# Older Dopers: What Senior Discounts Kick In At What Age? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 15, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466 "2013-05-15T23:29:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/21 "2013-05-16T19:43:00Z")
Kroger senior discount on Tuesday. I think it’s 50 and above. It’s part of the super saver card. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/22 "2013-05-16T19:47:55Z")
> [@shiftless](#): > > Another tax deduction at 65. And here in Virginia you get a big break on taxes at 65 if I remember correctly for that time I did my parents taxes. When you turn 64 they’re going to up it to 75. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/23 "2013-05-16T19:49:30Z")
The granddaddy of them all (no pun…well, OK): AARP membership starts at age 50, and has a hige range of discounts. I’m not there yet, but my parents swear by it. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/24 "2013-05-16T20:04:33Z")
I started asking for senior discounts at fast food places in my 40s. Nobody ever questioned it. If you look older than the counter-girls mother (36 or so), you are a senior citizen. They just prsss the senior button on the cash register ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/25 "2013-05-17T00:51:39Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > MacDonald’s gives a senior discount if you say you are a senior, sight unseen. Wanna make something of it? I’ll kick your ass off my lawn! What is McDonald’s age for being a senior? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/26 "2013-05-17T01:03:09Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Safeway supermarkets have a 10% senior discount (age 55 and older!) on Thursday mornings. I think this might be local, since a search turned up a local paper story about it. There is nothing on the [Safeway.com](http://Safeway.com) site, and we are pretty friendly with some of the checkers and they never mentioned it. But if you have a link it would be cool. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/27 "2013-05-17T04:36:51Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > What is McDonald’s age for being a senior? Whatever you say it is. That’s my point. Official age? Don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/28 "2013-05-17T14:21:47Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > I think this might be local, since a search turned up a local paper story about it. There is nothing on the [Safeway.com](http://Safeway.com) site, and we are pretty friendly with some of the checkers and they never mentioned it. But if you have a link it would be cool. No link - my neighbor mentioned it to me, and indeed it’s the case at all my local Safeways. I’ve never seen it advertised anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/29 "2013-05-17T16:28:26Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > No link - my neighbor mentioned it to me, and indeed it’s the case at all my local Safeways. I’ve never seen it advertised anywhere. It beats those fuckers at Fred Meyer: senior discount on the first Thursday of the month _only_, and then only on their crappy store brand foods. We don’t shop there anymore. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/30 "2013-05-20T08:17:15Z")
In Japan, if **either person** of a married couple is over age 50, then **both** get movie admission for 2000yen total (US$20.00). This is usually good for any movie performance including IMAX screenings except for3-D. A typical single adult ticket costs about **US$18.00** (US$24.00 for IMAX 3-D). ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466/31 "2013-05-20T10:49:56Z")
Regarding “Senior Menu” discounts - do check the prices. Last time I was in Bob Evans, which has been some time, there was exactly ZERO difference in prices on the Over-55 page. They were simply the smaller-portion options for typical breakfasts, so 2 pancakes instead of 3, for example. My husband is nearly 3 years younger than I am, but his hair and beard are more gray than brown while I have nary a gray hair yet (no, I don’t color - it’s genetics) and he’s been offered senior discounts for years. I don’t usually think to ask - not vanity, just don’t think about it. I probably should, tho… I’ll turn 60 in January, but most discounts don’t seem to hit till 62 or 65. At least most I’ve noticed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-senior-discounts-kick-in-at-what-age/658466.md?page=1)