She apologized and I felt a little sheepish. Then, when I found out why she had asked, I felt a little dumb. She was trying to give me a discount. Some grocery stores have special senior's discount days, where there's a blanket discount for anyone over 55. In Canada, where I live, a national supermarket chain has this policy in place right across the country.
Many stores offer specific discounts for seniors, some on specific days, some all the time.
Just a little judicious perusing of the ads can save you a bundle. You can also take pride in the fact that we are members of the fastest-growing market segment there is. More research and development is undertaken, more market surveys are done and more focus groups are conducted to find out what will appeal to seniors than in any other group. But check where the really big bucks go. Look at the investment ads, the travel ads, the golf equipment ads and you'll see a lot of gray hair.