Visiting family attractions where 2-year-olds pay nearly full adult price

[hunkermunker]

We have several near us where the adult price is about a tenner and the child 2 and over pays a pound less.

This might be OK for a child nearer three, but I do object to paying it for one less than 2.5.

Is it morally wrong to make DS1 younger than he is?

Entrance prices scare me. Perhaps it's because I've got 4 children so days out are expensive. I think itshould be free for under 5s though - it used to be!

I thought it was mandatory to underestimate ages unless visiting a charity place.

And no, it's not morally wroong to lie. Have fun and be convincing

And I thought paying for 3 yos was bad!
DD2 was 5 a couple of weeks ago and it costs me a fortune now as she tells everyone

DD aged 3 knows that she is 3 but 2.5 when she goes to the water park!!

Conversation between my dad and a bus conductor (a long while ago, obviously):

BC: And how old are you, sonny?
Dad: I'm four. But when we get off the bus I'll be five.

That's the great thing about here in Colorado most attractions are free to the under three's and a great many restaurants don't charge for them either .

lol at when we get off the bus!

I don't mind paying for children that much, it's paying high prices for adults that I object to, do they think we bloody well want to spend our day in ? Would we do it if we didn't have children? No, we would not. So it's adding insult to injury imo, would be far happier paying a fiver/tenner per child and accompanying adults get in free AND get a free Americano/Espresso and newspaper to compensate

Yes, I thought that today, WWW - much as I enjoyed where we went, I wasn't allowed on the big adventure playground. I wouldn't have begrudged the entrance fee of a tenner for DH and a tenner for me if I'd been able to go on it

I didn't pay for DS1 though.

i agree why is it dearer for adults to get into places that are just for children?
might just send kids in on their own next time
think they know we wont thats y they do it
do u think i would spend my sat at the zoo if i had no children would i hell

We went to one the other day which I thought would be about £8 for adults, a fiver for DS (4) and surely free for DD (2).

It was £11.50 for adults and £10.50 for 2-12 year olds!!!!!!!!!!!

We were in one of those situations where the children really wanted to go and DH and I decided to make the best of it but it did leave me feeling rather sick. It is a great place but to make it worthwhile you have to spend a lot of time there and DD slept for some of the time. There is a fabulous playground but at 2 (and even 4) there is a limit to what younger children can get out of an adventure playground.

I left a feedback form asking how they could justify charging so much for young children.

I saw today the National Trust annual family membership is for any number of children in a family up to 18 (great for those with more than 2.4 children). Makes more sense. What we don't spend on entry, we spend in the tea rooms...

We go to a buffet restrauant a lot but last time they charged DS as a student as he was over the height limit for kids prices. He is only 9 and eats a small amout of rice, chicken balls and prawn crackers. Hmm we will perhaps find a new regular place.

Prices for under 5s are silly they should be very low or free especialy places like castles, stately homes and even theme parks they only do a few things FGS then spend the rest of the time sleeping in their buggy.

Gem 13 we have the NTS membership great as it includes any kids with you so you can take friends kids too, they didn't even charge for my freind once even though she is 40+, she is quite small was sitting in the back and dresses like a kid . MIL has a joint membership too and she can take the kids in with hers too.