A quick stop for a post-competition treat has turned into a wider conversation about who gets recognized as a youth athlete when promotional offers are open to interpretation.
TikTok creator Katie says she and her daughters visited a Wendy’s after spending the day at a dance competition, expecting to redeem what she understood to be a promotion offering free Classic Frostys to customers wearing sports uniforms. Instead, she claims an employee told her the offer did not apply because dance was not considered a sport.
