Compliment or Insult?

The other day I was making a purchase at Ross Dress for Less. The teenage boy at the cash register asked if I wanted the Senior Citizen discount. And, when I said no, he gave me a look as if to say, "Well why not?" I just assumed that the discount didn't apply to people under 50. Maybe I'm wrong and I should have taken advantage of the offer. But to tell you the truth, I was a little insulted.

But, whenever I'm buying a bottle of wine these days and the clerk asks to see my ID, I'm flattered. Imagine, he thinks I could be under 21! Well I'm not paying any attention to the fact that the cash register will jam if the clerk doesn't type in my birth date.

To help my self-esteem, I'm just going to continue thinking that I could be under 21, and stay away from Ross!