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?

Are you delusional? Why would you get free chips? 😂

Did they also kick the plate to the floor too, and break it?

Honestly, I think your "friend" was probably setting you up. She's probably secretly sniggering about it.

Free chip coz they're less than 5 minutes old!😂

I have to say that reads like an entry for the 'Peak Mumsnet' award 😂

Food courts like this don’t serve on plates!

YABU to give your baby chips.

I'm joking.

YABU to expect free chips no matter how soft your voice is.

You didn’t ask them for ‘a couple of chips for the baby’ though?

You asked them to replace the whole £5 portion.

Bloody hell the entitlement.
If I knocked my drink on the floor I wouldn't expect a replacement drink, Yabu.
They are a business not a charity.

what the fuck op don’t be so ridiculous. Free chips because your kids knocked them over? Ffs. Entitled much?

I mean it’d be great customer service if they did but I don’t think they should have to. Surely you should have just put the chips further away so it didn’t happen.

My toddler knocked over his baby chino and they gave us another one without me even asking. The chips cost very little so they could have given them to you at a discount. To be honest though, I’d have just picked them up off the floor and given them to my child anyway.

I work in a restaurant l would have given you some chips. Honestly we bin loads of chips every service they are pre cooked and we csman only hold them for so long.

I'm very surprised you had the nerve to ask for free food tbh. Weren't you embarrassed?

If I’m in a pub and spill my drink, I don’t expect another one for free.

The trick is to use a soft voice, apparently.

I don't understand why you think the food vendor should suck up the cost of you (or your baby) spilling the food.

By yours, and your friends way of thinking, anyone who just wanted a second portion within five minutes should get one for free, because its within 5 minutes??

Of course you should have paid for another portion if you wanted one!

That's a bit extreme!

Babies aren't cheap to buy!

YABU it's not the stores fault your kid threw the chips on the floor! 😂

Why should the shop give you a replacement, you dropped them, it’s not their fault

This! word for word!

My three year old dropped her Mac and Cheese on the ground tonight. Can I ask Sainsbury’s for a replacement on the ingredients?

A salutary lesson for the child.
Kick your food, go hungry.

@DoYouLikeYourNaneFred

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I think once you’ve walked away from the counter it’s too late. If you literally dropped them in front of the server then I think they might (but would not be obliged) to offer a replacement. I wouldn’t even think of asking once I’d walked away and found a table.

If you put toddler in the high chair and gave her all the chips and she was able to kick them over that’s your fault.

theyre right they can’t give everyone freebies and they’re busy keeping up for demand.

buy another potion and move on