{"id":1571,"date":"2025-04-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/surprising-senior-discounts\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:27:51","slug":"surprising-senior-discounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/surprising-senior-discounts\/","title":{"rendered":"37 senior discounts for clothing, food and travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;re over 50, you can start cashing in on senior discounts. Many stores offer their senior shoppers some form of a deal, but it&rsquo;s often available only on a specific day or at certain times.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Make sure you check with individual stores to confirm any details or senior discount age requirements, as discounts can change and might vary for national chains, and others might be exclusively AARP discounts. Here&rsquo;s a handy list of current deals to get you started.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-at-what-age-do-most-senior-discounts-start\">At what age do most senior discounts start?<\/h2><p>On average, you can get a senior citizen discount at around age 55. Keep in mind, though, the age requirement varies from place to place, with some starting around 50 and others 60.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-businesses-and-stores-with-senior-discounts\">Businesses and stores with senior discounts<\/h2><p>Here are some of the most popular senior discounts from which to choose. <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-apparel-retail-and-thrift-stores\">Apparel, retail and thrift stores<\/h3><p>Before you head out with friends or family for some retail therapy, do a little leg work ahead of time to locate the clothings stores with senior discounts and more. <\/p><p><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/cs.kohls.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kohl&rsquo;s<\/a>: <\/strong>15% off discount every Wednesday (60+).<\/p><p><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rossstores.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ross Stores<\/a>:<\/strong> 10% off on Tuesdays (55+).<\/p><p><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joann.com\/senior-discount-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JOANN Fabric &amp; Craft<\/a>: <\/strong>20% off on Senior Discount Days (day varies by location) (55+ or 60+, depending on location).<\/p><p><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/membership\/benefits\/shopping\/walmartplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walmart+<\/a>:<\/strong> $40 off a Walmart+ annual membership with AARP membership.<\/p><p><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theupsstore.com\/aarp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UPS Store<\/a>: <\/strong>Up to 15% off with AARP membership (50+).<\/p><p><strong>6. Goodwill: <\/strong>10-25% off one day a week (discount and day varies by location) (55+ or 60+, depending on location).<\/p><p><strong>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/plans\/55plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verizon<\/a>:<\/strong> $62 for one phone line per month; $84 for two (55+)<\/p><p><strong>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/membership\/benefits\/shopping\/crocs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crocs<\/a>:<\/strong> $15 off orders of $75 or more with an AARP membership.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grocery-food-and-pharmacy\">Grocery, food and pharmacy<\/h3><p>Every little bit helps, especially when purchasing daily necessities. With a pre-shopping plan, seniors can save on things like paper towels, bread and prescriptions at a variety of their favorite stores.<\/p><p><strong>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredmeyer.com\/pr\/senior-discount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fred Meyer<\/a>: <\/strong>10% off select items (55+) on&nbsp;first Tuesday of every month.<\/p><p><strong>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harristeeter.com\/pr\/club-60-senior-discount#:~:text=Every%20Thursday%2C%20if%20you%20are,Pharmacy%2C%20Tickets%20and%20Gift%20Cards.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harris Teeter<\/a>: <\/strong>5% off on Thursdays (60+).<\/p><p><strong>11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hy-vee.com\/stores\/store-news\/default.aspx?s=229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hy-Vee<\/a>: <\/strong>5% discount on Thursdays&nbsp;(55+).<\/p><p><strong>12. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riteaid.com\/wellness\/wellness65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rite Aid<\/a>: <\/strong>5X points on eligible purchases the first Wednesday of the month, plus a free pharmacist consultation (65+).<\/p><p><strong>13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/topic\/promotion\/seniorday.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walgreens<\/a>: <\/strong>Up to 20% off on select Seniors Day (dates vary by location) (55+).<\/p><p><strong>14. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newseasonsmarket.com\/frequently-asked-questions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Seasons Market<\/a>: <\/strong>10% discount on Wednesdays (65+)<\/p><p><strong>15. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenscrafters.com\/lc-us\/content\/aarp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LensCrafters<\/a>: <\/strong>Discounts on lenses, frames, exams, etc. with AARP membership (50+).<\/p><p><strong>16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/membership\/benefits\/shopping\/bistromd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silver Cuisine<\/a>:<\/strong> 25% off first healthy meal delivery order of $99+ with AARP membership.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-restaurants-nbsp-and-entertainment\">Restaurants&nbsp;and entertainment<\/h3><p>Most restaurants offer a senior menu with smaller portions or will take a percentage off the total bill. Early diners may save more by eating during early-bird hours, ordering a late afternoon meal from the lunch menu or splitting an entr&eacute;e to leave room for dessert. After dinner, check out senior citizen discounts on movie theaters.<\/p><p><strong>17. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpolloloco.com\/promotions\/coupon-policy.html#:~:text=Senior%20Discounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Pollo Loco<\/a>: <\/strong>10% off (60+).<\/p><p><strong>18. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dennys.com\/location\/9313\/menu\/55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Denny&rsquo;s<\/a>: <\/strong>Discounted menu for folks 55+.<\/p><p><strong>19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carrabbas.com\/aarp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carrabba&rsquo;s Italian Grill<\/a>: <\/strong>10% off with AARP membership (50+).<\/p><p><strong>20. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amctheatres.com\/discounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMC Theatres<\/a>: <\/strong>Discounted senior pricing (60+).<\/p><p><strong>21. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemark.com\/senior-day-discount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cinemark<\/a>: <\/strong>Discounted tickets on Senior Day (62+).<\/p><p><strong>22. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/membership\/benefits\/restaurants\/rainforest-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rainforest Cafe<\/a>:<\/strong> 10% off with AARP membership (50+).<\/p><p><strong>23. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/membership\/benefits\/restaurants\/outback-steakhouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outback Steakhouse<\/a><\/strong>: 10% off with AARP membership (50+).<\/p><p><strong>24. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/membership\/benefits\/entertainment\/disneyland-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disneyland<\/a>:<\/strong> $35 off Disneyland tickets&nbsp;with AARP membership (50+). <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lodging\">Lodging<\/h3><p>Some mainstream hotels offer discounts on an endless number of destinations. Plan a night or two elsewhere and bring your partner, friends or family along.<\/p><p><strong>25. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestwestern.com\/en_US\/offers\/hotel-discounts\/senior-hotel-discounts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Western<\/a>: <\/strong>Up to 15% off (55+).<\/p><p><strong>26. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.marriott.com\/s\/article\/Article-21994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marriott<\/a>: <\/strong>Up to 15% off (62+).<\/p><p><strong>27. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.choicehotels.com\/deals\/senior-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Choice Hotels<\/a>: <\/strong>Up to 10% off&nbsp; with advanced reservations (60+).<\/p><p><strong>28. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motel6.com\/content\/g6\/en\/home\/promo\/senior-rate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motel 6<\/a>: <\/strong>Up to 5% off (60+).<\/p><p><strong>29. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redroof.com\/deals\/national-deals\/seniors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Roof Inn<\/a>: <\/strong>10% off (59+).<\/p><p><strong>30. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyndhamhotels.com\/hotel-deals\/senior-discount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wyndham Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/a>: <\/strong>Extra savings on Best Available Rate at participating locations (60+) or 15% or more off with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyndhamhotels.com\/hotel-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AARP membership<\/a> (50+).<\/p><p><strong>31. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/planyourvisit\/passes.htm#CP_JUMP_5088578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Parks<\/a>: <\/strong>$20 annual park pass, $80 lifetime pass, plus 50% off select amenity fees (62+).<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-travel\">Travel<\/h3><p>Many seniors might not think about a weekend away as an opportunity to save money. However, plenty of car rental companies, airlines, cruise lines and other methods of transportation offer excellent discounts on fares.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>32. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avis.com\/en\/association\/A359807?ICID=av-all-190306-hp-s6-aarp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Avis<\/a>: <\/strong>Up to 35% off with&nbsp;AARP membership&nbsp;(50+).<\/p><p><strong>33. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budget.com\/en\/association\/Y508501?ICID=bg-all-200224-op-partner-sp3-aarp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Budget<\/a>: <\/strong>Up to 35% off with&nbsp;AARP membership&nbsp;(50+).<\/p><p><strong>34. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delta.com\/us\/en\/booking-information\/fare-classes-and-tickets\/fares-and-discounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delta<\/a>: <\/strong>Discounted senior fares on specific flights (65+); not available on Delta.com.<\/p><p><strong>35. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/seniors-discount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amtrak<\/a>: <\/strong>10% off (65+).<\/p><p><strong>36. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnivalcruiseline.at\/en\/senior-special#:~:text=On%20many%20cruises%20we%20offer,seniors%20(subject%20to%20availability).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carnival<\/a>: <\/strong>Discounts on select cruises (55+).<\/p><p><strong>37. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalcaribbean.com\/faq\/questions\/qualifications-special-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Royal Caribbean<\/a>: <\/strong>Discounts on select cruises (55+).<\/p><p>Join senior organizations, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/benefits-discounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AARP<\/a> or your local senior citizen center, to nab other deals.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From clothing stores with senior discounts to drug stores, restaurants and hotels, check out our (huge!) list of places that offer senior discounts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1095,"featured_media":8293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"2025-04-16T04:00:00.000Z","last_update":"2025-04-16","view_count":36264,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1156,1153],"member-type":[3],"vertical":[29,8,33],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-1571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-senior-social-life","tag-travel-and-vacation","member-type-seeker","vertical-money-planning","vertical-seniors","vertical-senior-care-advice-tips","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2014-10-21","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1095"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217044,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions\/217044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}