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To tell the woman at the soft-play that they are rip-off merchants?

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bupcakesandcunting · 02/03/2011 09:45

In the local council-run leisure centre here, a soft-play has opened up. They've been pushing leaflets onto people leaving the gym, I got one last week. It states on the leaflet £4.00 per two children.

As I was looking after my mate's DS yesterday and was feeling a bit yuck, I thought I'd take them to soft play there and buy their lunch, save my house getting wrecked and me having to go and get food in to feed them (Old Mother Hubbard's cupboards here atm Grin) So went out, tenner in purse, £4 in, £6 for sandwiches/drinks. Sounds fair enough.

Got to the reception and asked if I could pay two in to soft play. The receptionist asks me whether they are siblings, I reply that they are not. "£8 then, please" she says "But it says £4 per two children on your leaflet, doesn't say anything about siblings" said I. "Sorry it's £8 per two"

Now, if I'd known it wasn't actually per any two children, I would have lied and said they were siblings got more money out/took them to the soft play that only charges £2 each. So I have to go and trek to the other end of town to the cash point, in the rain with two kids, who are tantrumming because they want to go in to soft play. I told her that £8 was ridiculous, that they were rob-dogs and that I hoped there would be a diamond-encrusted slide in there to justify the price.

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scotlass · 03/03/2011 23:19

now this is why i would be a rubbish business woman cos i would have pretended to have misheard you and said 'oh they are siblings, yes?" That'll be £4 please.

Still have fond memories of the london ticket man who charged me the younger child rate for DDs open top bus tour although did feel Blush when she kept chiming at the top of her voice when can i be 5 again mummy?

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