Stupid Guest Tricks

I do want to mention how grateful I was to see so many people side on the ethical side.

Recently I've been observing what an American (or possibly just modern human, with an emphasis on American) idea it is that the rules apply to everyone but them. That somehow they deserve more that the other guy.
My parents are both college professors, and in the last few years have been getting grade appeals right and left, where it used to be so rare. If not official appeals, they get bombarded with emails telling them that whatever grade they got was not high enough.
My friend wants to complain to Apple because she bought a MacBook in March, and then six weeks later, Apple had a promotion for a free iPod with your MacBook, and she feels that she should have been told by the sales people to wait six weeks for the promotion to start.

My issue is basically that you have to stop and realize that you're no better than the person next to you. You don't deserve a FastPass more than him. If he's in line ahead of you, and he takes the last one, that's simply how it works. If you were ahead of him and they ran out, you don't think he should get one just because you did, right?

I think I got a little off topic there. My main point is that I think it's so rude to lie about things like that. What gives you the right to lie when you know what you're doing is wrong, and you know if someone else did it, you'd tell them it was wrong.
Also, on the topic of it just being a couple months... really, you simply can't do that in a place as big as Disney. Because then where's the real cut off. You let a kid who's 3 years, 3 months go... so what about this 3 year, 6 month kid right behind him? It's just like height requirements. You can't let someone who's "close enough" go, because then when do you start saying they're not close enough.

I think it's just something you have to be very strict on. And it sucks, because you're disappointing some guests, but once you start making exceptions, all hell breaks loose, and everyone wants a break, and people start trying guilt trip you and give you sob stories and they may or may not be true, but you have to just stay firm.

Alright, I'm off my soapbox for a bit. Sorry about that. It's just been on my mind quite a lot recently.

hobie16 wrote:I'm thinking Key Lime Pie.

Mmmmmmm Key Lime Pie!!!


:homer:

Last month, while mom was out of state and had left me money for groceries, etc., since I love watermelon and she can't stand it, I bought myself a mini watermelon. Of course it was a bit pricey at nearly $3, but I love watermelon that much. The week after I ate the darn thing, I look in the paper and see that had I waited another week, I could've gotten the same watermelon, at the same store, for $1.99! Am I going to sue Stater Bros. for not telling me to wait a week for cheaper watermelon? No! I just shrugged and said, "That'll teach me to read the fine print when reading the market ads." For a seedless (though I did notice a few seeds, but that happens sometimes) melon, that is actually a darn good price. Though I remember seeing watermelon going for as little as 6 cents a pound, back in my teens....though that price was when the melons were in peak season, in August. And that was for the regular, machine-gun-spitting seeds kind.

Like the old Rolling Stones song goes, "You can't always get what you want...."

Euterpe wrote:My friend wants to complain to Apple because she bought a MacBook in March, and then six weeks later, Apple had a promotion for a free iPod with your MacBook, and she feels that she should have been told by the sales people to wait six weeks for the promotion to start.

I worked at Apple in '85, '86. Tell her to call Steve Jobs. Based on my experience there it'll be a real interesting conversation. :twisted:

felinefan wrote:ike the old Rolling Stones song goes, "You can't always get what you want...."

You don't always want what you get.

"It's not getting what you want, It's wanting what you've got"

HEHE, I like that song! :D:

IHeartTheLionKing wrote:Suddenly I have a craving for pudding...

Wow, are you so obsessive you still have to make comments about that on three different forums? And why say something like that on a thread that has nothing to do about me, on a completely different board?

disneyfav4ever wrote:Wow, are you so obsessive you still have to make comments about that on three different forums? And why say something like that on a thread that has nothing to do about me, on a completely different board?

Pudding? here we go off topic about once evey two or three posts!!

Mmmm pudding! There is a french bakery near where I live that makes bread pudding from the previous days pastery. Mmmmmmm!!

okay now I gotta go get some!!

jeez, I guess I'll have to get a loaf of fresh baked bread, and some fresh cinnamon rolls, and some crossants....

okay now I have to go exercise to get rid of the calories from just thinking about all that stuff!!

Chucky wrote:Is the only reason you did that to save money? Why did you feel that the rules Disney sets are not meant for you? If every person did that, don't you realize how over-burdened the bus systems would be? How crowded the food courts and the pool areas?

And while I do think it is wrong to say the child is 2 for room occupency reasons, the bigger wrong, if you will, is then not paying for a park pass. Or for meals. That is not just a few dollars we are talking about. If you can't afford to pay for all of your family members to go to Disney, then don't go. Stealing is not the answer.

I think it is too bad that Disney doesn't ask for birth certificates when you check in. They could even issue some sort of pass for the infants, stating that they are actually under the age of 3. That would keep people from having more people in the room than allowed too. Everyone would have some sort of pass, and you could only get one at check-in.

I agree! Cheating sucks! And except for the birth certificate part...well, they just are not gonna get mine...I am 35 and that is my story and I am sticking to it! ;)
It would be hard and really would not work to ask for birth certificates tho is not a bad idea and on the right track.....It would be a logistical nightmare. Think about all those who *forgot* to bring the tykes certificate. A nightmare, I tell you!

disneyfav4ever wrote:I think it's wrong to intentionally cheat the system like that.

I agree! Cheating sucks! Even tho the system sucks, cheating sucks more!

Euterpe wrote:I do want to mention how grateful I was to see so many people side on the ethical side.

Recently I've been observing what an American (or possibly just modern human, with an emphasis on American) idea it is that the rules apply to everyone but them. That somehow they deserve more that the other guy.
My parents are both college professors, and in the last few years have been getting grade appeals right and left, where it used to be so rare. If not official appeals, they get bombarded with emails telling them that whatever grade they got was not high enough.
My friend wants to complain to Apple because she bought a MacBook in March, and then six weeks later, Apple had a promotion for a free iPod with your MacBook, and she feels that she should have been told by the sales people to wait six weeks for the promotion to start.

My issue is basically that you have to stop and realize that you're no better than the person next to you. You don't deserve a FastPass more than him. If he's in line ahead of you, and he takes the last one, that's simply how it works. If you were ahead of him and they ran out, you don't think he should get one just because you did, right?

I think it's just something you have to be very strict on. And it sucks, because you're disappointing some guests, but once you start making exceptions, all hell breaks loose, and everyone wants a break, and people start trying guilt trip you and give you sob stories and they may or may not be true, but you have to just stay firm.

Alright, I'm off my soapbox for a bit. Sorry about that. It's just been on my mind quite a lot recently.

I edited your post for space: the whole post rocked tho!

I agree! Great post BTW! You can get on the soapbox anytime! You make sense!

Does anyone want to know if I agree that cheating the system no matter how you do it, sucks? Okay! It sucks!

I dislike dishonesty that allows one to think that they SHOULD be able to do it, after all it is only a few months for the kid to be under 3 or any little cheat that gets you something you should not have unless you paid for it or it was included.

If everyone thought like that then there would be NO morals whatsoever and you would be...hobie.....!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Just kidding hobie, I luv ya, dude!

Lying to get something for nothing and cheating the system is wrong, no matter how you dress it up.
I AM the moral police...SO THERE! :p:

And anyway, their karma will run over their dogma someday! Gee, I wish we could be there to see it!
**Susi butters up the popcorn and sits back in the recliner! :dropmouth watching the shit hit the fan on those who play fast and loose with their karma!**

Princess*Oh no, not in my kingdom you won't!!!!!!!*Susi


Zazu, do we have an eating popcorn smiley? We need one. I did not see one, Oh Grand Poobah of the smilies! Hey we need a Grand poobah smilie as well!

Like this?

No, no, no! LIke a smiley face eating popcorn, I have seen them on *other* sites! Maybe we could hijack one of them! ;)