On Thu 02 Apr 2009 05:51:28a, Michael "Dog3" told us...

> Boron Elgar >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> The spaces provided by groceries and other stores for the convenience
>> of pregnant women or those with young children in tow are quite
>> different from handicapped spaces. The former are provided on private
>> property for the convenience of customers whom the store wishes to
>> encourage to shop there, the latter are provided according to laws to
>> enable the handicapped to shop most anywhere.
>>
>> Private facilities are entitled to offer customer incentives. Period.
>> Their couponing, cash or discount rewards, special sales, additional
>> hours to take advantage of sales, etc, are part of their business
>> plans to encourage some segment of their customers and potential
>> customers with convenience and benefits.
>
> I couldn't agree more but why are some "private facilities" allowed to
> offer customer incentives and conveniences etc. and others are not? The
> first thing to come to mind is a private business owner, wanting to cater
> to his customer and allow smoking in his neighborhood bar?
>
>>
>> This absolutely idiotic whining about a few special parking places is
>> a poorly disguised, and yet typical these days, jab at those who
>> decide to have families.
>
> I'll respectfully disagree and call BS on this one. No one is taking a
> jab at people that decide to have families. In my case I'm taking a jab
> at people that decided to squirt out 3 children in a short time frame
> expecting special treatment because... <GASP>, they have 3 little
> darlings under the age of 6. Tough beans. Let 'em control the kids and
> walk like everyone else.
>
>
>
>> " "It's not right" is a perfect example of what
>> I mean. Of course it's right. It's a company catering to its clientele
>> and unless all this moaning and raised hackles are going to be
>> equally instigated for every frequent flier program, discount, free
>> shipping if you spend $100+or good customer privilege any and all
>> companies offer, then I say stuff a sock in it. And stay out of the
>> express line, too. You don't like it? Go shop someplace that caters to
>> the child free. Can't find a place? Tough shift. Really.
>
> I couldn't agree more. See my first response.
>
> Michael
>

It's all BS, Michael, and women will argue about this until they drop dead.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.