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Elaine Pera's avatar

Great story, I take whatever discounts I can get Ed!!

Joseph Giusto's avatar

Thanks, Dr. Ed, for the chuckles and they were funny!

It reminded me of a trip to a US Park, at least 2000 miles from home.

Someone had given me a shirt with the words “Senior Citizen, gimme my damn discount”.

Heck, so far away from home, I brought it with us.

Well, it was a hit with people passing by. So, at lunch I pointed to to our waiter.

He smiled and said he couldn’t honor it, but volunteered “They will for dinner tonight, just mention it.

Yes, we got an unexpected discount!

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Terrific. Use all tactics necessary, Joe

CHRISTIAN COLI's avatar

We can all identify with this to someday degree and enjoyed the humor!

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Thanks, Christian. Humor surrounds the senior citizen.

Edward Markward's avatar

Right on target, Ed, every step of the way!

Joanne Lamora's avatar

Great article! Love those senior discounts and loyalty cards, LOL!

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Yup. As you can see, Joanne, I'm hooked on them—no longer any shame.

Michael Lambrese's avatar

Great article! Spot on.

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

It's like a hunt for big game

bob stearns's avatar

haha your missing out, its not only the senior discounts, its also filling out the questionnaires on your store receipts. (get a free donut from dunkin donuts for answering the questionnaire.

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Nice move. I'm on it!

Peter Voccio JR.'s avatar

Ed, I had my laughs for the day. Loved the old gent with the oversized coat speaking the Kings English. The young woman at the theater was sharp as a tack and as smooth as honey.

You have had some experiences. I enjoy the discounts. We earned them and the gray hair.

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Cash in, Cash in is my mantra

Charles Morin's avatar

Nice story. I'm a little less subtle. I don't ask for a senior discount, I ask for a geezer discount.

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

From one geezer to another, I get it

Pisano , Paul J.'s avatar

Hah! Ed, like everything else,you have it down to a science. Brilliant, I loved it.

Paul

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Thanks, Paul. I'm a card man now. But not polka. In this game, I'm pretty good.

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

We'll, it's poker. My polka days are long over. Actually, so are the poker days

Jonathink's avatar

My first senior discount was at my local dispensary. I found it poetic.

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

HaHa, poetic. Now I look for them everywhere

Happy Healthy New Year

Larry Goldberg's avatar

Finally got around to reading your latest story after returning from a week of golf in Scotland and catching up on household chores. I couldn't stop laughing at your analysis of senior discounts and the mixed blessings of being an aging adult. I have five credit cards in quest of making my remaining dollars count. I now say I'm living off my children's inheritance without regret or shame, but I still want to leave them as much as possible. It's deja vue all over again as I recall cutting the same number of credit cards years ago when I was a man on the rise and needed multiple credit cards to manipulate the system. Same rules, but with different motivations.

John C. Yuill's avatar

Ed, I had to laugh at your determined effort to collect any and all of these senior benifits due to you. I mostly forget to ask but my wife always reminds me to check if the business has such offers. Good on ya. Get 'em all. JCYuill

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

be vigilant, John, be vigilant

Natalie L. McKenna's avatar

I too take all I can get and at 92 years of age, I should get double!!!!!!!!

Michael Rocchio's avatar

Hilarious !

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Pleased you had a chuckle, Mike

Vicky Briggs's avatar

Love this❤️

Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Getting the discount is now a game with rewards. And I love it/them.