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Thursday, August 31,
2006
Senior Special Section: We hope all of you have an enjoyable Labor Day Weekend and are able to stay dry. If you plan to shop this weekend, this newsletter may help you save some money as we discuss senior discounts at retail stores.
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Georgia, from Union Hatward, CA reminds us that many Pollo Loco restaurants provide a 10% discount on all menu items to customers 60 and older.
Marge, in White
Plains, NY informs us that NY MTA Bus Service offers a Reduced-Fare
MetroCard that is available with an application for 50% off regular
fares to people 65 and older.
Bill, of Plant City, FL has mentioned that Dinosaur World offers $2
off adult admission to guests 60 years of age and older.
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Retail Discounts
Part 1
It has been over a year since we last reviewed senior discounts available
at national and regional retail stores. Many retail chains offer discounts
to the over 50 crowd, but they do not always advertise the discounts,
so it can be difficult to track them down.
The age requirements for these discounts will vary depending on the retail
store you visit. Some begin as early as 50 years of age while others may
only offer the discount to those 62 years of age and older. The discount
amount for seniors is typically 10% but there are some chains that provide
a 20% savings and even a few that will offer more.
While some chains may not offer senior discounts, their factory or outlet
stores might. Many factory and outlet malls will have senior discount
programs available at some, if not all, of the merchants located in the
mall.
Typically senior discounts at retail stores will not be offered every
day. Usually, stores will offer a senior discount one day a week, most
commonly on Mondays or Tuesdays.
Below is a list of some retail chains that offer senior discounts. We
do not have enough room to post them all this week so look for details
on other retail chains in upcoming newsletters or check our web site,
click here.
Costco Wholesale
SeniorDiscounts Card Members can join Costco and receive a free $10 Costco
Cash Card to be used with any purchase. Annual Costco membership includes
a Free Household Card. To receive the offer please visit the SeniorDiscounts
web site and search for a local store in your area, click
here.
Banana Republic
Many Banana Republic locations offer a senior discount program. Those
stores that provide a discount will typically offer a 10% discount every
day but the age requirement and discount amount varies from store to store.
Banana Republic recommends contacting your local store for details.
Bealls Stores
Located in Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma and Alabama, Bealls Stores
offers a 20% discount to shoppers 50 and older on the first Tuesday of
every month with its Club 50 Plus program. One can register for the program
at any store location at no cost.
Bealls Florida
Bealls Senior Days Promotion includes a 15% discount on purchases in the
store only. Bealls Senior Days occur a few times each year; they are usually
scheduled on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of the month and will be
posted in the local paper or on their web site.
Bealls Outlet and Burke's Outlet Stores
These stores are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina
and Texas. Seniors 50 and older receive 15% off all purchases every Monday
when you join their Monday Club.
Belk Department Stores
On the first Tuesday of every month, Belk department stores have a fifty-five
plus shopping day where purchases are 15% off and include free gift-wrapping.
Dressbarn
Many Dressbarn stores have senior discounts. The amount of the discount
given, age requirement and participation varies with the store location.
Stores typically offer a 10% discount to shoppers 55 years of age and
older. Contact your local Dressbarn for discount information.
Check in next week for information on senior discounts at other retail
stores.
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Add
a Discount Challenge
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 businesses' 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
here.
As always, we greatly appreciate your participation in adding value to
our service.
Our
winner this week, Jesse Jackson Jr. of Auburn Hills, MI
will receive a one year SeniorDiscounts Card membership. Jesse, 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:
What is the current US National Minimum Wage?
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answer: Click Here and tell us your answer to the Weekly Challenge.
Good luck.
Last Week's Challenge Question:
What is the smallest and largest official dog breeds?
Last Week's Challenge Answer:
Smallest - Chihuahua: Largest - English Mastiff: Tallest - Irish Wolfhound.
Our winner this week, Carolyn Donnell of San Jose, CA will receive a one year SeniorDiscounts Card membership. Carolyn, 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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Labor Day Facts from the US Census Bureau
The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing a “Labor Day” on one day or another, and a bill to establish a federal holiday was passed by Congress in 1894. President Grover Cleveland signed the bill soon afterward, designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day.
151 million - Number of people age 16 or older in the nation’s labor force in May 2006. Among the nation’s workers are 81.2 million men and 69.8 million women.
$40,798 and $31,223 are the 2004 annual median earnings, respectively, for male and female full-time, year-round workers.
5.1 million - Number of state government employees nationwide as of March 2005.
2.7 million - Number
of civilian employees of the federal government as of December 2005.
If all
the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably
be Labor Day Weekend.
- Doug Larson
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