THERE ARE ADVANTAGES to being old. We seniors can leverage the widespread perception that we’re all poor, incapable of decision-making and inept at using technology.
I have fun with this.
We recently went car shopping. As we left the house, my wife turned and said, “You’re going dressed like that?” “What’s wrong with the way I look?” I’m in my well-worn jeans, flannel shirt, suspenders and battered baseball cap. “You look like a pauper.” Ah, but that’s the idea.
I could sense the initial lack of enthusiasm by the Jaguar salesman. Imagine what he thought when my 80-year-old wife scrutinized the sales agreement and told him we were overcharged by $314.85. They sent us a check.
In the good old days, when my wife and I would go out to eat, we’d occasionally receive the bill with a discount applied. I would delight in asking why the discount. “It’s a senior discount,” I’m told, whereupon I’d ask how the server knows I’m a senior.
Discounts abound for older Americans, all under the assumption we need them without regard to actual income or wealth. I play golf a couple of times a week and receive a reduced fee simply because I’m over age 65. Think about that: I can afford to play golf as often as I want—and yet somebody else is willing to subsidize me.
A senior discount on public transportation is one thing. But on a cruise? Yes, those also exist.
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Source: Senior Assumptions – HumbleDollar
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When we were young I tried to get an ID that reflected being 21, when I turned 50 I tried to get an ID that showed I was 60 but I was never questioned to get that senior discount and we are pretty well off
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Richard, the assumption is not that you are poor because you are old. The assumption is that they want more of your disposable income and therefore offer a discount to entice you back. But, you knew this already.
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That may be true in some cases, but golf? On the other hand if the want you back thing applies, why only discounts to seniors.
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