Senior Discounts Ended

[honey lamb]

This evening I booked a flight on VS and asked for the discount for the over 60s, only to be told that the staff had been notified 2 weeks ago that these had been discontinued. [:#]

[buns]

Originally posted by honey lamb
This evening I booked a flight on VS and asked for the discount for the over 60s, only to be told that the staff had been notified 2 weeks ago that these had been discontinued. [:#]

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The outlaws will be upset


buns

[honey lamb]

Originally posted by buns4vs

Originally posted by honey lamb
This evening I booked a flight on VS and asked for the discount for the over 60s, only to be told that the staff had been notified 2 weeks ago that these had been discontinued. [:#]

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The outlaws will be upset


buns

Well I don't know if I'm an outlaw but I'm upset

[RichardMannion]

Damn, suppose I do have 34 years for VS to change their mind about this.... [:p]

[Decker]

That's kind of sad...

[preiffer]

I know one particular retailer tried to remove senior discounts on Wednesdays not too long ago.

...yes, there were almost VIOLENT protests at the stores. It was promptly re-instated (and even expanded in the end) [:0]

[honey lamb]

GJ, done away with it altogether. Maybe they looked at my flight plans and decided I was costing them too much by way of lost revenue [ii]

[Darren Wheeler]

These oldies are just too much like hard work. You should see them, dancing the aisles with their frames, grabbing the male CC. Drinking all the supply of snowballs and as for the teeth-swapping!!! [}:)]

The worst bit is them telling you about their time as Land Girls [:0]

[RichardMannion]

Originally posted by preiffer
I know one particular retailer tried to remove senior discounts on Wednesdays not too long ago.

...yes, there were almost VIOLENT protests at the stores. It was promptly re-instated (and even expanded in the end) [:0]

Now see, I never quite got the rationale behind general advertised discounts. Offering on a set day to a set group is a good way to drive business, but how does that sit with those outside that group? Think about the places that give discount to students, so say 10%. Why does a normal consumer (non-student) not get the discount too. Is that driving business? Or is it just me that will go elsewhere? Kind of like the 'Free Child Places' thing with holidays, any sensible person know that it's not free and the actual cost is factored in elsewhere (so the adult price). Is the same true here, the discount is given because there is sufficient margin made elsewhere from other customers?

Thanks,
Richard

[preiffer]

It's because someone's got to drive Honey Lamb (and her walking stick) to the shop to buy stuff. Obviously, at such an age, going to the shops on her own is out of the question.

They make money from the driver while they're in there too... [:w]

[honey lamb]

Originally posted by Darren Wheeler
These oldies are just too much like hard work. You should see them, dancing the aisles with their frames, grabbing the male CC. Drinking all the supply of snowballs and as for the teeth-swapping!!! [}:)]

The worst bit is them telling you about their time as Land Girls [:0]

D*mn! You have me sussed!

[honey lamb]

Originally posted by preiffer
It's because someone's got to drive Honey Lamb (and her walking stick) to the shop to buy stuff. Obviously, at such an age, going to the shops on her own is out of the question.

They make money from the driver while they're in there too... [:w]

Oh, I have my own chauffeur if necessary. He's like a son to me. Well actually, he is a son to me.

And yes they do make money from the driver, but guess who pays? [:w]

[preiffer]

Originally posted by honey lamb
...but guess who pays? [:w]

When you say "pays", do you mean "funds the transaction" or "counts out the money and hands it over in case aged mummy mistakes a fifty for a tenner"...? [:?]



(I'm gonna get slapped, I'm gonna get slapped, I'm....)

[mcmbenjamin]

HL, There is no way you qualified for the sonior discount. You look so young!

[honey lamb]

Originally posted by preiffer

Originally posted by honey lamb
...but guess who pays? [:w]

When you say "pays", do you mean "funds the transaction" or "counts out the money and hands it over in case aged mummy mistakes a fifty for a tenner"...? [:?]



(I'm gonna get slapped, I'm gonna get slapped, I'm....)

"Funds the transaction, sweetheart. Funds the transaction.

Actually mistaking a fifty for a tenner is not so improbable as they are not vastly different in colour in euros

HL, There is no way you qualified for the sonior discount. You look so young!

Thank you, young Master Ben. [:X] Flattery will get you everywhere

what next charge full fare for the under two years old .i hope they dont charge more for the ugly it will cost me a fortune!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darren Wheeler]

Originally posted by thejohn
what next charge full fare for the under two years old .i hope they dont charge more for the ugly it will cost me a fortune!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmmm. Now there is a thought. Perhaps a new way to improve the service. Ban the Fugglies. [}:)] Instead of 4 engines perhaps it should be '4 gorgeous people only'?