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Savings on Garden Preparations, Part 2
Date: April 13, 2007
Author: David Smidt, SeniorDiscounts.com

Once you have purchased all of your plants and garden supplies for your
spring preparations, you may now need some help with upkeep and maintenance over the summer.
Or maybe you just need some help with the planting of those spring supplies you have just purchased.
Either way, with Arbor Day just around the corner, we continue to look at discounts that can be
found on yard and tool maintenance as well as equipment rentals.

There are only a couple of national chains that provide general lawn and yard
care, tree maintenance, and landscaping services. The most notable are Scotts Lawn Care and
TruGreen Lawn Care and Landscaping. Neither of these national companies provides a senior discount
on a national basis. Their local branches are typically franchised, and as such, is up to the
individual franchisee to determine if it would like to offer a senior discount. After some
extensive online searching, only a couple of locations provided a senior discount, but just
because they are not advertised does not mean they do not exist.

Local companies more often offer deals for the over 50 population. The
standard discount in this industry is 10% and does not vary much from one place to another. Age
requirements for these discounts vary, but many businesses tell us that if you know to ask for
the senior discount, they will give it to you without inquiring about your age.

There are some local businesses that offer these types of discounts listed
on the SeniorDiscounts’ web site, but if you can not find it there, you may want to try your
local yellow pages or newspapers. Some businesses will advertise their senior discounts in
their printed yellow pages ads, but look closely; They are usually in small print and hard to
locate. You may also want to try your local paper’s online classified ads, as many businesses
will advertise their senior discounts online.

One thing to be aware of while researching senior discounts for these types
of services, is that price is very subjective. This means that businesses are providing estimates
and the price of the job can increase very easily. Before asking about a senior discount, be sure
to ask for a price quote first, then ask if they have senior special. This prevents the company
from adding 10% to the estimate and then providing the discount to the inflated rate, thus
canceling out the savings you would have received.

Have a great time sprucing up your home this spring.

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