Ageism
: When Someone Of Age Is Taken Advantage Of …
According to the Dictionary …
Ageism
{also spelled “agism” }: “is stereotyping of and discrimination against
individuals or groups on the basis of their age”
I
have a very good friend, aged 76 years old, let’s call her “NO”
NO
for “no-one”
NO
for “not okay”
NO
for “not on”
NO
for “not obliged”
NO
for “now older”
“NO”,
aged 76 decided to purchase a new {pre-loved”} car.
She
was advised that she would be getting a Trade-In value of $4,000 for her Mazda
Demio.
“NO”
was so delighted about the purchase of her new car, however when she went to
sign the “Vehicle Purchase Agreement”, she was then advised that she would be only
receiving $1,700 for her vehicle, that she had traded in.
She
signed the document as “I didn’t want the bother”.
How
many other elderly people have been in the same position as “NO”?
Another
occasion recently, was when my father needed to update his glasses.
At
the franchised Optometrist, he was advised that yes he did need his glasses
updated.
As
you walk into the Optometrist, you are bombarded with all the special offers,
like buy one pair of glasses, and get a second pair for free.
So
Dad thought it could be around $200-600 for his glasses.
But
at the end of the day, he was then advised that his glasses were coming in at
well over $1,000
Please
check in with your aged friends/family members, once a week, your visit could
end up saving your friend $100’s if not $1,000’s
