Originally Posted by Pam S
I was just about a week shy of my 50th when I went to a fast food place with my 10 yo daughter. When we sat down I said "I don't think she charged me enough." Looked at the receipt and saw she charged me a quarter for a "senior drink". My daughter laughed and laughed and told everybody about it for weeks. That's when I started coloring my hair and I haven't got a discount since!
Something similar happened to me (years ago). I went to quite a nice little tea shop during my lunch hour and when I took my bill to the checkout, I noticed that they made a mistake and didn't charge enough. I figured I'd point it out to the clerk 'cause God always gets me if I lie or cheat and I didn't want to get sick at work from the lunch I ate! She said that it was no mistake - it was Senior Citizens Discount Day!
I was only 45 and highly insulted and insisted they charge me the regular price! Now I'm fully eligible for the discount and always ask for it!