Monday, November 16, 2009

Inherent Laws of Retail Plant Sales


Law No. 2: Senior Citizen Discounts

Part I

Senior citizens always insist on their 10% discount, even on purchases totalling $1.50.

Part II

Senior citizens will ask for their discount after you have checked them out. This can be primarily annoying for garden centers without POS systems.

Next week - Customer Inquiries
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

it's illegal to extend discounts based on age...get a clue

Jen Polanz said...

That's interesting. In what state are you located where a senior discount is illegal?

Tim Lamprey said...

Section B of senior citizens discount. The senior who drives the Cadillac or other "top end" car will ask for the discount every time. The poor soul who could really use the discount is too proud to ask for the discount