is rightly going to feel discriminated against!

Of course it's not discrimination against parents of more than one child. It might be discrimination against adults who pay more to cover this though. Saw a kid at a Premier Inn breakfast filling his plate with about 10 rashers of bacon, plus other stuff - in some ways I don't blame them letting him fill up even if I'm probably subsidising his appetite. 🤣
The mother of 3 could perhaps buy 2 adult meals and get 2 free meals, if that's cheaper than 1 adult, 2 kids and 1 free?

It’s a business, not a charity.

Perhaps if the lady with 3 children can’t afford to feed them, she shouldn’t have had 3. It’s not discrimination, it’s in same category as “human rights” that people complain about when they can’t get what they want.

Haha of course it's not discrimination. They don't have to provide a free meal at all, people should be grateful, not greedy. Unfortunately that's just how many people are nowadays.