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In reply to the discussion: Getting old? Senior discounts you must ask for. [View all]JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)A young family may want to give mom a break from cooking, or they may need to stop & buy on their way to an activity, but without these discounts, seniors would just as soon stay home and watch Wheel of Fortune.
It's about increasing counter sales and instilling a routine in a demographic of consumers who proportion their income each month. Businesses don't do it to give anyone a break today, whether they deserve it or not.
I'm an asshole so I've been demanding discounts since I retired from GM at 49 (Hired at 19 + 30 years = pension). Most young counter workers just see an old man and hit the button, but once a young girl looked up and told me: "You don't look sixty (busted)".
I smiled and offered her my license which she very quickly examined before handing it back with a resigned "Ok".
Turns out there's no mental touch screen to do the math. hahaha