To not give the play barn place my home address?

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So. I took DS to a play barn today. On the door, they asked for my postcode - OK, Asda do that from time to time, thought they were doing a market research thing - but then went on to ask for my house number. I declined, she said she needed it for health and safety reasons, I told her she didn't, assistant fetched duty manager, duty manager refused to admit us without my house number.

We left, went to the park instead.

I have been to god knows how many play barns and not once has anyone tried to find out where I live, so I'm guessing this is really about marketing?

Or WIBU?

Might try that one....

And making one up doesn't address the fact that they have a stupid policy. You can only do that by refusing.

The whole stupid policy thing does bug me TBH. I'm going to complain. DH wants me to contact Watchdog too....

Give them the postcode for Watchdog

What H&S reasons? I need to know because I'm darned if I can think of any!

Graham, you and me both. A name I could just about understand (tannoy: "would Mrs Smith please come to reception, Johnny Smith is crying for his mummy here" etc. though a pretty big stretch) but an address, no.

Ok. I've thought about it. If you really needed any personal details for H&S reasons, it would be about lost kids. So, if you were really going for it, you would get mum to sign in with hers and DC's names, then right DC's name on a wristband which could only be cut off. But that would be stupid and over the top. And I am pretty sure that, er, writing to mum to say that Johnny is crying and can't find his mum would not be terrifically effective. I could just about see a mobile number in this scenario, but as the place could be no more than 100 feet end to end, I would think a hearty yell for Mrs Smith would do it.

Give them their own postcode?

I've not come across this but depending on my mood I think I would just tell them I am homeless :)

And then sue them for discrimination if they won't let me in :)

Or tell them I have memory problems and don't know what it is :)