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It's funny when you tell them these things when they grow up (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] 667@lemmy.radio 72 points 1 month ago

Worked at a business which offered reduced pricing for kids. Front desk was trained in the habit of asking, not how old the kids were (because parents had trained them to give the age under the pricing shelf), but “what grade are you in this year”?

Not having prepared for that particular question, the kids would always answer honestly, and we could derive their age and charge accordingly.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 35 points 1 month ago

I skipped a grade.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 23 points 1 month ago

Well you're clearly not 4 years old anyway.

[-] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Not only that, but they're usually proud of being in the X grade, lol 😂.

This is genius to be honest 👍.

[-] Eiri@lemmy.ca 61 points 1 month ago

I used to get so angry at my dad for trying to pull that trick. I didn't expose his lie but man was I not cool with being dishonest to save a few bucks.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Same. When my dad turned retirement age I would make absolutely sure every waiter and cashier knew he was a senior. I'd loudly ask if his senior discount had been applied. Ah, the sweetest of petty revenges.

(Karmic backlash: my kid has always been tall and strong for his age. I lost out on years worth of "kids for free" discounts. The ONE time I tried to eek him under an age limit he quite expertly shut down any shenanigans by stating his birth date, age to the day, and a proclamation that he would be ordering from the non-kid menu anyway, so it didn't matter. He had just turned 6.)

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago

Way back when I used to go to the football with dad - kids under 5 could take the train for free, but weren't allowed in the stadium, so I was 4 on the train, and 5 when we got to the stadium

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago

Funny how timezones work sometimes...

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 month ago

Happy birthday, what a coincidence!!!

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