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Nursery place comes with free annual farm pass

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HelloKittyGirl · 27/02/2022 22:04

I’m seeing this more and more. Blah Blah Farm Nursery comes with a free annual family pass to Blah Blah Farm.

Am I the only one who finds this a bit odd?

Are people supposed to want the nursery place or the pass? They’re totally different things. Why link them?

Presumably it’s supposed to be an incentive to choose that nursery? Surely that’s not a good factor to base your decisions on though? Does it really influence people do you think?

What if you want the nursery place but not the pass? Can you have a discount? I imagine not. What if your DC are so sick of Blah Blah Farm after a whole week of wraparound hours at its nursery that they don’t want to be dragged back there at weekends too?

OP posts:
Hmm1234 · 01/03/2022 20:37

Yes a potential nursery I looked at for DC tried to win me over with being focused on outdoor play and field trips but their outdoor classroom was full of open bags of nappies. Farms should be left for family days out on their days off

SleepingStandingUp · 01/03/2022 20:41

@Hmm1234

Yes a potential nursery I looked at for DC tried to win me over with being focused on outdoor play and field trips but their outdoor classroom was full of open bags of nappies. Farms should be left for family days out on their days off
Why can't educational settings do farms??
DyingForACuppa · 01/03/2022 20:43

The only farm nursery near me is literally on the farm site, as in you have to walk through the paying entry farm bit, so I imagine they give free entry for logistics reasons.

It seems popular but I can't really see the need for my children to have daily contact with farm animals.

marthathemuffin · 01/03/2022 20:54

Name changed for this a I think it's outing

I'm 55 and still work full time. None of my friends work full time anymore. Some work part time and some not at all.

I'm literally so busy at work I can go hours without a break. I'm making mistakes because I'm tired and menopausal and have brain fog.

My partner of 20 years is semi retired and in a low key job only 2.5 days a week. He is poorly organised and wastes a lot of time on his days off...he could drive to visit a friend right past a supermarket then drive back then realise we have no milk or bread and set off again for the supermarket he's just come home by. Whilst in there he might remember to get milk, possibly bread, but only realise we need washing powder once home. And so his day off is taken up with little achieved.

I worked part time whilst bringing up the children, have virtually no pension and spent all those years organising everyone and everything to try and make weekends nice and fun and relaxing.

AIBU to expect him to use one of his days off to get organised and actually do stuff that frees up our weekends?

Pumpfive · 01/03/2022 21:23

@marthathemuffin it may be worth starting your own thread as you've commented on an unrelated post :)

Thisgroupneverceasestoamazeme · 01/03/2022 21:50

I’d never heard of a farm nursery. Sounds wonderful! My LO would love this so much, farms are their happy place! A lot of people are focussing on the animals but I can imagine kids would learn a lot about growing crops, where their food and other products comes from, ecology, as well as loads of fresh air and physical activity. Where do I sign up?!

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HelloKittyGirl · 01/03/2022 22:02

@Thisgroupneverceasestoamazeme Ah no, it’s not a working farm. It’s a commercialised day out type place with a huge soft play, adventure playgrounds, merry-go-rounds, several overpriced eateries, a gift shop plus a few token animals. You’d learn far more about how to rip people off than about growing any sort of crops. But, now I come to think of it, that’s probably more in line with what the soft of clientele they get want, so that maybe works quite nicely.

OP posts:
Yicky · 01/03/2022 22:12

I think they should come with free passes. It would be a bit odd to charge a family that use the farm every weekday to visit the farm at the weekend.

TheKeatingFive · 01/03/2022 22:17

You’d learn far more about how to rip people off than about growing any sort of crops. But, now I come to think of it, that’s probably more in line with what the soft of clientele they get want

I really do not understand your beef with all of this. They are businesses, trying to make some money, marketing themselves in the process. You are under absolutely no obligation to engage if you don't want to.

EarringsandLipstick · 01/03/2022 22:33

[quote HelloKittyGirl]@Thisgroupneverceasestoamazeme Ah no, it’s not a working farm. It’s a commercialised day out type place with a huge soft play, adventure playgrounds, merry-go-rounds, several overpriced eateries, a gift shop plus a few token animals. You’d learn far more about how to rip people off than about growing any sort of crops. But, now I come to think of it, that’s probably more in line with what the soft of clientele they get want, so that maybe works quite nicely.[/quote]
God what a mean-spirited post.

BoredZelda · 01/03/2022 22:35

I would assume this is in an area where there are a glut of places. You can't get a childcare place for love nor money in my area.

If someone has to incentivise me to choose them to look after my child, I'm not sure I'd want to use them.

SleepingStandingUp · 01/03/2022 22:37

Jeez @HelloKittyGirl you don't like their ethos and you think their ideal clientele is beneath you. Just forget about the nursery and pick somewhere that aligns with your ideology

BabyofMine · 01/03/2022 23:19

I haven’t read every single reply so forgive me if anyone else has made this point.
But I wonder if it’s less to do with nursery using it as an incentive to go there, but rather they’ve noticed that more children are getting less opportunities for meaningful days out due to rising costs, and started this as a way of encouraging the families that use the nursery to be able to give enriching experiences to children that might not have the chance otherwise? And since they offer it anyway may as well put it in the advertising?
I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened that way round rather than as a way of enticing people.
Most childcare providers really do care about the children in their care and want the best for them.

ReeseWitherfork · 02/03/2022 10:25

[quote HelloKittyGirl]@Thisgroupneverceasestoamazeme Ah no, it’s not a working farm. It’s a commercialised day out type place with a huge soft play, adventure playgrounds, merry-go-rounds, several overpriced eateries, a gift shop plus a few token animals. You’d learn far more about how to rip people off than about growing any sort of crops. But, now I come to think of it, that’s probably more in line with what the soft of clientele they get want, so that maybe works quite nicely.[/quote]
I'm confused... Isn't the clientele for 'day out with soft play, adventure playgrounds, merry go round, a few token animals' every single family with children? I can't work out what families wouldn't be taking their kids to this sort of place for a day out? Sure, we do wholesome and/or educational stuff, but not every outing.

TheKeatingFive · 02/03/2022 10:30

Isn't the clientele for 'day out with soft play, adventure playgrounds, merry go round, a few token animals' every single family with children? I can't work out what families wouldn't be taking their kids to this sort of place for a day out?

You'd think, but for some baffling reason the OP wants to look down her nose at it. 4 pages in and I'm none the wiser about what her problem is.

SleepingStandingUp · 02/03/2022 11:14

@TheKeatingFive

Isn't the clientele for 'day out with soft play, adventure playgrounds, merry go round, a few token animals' every single family with children? I can't work out what families wouldn't be taking their kids to this sort of place for a day out?

You'd think, but for some baffling reason the OP wants to look down her nose at it. 4 pages in and I'm none the wiser about what her problem is.

Ah, I think op is sneering because it isn't about growing organic crops that the kids then whittle into animal toys rather than sensationalist rides with flashing lights.
Thisgroupneverceasestoamazeme · 02/03/2022 11:54

@HelloKittyGirl ah okay so it’s something that’s not for you but might appeal to other families. Gotcha

Thisgroupneverceasestoamazeme · 02/03/2022 11:56

@ReeseWitherfork …other than families who’s budget can’t stretch to these kind of days out and might appreciate a free pass maybe? 🤷‍♀️

SleepingStandingUp · 02/03/2022 12:01

Other people who are are less classy clientele

SoupDragon · 02/03/2022 12:13

[quote HelloKittyGirl]@Thisgroupneverceasestoamazeme Ah no, it’s not a working farm. It’s a commercialised day out type place with a huge soft play, adventure playgrounds, merry-go-rounds, several overpriced eateries, a gift shop plus a few token animals. You’d learn far more about how to rip people off than about growing any sort of crops. But, now I come to think of it, that’s probably more in line with what the soft of clientele they get want, so that maybe works quite nicely.[/quote]
Ah... That explains everything about your objections. They were based on snobbery.

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