Is it wrong?
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Topic: Is it wrong?
Posted By: caliandjack
Subject: Is it wrong?
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 4:54pm
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To tell the cashier your 6yr old niece is 4 so you don't have to pay full admission price?
We took my 2 nieces who are 6 and 11 to Science Alive in Chch and its $10 for children so we bribed Emily to say she's 4 so we could get her in for $5. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 5:02pm
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Nah - it's unreasonably priced and expensive to do anything these days. My parents put me in a pushchair for the world expo when we moved to Australia. But I was told the difference between a little white lie and being a liar if that makes any sense.
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 5:08pm
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My older niece goes up to adult prices when she turns 12 this year!!!
Its like $40 to take the two of them and ourselves anywhere. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 5:09pm
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erm, yeah I'd say that's wrong! But I'm a stickler for telling the truth, and hey, you did ask! But anyway, no biggie. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 5:37pm
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I'm with Andie...I'm a stickler for telling the truth too...but hey...what ever you feel is right I guess. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 5:42pm
Lmao! Nahhh dont feel bad, I worked at Rainbows End for years as a cashier, and I saw some REALLY big "3" year olds! I KNEW the parent was lying through their teeth but you cant argue with them...even though you want to LOL. If it saves you some money and you can get away with it, then do it, I would   ------------- |
fleury wrote:Posted By: ItchyFeet
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 6:13pm
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The fact that you're asking the question means you know it's wrong...IMO, it amounts to theft.
But everyone views the world differently. |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 6:57pm
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I have told them at the Zoo that Caitlyn is 3 when she was just four .(as in 4 days before)
There are worse things that i could be doing, so im sorry if people dont agree but Im not losing any sleep over it, Ive paid the full price each time since then, so ive more than made up for it . And prices for things these days , especially the movies, is ridiculous, no wonder there is so much downloading going on , which is theft too i guess |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 7:00pm
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And I dont always believe in telling the truth ,it depends on the situation , If Caitlyn asks me when shes older if her dad was happy when i said I was pregnant, I WILL lie and say yes, im not going to tell her he told me I had to have an abortion , over and over again - what good would the truth do then ? ruin the good relationship they have now? damage her self esteem?
Sometimes the truth isnt always the best thing And sometimes it is, deciding which is the situation for the truth is often the difficult part |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 7:11pm
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I kinda thought is was being dishonest, but then I did think the price they were charging for children was daylight robbery. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 7:27pm
LMAO Sheza, Maya was a "very big 3 year old" at Rainbows End on Friday 
I tried it once at the zoo but she cried and told the lady she was 4 not 3, she was most offended that I was trying to make her younger than she is lol. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 7:32pm
LOL we did have to bribe Emily that she could have ice cream with the money we saved getting her in as a 4yr old she didn't want to be seen as a baby. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 7:43pm
| I dont know why they let C in as a 3 year old actually , considering she said " im 4, no i mean , im 3...mum...what am i supposed to say again ?" |
Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 8:55pm
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Lol, I remember being a kid myself and going along with these things!! ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 9:37pm
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My mum used to do it to me all the time as a kid as I could get away with it.
If you can get away with it then go for it |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 10:29pm
I once told my nephew they didn't let five year olds into the pools so if anyone asked he had to say he was four or they would tell him to leave. When he told SIL she laid a huge guilt trip on me, then I found out she'd been out with him one day and shoplifted for the thrill of it and to see if she'd get caught.  Luckily she is now ex-SIL.
I've lied about kids ages one year either side but two is pushing it. I lie about my age all the time though. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 11:20pm
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A white lie it may be but it's still a lie so don't think I'll do it. If I did, I'd worry it will totally backfire on me when I try to teach the kids about honesty ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 28 January 2008 at 1:15pm
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a little white lie doesn't hurt anybody - there are far worse crimes going on in the world these days! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 28 January 2008 at 1:18pm
Yeah seeeee parents do it all the time! LMAO and really theres nothing we can do about it, Cant argue with the parent its just easiest to say ok whatever. I dont think its classed as theft at all, you are still paying, just a bit cheaper, so IMO, who cares 
And OMG ive seen some kidas do that before Maya! The mother will say "One 3 years old please" and the kids is like 'Noo MUM im 4!" and the parent would go red, and say No your 3 lol, kids dont lie  ------------- |
Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 28 January 2008 at 1:21pm
if you can get away with it well why not. ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 28 January 2008 at 7:44pm
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lol i remember tellin the cashier at the zoo sarah was 3 ( she was 4 i think) or mabye i said she was 2 lol anyway miss big ears jumped in " i am NOT mummy thats a fib" lol we all had a good laugh about it ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 28 January 2008 at 7:48pm
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I don't feel bad I did think $10 for her was a bit much as she is small and can't go on half the rides and activities.
Whatever happened to children being half adults prices?! I'm pretty certain I'll be claiming Paige as 11 for as long as I can, a 12 year old is not an adult.  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 January 2008 at 9:55pm
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I have a problem with it, the biggest thing for me is teaching a child that it's okay to lie. A child's not able to discern the right/wrong times for lying (if there are any wrong times). I would have preferred to pay the full price then argue the price in writing later - so that the child was completely out of "my" dispute with the company. ------------- |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 7:22am
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My niece didn't lie, I did by saying she was a pre-schooler
I figure if its the difference between being able to afford to do activities and not doing them what's wrong with it. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 7:26am
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But then how do you teach a child to be honest if you are modelling lying? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 10:28am
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I just can't bring myself to do it, though it certainly ahs crossed my mind. I am just a believer in what goes around, comes around and don't want the bad karma! -------------  
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Posted By: LovelyMummy
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 11:28am
| I couldn't do it, as Miss said "what goes around, comes around and don't want the bad karma"! |