Senior Citizen Discount
“Happy Birthday, Mom! Now you’re eligible for the Senior Citizen Discount!” These words of greeting made me chuckle. Youngest Son knows his frugal mother well!
The Senior Citizen discount has been a topic of conversation in our house from time to time. Last year, Husband took on this eligibility, although not with the same enthusiasm as I! Actually, Husband was rather adamant that he was not about to take such a discount. Hale and hearty with a heart to work for many years to come, he does not see himself as a senior by any stretch of the imagination. (His almost white hair just offers “distinction.”) Husband sees this discount as a benefit to those retired and perhaps facing decreased incomes.
I, on the other hand, see this Senior Citizen discount as a marketing tool and a way to encourage more shopping. A discount is a discount and if my graying hair and advancing years make me more marketable, I’ll bite! Of course being the frugal mother that I am, and perhaps to the disappointment to store owners, I will do so within my budget parameters.
Although a subject of disagreement, Husband has no problem with my choosing to wear the title of Senior Citizen at the checkout counter. So, if you see a smiling, somewhat frosted with gray hair woman shopping on Tuesdays, it just might be me!
Any fellow Senior Citizens out there? What and where are your favorite Senior Citizen discounts?
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8 Responses to “Senior Citizen Discount”
July 28th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
How I wish my I could use my bone age for the discount, 5 years ago a bone denstiy scan put me at the bone age of a 70 year old. But a discount won’t be had for many years to come for me!
And thinking about it I might not even qualify if we go by birthdays rather than years old. (Gotta love being a leap year baby!)
July 29th, 2010 at 7:04 am
The DAY I turned 50, I went to my bank and signed up for 50+ free checking!
July 29th, 2010 at 11:21 am
there are many discounts given for seniors from many sources and i take advantage of them all with the exception of aarp…i do not care enough for their politics to justify their discount if you become one of their members….and don’t forget that many retailers and businesses will give discounts if you pay them good old greenbacks.
July 30th, 2010 at 8:17 am
I quite by accident discovered that at 55 I was eligible for the senior discount on Tuesdays at Goodwill! (I just happened to hear someone talking about it and asked the cashier.) That’s 25% off of EVERYTHING! At Goodwill! Talk about a bargain!
July 30th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Six years to go before I qualify for the double nickle senior discount, and I will take it when I get there.=)
July 31st, 2010 at 6:44 am
25% discount at Goodwill! Be still my heart!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Was I ever surprised to discover, a month before my 55th birthday, that our regional grocery chain offers the senior discount to everyone 55 and up! Now I make sure I do my shopping on Tuesdays to get the discount. And I always have to ask for it because I apparently don’t look anywhere near 55. (I’m actually older).
August 7th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
I love shopping with my mom at Kohls on Wednesdays for the discount. She gets free drinks at lots of restaurants but the BEST is that she gets a discount at Kroger our grocery store. (I think its just a certain day but worth scheduling around)
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