Would you give me the replacement chips?

[Houseofdrums]

Im with a group of mum friends at a food court. We all go off to different kiosks. Order our food. We find an available table.

I order from a Thai cuisine, a noodle dish and some chips for the little one.

I pick up the food, put toddler in highchair, put the chips infront of her. I’m about to take my first serving of noodles and baby kicks the chips all over the floor.

The chips cost £5. One of the mums says that it’s been less than 5 mins and they didn’t touch the chips, I should be able to ask for a replacement.

So I go to the kiosk, politely explain that I was just here and the baby annoyingly dropped all the chips. I show them the picture (we are sitting on the other end of the food court).

They say no. But I plead a little bit - I do have a soft voice so I’m being nice. Then they go on and on about how every mum will be asking for freebies. I should pay for another one. And I should go to another one of their stores who would provide me free chips.

Turns out she was also the manager.

I worked in waitressing many years ago, and honestly, we would have just given a portion of chips. Id be hesitant if it was the whole meal - but a couple of chips for a baby?

Was I being unreasonable?

It’s all a bit delusional isn’t it. Seeing herself as ‘bold’ and ‘vocal’, her young looks a ‘gift and a curse’. The entitlement of not only requesting free food, but being sure to do it with a gentle voice, but then complaining to head office.

What has depression and anxiety got to do with feeding your child chips one at a time? Truely baffled.

Yes. And the manager only became ‘rude’ and the complaint to HQ and the full refund only happened in the OP’s second post, after initial replies didn’t admire her fiery independence of spirit.

I’m going against the grain. I’d have given you an extra chip. My DC spilled their drink over the plate one time, the staff removed the meal, brought a fresh one no charge, it was a restaurant so probably different.

You say it takes a village. A fast food counter isn't part of your village.

I think you are a very spoilt and entitled individual. Your replies just strengthen my thought.
Full of self importance.....

She most likely matched your energy!

Yes you are unreasonable here. Completely your fault so not their responsibility to replace. Your baby/toddler/child was clearly not in the mood for chips so chucked them in future if they are a baby then just put a few on their tray that way if they are thrown/kicked etc you’ve still got most of them. TBH when they were babies they just got a little off my plate until they were old enough for me to warrant paying for their own meal.

I carnt believe your child requires feeding every hour. At 2 that seems concerning and I would be getting that checked at the doctor's. At a few months old my baby cluster fed every hour for a few weeks during a growth spurt. If a two year old was doing this it's a cause for concern

To be fair a fiver for chips is standard round here (Oxford) unless you're in a hungry horse/chain pub. Even the local chippy is a fiver although that is for enough chips for two very generous portions. I clearly need to move somewhere cheaper!
And yes you were unreasonable to ask...annoying but you have to suck it up and buy more or just throw a few noodles their way instead!

The child must be the size of a house at this stage.

How embarrassing that your friends saw you acting like such a CF, trying to get someone else to pay for your child's lunch and having a strop reporting them afterwards

I can't fathom why you would think they'd want to give you a freebie. They didn't drop the chips. Why should they carry the loss?

I’m sure I’m only going to echo most other people here, but are you for real? Entitled and deluded and a customer they will be only too happy to lose. You will probably ignore everything that has been written but you should perhaps take a moment to consider that none of us know you so our opinions are completely unbiased and they’re not good.

£5 for a portion of chips for a baby - I think you were diddled!
to expect them to replace the chips is a bit CF - they could do it as a kind gesture but not feel obliged to. I split a drink all over my dinner at ‘Spoons - had to eat a vodka and coke soaked chicken and chips as they refused to replace it (my friend went and asked, against my wishes - I didn’t expect them to replace the meal, or the drink).

So...your child dropped the chips and you want them replaced?
A staff member didn't drop them?

If your child dropped your TV off the stand at home..would Curry's be expected to pay for a new one?

What world are you and the other mum who suggested it living in?

This has to be one of the most bizarre threads I have ever read! 21 pages about a £5 plate of chips which the OP's child dropped on the floor and her subsequent complaint and demand for a refund is utterly ridiculous!

Interestingly, nobody seems to have queried why she was feeding a 2-year old a plate of chips anyway. Hardly very nourishing! And what is a 'food court'?

Loads of people have had a pop at her about the chips being for a baby.

Hilarious that your take on people calling out your cheeky fuckery is that society hates mothers! Your entitlement is unbelievable - from assuming you should have free food through asking to see the manager to complaining to head office about someone on a low income refusing to give you food (rudely or not) to get a £5 refund.

do you vote Tory or reform?

100% this. Society doesn’t hate mothers, society hates rude, entitled and bad mannered people.
This woman is absolutely nuts. Imagine even asking in the first place, getting a no, then begging and pleading, then complaining to head office. I bet she even left all of the spilt chips on the floor for someone else to pick up.
Thinking she’s special for being ‘bold’.
How utterly embarrassing.

You didn’t take no for an answer though, did you? You had to beg and plead.

Nice try, OP, but this isn't about society 'hating' mothers. You're getting the responses you are because you're coming across like a CF. I can guarantee you a man would have got the same response with a side order of scathing comments about male privilege thrown in.

In fact, given the way you're doubling down on all the 'if you don't ask you don't get' type sentiments and are now trying to put a feminist spin on this ('apparently women should be quiet' etc), we could be forgiven for thinking you're one of those women who thinks mothers should get special treatment just because they're mothers. Just saying,

Why on earth should they replace them for free? You (your baby) dropped them, nothing to do with the kiosk, so you buy some more!

It was worth a try asking but they rightly said no

How did you get a refund?

Emailed Friday evening, after 6.15 and they responded immediately refunded… 🤷‍♀️