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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I often let my kids have lemonade when we are out to eat and regularly ask that they do half water/half lemonade. I’m polite about asking and it never seems to be a problem…why would that be trashy? [/quote]

Do they charge you the full amount or do you get two drinks for one? Because that’s what that could sound like, like you’re being a miser. [/quote]

DP. Really? That literally never would have occurred to me that I would be asking for two drinks for the price of one. If I say “lemonades for both my kids, half lemonade half water” am I going to look like I’m being miserly? This is good to know. [/quote]

I used to be a server and parents ask for this all the time. We assume you are trying to make the drink less sugary, that’s all. If the family is worried about keeping the cost down they might split entrees, not order apps etc. That’s also fine but asking for your drink to be diluted does not make you sound poor if you are concerned about that. [/quote]

Depends on the restaurant and who’s ordering.[/quote]

Sure but if you are ordering full meals with the whole family I wouldn’t make this assumption based on one drink request. And I worked part time at an Applebee’s in HS before I landed a job at an upscale place. I really don’t get this paranoia about sounding poor though. Your server truly doesn’t care as long as you are polite and tip well. And none of these dcum people rolling into farm to table restaurants with their fancy strollers and ordering $25 entrees are going to “look poor” because they want their kids’ juice diluted. This whole thread is ridiculous. [/quote]

I absolutely can't understand how people (1) think this is trashy in any way or (2) care this much about wealth and status.  I can't imagine worrying about this.  [/quote]

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