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to lie about my child's age?

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merrybloominchristmas · 10/02/2019 13:31

am looking at theatre website. i want to buy tickets to take my 15 year old son to see a shakespeare play tthat he is doing for GCSE.

Tickets for under 16s are 25 pound.
tickets for 16-25 year olds are 5 pound.

wtf?

would it be unreasonable to buy him a 16-25 ticket and lie?
he's nearly 16 anyway!

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SunnyCoco · 10/02/2019 19:13

Hi OP

I know it seems mad, but as a couple of people have said it is to encourage that age group to go to the theatre.
Under 16s usually (statistically) would be having their tickets paid for them by the kind adults in thier lives, and over 25s would in theory be earning enough for £29 to be affordable.

CecilyP · 10/02/2019 19:17

^The fact is there isn't a limit to the numbers who can enter a zoo at any time (at least I don't think so)

There will be a limit for safety reasons^

Do zoos often reach that limit? Its years since I've been to a zoo but can't remember waiting at the turnstiles for people to leave.

user1471426142 · 10/02/2019 19:21

There’s a lot of 16-25 offers across Europe so I wonder if it’s part of a specific cultural scheme or possibly even part funded. I remember showing my passport to get cheap or free tickets when I was travelling for loads of big museums and I was a bit gutted when I went away with younger friends and they got freebies that I didn’t. That’s life though.

AtSea1979 · 10/02/2019 19:29

Bobbycat121 yeah why not try and stick them in the pram too then we can have generations of money grabbing scum.

People who pay the expected price aren’t mugs. Why go to a zoo if you don’t give a shit about the animals?

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merrybloominchristmas · 10/02/2019 19:36

Have looked at other theatres that the production is visiting and nowhere else is offering such a dramatic drop in price for that age.
I'll probably suck it up and pay full whack because it seems like there's not many five pound seats left.
The theatre is also a two hour drive away so I need to think.
Still not planning any zoo trips...

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KrazyKatlady · 10/02/2019 19:41

I think zoo prices are fairly expensive. There are ways round it. we normally try to swap tesco club card points or do it with vouchers and take our own food as like with all theme parks etc, the food and drink is an apsolute rip off (Anywhere where you pay to get in and then stay for the day tends to have insanely high prices for food/drink and everything extra because they have a captive audience) I'm so mean we don't go in the gift shop either!!

OwlBeThere · 10/02/2019 20:03

@merrybloominchristmas.....you've been hijacked by zoo goers...haha.
i'm with you though, i have an august born child and a september born and i see a lot how the summerborn kid loses out on things!

BrokenWing · 10/02/2019 20:09

If an extra child enters the zoo for free, it doesn't reduce the number of other customers the zoo can sell tickets to.

The zoo will have safety limits for visitors.

Going by this thread there are lots of children entering the zoo without their parents paying. This means when THE CHARITY is not making as much money as it needs. When it reviews its prices vs the projected number of customers vs their financial commitments they have to raise their prices again. This means paying customers have to pay for your theft to make up the shortfall from those that have stolen from the charity.

Doesn't matter how you try to phrase it, you are stealing from a charity and other people.

MrsTerryPratcett · 10/02/2019 20:14

As Broken said. When you take from a non-profit, the money comes from either the service (animal welfare) the staff (who are paid poorly anyway) or other paying customers. Prices go up when people steal, so the high prices reflect your behaviour.

OwlBeThere · 10/02/2019 20:35

So, do those who object to people lying feel thats it fair that a child pay full price to get in, but be unable to use half the facilities because they happen to be small for their age?

OwlBeThere · 10/02/2019 20:37

And I'm with the PP who said i've never once seen anyone be told they can't enter this place because its full. even in the summer when its absolutely heaving, they never close the gates. so i highly doubt any full paying customers are being stopped from entering.

MrsTerryPratcett · 10/02/2019 20:40

I just wouldn't go if I think it's unfair. And instead go to a free museum, park, art gallery, beach, forest, local event or something else. Theme parks and zoos aren't necessary.

DD was big for her age and I had to remember her bloody ID every time I went anywhere because of the liars. And had to pay extra when I forgot, additionally subsidizing your child.

OwlBeThere · 10/02/2019 20:45

Well, going somewhere else wasn't an option when its where your older child wants to go for their birthday. where i live there are very few facilites. especially for children. its this place or nowhere really. I wouldn't choose to go there and haven't done in years as my children are older now, so no one is subsidising my kids. the one time i did it we saved about £10. I don't think anyone is going bankcrupt over it.

BarbarianMum · 10/02/2019 20:47

So how about if I swap the price tag on the top for a cheaper one Cicely? Is that OK because its better the shop get something for it rather than nothing if I dont buy it?

BrokenWing · 10/02/2019 20:47

so i highly doubt any full paying customers are being stopped from entering.

That would be the paying customers who are paying more to cover the loss of income due to your and others theft?

AssassinatedBeauty · 10/02/2019 20:56

To answer your question, @OwlBeThere, yes it's fair. It's up to the attraction to decide on the prices, if you choose to pay to go in knowing that your child won't be able to go on many rides, that is your free choice as a customer. You don't have a right or an entitlement to use their facilities, it's your choice or not.

CecilyP · 10/02/2019 21:05

I just wouldn't go if I think it's unfair. And instead go to a free museum, park, art gallery, beach, forest, local event or something else. Theme parks and zoos aren't necessary.

But if everyone took that attitude, the zoo wouldn't be able to feed their animals or pay the staff!

CecilyP · 10/02/2019 21:09

So how about if I swap the price tag on the top for a cheaper one Cicely? Is that OK because its better the shop get something for it rather than nothing if I dont buy it?

No because the shop cannot sell the dearer top to anyone else if you do that.

OwlBeThere · 10/02/2019 21:12

@Assassinatedbeauty...I didn't ask if they can price it as they see fit of course they can. but i fail to see how if they charge younger kids less/free (i forget which it was, it was a long time ago) on the basis they can't use all the attractions, but then want to charge a child full price who still can't use all the attractions how that is a fair way to do it. They got the price of 2 adults, and 3 other children from us, so a decent whack of money. In the years since they've extended this attraction by about 4 timest the size it was then. so i think they're doing ok even with unscrupulous immoral people like me around.

Comefromaway · 10/02/2019 21:13

It’s a pain but the 16-25 scheme is aimed at getting young people (students) going to the theatre. There are only a limited number of tickets available under this offer and you have to take ID to the theatre.

CecilyP · 10/02/2019 21:16

That would be the paying customers who are paying more to cover the loss of income due to your and others theft?

Not my theft; I don't have young children and haven't been to a zoo in years.But as people are suggesting that there is always the choice of not going to the zoo, rather that not paying for a small child, if people choose to exercise that choice, the zoo will have even less income.

Applesaregreenandred · 10/02/2019 21:19

I would definitely be buying the age 15 ticket

AssassinatedBeauty · 10/02/2019 21:20

Owl, but that's my point. It's not about fair/unfair... it's their pricing policy, if you don't like it you're free to go elsewhere or nowhere. Lots of places that aren't good value for money close, that's how businesses operate.

cantbeb0thered · 10/02/2019 21:21

I think I did Macbeth for my gcse. Feeling a bit shit that my parents never thought to take me to see the play!!!

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merrybloominchristmas · 10/02/2019 21:24

He's also doing gsce drama and Is planning on doing a level. Going to see live theatre is really important.

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