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Absolutely Sucker-Priced Family Outings (1 Viewer)

Legos.

Legoland. The Lego Store. All Legos.

And as parents we buy them because our kids are off of their devices and actually playing with SOMETHING. They could charge a hundred dollars per brick and we would still buy them. 

 
ChiefD said:
Legos.

Legoland. The Lego Store. All Legos.

And as parents we buy them because our kids are off of their devices and actually playing with SOMETHING. They could charge a hundred dollars per brick and we would still buy them. 
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Lego League Robotics was perhaps one of the greatest things to happen in my life.  I helped mentor a team including my own 2 children for several years.  We attained much success in competition, but it was the bonding experience that was priceless.  Now, I have 2 children in college (one just entering) pursuing engineering degrees.  I've spent a lot of money on Legos, and every penny was worth it.

ETA - and our bricks were a hundred dollars + (the programmable unit referred to as a brick)

ETA2 - Ooof.  I see they are now over $200

 
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Galileo said:
Lego League Robotics was perhaps one of the greatest things to happen in my life.  I helped mentor a team including my own 2 children for several years.  We attained much success in competition, but it was the bonding experience was priceless.  Now, I have 2 children in college (one just entering) pursuing engineering degrees.  I've spent a lot of money on Legos, and every penny was worth it.
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Yeah, my kids love legos.  They have huge lego villages set up in the basement as we speak. They are 16, 14, and 12 and play with them all the time.

I have a daughter who is great in math and science who is nuts on Legos. I have practically been begging her to be an engineer. She could write her ticket.

She is also an artist. She is also 12. I still have time.  :)

 
I love watching my now 8 year old read the directions himself and concentrate and build legos without help. And he is always so proud. 

 
My boys have moved on from Legos although they do mention getting something they saw here and there. I’ve had on my holiday list of to dos to finally clean everything up and maybe organize them to sell them or at least put them away for future grand kids (ways away). We’ve got old Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, Harry Potter, on and on. Have the Deathstar, multiple Hogwarts, huge Imperial Flagship and tons of other big sets. I can’t even imagine how much we spent. Birthdays and Christmas and grandparents in town going to Lego store. I have most books and many of the boxes even, especially the big stuff. Mine aren’t MIB but just looked and saw at least 3 selling for over a grand a piece. SMH.

 
Axe throwing.  Went with my kids in a group and I could have bought some axes and built a couple lanes myself for what it cost.

(Had fun though)

 
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stbugs said:
My boys have moved on from Legos although they do mention getting something they saw here and there. I’ve had on my holiday list of to dos to finally clean everything up and maybe organize them to sell them or at least put them away for future grand kids (ways away). We’ve got old Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, Harry Potter, on and on. Have the Deathstar, multiple Hogwarts, huge Imperial Flagship and tons of other big sets. I can’t even imagine how much we spent. Birthdays and Christmas and grandparents in town going to Lego store. I have most books and many of the boxes even, especially the big stuff. Mine aren’t MIB but just looked and saw at least 3 selling for over a grand a piece. SMH.
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I grew up with my best friend and I being lego hounds for years(before moving on to D&D lol).  It was the late 70's/early 80's, so it was almost exclusively Space legos.  I wish I still had those sets.

I made sure to gather legos for my kids when they got around 4-5 years old.  I kept collecting them "for the kids" for a few years, and ended up with a large plastic bin full of just legos.  I'm talking 10's of thousands of pieces.  My kids are now older teenagers, and I somehow let the legos be given to a young cousin.

 
Bowling. I’m always shocked at the sticker price for a family of 4 to toss a ball down a lane for a couple hours. Think the last time we went…….had a few snacks and drinks, rented shoes etc. Final tally was like $150. 

 
fruity pebbles said:
Bowling. I’m always shocked at the sticker price for a family of 4 to toss a ball down a lane for a couple hours. Think the last time we went…….had a few snacks and drinks, rented shoes etc. Final tally was like $150. 
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This must vary based on alley to alley.  It's very affordable here.  

 
Harvest fests/pumpkin/apple picking at a farm in the fall. At least if you live in the city, you’ve got to drive about an hour, pay to get in, and then deal with crowds and buy overpriced stuff, such as apples that will probably just throw out.

(Picking out a pumpkin at a local pumpkin patch at a church or something - 👍 . HarvestFest - 👎 )

 
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Mister CIA said:
I call it Chuck E Sneeze.
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Last time I was there was over 15 years ago.

I was kneeling down, helping my kid feed her tickets into the muncher thing.

Behind me was a three year old toddler that I didn't notice...until she sneezed directly onto the back of my neck.

I stood and turned to face her horror stricken mother who managed to stammer out "I am SO sorry!"

I told her, "Lady. Your kid just did me a GIANT favor. Now I don't EVER have to come back here again."

And I haven't.

 
Don Quixote said:
Harvest fests/pumpkin/apple picking at a farm in the fall. At least if you live in the city, you’ve got to drive about an hour, pay to get in, and then deal with crowds and buy overpriced stuff, such as apples that will probably just throw out.

(Picking out a pumpkin at a local pumpkin patch at a church or something - 👍 . HarvestFest - 👎 )
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This...

 
Remember when you could build an infinite number of things with a bucket of legos? Now a $40 lego set builds only one thing.

 
Chris B. said:
Remember when you could build an infinite number of things with a bucket of legos? Now a $40 lego set builds only one thing.
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I honestly don't remember instruction sets as a kid.  I just remember 3 ginat boxes of legos and building random stuff.

My daughter doens't like doing that - she loves building to spec and leaving it.....

 
Pick your own X farms.  Awesome. I get to drive out of my way so I can toil in the sun and pick my own fruit while paying you more than what I can buy it in the local grocery for? No thanks.

 
Ron Swanson said:
Pick your own X farms.  Awesome. I get to drive out of my way so I can toil in the sun and pick my own fruit while paying you more than what I can buy it in the local grocery for? No thanks.
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God yes.

 We went to one of these when the kids were really little. We walked up to some pumpkin patch and they said: "That will be $10 each". 

So I said "say what?"

Her: "it's $10 admission for the pumpkin patch."

Me: " we have to pay $50 so we can go in and buy pumpkins."

Her: "yep"

Me and my wife look at each other, laugh, and go home. Ridiculous. 

 
ChiefD said:
God yes.

 We went to one of these when the kids were really little. We walked up to some pumpkin patch and they said: "That will be $10 each". 

So I said "say what?"

Her: "it's $10 admission for the pumpkin patch."

Me: " we have to pay $50 so we can go in and buy pumpkins."

Her: "yep"

Me and my wife look at each other, laugh, and go home. Ridiculous. 
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The owner must have been a descendant of Tom Sawyer.

 
Leroy Hoard said:
Dang it, missed my chance to play at the Trin-i-tee mini golf course.
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that place was cringe & weird.

but the Sciptorium (Bible museum w/ like 5K ancient scriptures) was amazing. I never saw it in Orlando but knew of it when it was a private collection in my hometown of Grand Haven, MI.

Robert Van Kampen estate (Grand Haven)

The Van Kampen collection is back in private hands. Biblical scholars can make arrangements to view it.

For 18 years, ordinary folks could view it. The whole premise of the the park always felt off to me but it it was cool people got to see the Scriptorium and learn about the reliability of scripture.

 
ChiefD said:
God yes.

 We went to one of these when the kids were really little. We walked up to some pumpkin patch and they said: "That will be $10 each". 

So I said "say what?"

Her: "it's $10 admission for the pumpkin patch."

Me: " we have to pay $50 so we can go in and buy pumpkins."

Her: "yep"

Me and my wife look at each other, laugh, and go home. Ridiculous. 
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Sounds like the outing I was going to post....a trip to a Chiefs game.

 
ChiefD said:
God yes.

 We went to one of these when the kids were really little. We walked up to some pumpkin patch and they said: "That will be $10 each". 

So I said "say what?"

Her: "it's $10 admission for the pumpkin patch."

Me: " we have to pay $50 so we can go in and buy pumpkins."

Her: "yep"

Me and my wife look at each other, laugh, and go home. Ridiculous. 
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Never knew this was a thing. 

 
Lehigh98 said:
Axe throwing.  Went with my kids in a group and I could have bought some axes and built a couple lanes myself for what it cost.

(Had fun though)
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Agree.  Went for first time with my wife a few weeks ago.

1 hour was like 45 bucks.

I think the guy working knew it was overpriced.  He gave us some lessons, free water, and tried playing music we liked.    It was fun but doubt I go back

 
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