<p>Well, we like to go to the movie theater and guess if the teen at the register will automatically give us the senior discount–I always tell H to stoop a bit…
Most good discounts to hotels, attractions etc can be found on-line and available to anyone looking for them.
One store around here has discounts for 55 and over on one day and under 55 on another day…I wonder if it really helps them or not.
Actually I’d rather go places that just give decent prices to everybody. I especially dislike “senior” menus at restaurants.</p>
<p>One of our local markets has a Tuesday senior discount.day…perhaps 10 or 20% off…not sure. But if I can I will go on Tuesday. I have never seen a “senior menu”. But my daughters, daughter in law and I always share. Not because it is less expensive, but we can’t finish half of a portion. Many times we will have extra food left over.(But we share a salad or other starter, and a main course and/or extra vegetables. </p>
<p>The first time that I was given a senior discount was after I had just finished chemo. I didn’t look well…except for the smile on my face. The woman at the</p>
<p>check out counter gave me the discount and smiled. </p>
<p>It is awful how large portions are, especially in " family" restaurants. But I just order things that taste good later or the next day. Servers are always happy to give a doggy bag, & it allows me to save room for dessert!
I especially like to get my Seattle to Portland scramble with a scone, as H eats the scone for a snack & I have the rest of the scramble for lunch.( tomatoes, bacon & spinach)</p>
<p>Good thing I don’t live east of the mts, or I would have to go hiking everyday, so I wasn’t as round as a Cinnamon Twisp.</p>
<p>No “family” restaurants here. We kind of look at the calorie count (guesstimate) and carbs and fats and divide.</p>
<p>DH and I are 57 and 56 and our only child is a senior in high school, but that doesn’t make me feel any younger. I don’t pay much attention to age, but I was dismayed when buying wine at the grocery store a while back:</p>
<p>Perky Cashier: Umm are you like over 55 maybe?</p>
<p>Me: (Confused) You have to be over 55 to buy alcohol now?</p>
<p>PC: No, but it’s Senior Wednesday and I want to make sure you get all the discounts you’re eligible for. You don’t look over 55 or anything, but I have to asked all older adults.</p>
<p>Me: Wow. Don’t bother to bag the wine; I think I need a drink now.</p>
<p>Note to self: Don’t grocery shop on Wednesdays.</p>
<p>On another note, anyone else notice that the senior discount age is creeping up at most places? Around here, it’s not 55 anywhere but that grocery store. It’s 65 at most places. My suspicion is that there are too many of us boomers so businesses are upping the discount age to protect margins. I won’t be surprised to see 68 or 70 become the norm. I don’t think the original discount-at-55 model took into account the wave of aging boomers or our longevity.</p>
<p>At my Harris-Teeter, Thursdays seniors over 60 get 5% off total. I always shop on Thursdays! In general I never remember to mention it at most places. I need to start paying more attention to that!</p>