Featured Image Credit: TikTok/@vanessaschwarzz
Topics: Viral, Food and Drink, TikTok
Emma Rosemurgey
There are loads of things in life that feel illegal when they aren't, like taking your own snacks into the movies, using paper towels in place of toilet paper, or ordering from the kids' menu as an adult.
But while they certainly aren't against the law, are they against the rules? One woman has been left questioning exactly that, at least with regards to ordering from a kids' menu.
TikToker Vanessa von Scharz, who posts from the handle vanessaschwarzz, learned the hard way that some places certainly do have a problem with it, after ordering room service in Japan.
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Taking to the app, she explained: "I’m in Japan right now, and I just ordered room service. And the girl who brought it to my room, opens the door and she’s like, ‘Where’s the kid? You ordered off the kid’s menu?’"
Baffled by the server's apparent outrage, Vanessa questioned: "Is it really bad if I order some chicken nuggets and, like, a pizza? Like, a kid’s pizza and French fries?"
In the text over the video, she wrote: "Is it illegal to order off the kids' menu as an adult."
Well, the answer to that is clearly not, but there certainly are some establishments who will have written in the fine print...
After sharing the clip on TikTok with the caption "I feel judged," hundreds of people rushed to the comments section to debate whether or not it should be acceptable for adults to order children's meals.
"I hate when restaurants don’t let adults order off the kids menu like I know it somewhat has to do with reduced prices but I’ll even pay extra for it I’m just picky," one commented.
A second agreed: "No because it’s so rude that I can’t order off the kids menu sometimes. Like I’m broke and I’m not gonna finish the big one, I want the smaller portion."
However, other users explained that some places are against serving kids' meals to adults because they don't actually make any money off them, and simply serve them to attract families who will be buying full-priced adult meals as well.
"Well typically at least where I work, we don’t make money off the kids' menu and we only have it so that we attract families, and the adults won’t need to worry about going elsewhere for their kids," one person explained.
It makes sense, but if you're already paying to stay in a hotel, is it really that bad?