to buy DS an under 3 admission ticket for the zoo on his 3rd birthday

[ChazDingle]

Going twycross for DS 3rd birthday next week.

under 3's are £1
3-16 is £10.45 so its a big jump

don't suppose he could then wear a badge saying 'i am 3'

My mum did this on my third birthday. Apparantly she told me I wasn't 3 until I "got off the train"!! A bit confusing for me, and she felt guilty - but saved quite a lot of money at the time! (many years ago) Like you say - he's not even technically 3 until the evening, so you don't even have to feel guilty ;-)

Hell yeah. Of course you should. I would.

On the day of his actual birthday, I really wouldn't worry about it.

My mum popped my sister's friend in the boot of our car when we went somewhere we had a season ticket for so we didn't have to pay for her - maybe you could do that?

Ha ha its very reasonable to do this:)

Did it with my 3 year old a few wks ago. He is 3.5 though! Booked advance tickets for day out. Under 3's were free. So just didn't get him one! Got away with it, though at the entrance he was in a mood and in pushchair so helped with the illusion of being 2.

Had to usher older big mouthed dc's through with their dad though in case they blabbed!

Yanbu
Don't put a birthday badge that says"I am 3 tho!"
I was able to do this for ages with DD2, as she's small and slight
DS1tho (youngest child ) I have to take his passport to prove his age as he looks around 1year older than he is!
Enjoy your day op

Go ahead. If you think it's ok to steal.

If you were totally comfortable with this you wouldn't have needed to start a thread looking for validation. You know it's wrong.

What goes around comes around. Yes - this is just small but it's a slippery slope.

Ds is nearly 8 amount times I go pay over as over 5 and they look at me and say you don't pay for under 5 ( ds3 is very very small height of a 3/4 year old add sat in wheelchair or my lap and speech issue so I think oh well not questioning it

Let alone the hassle of then trying stand argue that no he is over 5 yes ry and having to explain it to someone in full hearing lots of other people

Oh ffs MrRected - a slippery slope to what exactly? Please do elaborate.

OP - YANBU.

I had bizarre situation once with DS2 when he was 4 and I took him to London by train. Ticket seller asked how old he was and when I said 4 (under 5s travel free), ticket seller winked and said "5, you say?" and then explained that there was some deal where you paid £1 for children over 5 and then got 1/3 off adult ticket. Whereas if hed travelled free as a 4 year old I'd have paid full price.

My dh got me into an event as a child and I was 39! It was raining so I had the hood of my coat up and it was dark (must have been).

Dh was joking but they took him seriously

Oh well I'm going to hell today too! Going on the Thomas train. £12.50 a ticket, under 2s free. Ds was 2 last week. If places are blatantly going to hike prices and offer no child discount people are going to do this.

It's hardly a slippery slope though, I remember my mum telling me on the bus I wasn't five so I got on for free. She is still a law abiding citizen and I, so far haven't turned to human trafficking or prostitution. I do however still lie about my age!

Although less likely the ds will blurt out he is two. He isn't talking that clearly yet.

What a lovely ticket seller, Growbag.

Yes, pay the cheaper price. I've done it, with no guilt at all.

at slippery slope. I mean, come on....

Clarty you can FFS all you like. It's a slippery slope to the next thing. Cheating on tickets today, would you think twice about evading fares on the train next time.

More importantly, for me (and I've been there), cheating the system is a slippery slope to feeling crap about myself. A tenner is a tenner. As much as it doesn't bother you, this WOULD bother me. So I wouldn't do it.

Arf at "stealing" and "slippery slope". Slippery slope to what?
FWIW OP, when I was eighteen I once absolutely had to get the bus driver to give me a child's ticket because otherwise I would have been stranded 20 miles from home, and I'm about the least likely person to commit an actual crime ever

Saving you nine quid - it's a no-brainer, really.

I'd also hate having to be worried about being rumbled all day. I'd rather pay up and enjoy the day with a clean conscience.

Three does seen a popular age for hiking up admission fees. Unfair as it is also an age where children may not have a long attention span, or alternatively may fall asleep, meaning missing out on a full day and not getting your money's worth.

I think 5 would be fairer for child specific attractions and maybe 8 or 10 for zoos and other places. What do others think?

Each to their own MrRected, but I wouldn't waste a second thinking about this.

OP - have a good day next week!

*seem not seen

If you evade paying train fares ( which I wouldn't) then you have a very real chance of getting caught and fined.

The OP's little boy is turning 3 that day. She will be paying admission for the other people in the party; she is hardly asking if she'd be U to hustle the whole family in without paying.

Most big attractions these days charge hefty admission fees and it is hardly surprising that people balk at paying ten times as much for a small child as they would've done the day before.

MrRected - really can't see a zoo official covertly following the family round all day to 'rumble' whether the child is actually really two, can you? And what of the other employees mentioned by pp's who've given tip offs about saving money - I expect they should be sacked?

Madamouse - I agree.

Jeez, go for it!! Yanbu! It's expensive enough going to places like this with the family and its only 1 time ffs!
Have a lovely day and don't feel guilty, he's not 3 til the night time :)

.....but please don't start robbing banks!....slippery slope and all that

I wouldn't do it, but if I were with you I wouldn't say anything.

I can see that it doesn't make any difference on that day, but it is the same argument as used by fare dodgers and shoplifters so I choose not to.