Senior Discount at lunch
#18
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Florida
Posts: 74
I took advantage of senior discounts the first chance I could. My husband thought it would people think he was old so he passed them by (I don't offend that easily). At dinner one night, I told the waiter separate checks (my husband paid for both) and showed my discount card. Boy, did that ever open his eyes. He made sure he got the discount from then on everywhere we went. I now go on bus trips to a local Indian casino where we get the cost of the bus back in "free money" and a free (fabulous buffet) lunch. Needless to say, 99% of the trippers are seniors. I say age earns the discounts, so smile and take them. You may look like a senior, but you can always be "young at heart".
#20
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Florida
Posts: 74
Make sure you ask. A lot of places start the discount at 55 (some at 50) since that is what AARP considers "senior". I find it pays to ask. As an aside - my daughter who was not quite a senior - had purchased my ticket at the local state fair. When asked if she could also get a ticket (she was not quite eligible) at the senior price, her reasoning was she felt like a senior. The cashier smiled and gave her the senior price.
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