JDgreen
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I posted this story on TBN a few years back, got to thinking about it recently, and decided to share it with everyone on this forum...
I was shopping for used books at a local thrift store, and I happened to spot a brand new, still in the carton brass halogen strip light, a premium brand name that usually sold for about $20 at the local big box home centers...and it was only $3.99 !! I had just recently purchased a new oak computer desk with a hutch, and the light would be perfect for it.
Grabbed it off the shelf, and walked to the counter, the kid running the register was maybe 19 years old, she rang the light up at about $3.00, not $3.99, and as I paid for it, I asked if the light had another markdown I wasn't aware of. She said, "no sir, we always give the SENIOR CITIZENS (emphasis added) a discount here", pointing to the sign overhead..."25% discount to those age 65 and older, PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED (emphasis added).
Well, I had just turned 55, and was feeling very healthy and energetic that day, I inquired of her, "Miss, do I really look 65 years old?" Her reply, "No, not really..."
I said, well, would you please ring this up at the marked price, and when the transaction was completed, I walked out the door, shaking my head, and muttering under my breath about the aw-dassity of today's younger generation. And while the light was a teriffic bargain, and looked great on my new desk, every time I turn it on, I will remember that incident and realize that some day soon, I will be old enough to qualify for that discount.
For the rest of you, when you are mistakenly given a senior discount, do you speak up, or shut up and take it?
I was shopping for used books at a local thrift store, and I happened to spot a brand new, still in the carton brass halogen strip light, a premium brand name that usually sold for about $20 at the local big box home centers...and it was only $3.99 !! I had just recently purchased a new oak computer desk with a hutch, and the light would be perfect for it.
Grabbed it off the shelf, and walked to the counter, the kid running the register was maybe 19 years old, she rang the light up at about $3.00, not $3.99, and as I paid for it, I asked if the light had another markdown I wasn't aware of. She said, "no sir, we always give the SENIOR CITIZENS (emphasis added) a discount here", pointing to the sign overhead..."25% discount to those age 65 and older, PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED (emphasis added).
Well, I had just turned 55, and was feeling very healthy and energetic that day, I inquired of her, "Miss, do I really look 65 years old?" Her reply, "No, not really..."
I said, well, would you please ring this up at the marked price, and when the transaction was completed, I walked out the door, shaking my head, and muttering under my breath about the aw-dassity of today's younger generation. And while the light was a teriffic bargain, and looked great on my new desk, every time I turn it on, I will remember that incident and realize that some day soon, I will be old enough to qualify for that discount.
For the rest of you, when you are mistakenly given a senior discount, do you speak up, or shut up and take it?
