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... or really really poor. Posted on the parents facebook group for my kid's nursery:

"Can I have a discount from the ticket price for the summer fair, as it includes a hot dog and ice cream, but my kid can't have either?"

The price? £2.50


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:26 pm
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I'd offer to pay for the ticket on their behalf.


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:28 pm
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I think the same whenever I read your "my car's broken threads", Molgrips. 😉


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:28 pm
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Sounds cheap to me.

My boy's school had a 'Caribbean event' last week. £4 entry and all we got was rice and pineapple chunks, and the right to pay to queue for the coconut shy.

Personally, I'd have preferred to pay £2.50 for a hot dog and ice cream I didn't eat.


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:31 pm
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i clicked on this thinking just the same edukator 😀


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:31 pm
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Trail rat and Edukator:

Piss off


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:32 pm
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I think it's just an attitude thing, rather than poverty.....


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:33 pm
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I feel sorry for any kid that can't have hotdogs or ice cream!


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:33 pm
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^ Thats impressive.

Friend of the family is a millionaire and I used to do the odd little driving jobs when I was a student for him - dropping them off/picking them up from evening do's etc. - he had an Aston Martin but I never got to drive it 🙁 - I got the ratty old Peugeot he had and he made me drive around garages to find free air rather than pay the 10p for a top up for the tyres 😯 .


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:34 pm
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Our local primary proposed a car boot sale in aid of the school fund.
They cancelled it due to people complaining about the cost for a pitch being too much.
The cost?
£5 per car. FFS £5!
Considering it goes towards the school I think that's pretty reasonable! Its about the going rate at most other car boots and if you have reasonable stuff to sell you'll cover your costs easily.


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:42 pm
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It might be tight, but I'm forever paying for things that include snacks I can't eat or free drinks I can't drink. it's a bit annoying tbh.


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 3:57 pm
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The ticket is £2.50, the hotdog and ice cream are free, so the ticket is still £2.50, it a bit like the free nuts on a bar, they're there but you don't need to eat them.


 
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Posted : 25/06/2013 6:14 pm
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The ticket is £2.50, the hotdog and ice cream are free,

In that case can I just have the hotdog and ice cream, but not pay the £2.50 as I don't really want to go to the summer fair?


 
Posted : 25/06/2013 6:33 pm

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