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Old 05-01-2017, 05:55 PM   #1
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Got my first senior citizen discount

I go with the bride to the supermarket, pick up some cake and pie thats on sale. the cashier tells the bride $7.98, my bride says"my father is paying", i hand the girl 10 bucks, she gives me my change. i look at the receipt because i think im supposed to get 2.02 back. at the bottom of the receipt is says senior citizen discount - 5%. IN bold letters it says savings $. 39 cents., we had a huge laugh over her referring to me as her father, made my day. i told the bride we always going to shop here on mondays, she said no we arent we shop we we want something, im not waiting for monday to save 37 cents, i corrected her that it was 39 . then i gave her a big smooch and i carried home the bag. now i wonder how much and when senior citizen discount day at the movies are.
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Old 05-01-2017, 05:57 PM   #2
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Love it.

I just found out I'll save a smidge on our planned Catalina Island trip later this summer. The ferry has a discount for 55+. Yay!
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Old 05-01-2017, 08:30 PM   #3
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I can't stand SR discounts. It's the young who need $ more than SRs & these discounts in effect take from them. I shun AARP.
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Got 15% off the breakfast bill at Denny's this morning. Gotta love that AARP card!
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Love it.

I just found out I'll save a smidge on our planned Catalina Island trip later this summer. The ferry has a discount for 55+. Yay!


I just got my first major senior discount today! DH & I are in St. Thomas (USVI). We decided after 4 weeks in the USVI & BVI, we needed to join a local gym. Researched the options and learned that University of the Virgin Islands has a pretty nice facility that anyone over 55 can join for only $25/month with no initial fees. The other health clubs were at least $75/month. Signed up today and had a great workout! Maybe we won't have to give up Painkillers while we're here. [emoji484]
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I can't stand SR discounts. It's the young who need $ more than SRs & these discounts in effect take from them. I shun AARP.
You threw a wet towel on my somewhat happy event. I appreciate your input. It was enlightening to see another point of view. I took .39 cents from a starving child.
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I take a class at the community center. I can save $20 on the class fee once I turn 55. Looking forward to it
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I can't stand SR discounts. It's the young who need $ more than SRs & these discounts in effect take from them. I shun AARP.
I never got any as a young starving man child, so gosh darn it, I'm getting it now.

All those young folks will get it as well when they get older, so they are not missing anything.
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I can't stand SR discounts. It's the young who need $ more than SRs & these discounts in effect take from them. I shun AARP.
-1 You're making me rethink taking SS and Medicare now!

But my first senior discount was a Deer Valley Ski Resort. Saved $20 on a lift ticket. At $120 a day no one there (young or old) needs the money.
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A really nice way of saying "Thank you for contributing to society for so long."

When I hit 70, I discovered that I could get a season pass at a ski resort for the cost of just a few days regular lift tickets, and there are some places that let you ski free at that age. Not surprisingly, I see plenty of people my age on the slopes.
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I can't stand SR discounts. It's the young who need $ more than SRs & these discounts in effect take from them. I shun AARP.
That might make sense if we were talking about a zero-sum game. We're not.
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That might make sense if we were talking about a zero-sum game. We're not.
Right.

And maybe we can get back on track on what should be a fun thread discussion (?)

I'll take my senior discount! I get .30 off at Dunks on a cuppa!!
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+1 I cringe every time I hear it.
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I enjoy my discounted movie tickets.
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I always ask the for the discount at golf courses. Some out of state courses (like some in Indiana/Michigan) give discounts at 55.
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I can't stand SR discounts. It's the young who need $ more than SRs & these discounts in effect take from them. I shun AARP.
Just decline to take the discount - I doubt they'll force you to take it. To each their own
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I always ask the for the discount at golf courses. Some out of state courses (like some in Indiana/Michigan) give discounts at 55.
It varies around here...some courses offer it at 50, some at 55, and some at 60. My first ever senior discount was at age 51 on a golf course.
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I can't stand SR discounts. It's the young who need $ more than SRs & these discounts in effect take from them. I shun AARP.
I can't argue with that. But, if we turn down the discounts, that still does nothing for a younger person.

May I suggest the next time it happens take the discount and give the money to some parent so he/she can buy their kid an ice cream cone. Or put it towards a donation to a college scholarship program, etc. etc. etc.
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If you don't like senior discount, don't ask for it. Simple.
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