SeniorDiscounts,
Recommended by Consumer Reports Money Adviser
March 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
Senior Special Section: Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there. We hope you have a wonderful weekend. This week we are reviewing those senior discounts you may find helpful in finding a gift for dad.
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Sonny, from Sturbridge, MA tells us that the I-Party location in the area provides a 10% discount to customers 60 and older every day.
Phyllis, in Tifton,
GA lets us know that B J's Catfish & More offers smaller portions
and a reduced rate to older customers. Age requirement not specified.
Karen, of Arroyo Grande, CA tells us that her local Sizzler restaurants
provides special discounted prices for customers 55 years of age and
older.
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Father's Day
Since Father's Day is approaching, we thought we would bring you some
information on discounts available on those things dad likes to do.
A couple of weeks ago we discussed those senior discounts available at
Golf Courses. Here is a quick review of the age requirements and discounts
you can expect to find. Age requirements at golf courses will vary from
facility to facility and while there are discounts available for dads
that are 50 or 55 years of age, many discounts may not begin until 60
or 62. Like the age requirements, the amount of the discount can be different
at every course. Discounts can range anywhere from 10% or a couple of
dollars from the green fees to more than 50% or more than $50 dollars.
Don't forget senior discounts can also be found on golf cart rentals and
at driving ranges. Some facilities will offer discounts on lessons or
golf camps and pro shops may extend the course senior discount to the
cloths and equipment in the shop. To read the full article in the previous
newsletter, click
here.
In April, we also touched on sporting events' senior discounts. While
the major US sports; baseball, basketball, football, golf and hockey,
do have some senior discounts, dad will most likely find discounts at
other events, like soccer, tennis, rodeo or track among others. Minor
league and city teams and college and high school sports are one of the
best places to locate senior discounts. These events may provide discounts
for every game or for a particular event. Expect to save anywhere from
10% to 20% on the price of admission, but for those events that have a
senior day the savings can be substantially more, sometimes 50% to 75%.
To read the full article in the previous newsletter, click
here.
There are many other recreational sporting activities that will offer a senior discount. Local bowling alleys may give 10% off or more on the lane fees for seniors 50 and older. Batting cages and driving ranges may also offer some form of senior discount. There are also senior discounts at local roller skating and ice skating rinks. So have a great Father's Day and enjoy those discounts.
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USAFlorist.com is a nationwide provider of flowers and gifts. It offers same day delivery anywhere nationwide and is open for Father's Day. USAFlorist.com is offering all Senior Discounts Card Members a 20% discount on all of their flower needs. The promotional code is listed on our web site.
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Each week in this newsletter we announce a new winner in the Add A Discount Challenge. Let your fellow senior discounters know about any new discounts you find and keep those discounts coming.
We are looking for any and all NEW Senior Discounts. This means discounts that we don't already have on our web site. Ask at your favorite place of business and find out if it offers a senior discount. If it does, simply submit it on our web site. Click here.
You
can also tell us about businesses you think would be interested in offering
a senior discount. Provide us with the business' information and we will
contact that business and invite it to offer a senior discount. The more
discounts you enter, the better your chances of winning. Click
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As always, we greatly appreciate your participation in adding value to
our service.
Our
winner this week, Bonnie Lipstreu of Connecticut, will receive
a one year SeniorDiscounts Card membership. Bonnie, please e-mail us at:
newsletter@seniordiscounts.com to claim your prize.
Weekly Internet Challenge
Answer the trivia question and you will be entered to WIN a complimentary SeniorDiscounts Card Membership with included SeniorDiscounts Guide Book.
This Week's Challenge:
Who was the woman who first proposed the idea of a "father's
day"?
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Good luck.
Last Week's Challenge Question:
What is the
driest place in the world?
Last
Week's Challenge Answer:
The Atacama Desert in Chile.
Our winner this week, Ron Smith of Franklin Lakes, NJ will receive a one year SeniorDiscounts Card membership. Ron, please e-mail us at: newsletter@seniordiscounts.com to claim your prize.
Corrections Challenge
We can always use help keeping our database of discounts current and our web site free of errors. If you find a discount that is not correct, no longer valid, or an error on our web site, let us know and we will send you a gift. Just e-mail us at: mistakes@seniordiscounts.com with the mistake you have found and please include a correction if applicable. We appreciate your help.
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Father's Day Facts
President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday in June as Father's Day. In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent.
105,000: The estimated number of "stay-at-home" dads as of 2003. These are married fathers with children under 15 who are not in the labor force primarily so they can care for the family while their wives work outside the home.
2.0 million: The number of single fathers as of 2003, up from 393,000 in 1970. There is one single father for every six single parents, compared with 1-in-10 in 1970.
Neckties head the
list of Father's Day gifts. Sales at men's clothing stores approached
or exceeded $800 million in May and June of 2003.
Father's Day Quotes:
A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich.
It is
not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. - Johann
Schiller
If you have a comment, quote, or joke for us, please E-mail us at: newsletter@seniordiscounts.com.
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