I took Busy Girl to get some new glasses the other day.
While she perused the selection at Sears Opitcal, I asked young optician dude if they took my vision insurance.
I was pretty sure they didn't, because it seems like some drugstore in Boise is the only place that takes it, but I thought I'd try anyway.
Young Optician Dude: "No, but do you have AAA?"
Me: "No."
Young Optician Dude: "What about (some other letter jumble I can't remember)?"
Me: "Nope.'
At this point, since she was over in the designer frame section, I very jokingly, said:
"But, you can give me that AARP discount if you want."
Young Optician Dude: "Oh, OK, great!"
Me: "I'm going to pretend that you knew I was joking and that you are now joking in return.
Do not utter any word whatsoever that indicates any differently."
Young Optician Dude: "Uh...uh...OK."
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Hmm. Maybe I shouldn't had thrown away that AARP card that came this week!
Actually, if Busy Dad wasn't with you, it could've been accurate. Seems that no matter how old your spouse is, if you qualify for AARP, they also get a card. My friend is 38 and her husband has an AARP card, so she also gets one.
Actually, if Busy Dad wasn't with you, it could've been accurate. Seems that no matter how old your spouse is, if you qualify for AARP, they also get a card. My friend is 38 and her husband has an AARP card, so she also gets one.
Hey, a discount is a discount.
I think I would have taken the discount. Free money is free money, and if someone wants to call me old so I can get it, ain't no skin of my wrinkly nose! LOL
I would have taken the discount$$
I'm not too proud to turn down a discount, but I'm pretty sure he would have questioned me further or asked for an ID of some sort.
Would it have bee too much to ask for him to exclaim, "No way!" When I said that?
I think not.
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I told Jeff the next time some moran suggests that to us... we should just say... "Oh yeah" and let them ring up the discount! No big deal that it is years and years too early!
-d
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I second: take the discount!
Good for him. He was just looking for a way to save you a few dollars.
Cas
Joke if you want, but the AARP has been lowering the minimum age to join recently in an effort to boost their membership. I'm just 41 and I've gotten a few mailings from them.
We all look old to them, right?!
oh. OUCH. They owe you a 25% discount for being an asshat!
Wait a minute. If the kid were bright, why would he be working at Sears?
(I would have taken the discount. My pride can stand a hit now and then.)
you must totally bitch slap that boy. Period.
note to self - obtain supply of Ensure & Geritol and send to Busy Mom!
HAHA!! To funny! :)
HA! Dumb guy behind the counter probably didnt even know what that was.
Once you get an idea of the frame size and frame arm length that your daughter likes, I have gotten some GREAT glasses from www.zennioptical.com. Really, I'm not a spammer. They just make cute/quality glasses for ridiculous prices.
Dude. Just be quiet, take the discount and try to look old until you leave the store.
Wait, my AAA card gets me a discount on glasses? Um...okay... I'll take it. Thanks for the tip
Ha. I recently saw something a teen wrote, "....an elderly woman...." I later saw that the woman was age 56, the same age I'll be for a few more days.
So if 56 is elderly, you can have the senior discount anytime you can get it. You won't hurt worse than I do... Promise.