To be annoyed at staff asking my kid what she wants?

They existed a long long time before decimalisation so no, they weren't called 99s because they cost 99p. I seem to remember a cornet being 6d and a 99 being 9d, so the Flake cost 3d. I can remember my parents grumbling about that.

Missing the point but our ice cream van sells ice cream with flake, sprinkles & monkeys blood (strawberry sauce) for £1.50. I'd be bankrupt by now if the DC were getting £5 ice creams.

Missing the point but our ice cream van sells ice cream with flake, sprinkles & monkeys blood (strawberry sauce) for £1.50. I'd be bankrupt by now if the DC were getting £5 ice creams.

Oh I love baby goats, have you got any pictures?

Not true.

99 Flake - Wikipedia

And they'd been around since the 1930s (my granny remembered eating one on the beach before the war) so unless in the 1930s they'd predicted correctly decimalisation and that 99p would be the right price for the ice cream with inflation....

When I was little the most expensive ice creams were Cornettos and they were 45-55p. They'd have never taken off if they'd been double the price of the most expensive ones.

I always had a Zoom. They were 20p.

YABU she’s 9!

That’s not so. I used to get a 99 quite often and it was nowhere near 99p. (unless you are just kidding on)
PP is correct with the 20p.

Ooh I love baby goats

I went to a funfair yesterday it was £5 ago for one go on hook a duck.
It use to be a £1.
And all other games on there was the same price apart from one that was £4 to play darts.
I felt robbed i really did but i did win a teddy.
Thank god i dont have kids.

If you are already spending £5 on an ice cream then another £1 isn’t much. (Still cheaper than Padstow!).

I like when people address children rather than talking through the parents. We can’t expect children to respect adults if we show them no respect or kindness themselves.

I agree about kids asking for things themselves. My DS has quite a lot of anxiety and was very pleased when he could ask for his own ice cream!

Asking if you want a flake is pretty standard convo at an ice cream van. I’d also expect a server to ask the child if they wanted a flake, in much the same way they ask do you want sauce if it was clear they were the intended recipient. Yes, there may be an extra cost involved but if I couldn’t afford any extras I’d of specified that at the point of ordering.

Coincidentally, today a friend told me they'd been charged £7.50 for an ice cream somewhere near The Roaches in Staffordshire. I think around £3 would be my limit!

If you’re willing to pay that much for the ice cream, the cost of the flake shouldn’t be an issue. Of course there is nothing wrong addressing the child in fact it should be encouraged.
Or get some balls and say “at those prices I don’t think so!”

I'd venture to suggest that the first time I ever bought a 99, I'd never even had a whole pound in my hand.

No - I remember this being discussed before. People always think it's because they come 99p but that's not true (I remember when a double cone 99 was 50p at my ice cream van).

Haha..I actually thought this the other day. I wished I could've offered it to the kid behind me to have two flakes. But his mum was OP so I thought better of it?! 😂

99s existed long before an ice cream cone with a flake cost anything near 99p. They also existed long before decimalisation.

No it wouldn't - you address the person ordering and paying, not the kid

I think staff should always address kids not their parents. Maybe afterwards nod at the parents to check it's ok. But it's never ok to order for a child of 9. I've seen friends do this, butt in and order for a child saying the exact same thing. Same child struggles with social skills in secondary school now, no surprise there.

I do however feel they could have addressed it a bit better. Would you like a flake, but you might need to check with whoever is paying. Or address you saying is it ok if we offer some extras at an additional price? Then turn to the child if yes and offer the flake.

I actually appreciate it when someone addresses my child. Even when we go to a restaurant they like to tell the waiter/waitress what they would like to order.
You were standing there and could have said no or asked how much extra it would be.

I don’t think the OPs husband should was buying a 99 in this instance lol

If you don’t want them to come back with or get extra things you just need to tell your child clearly what they are allowed to have.

”Yes Tim you can have some snacks but only one small packet of whatever you buy”

If you are with them just ask if it costs extra.

I think it’s good that they speak directly to the kid. Helps socialise them, gives them a bit of confidence and feeling of independence.

I mean, a kid is always going to say yes to a flake, but it’s a quid, not a dessert and a round of cocktails.

Did you order the ice cream or your DD?

If your DD ordered, I can see that they would assume that your child knows what they are allowed to order.

If you ordered, that’s cheeky upselling, putting you in a difficult position of having to refuse the upgrade if the child says yes.