Do you see yourself as a 'Pensioner'?

The Waitrose scheme is not open to new members.
Tesco withdrew their scheme a while ago.
I use the Iceland discount day and go to the Odeon Silver Cinema.
Boots has enhanced points for over 60s.

I can't find anything about M&S or Costa Coffee.

I'm not a pensioner but does anyone know why women over a certain age used to have their hair cut short and have it permed like the former Queen - I suppose it was the generation that was the sage age as the former Queen?
Why did they all do it? How did it become a 'thing'?

Interesting question Jane Judge I would be interested to hear the answer.

My mother in law was like that, had a perm for years and years after perms went out of fashion. Went to the hairdresser every week for a shampoo and set. She was the same age as the late queen.

Anno I don't care what colour your hair is or your actual age, you will never be an old lady - it's the attitude that counts.

If a discount is on offer then I will take it . I actively told people about a discount provided by a bus company to those over 60 when it was not advertised/

I will be 79 shortly and I just showed my son a photo of my mother in law on her 80th birthday. "Do I look almost as old as her?" I asked. His answer was "You are joking aren't you?" Now she was definitely a pensioner!

Never! I’m retired.

JaneJudge

I'm not a pensioner but does anyone know why women over a certain age used to have their hair cut short and have it permed like the former Queen - I suppose it was the generation that was the sage age as the former Queen?
Why did they all do it? How did it become a 'thing'?

It was the fashion when they were young. Then came the 60s and most young women grew their hair, which is why more and more women over, and well over, 60 still have long hair.

A friend, aged 85 has had her long hair cut short this year because it was getting so thin. It had been long since about 1962.

Now, of course, the most popular cut for older women is the pixie cut in its many variations. A cut I had in my 40s, but changed a along time ago

JaneJudge

I'm not a pensioner but does anyone know why women over a certain age used to have their hair cut short and have it permed like the former Queen - I suppose it was the generation that was the sage age as the former Queen?
Why did they all do it? How did it become a 'thing'?

I'd love to have a sleek bob but my hair is wild and much better short. No, I don't have a perm but you might think I've had one if you saw it wet before I try to pull it straight when drying it.

Why did they all do it? How did it become a 'thing'?

I suppose in future younger women might wonder why today's older women had their hair in a bob when beehives are back in fashion!

thank you, I guess that's it. I am always really taken aback at family gatherings how my relatives have all stayed the same, same hairstyle, same look. I don't live near them and I have changed my hair and looks many times over

Interesting Janejudge. My hair is pixie short and if/when I am at a new hairdresser I’m at pains to explain that I really want it a bit more funky and a little less generic old lady. As it seems to me that there are a lo5 of very similar cuts out there.

I never go to places that offer pensioner discounts, even though I’m officially a pensioner.
For a business to offer a discount to one group of people, it can mean only one thing. The other customers are all subsiding the ones who are being offered a discount.
Many older people have much more disposable income than young people with families so unless what is being offered are smaller portions, or an inferior level of service, there’s no justification for offering discounts based on age.
And I don’t want to be labelled (and probably stereotyped) as anything - whether it’s pensioner, senior, boomer, or one I saw recently, a try-too-hard Grandma (referring to older women who make an exaggerated effort with clothes, hair & make-up).

I’m laughing at this as I’m the oldest nursery practitioner at work . I’ll retire at Christmas hopefully 🤞but I won’t be a pensioner just a grateful retiree!😂😂

janeainsworth; multi nationals like Waitrose, Costa Coffee, Cineworld and Iceland etc offer "over 60s discounts" midweek to encourage footfall and increase sales during
much slower periods, thereby ensuring their staff are fully employed all week. But it's your loss if you'd prefer to shop at busier, more expensive times. I'm glad to know that my custom mid week is keeping someone in a job.

Carlotta could you please add a link to the Waitrose discount as I can’t find it 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thank you.

It's on the MyWaitrose membership NotAGran.

There's also this on Marks and Spencer website: Exclusive Offer: 10% Off for Students, Youth & Seniors
Enjoy 10% off full-price items at M&S, exclusively for students, youth and seniors. Verify yourself to get your exclusive M&S discount code.

www.marksandspencer.com/en-es/student-youth-senior-discount#:~:text=%2C%20Youth%20%26%2060%2B-,Enjoy%2010%25%20off%20full%2Dprice%20items%20at%20M%26S%2C%20exclusively,students%2C%20youth%20and%2060%2B.

And I don’t want to be labelled (and probably stereotyped) as anything - whether it’s pensioner, senior, boomer, or one I saw recently, a try-too-hard Grandma (referring to older women who make an exaggerated effort with clothes, hair & make-up)

That is exactly what I think, jane. I don't want to be different to anyone else just because of my age

Thank you Carlotta I’ve searched everywhere on their website but can’t find it. A link to it would be great if you could.

I’m not worried about being a pensioner. If there are discounts available as a result of being one, then I will take advantage of those. It would be foolish not to.

This thread makes me think of Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man!

Make the most of the Pantaloon stage - ie , spectacles, a pouch, and a body that no longer fits into the clothes it used to.
Before second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything.

I remember having to learn that for GCE - then the whining schoolgirl, with her satchel and shining morning face (and pony tail), creeping like snail unwillingly to school. 😃

woodenspoon

I’m not worried about being a pensioner. If there are discounts available as a result of being one, then I will take advantage of those. It would be foolish not to.

Well, it would, wouldn't it.

My cut and blow dry is no less good, the hairdresser takes just as much care even though I have a pensioner's discount.

I haven't got a link to share with you NotAGran I just have it on my MyWaitrose card and it's in the Ts and Cs they sent me. I've never had any problems using it and claiming whatever discounts are on offer that week.

It was this particular bit that made me laugh Allira: For a business to offer a discount to one group of people, it can mean only one thing. The other customers are all subsiding the ones who are being offered a discount. Hairdressers, cinemas and supermarkets are notoriously busy towards the end of the week and weekends. If they don't have enough customers mid week, they either have to close the business in quiet periods or lay off staff. By offering discounted days to students/pensioners, they keep a momentum of business going, cover their overheads and retain staff. Good for the economy all round I would have thought.

It wasn't me who said thst, it was another poster!

janeainsworth I think businesses are probably still making a profit even if they are giving 'pensioner discounts', it is just that the margins are smaller.