Good child discount

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 Bimble 14 Feb 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/14/penne-saving-polite-children-...



I think this is a brilliant idea. Having suffered many a meal whilst little turds at adjacent tables cause all manner of hell and have come close to me beating them to a pulp with a pepper mill, rewarding those who behave as they should do is a nice change.
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 LastBoyScout 15 Feb 2017
In reply to Bimble:

I was in a restaurant once when some little scrote was just running free. After about the 3rd time of him crashing into the back of my chair, I stuck my arm out on his next lap and told him, politely but firmly, to go and sit down. Didn't see him again

I have friends who have got things like a bottle of wine on the house because their kids were so well behaved.

My parents took my daughter and my cousin's boys (aged 3-7) out for the day on Monday and had lunch in a cafe where, it being half term, was pretty chaotic. The elderly couple sat on the next table congratulated my parents on how well behaved our kids were compared to some of the other hooligans.

So, basically, it's not impossible to have well-behaved kids at lunchtime.
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 stubbed 15 Feb 2017
In reply to LastBoyScout:

I was so proud when a fellow passenger on a train commented on how well behaved my 3 and 4 year olds were. We'd had packed lunches and everything.
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 Dax H 15 Feb 2017
In reply to Bimble:

It's a great idea but give it time and someone with a child with behavioural difficulties will claim discrimination.
 Rob Exile Ward 15 Feb 2017
In reply to LastBoyScout:

Smug post of the year contender!

Though I entirely concur, and if you can't be smug about your kids then what CAN you be smug about. It's all a bit bizarre; we went on a skiing holiday a few years ago with a bunch of middle class parents (obviously) and the behaviour of most of the kids - and their parent's response - was extraordinary.
 Rob Exile Ward 15 Feb 2017
In reply to Dax H:

And they would be entitled to do so. There is stuff like autism, cerebral palsy, leaning difficulties, Down's syndrome and PTSD. Awkward, ain't it?
 Dax H 15 Feb 2017
In reply to Rob Exile Ward:

Don't forget the discrimination against the parents who and just incapable of looking after their children.

To be safe all eating and drinking establishments should offer a 5% to everyone with children.
Actually that discriminates against people without kids, best just give a 5% discount to everyone.
OP Bimble 16 Feb 2017
In reply to Dax H:

They aren't being discriminated against, it's a discretionary discount, not an increase in menu price. They won't be any worse off than when they first went in.

I hate having to put up with anyone noisy or disruptive in restaurants, be it screeching brats or guffawing & gibbering idiot adults. It'd be much better if there was a 'not suitable for civil society' surcharge instead, where anyone displaying oikish behaviour is slapped with a 100% premium on top of their bill.
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 summo 16 Feb 2017
In reply to Bimble:

Or just ask for a table in a quiet corner, any competent staff will know why; be it noisy kids or a loud after works drinks group. I'd say rarely is it the kids fault, parenting usually. Kids kicking off and the parent is probably busy posting a picture of their food!
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OP Bimble 16 Feb 2017
In reply to summo:

Therefore adding financial incentives to get their children to behave is the way forward. The children aren't punished by the restaurant, and the parents are given an incentive to actually raise their sprogs properly.
 summo 16 Feb 2017
In reply to Bimble:

> Therefore adding financial incentives.

You might be right as that is all that would motivate some parents.

But is it fair? A friend of our has child with Downs, when it was little it made a bit of mess with it's sandwich in a cafe that we were all at as a group. One of us asked at the counter if they had a brush and dusted pan. The staff who was also the manager went off on a complete verbal wobble about us leaving the place in mess. This was and still is cafe next to private park/estate with kids attractions and events. Would you really want her deciding who was discount worthy?
XXXX 16 Feb 2017
In reply to Bimble:

Have you thought about anger management?

Even joking about beating children to a pulp on a public forum is well, weird.

Odd it got so many likes.

My biggest grievance when out eating is mostly adults who seem to think the whole restaurant is fascinated by their conversation. Not children, who on the whole are well behaved.
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 ChrisBrooke 16 Feb 2017
In reply to XXXX:

> Even joking about beating children to a pulp on a public forum is well, weird. Odd it got so many likes.

Not really. It's a joke that I, as a parent, find funny. I occasionally want to throw my (mostly perfect of course) little daughter out of the window. Don't worry though: I won't actually do it.

 two_tapirs 16 Feb 2017
In reply to Bimble:

You can often quieten the little shits down by calmly telling them that one day, Mummy and Daddy will die, and they'll be left all alone. If nothing else it teaches them the concept of mortality.
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 Toccata 16 Feb 2017
In reply to Bimble:

I can see quite a few arguments with parents who insist their children were well behaved therefore they'd like a discount too.
OP Bimble 16 Feb 2017
In reply to Toccata:

It's a subjective judgement made at the restauranteur's discretion. I'm sure they could whine all they wanted but I doubt they'd get any money off.

XXXX 16 Feb 2017
In reply to two_tapirs:

You see, I like to think I have a sense of humour but that kind of comment, even as a 'joke' just makes you sound like a much worse human than any parent of a noisy child.

There will probably be people reading this who HAVE lost both parents.

Hahaha hahaha haha oh so funny. See them cry. A hahaha hahaha traumatised hahaha hahaha hahaha OMG hahaha hahaha hahaha rofl hahaha hahaha hahaha they were crying and crying and crying hahaha haha that'll teach the little shit to make a noise when I'm trying to eat my open tuna melt sandwich with fries in a public place designed for socialising Hahahahahahah
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