Do people actually hand up a "Seniors Card"
I do have one but a bit embarrassed to use it but even regardless of this
do places actually give a discount? I did ask once and very embarrassed
when told no at a Health Food Shop so have not tried since.....
and if you look old enough just say "do you give Senior People Discounts"
would work wouldn't it? dosn't matter about having a card does it? I meant.
I am a bit of a snob (yes have to admit it) but I am not all that happy
about being put in any basket or age bracket to get something cheaper
and certainly not for free.....
I honestly do not really feel we need it do we?
Oh well I am me being me I suppose. We do all think differently.
All the best
Phyl.
I think I was 60 when I got the card--so I think it is 60--and I might add unlike Phyl--I am NOT ashamed to use it either
I looked it up for you Tina and here is the info
What is a Seniors Card?
The NSW State Government introduced the Seniors Card scheme in 1992 to encourage older people to enjoy an active and healthy retirement. The scheme is free to join, is not assets-tested and you are not required to disclose your income. To qualify, you must be a New South Wales permanent resident, aged 60 or over and work no more than 20 hours a week.
:red: :-/ :roll: :ohh:
But Jane would you give me just one "brownie Point" for being honest then?
God made me this way so blame him says I. :blank:
OK Phyl just one brownie point ;) I however would like you to tell me in what way you are a "Snob" and do you think that anyone really cares a hoot if you are a senior or not--I bet as soon as you are out of sight they wouldn't even remember you, every little saved on the pension or the card is a help and they woudn't offer unless it was worth their while. You CAN ask if they take the card but I have been asked to show it to prove I have it.
Let me think ....I do like Designer handbags and Designer Jeans and
Nice reading glasses frames hmmm and do not like No Name Brands in my
shopping trolly and of course Love really good shoes.
I am jesting Jane. Maybe just a tad "Would be if I could be"
and Champagne Tastes with Beer Money these days!
I shop at Aldi and although dress rather nicely do not care about the tags as
long as the garment suits me and I think most know I love bargains
I am me so whatever I yam I yam as Popeye says.....
I think I yam :coolsmile: and after all as I think you said Jane
nobody really cares do they, so as long as we are each true to ourselves that's all that counts.
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o.k. o.k. confession time I have been known to change tags on clothes
so as long as we are each true to ourselves that’s all that counts.
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Thats the truth
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o.k. o.k. confession time I have been known to change tags on clothes
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OMG you really are a snob--:o
:red:
Who wants to be a 'snob'?
We are often told that this originated as an abbreviation for the Latin phrase sine nobilitate 'without nobility', used to mark out those of a humble social background. None of our informants can agree on the circumstances in which this abbreviation was supposedly used: on lists of names of Oxford or Cambridge students; on lists of ships' passengers (to make sure that only the best people dined at the captain's table); as a marginal note in genealogies; on lists of guests to indicate that no title was required when they were announced. But the word snob (or in Scotland snab) is first recorded in the late 18th century as a term for a shoemaker or his apprentice. At about this time it was indeed adopted by Cambridge students, but they did not use it to refer to students who lacked a title or were of humble origins; they used it generally of anyone who was not a student. By the early 19th century it was being used to mean a person with no 'breeding', both the honest labourers who knew their place, and the vulgar social climbers who aped the manners of the upper classes. It was this latter group to whom the word has now become specially applied: those who patronize or ignore anyone they perceive as inferior in social position, education, or taste. It is quite possible that the phrase sine nobilitate may have appeared in one context or another, but we can't see why it would have given rise to a word for a shoemaker.
I suspect you are too young but why not type Centrelink in your Google then go to online services and finally type in Seniors Card into the search window at the top of page.
This will be easiest because, typical of such sites, there are pages of information and too much to copy here.