A child ticket should cost more than an adult's, amirite?

You can start your own business with that policy. Good luck

by Anonymous 13 hours ago

It is unpopular opinion

by Anonymous 13 hours ago

I love that you're bringing unintended consequences to unpopularopinion.

by Capital_Program_193 12 hours ago

I do what I can!

by Beattyesther 12 hours ago

Bingo

by Anonymous 12 hours ago

This is charging more for kids. Not the same thing.

by Anonymous 12 hours ago

There's a movie theater near me that doesn't allow kids and they serve you alcohol in the movie. Pretty nice experience

by Top-Inevitable 12 hours ago

There are movie theaters that don't allow children at all. At least some businesses can survive without kids

by Anonymous 12 hours ago

They all do. Its called ratings. Kids aren't allowed in R rated movies. If you're an adult and go to a kids movie, expect kids

by rebecarodriguez 11 hours ago

Epstein tried it, it didn't work out well for him

by Anonymous 11 hours ago

I would gladly go there for no kids

by Hungry_Wafer3042 11 hours ago

Better than nothing, I'll take it

by Hungry_Wafer3042 10 hours ago

40 to 50 people would go because of the policy. Thousands wouldn't go because of the policy. If not being family friendly made economic sense most establishments would have done that long ago.

by Anonymous 10 hours ago

I know plenty of places that don't allow kids. There are many adults only establishments in my city and they do spectacularly well.

by Hungry_Wafer3042 10 hours ago

But again, this is not not allowing kids because it's an adult establishment. It's a family friendly place charging more for kids.

by Anonymous 10 hours ago

I mean I hear you but it really depends on the place. If I'm at a nice restaurant trying to enjoy a meal to celebrate a special occasion and there are screaming children, I'm going to be annoyed and I can maybe get on board with an extra fee for kids if the idea is to disincentivize people from bringing them? But if I'm somewhere like Disney, a place that is specifically meant for families and a place every kid dreams of going to, then I accept that hyperactive kids are just part of the reality and don't think parents should have to pay extra. As a whole I don't really support the idea but what I can absolutely get behind is establishments being more forward when it comes to misbehaving kids. By that I mean managers saying "Hey. I've gotten a complaint because your child is being too loud. This is your first and only warning before we ask you to leave." It's fair to the families who have children that can behave in public and if they can't it sets a HARD boundary that you aren't gonna allow that to be the problem of other patrons.

by Anonymous 10 hours ago

If the head chef at my place could, he'd do away with the kids menu on the basis that there are adults wanting to order off it without kids. Only reason it's staying is because we tend to cater to an older crowd who brings in their grandkids.

by Unfair_Musician_5706 10 hours ago

I'd probably be down for that. Sometimes it's not because I want to pay 6 instead of 15 for something, but because I'm not hungry enough to eat the regular size.

by jarrodlesch 9 hours ago

Honestly that's pretty smart

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

Thats so stupid. Why? If people are okay with eating less if they wanna pay less whats the problem?

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

Because kids meals are usually loss leaders. You aren't just paying 50% less to get 50% less food. You're often paying way less than that. They also often take the same amount of effort as a full sized meal. A family with kids will still buy drinks and apps and stuff though, so it's worth it. An adult looking for a deal by buying the kids menu (as opposed to appetizers like a normal person)? They're not buying anything else that would make their meal profitable. It's not worth it for the restaurant.

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

The issue is if you charge more for kids you'll end up with kids from wealthier backgrounds and there's no guarantee those parents will be any better or any less entitled I think if your goal is to have a place that's calm and for adults the best way to go about it is to make it adults only (no guarantee that the 18 year olds won't listen to tiktoks on speaker) or get comfortable kicking people out & dealing with yelp reviews I think yelp started off as a good idea but has quickly reduced the overall quality of everywhere cause business owners don't wanna deal with bad reviews from entitled assholes

by Anonymous 8 hours ago

Also places can just not allow kids. There's a restaurant my wife and I really enjoy that doesn't allow kids from 6-closing. Basically if you want your kids there then you go when it's not prime business hours but if you do want them then you go when it's less busy

by Anonymous 8 hours ago

Children's tickets are cheaper to encourage children to go. If parents couldn't afford to bring their kids along, most would simply skip the outing altogether, resulting in a large loss of revenue. Companies aren't concerned about whether someone's child might annoy you; they care about maximizing attendance and profit. As long as people keep going (and most will still go to the movies or amusement parks even if there are annoying kids), businesses will keep offering those discounts.

by Anonymous 8 hours ago

I've never had a negative interaction either. Sometimes I read these and either think it's a delusion, your kid is ridiculously poorly behaved, or you had a very, very uncommon interaction. Most people are really friendly.

by Dangerous_Airline663 7 hours ago

I get being frustrated if someone's kid is being annoying and loud in a public venue, but part of being an adult is dealing with that on your own and not making random parents' lives harder than they already are.

by Bubbly-Hunter 7 hours ago

If you don't have kids, you would be surprised how nasty it is out there for families with pre-K kids. I never experienced so many angry looks as I did walking with my LO on an airplane aisle. How do they expect a kid to behave if they don't experience the world?!

by Anonymous 7 hours ago

As a person who has no kids, but thinks kids are rad and deserve to have a supportive, patient, and welcoming space in our society, I'm sorry.

by Sharp_Fortune 7 hours ago

My theory is that, as someone born in the mid-80s, people would tolerate kids and even invest in public spaces for kids because back then everyone had kids and there wasn't much way to escape. Nowadays, no one has kids, just pets. Please pay attention that every airport has a pet station, but you can count on your fingers how many of them have a playground in the terminals. Back then, you could take your kids to play at McDonald's for free. Many malls had kids' areas or activities, but nowadays, not so much.

by Anonymous 7 hours ago

That's too bad. I've never had anybody be rude when I fly with my kids. I'm sure it happens, I've probably just been lucky. Of course, when we're on a plane, that's one time that I tell my kids to put on their headphones and stare at their tablets for as long as they want. They never make a peep.

by Anonymous 7 hours ago

What? Where? I have literally, NEVER gotten a bad look in public with my toddler. It is the exact opposite. She's taken at least 10-12 airplane trips at this point and even there, most people either ignore, smile or say hi to her coming down the aisle.

by Dangerous_Airline663 6 hours ago

Story time! My husband and my then 18-year-old daughter boarded an 8-hour flight. There was this couple sitting next to us; they were probably in their early 60s. The men started complaining (very loudly) about how uncomfortable the seats were, and they didn't want to fly with a bunch of crying kids. The flight attendant put them in a different seat, and we got a 5-seat aisle all by the 3 of us. The guy was an ass… but we got a good deal out of his complaints!

by Anonymous 6 hours ago

18 year or month old?

by Superb_Tap_8843 6 hours ago

That's a very good point. I never looked at it that way.

by RoundPositive9626 6 hours ago

Nah these losers want to go to Disneyland and relive their childhood, while simultaneously crying that another generation doesn't deserve childhoods because "Kids are Annoying and Ruining my Childish happiness" they need to grow up

by Anonymous 6 hours ago

Just don't go in public if you hate being around children. Stay home

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

They did pay more - they paid for their own ticket and their childs ticket.

by schmidtadeline 5 hours ago

they should have to pay even more lol

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

Why? The whole point of making kids tickets cheaper is so its overall cheaper for the family to go out, even though its more expensive. If you don't want to be around kids, go later at night or during the day when they are at school.

by schmidtadeline 4 hours ago

I want every parent to be punished because I said so. Tee hee! 🤗

by Richardgerlach 4 hours ago

I mean obviously the goal should probably be to have more adult only areas, but then parents often treat those as punishments as well.

by jarrodlesch 4 hours ago

I forgot they were forced to have children. I like kids but many are poorly behaved and cost businesses money by encouraging people who would make more purchases to leave restaurants early and sometimes not come back.

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

They weren't forced to have children but people charge less for kids because they're catering to families with kids. Charging them more and more doesn't make any sense.

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

You're weird. And I say this as someone who is child free and doesn't like kids. This is weird

by Stromandallas 3 hours ago

I agree with OP, not wired to not want other people's brats

by Hungry_Wafer3042 3 hours ago

You again. Yes it's very weird.

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

Wanting childfree spaces isn't weird, but enforcing your childfree views on every space through punitive measures is weird. If OP had it his way, he'd want children to stay at home all the time so he wouldn't ever have to share the same space as a child ever. That's a frankly abhorrent attitude.

by leonsmith 2 hours ago

I'd agree with that. Though I'd also say there's a "limit" in my head. Like absolutely children need to learn to behave in public and that means being in public. I'd also argue that your colicky 2 month old isn't learning anything about being in public just by making them stay there. So, for example, if you can't even try to work with your child yet, a screaming child isn't a learning experience for anyone. On the other hand I wouldn't dream of suggesting "child free" places like grocery stores, clothing stores, and other such places usually. Only if the place is selling an experience and not just a product would I start feeling like a child free policy might come in to play. A three year old can start learning to behave in public in "regular" public spaces, but I think a place that's going to cost a couple 2-300$ for the two of them alone isn't a great starting point.

by jarrodlesch 2 hours ago

they should have to pay even more lol How does it feel to know this will never happen?

by Gullible-Pride-9332 2 hours ago

terrible lol

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

I hear you, but I was thinking about this POV yesterday when I was having brunch: the table was my mother, my 7 month old son, and me. He was silent the whole time outside of a few giggles, happily chewing on his teething ring. 2 tables over was a table of 4 men in their mid- to late- 30s. They were drinking heavily, and arguing over each other. They told the waiter "the aperol spritzes here suck" and were insulting the staff. So, I don't know that you can really define things as "kids" vs. "adults." I think it's just "well behaved people" vs. not

by wehnertyra 2 hours ago

I bet you were one of those kids

by HistoricalProcess777 2 hours ago

I was not lol my parents hit me so I learned real quick to behave in public

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

Children that are abused tend to be the worst at regulating misbehavior

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

You saying billions of kids in Asian can't behave?

by Anonymous 54 minutes ago

Sorry you experienced that but consider that the reason you have a hostile view towards children existing in public spaces is because your adult caregivers were hostile towards you for merely existing as a child.

by Legitimate_Air 48 minutes ago

I don't have a hostile view towards children existing in public spaces. Just children who can't behave themselves. A lot of people are not reading correctly lol

by Anonymous 40 minutes ago

You said to charge more for kids. You didn't say charge more for misbehaving kids, it just says kids.

by rose43 21 minutes ago