Like most retired couples, Ed and Sally Pendergast have seen their nest egg shrink this year, but they're fighting back by taking advantage of senior discounts offered by grocers, restaurants, retailers and other businesses.
"I've always been a bargain hunter, but I've become an even bigger one," Mrs. Pendergast said.
The elderly in the United States are being ripped off, cheated and mislead at an unprecedented level. Fake lottery and sweepstakes scams currently have touched the lives of over 20 million elderly American citizens. Infomercials on late night TV, when many elderly are awake, offer thinly clad or barely plated coins as gold collectors items. Elderly snail mail boxes are overflowing with scam letters and unrequested packages. The USPS does nothing because to close the door on these mass mailers of scam proposals are now the main source of revenue for the inefficient US Postal system.
