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Valentines Day Savings
Date: February 6, 2008
Author: David Smidt, SeniorDiscounts
Valentines Day is just around the corner and if you haven’t picked out a special card or
ordered flowers yet, we have some discounts that may be of help to you.
Cards and Gifts:
Many Factory Card and Party Outlets offer a discount every Wednesday. People 55 and older can
receive 10% off the purchase of most items in the store. Not all stores may participate and the
age requirement and discount amount can vary, so it is a good idea to check on the store’s
senior discount policy in advance.
Lots of Hallmark stores also offer a senior discount. These stores are typically franchised,
so it may be up to the individual owners as to whether they provide a discount or not. Most
Hallmark stores will extend a 10% discount on regularly priced items to seniors 55 and older.
It is best to inquire in advance about a particular store’s senior discount.
Longs Drug Stores offers a 10% discount on all Hallmark products, Longs Brand products and Longs
One Hour Photo Processing (which can include custom cards) to seniors 55 and older. Visit their
web site for details.
Rite Aid Drug Stores provide 10% off Rite Aid brand products every day and 10% off most other
items every Tuesday to shoppers 60 and older. Visit their web site for details.
Flowers and Gifts:
One of the most popular gifts for Valentines Day is flowers. While the cheapest way to get flowers
this year could be to pick them from your neighbor’s yards, we don’t recommend it. There are other
ways to obtain flowers that are both safer and legal, and will still save you some money.
We have listed one online flower shop this week in the featured discounts section of our web
site. We will highlight a few more next week as a reminder to buy those flowers before it is too
late.
If you would rather purchase flowers this year at a local florist, you may find that many will
offer a senior discount.
Discounts on flowers at local stores will typically start at 10% and some stores may only offer
the discount on certain days of the week. Age requirements for these discounts usually begin around
55 years of age but many small stores may not have a specific age policy and will provide the
discount as long as you know to ask for it.
Another great place to look for discounts on flowers is at your local nursery or garden center.
The large garden and home center chains typically do not offer a senior discount and we suggest
going to one of the local garden or home centers. Senior discounts at these stores are typically
10% to 15%. Garden center discounts are usually available to people 55 years of age and older. It
is also common for these discounts to only be available on certain days of the week, usually a
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Have a great Valentines Day with your loved ones.
© SeniorDiscounts
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