Pegasus Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I got mine a few months ago, at the ripe old age of 41, for a McDonald's coffee. When I looked at the receipt and saw the discount, I couldn't stop laughing. I threatened my family with framing it and putting it on the wall. Money is tight. I guess I'll take my discounts where I can get them. :D Pegasus 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I haven't received one yet, but I did quit getting carded for alcohol, most of the time. I'm 44. I used to have cashier that would always card me. She was about my age, but she knew it made my day. Then we moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 My neighbor did! She was so excited when they asked her if she "gets" the discount! Not knowing what it was, she said, "sure". She said she looked at the receipt to see what a deal she got as she was walking out of the store. When she found out it was for senior citizens (and she's 44), she wasn't sure if she should be excited over the discount or sad because she looks old! I think it's funny, because it hasn't happened to me .... yet!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Seniors get a coffee discount at McD's? Who knew? How old and how much. I'm approaching AARP status and this might give me something to look forward to. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I'm 52. The cashier at the grocery store asked me recently in a kind of hesitant way if I could use the senior discount. I think I'll stay out of the store on Wednesdays.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I haven't gotten one- I am 49. I have been asking at what age they start lately since some start at 50- and that is less than a year. Happy days are soon to be here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 :001_huh: Ok, you ladies have brightened my day, 'cause I can feel good that I've not had that happen. Of course I'm 34, so I'm hoping I have QUITE a while before I encounter that. And I must ask, just what IS the tactful way for an employee to ask if you qualify for the senior discout?! I mean, all of us over 25 *like* being carded to prove we're over 18 or 21. :D But I don't think most people would like being mistaken for being a 'senior' when they're not. Perhaps the most tactful thing is for an employee not to offer, but only extend the discount if someone asks? I don't know. But if I were an employee, I'm sure I'd eventually think 'Well this lady is for SURE old enough for our senior discout', then I'd get brave and offer it, and of COURSE I'd be wrong and have offended someone. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I haven't and I'm 43. I still get carded for wine, but that is because everyone cards here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Get asked all the time when I go to Goodwill. I am 45 but I do have a lot of gray hair. But what was even worse was in invitation I got in the mail for me and 4 of my closest friends (60 +) to have a free lunch and listen to a lecture on retirement options. That thing got shredded. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I may have awhile for that one as I look a little younger than I am. I doubt my mother has ever been asked. But I kinda think this is a bad one to offer anyone who appears under 90. It is kinda like asking someone who appears 3-6 months pregnant when they are due just to find out they had their last kid six years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzhengjiu Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I'm an older mom, but not that old yet. A couple of years ago, I was offered senor discounts on a regular basis. Finally, I realized I was getting gray noticeably. Using Clairol and throwing away my mommy jeans have made all the difference. I haven't been asked about senor discounts in a long time. Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 :001_huh: And I must ask, just what IS the tactful way for an employee to ask if you qualify for the senior discout?! I mean, all of us over 25 *like* being carded to prove we're over 18 or 21. :D But I don't think most people would like being mistaken for being a 'senior' when they're not. Perhaps the most tactful thing is for an employee not to offer, but only extend the discount if someone asks? I don't know. But if I were an employee, I'm sure I'd eventually think 'Well this lady is for SURE old enough for our senior discout', then I'd get brave and offer it, and of COURSE I'd be wrong and have offended someone. :lol: When I work on Wednesdays, I no longer ask. I just give the discount if the customer looks "deserving". Started doing this after I had a customer on the verge of tears because I asked her about a discount. Not asking is safer ad nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 When I work on Wednesdays, I no longer ask. I just give the discount if the customer looks "deserving". Started doing this after I had a customer on the verge of tears because I asked her about a discount. Not asking is safer ad nicer. Ah, aren't you lovely :001_smile:. I'll be 48 tomorrow. Any tips on how to look 'deserving'? :D Best wishes Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I try to be nice about being asked, I am not going to get all in a huff about it. One time, at Goodwill :), a young lady asked me and I said, "No, but since you asked, you should give it to me.", in a nice way of course. So she did. Then she went on telling me about someone that she had asked, that got all huffy puffy, threw their items down on the counter and left. Saying they were so insulted just by her asking.:001_huh: Good grief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ah, aren't you lovely :001_smile:. I'll be 48 tomorrow. Any tips on how to look 'deserving'? :D Best wishes Cassy You will need more gray hair, Cassy. You look younger than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I got my first one in 2007, when I was 39. My daughter and I had gone to see a movie and I noticed later that I'd been given a senior discount. I was often mistaken for "grandma" when our oldest daughter was living at home and I was out with all three kids at once. She is 10 years older than the middle child and 14 years older than our youngest. People would assume she was the mom of the baby and I was grandma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Get asked all the time when I go to Goodwill. I am 45 but I do have a lot of gray hair. But what was even worse was in invitation I got in the mail for me and 4 of my closest friends (60 +) to have a free lunch and listen to a lecture on retirement options. That thing got shredded. :glare: I'm 45 and under the contents of a box of hair color I'm completely gray. I started going gray at 25 so 20 years later the damage is done. My friend is 49 and has a few gray hairs. I've not yet been offered a senior discount. I have been asked if dd is my dd or my granddaughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 You will need more gray hair, Cassy. You look younger than I do. That's a very kind thing to say to an old lady :tongue_smilie:. The lack of grey hair is hereditary, my grandmother still had about 50% of her natural colour hair when she died aged 87. First thing of a morning on a bad day, I look 87 ;). Best wishes Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I'm 45 and under the contents of a box of hair color I'm completely gray. I started going gray at 25 so 20 years later the damage is done. My friend is 49 and has a few gray hairs. I've not yet been offered a senior discount. I have been asked if dd is my dd or my granddaughter. I have a sil who is several years younger than I am, she is solid gray. She no longer colors her hair and she still looks very young. Her hair is very pretty. Mine is salt and pepper, more salt than pepper. I have been thinking about coloring my hair, just haven't made the jump yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Well, I'm almost 43 and still get asked for ID when I purchase a bottle of wine. Part of the reason I decided to stop coloring my hair was so that people would stop thinking I'm a teenager. I don't dress like a teenager, but I have a baby face, so I think it will be awhile before people start giving me senior discounts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 That's a very kind thing to say to an old lady :tongue_smilie:. The lack of grey hair is hereditary, my grandmother still had about 50% of her natural colour hair when she died aged 87. First thing of a morning on a bad day, I look 87 ;). Best wishes Cassy I think I have more gray than either my gma or my mom. When I go anywhere with my two sisters, I look like I am their mother. They are only 1 1/2 and 3 1/2 years younger than me. I got all the wacked genes in my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 last year, when i was 51..... i decided it was a good thing. and i coloured my hair this summer at dds' request; they were tired of folks asking if i were their grandma. sigh..... today i feel as if i might be, too :( ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I haven't gotten a senior discount yet, but people did finally stop asking me for ID when buying superglue when I was about 38 and my hair started going gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porque Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I was asked if I got the discount a few months ago at 48. I am trying to convince myself that the cashier was referring to the student discount (senior and student discount are the same day). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I haven't gotten a senior discount yet, but people did finally stop asking me for ID when buying superglue when I was about 38 and my hair started going gray. You need an ID to buy superglue????:confused: Okay, am I completely out of the loop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I haven;t yet, but it's only a matter of time. How old do you have to be for the Sr discount at MCD's? They sell Newman's. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMommy Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 45....sigh Guess it was a sign that I needed to dye my roots. But, I enjoyed the discount! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda in NE Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 First, I want to say that I have had white hair to one extent or another since I was in high school. My original hair color was a very dark brown to almost black. But, in my senior picture, if you know where to look, you can see the beginnings of a white streak just above my bangs, near the top of my head. By the time I was married in my early 30s, my hair was salt and pepper. By the time I was pregnant with my first child 10 years later, my hair was mostly white. With that said, my husband and I had just eaten at a neighborhood restaurant. It was snowy outside and cold, so I volunteered to take the check up to the cash register and pay for dinner while he went to the parking lot and brought the car around to the front door. There was a short line to pay, but I only had to wait a minute or two. When I stepped up to the cashier's counter, I was standing behind the cash register, so all she could see of me was from my midrift up. Before she totaled up the bill, she looked up at me and asked if I wanted my senior discount. I stepped out from behind the cash register, patted my VERY pregnant belly, and told her we could skip it this time. Boy, was she embarrassed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I am 58 and have never been asked. I never thought about it before but maybe I will start checking to see what senior discounts there are. At what age do most of the discounts start, 50, 55, 60 etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swirl Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 When I work on Wednesdays, I no longer ask. I just give the discount if the customer looks "deserving". Started doing this after I had a customer on the verge of tears because I asked her about a discount. Not asking is safer ad nicer. We live in an area where a lot of people come to retire. (Most are pretty well off.) A parents of children under 18 discount would make a little more sense here. I was 42 when first asked. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 No, I haven't had that honor yet; I'm still getting carded for booze. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Ah, aren't you lovely :001_smile:. I'll be 48 tomorrow. Any tips on how to look 'deserving'? :D Best wishes Cassy Ha Ha. You do look young. It helps to have gray hair and wrinkles. And to go around with no undergarments:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylocks Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 TODAY... :glare: (at Burger King) I'm 42... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Not yet. I still get carded for alcohol. Hubby has gotten a few and he is just a few years older than I am but getting pretty close to being a 55+ senior. He has a lot more grey than I do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sorry, didn't realize this was old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The spam bumped it. I reported. Although advice to memorize fertility scriptures seems amusing in a thread about aging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The spam bumped it. I reported. Although advice to memorize fertility scriptures seems amusing in a thread about aging. LOL......but fertility works!! Carrying my just turned 3 yod on my hip keeps anyone from asking me about sr citizen discounts. (along w/my Preference by Laurel which keeps them from asking if she is my granddaughter!!! ;) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 52 and haven't even been asked, but I think I've gotten the best of both my grandmother's genes. My dad's mom had fairly oily and not wrinkly skin and my mom's mother had hair that doesn't go gray until really, really late (my mom is 82 and still salt and pepper). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Holy cow, this thread is just old. What is with all the old threads?! There was a wacky spam that bumped it. My dad was once irritated when someone thought my grandma (his MIL) was his wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieta_cassiopeia Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 The places near me require proof of age/eligibility before issuing senior discounts (I say eligibility as some outlets also give the same discount to people with certain disabilities, and locally, identical cards can be used to prove age or disability for that purpose. The same scheme also does discounts for youth, which means there's some degree of plausible deniability - and if it doesn't suit your purposes to get the discount, you simply don't wave the card at the servers). So I don't expect ever to get an unsolicited discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Senior ZOMBIE thread, resurrected by a first time senior poster... 🧟♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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