skadistic
Caomhanach
I order off the kiddi menu all the time. Outback is a great place to do this. Next time they refuse threaten to sue for age discrimination.
Why can't I order off the kids' menu?
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Bamspeedy
CheeseBob
To go along with this....
Why can't I order off the senior citizen's menu?
Why can't I order off the senior citizen's menu?
skadistic
Caomhanach
Why would you want stewed prunes?
Bamspeedy
CheeseBob
No, seriously the seniors menu is either just like a kid's meal (smaller portion for a cheaper price), or it is an adult meal at a cheaper price.
Why can't I have that?
LucyDuke
staring at the clock
I've encountered it at a lot of different places. Fast-food places have never argued. Actually, almost every time I get fast-food it's drive-through, so it's not really practical for them to see who you're feeding it to.
Years.
That's nothing to
about!See, that's what I'm wondering about. It doesn't seem like it'd be so widespread if you could call it illegal.
Fair enough. I think there's usually some discount factored in there somewhere on the seniors' menu, though. I don't need a discount. I just want a more reasonable amount of food, and a corresponding price.
skadistic
Caomhanach
Well if its not wide spread then those who refuse are clearly in the wrong.
Remember the customer is always right. If you want next time ask for a manager in a stern and confisent voice. When they show up in that same voice demand the resturante serve you the item on the menu or you'll take your business elsewere permanitly along with your friends and family. Bring home the point that 100% lose in profit off of you is alot worse then getting the 170% profit of the kids menu. Make sure your loud enough that customers around you can hear with out yelling and getting kicked out. Then when you get home write a note to HQ and voice your displeasure with how you were treated.
Complex economic reasons, the short version of which is that seniors tend to have less money and thus would not be able to afford the higher prices - so they make up the lost profit on you. Same reason why theaters have student discounts.
Bamspeedy
CheeseBob
I know that. But wouldn't the same apply to kid's meals? They are charging less for the kid's meals to lure in the parents and make money off of the parent's meals. Kids don't have money, and people with kids don't have as much money (more mouths to feed), so when an adult goes into a restaurant and orders a kid's meal (assumingly without any kids) it defeats the whole purpose of charging less.
That was my point.
I do realize the kid's meal is a smaller portion, but I don't think it is that much smaller to account for that big of a reduction in price.
Kid's menus are a loss leader. Just like coupons and roller coasters and what have you.
skadistic
Caomhanach
Wait what is a loss leader and I love coupons!
A loss leader is something that a business has, that it loses money off of but which brings people in to spend money. Like, roller coasters are so expensive that amusement parks could not hope to make up the difference in ticket sales; but they bring people to the parks, where they gouge them on concessions and souvenirs.
skadistic
Caomhanach
Ohhhhh I've never heard that term before. I've always just called it "bait". Like the coupons for 'dine in only' ay resturantes.
LucyDuke
staring at the clock
I could understand that with some of the gimmicks they pull, where it's "half-price kids' meal with adult entree" or something, but are they really usually loss leaders? That is not very reasonable at some places, I'm thinking of Friendly's, where a few adults bring a troupe of kids in. Do the two regular orders really compensate for seven kids menu orders? Sure, that's not the case with every group that comes in, but there seem to be enough like that that it wouldn't make economic sense.
Irish Caesar
Yellow Jacket
Friendly's makes it on the ice cream, though. You get a sundae there for more than what you'd pay for one of their half-gallons at the supermarket.
It's the economics thing. They need each table to pay a minimum amount, or they lose money on wages no matter how much the markup on the food & drinks is. The problem could be avoided, and the prices on the menu flattened, by charging a cover to come in the door, but restraunts don't normally go that way.
Some places which have a lunch menu will let you order lunch all day, and sometimes it is a smaller portion at a slightly lower price.
Another tactic is to have the buffet if they have one, and just take less.
Some places which have a lunch menu will let you order lunch all day, and sometimes it is a smaller portion at a slightly lower price.
Another tactic is to have the buffet if they have one, and just take less.
punkbass2000
Des An artiste
Indeed, it's really quite simple. They want you to pay more money. Income isn't just about net profits.
woody60707
Deity
Hey, not a bad Idea, how is the joey sirloin? Does it taste as good as the 12 ounce. I may do this tomorrow for carry out.
Eukaryote
Deity
Does she look like a hot 18 year old?
Wow, what an inappropriate question! 
Also, yes.
Also, yes.
Eukaryote
Deity
What, you mean you've seen her? What was she wearing?
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