It is a mistake to take the kids to anywhere that resembles an adult cafe. If you take the kids to places that are for kids, like soft play areas and the like, the laws of supply and demand have brought the prices down to a sensible level. The owners realise that a hot chocolate for kids only needs to be small, and at any event, as a parent, you grudge paying more than a quid for anything that is going to be largely dribbled down your child’s t shirt, rather than being consumed.
Adult-orientated facilities do not appreciate this. When you go to such a coffee shop, as I did today, and ask for two kids’ hot chocolates, they just stare at you blankly. Then you relent and ask for two regular hot chocolates, which inevitably arrive – enormous, steaming, and served at the temperature of the surface of the sun.
And they cost £2.50 each. Do I look like I wanted to take out a second mortgage to pay for a light mid-morning treat for my weans? It is the soft play area from now on.
Nightcap
15 years ago
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