To think this is really selfish and entitled

[LondonElle]

My local Cub Scout group set up an free Easter egg hunt in a local beauty spot for all children to join in whilst on their walk. It was completely free and there were plenty of eggs for the children to enjoy providing they only had a couple each. My children loved it and had two small eggs each.
As were were leaving the trail a family came with carrier bags and said to their children help yourself to as many as you like... I didn't think much of it thinking their children would have a few but would still leave plenty for other children.
At the end of the trail was a tree swing so after my children had a short go each on that we walked back through the woods where the Easter eggs were as this was the only way out.
Every last egg had gone..... the family we noticed were the only ones to go through after we left and they had completely emptied it for other children who could have enjoyed it.
I am so annoyed why do people do this? There would have been more than enough for their children to have 5/6 eggs each and still plenty for other children but no they took the lot!

Horrible, greedy grabby feckers. So many people out for themselves (and their brats) these days.

Absolutely no shame. People like this disgust me.

It’s vile behaviour. So many people do this sort of thing and have a perverse pride in being frugal. They are actually just mean and dishonest, looking to take advantage of other people. It’s usually not those families with limited means either. So many families are struggling this year and to knowingly deprive those kids of an Easter treat is despicable.

Unfortunately this is why this kind of public event doesn't really work nowadays, because although most people are fair, it only takes one family to ruin it. I agree with a previous poster who mentioned using plastic eggs which can be redeemed for chocolate prizes.

I didn't confront them as I wasn't aware of their intentions though in reality I should have worked it out with the plastic bags they had and the fact they told one child to make sure he got there ( and had more than his friend) just never thought they would take them all.

A few years ago, we were visiting my parents and there was an Easter hunt where you had to find the clues and write the answer on a piece of paper and you'd get an Easter egg in exchange at the end. Guess what? Yup, someone stole one of the clues. 🤦‍♀️

Because they are selfish greedy bastards

Yep - at work I hide real boiled coloured eggs with the option to swap them for a chocolate rabbit at the end One chocolate rabbit each regardless of how many bioled eggs. It's the only way. One man kept his bioled eggs though...

Not to mention what they teaching their kids by example

Following for the tight arsed websites. It must be against MN rules to drop a hint like that and then not follow it up.

I had an egg hunt for children of my friends and the oldest child took more than half of all the eggs then laughed at the youngest one for not having many. Some people are naturally greedy - usually the same people who complain the loudest when they don’t get what they see as their fair share.

It’s put me off bothering in the future.

With my kids, I tell them they get 6 small eggs each, so one they've found 6 they have to stop. It's a bit mad to just let them at it especially if there is a difference in ages. Another strategy is using different colors per child, for example putting color dot stickers on the prizes. It doesn't work if strangers are joining in though.

@Ineedcoffee2021

your body your choice

sounds like a great idea for a tattoo
he being a controlling sook, especially since you went into the relationship with tatts

Wrong thread

@Goleor

Hopefully next year they use plastic eggs , which when brought to a desk or whatever then each kid will get x amounts of eggs as a prize. It's the only way to stop greedy people taking advantage.

Yes this would be good but would mean there needs to be someone “on duty” volunteering at all times that the egg hunt is open, at some sort of desk or meeting point.

LittleRa, yeah I self reported just after I posted, waiting on MN to delete

Eurgh, greedy. Some people are so selfish. Here they did a rock hunt for Easter, sounds shit but children love it. Someone painted around 50 rocks/pebbles with Easter things, hid them, and they had to be taken down as someone defaced them. Who would do something like that?

@chocolatemademefat

I had an egg hunt for children of my friends and the oldest child took more than half of all the eggs then laughed at the youngest one for not having many. Some people are naturally greedy - usually the same people who complain the loudest when they don’t get what they see as their fair share.

It’s put me off bothering in the future.

I redistribute the eggs at the end so everyone gets the same amount.

@Goleor

Hopefully next year they use plastic eggs , which when brought to a desk or whatever then each kid will get x amounts of eggs as a prize. It's the only way to stop greedy people taking advantage.

I was going to say this too.

People are so selfish nowadays.

I would have said something. I'm so sick of entitled people doing this until they are stopped. No one thinks that something like that means take as much as you can carry!

The plastic eggs thing is a good idea and a similar idea to when DS did egg hunts at school.

@Londonmummy66

Following for the tight arsed websites. It must be against MN rules to drop a hint like that and then not follow it up.

Maybe they mean people who go on ‘Freecycle’ and ask for everything to be delivered or on selling pages and reply with ‘Will you take £5?’ When something is listed at £25. I wouldn’t call them ‘tight arsed websites’ but I would call a lot of people who follow them CFkers.