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Parents' shock after restaurant bill shows $4 discount for their 'Well Behaved Kids'
mailonline ^ | Lydia Warren

Posted on 02/07/2013 10:14:50 AM PST by Morgana

A Washington couple were left stunned after their server handed them the bill for their family's dinner - and they saw they had been given a $4 discount for their 'Well Behaved Kids'.

Laura King and her husband took their three children, aged two, three and eight, to an Italian restaurant in Poulsbo to enjoy an early-evening meal last Friday.

As they tucked into their feast of pizza, pasta and mushroom ragu, the family discussed planets, racecars, zebra jokes, and commented on the warm decor of the restaurant, Mrs King said.

'They were just being their normal selves,' she told Today.com of her children. 'Our server came to our table and just really thanked us for having exceptionally behaved children.'

After the server brought them a bowl of ice cream to share, they received the tab - and saw it had been discounted by $4 for 'Well Behaved Kids'.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: behave; brats; children; moralabsolutes; restaurants
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I wish more parents would make their brats behave in public.
1 posted on 02/07/2013 10:15:00 AM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Awesome story. Pics of the lovely family at the link.


2 posted on 02/07/2013 10:20:55 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Morgana

In some cases the brats are the parents. Wonder if Chuckie Cheese will start some sort of disount program for parents that don’t get into a dust up.


3 posted on 02/07/2013 10:23:04 AM PST by WinMod70
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I bet the parents know how to spank.


4 posted on 02/07/2013 10:25:47 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Morgana

Awesome! I wonder if they charge 10% for misbehaved kids? :-)


5 posted on 02/07/2013 10:26:08 AM PST by VeniVidiVici (Obama's vision - No Job is a Good Job)
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To: Morgana

All we ever got were compliments. I am biased but I have to admit that my children were and still are very well-behaved, particularly in public. Mrs. CommerceComet deserves most of the credit.


6 posted on 02/07/2013 10:27:15 AM PST by CommerceComet (Obama vs. Romney - clear evidence that our nation has been judged by God and found wanting.)
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To: Morgana

I remember being a hyperactive tot when my grandparents took me to the lunch counter in an old W.T. Grant store. There was a sticker on the children’s menu that said “We Love Kids!”

When the waitress came to our table my grandmother pointed to that and asked her “So, do you love kids?” This waitress, who was obviously having a bad day, flashed me the look of death and snapped “Only if they’re good!”

Scared the living crap out of me. I was on my best behavior in restaurants for the remainder of my childhood.


7 posted on 02/07/2013 10:27:15 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Responsibility2nd

I live in this area. I know the restaurant well even though I haven’t ate there for many years. I will be going again soon. This is an awesome idea. This is a much better idea than a belligerent child surcharge which I have advocated for.


8 posted on 02/07/2013 10:27:20 AM PST by bigfootbob
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To: WinMod70

Our local Chuckie Cheese limited the sale of alcoholic beverages. This has seemed to calm down the patrons.


9 posted on 02/07/2013 10:27:39 AM PST by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: Morgana

Can’t wait to see the +$4 on the bill that says “poorly behaved brats” and the subsequent outcry and lawsuit.


10 posted on 02/07/2013 10:28:55 AM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Those who work for a living are now outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: Morgana

Cant count how many times been disturbed in public by annoying brats and the idiotic “parents” who refuse to control them .......


11 posted on 02/07/2013 10:28:59 AM PST by njslim (St)
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One of our local restaurants banned children under 6. Caused white a flap, but it seems the vast majority of patrons supported the idea. The owner says that since the ban, business has quadrupled.


12 posted on 02/07/2013 10:31:26 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: WinMod70

I took my grandson to Chuck E. Cheese once. I endorse Ambrose Bierce’s definition:

Once: Too much


13 posted on 02/07/2013 10:32:41 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (What word begins with "O" and ends in economic collapse?)
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To: Morgana
Our kids were generally well behaved in restaurants. On the rare occasions when they did have a meltdown, we took them out so they didn’t disturb the other patrons. But even well behaved children can leave more of a mess to clean up and if that was the case we would leave a more generous tip to compensate for the extra clean up.
14 posted on 02/07/2013 10:33:59 AM PST by Teotwawki (For a person to get a thing without paying for it, another must pay for it without getting it.)
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To: Morgana

One of our local restaurants banned children under 6. Caused quite a flap, but it seems the vast majority of patrons supported the idea. The owner says that since the ban, business has quadrupled.


15 posted on 02/07/2013 10:34:28 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: Morgana

Beautiful family. Mom’s a real looker.


16 posted on 02/07/2013 10:35:30 AM PST by fattigermaster
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To: UB355

Ahh...limited as in no more malt liquor I presume


17 posted on 02/07/2013 10:36:34 AM PST by WinMod70
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To: Morgana

Good to see. I would also support an extra surcharge for unruly children. Recently while eating out, my family and I were “treated” to a family dining with children who considered the restaurant a playground, all to the laughs of the parents. At one point one of the children ran into and broke off a piece of the window blinds, while the parents did a slight gasp and said to the child “It’s ok, don’t worry about it”. If I were the owner, I would have added the cost to repair or replace the damaged blinds to the bill.


18 posted on 02/07/2013 10:37:08 AM PST by richmwill
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To: Morgana

That’s because so many other kids are undisciplined, spoiled, selfish brats who will grow up to be good democrats.


19 posted on 02/07/2013 10:44:55 AM PST by I want the USA back (Don't try to understand the liberal "mind." It's impossible for normal people.)
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To: njslim

For the past 6 years, I worked as a docent in a museum and historical site. Never having worked with children before, I had no idea how horrible they can be! School groups came through hundreds at a time and the teachers and chaperones just let them run wild. Parents did the same! After a few months, I said it was a good thing I had my children before working there or they would never have been born! (I totally realize it’s the parents’ fault they are so incorrigible. My children weren’t angels, but they were not allowed to act like that and they knew it!)


20 posted on 02/07/2013 10:46:15 AM PST by MomofMarine
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