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Across the Fence:  I qualified for a senior discount, last nite.  |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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 Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 09:23:59 AM
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I guess it was a given that someday I'd actually get one. Hubby and I went out with friends to a restaurant. The lady looked at both of us and said "Senior discount". I THINK I'm flattered but not sure. I like getting discounts but just cuz I'm getting to my golden years??
Still, we saved about $6!! Woo-hoo!! 
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 09:44:22 AM
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so funny!
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 12:05:54 PM
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That is one nice thing about getting older. But I want to have to prove it when it happens to me! My hubby is 10 years older than me and he looks like Santa. So of course he gets the discount. And I am all about saving money. But I want to actually BE a senior first!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 1:18:58 PM
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gosh...i was bent outta shape for awhile because i was "inbetween"---now i'm 56 and i take the discount every chance i can! most places, i'm still not old enough!!!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 2:00:47 PM
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I love it when I get a discount even though I don't qualify for all of them. If they want to give me one without asking I'm not going to correct them, LOL! When I turned 55 this year I excitedly told DH woo hoo, I get to order off the Seniors menu at Perkins now!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 2:10:12 PM
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My DH was furious the firs time they gave him a free cup of coffee because he was a senior. I just want to get mine from the fabric store but alas I have a year or so to go.
Farmgirl Sister 572
When manure happens just say "WOO HOO Fertilizer". |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 5:33:12 PM
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I'll take all the discounts and breaks I can get! :) Love those senior menus in restaurants! But the 'senior discount days' in thrift stores are my favs. LOL! I've still got a few years before I can take free classes at the local colleges. But I sure will when I can.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 7:23:06 PM
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I remember the first time my mom was offered a senior discount. She was absolutely horrified. But then she was so used to lying about her age that I doubt she would even admit it to herself. Once she fell and broke an ankle. When she went to the emergency room the age she told them didn't match their records. They actually made her admit to her age before treating her. Pretty mean there. She admitted finally to being "half a year older" than Dad, but after her funeral we were checking some geneology stuff and looked for her record of birth. Lo and behold her birth certificate was even a few years older, not 88 as we thought.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
1023 Posts
Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
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Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 05:30:40 AM
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Funny, I was in a store a couple of weeks ago. They had a sign up that said Monday discounts on seniors 50 and older. I am 49 yrs. I thought next year I will be able to get a senior discount. After thinking about it . I kinda of got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.
Seize The Day!
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
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Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 06:04:36 AM
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I always forget to ask for them but they always kindly remind me! LOL! Obviously I LOOK like I qualify and that's fine with me! I earned everyone of these wrinkles, stretchmarks and smile lines and I'm just happy I've made it this far!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226
www.farmgirlsam.blogspot.com |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 08:41:25 AM
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Too funny. I was in the grocery the other day and chatting with a lady with two girls. The eldest, maybe 5 asked me if I was a grandma!! I'm 44. Her mom was horrified. I laughed it off as I do have some grey hairs, but wow a grandmother. I don't have kids even so that hit me even more. But then my sis was Nana at 39.
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Across the Fence: I qualified for a senior discount, last nite. |
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I qualified for a senior discount, last nite.
