Menus (or "Forgot my Glasses" again)
 

It never fails... I didn't bring my reading glasses for golf. But, the group decided to go to Cane Garden for dinner after we finished the round. I found it quite difficult to read the menu.

Don't you think that, given the demographics of The Villages, menus should be available in LARGE PRINT?

I dunno about that, but if you order their burger, you can never go wrong.:read:

I feel so superior because I don't need glasses yet but can't hear a thing without my "hearers".

It would be nice if they had loaner reading glasses....less expensive too. ...or, maybe you could keep an extra pair of reading glasses in your golf bag.

When we go out with friends, it seems that someone is always passing their reading glasses around the table... :D

I have trouble too, especially if I am seated in a dimly lighted spot, or it's been a long day and my eyes are tired.

I now keep cheapie glasses stashed permanently in the glove box of the car and golf car. I grab them if I need 'em.

Maybe you could stash a pair in your golf bag. They might not be the best, but will work in a pinch!

If you're like me, I have trouble reading the menu if it's too dark without reading glasses but the wait staff usually has little flashlights that work well.

Or Lobster Pizza or Sicilian Meat Loaf at Cane Garden!

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Or the restaurant management could just for once make a smart decision and print their menu's in large bold print with a good contrast between print color and background color. ANY Villages restaurant that made that change would increase their business by 10%. But that would require thinking on their part. Something they consistently have a lack of understanding of the market and demographics of the environment in which they survive.

I used to have that problem before I went to wearing glasses full time. To resolve the problem I bought a cheap pair of magnifying glasses, probably at a drug store, and my wife carried them in her purse in case I needed them to see the menu. I also bought another pair and kept them in the car. You could do the same thing and keep them in your car, cart, golf bag or even your purse if you carry one!

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BTW, have you tried or thought of asking the wait person if they have either a magnifier or small flashlight for people to use that have a problem seeing the menu? Doesn't hurt to try!

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At my age I need my glasses more than I need sex. :jester:

I have found it difficult to read in darkened restaurants. I try to have a pair on my person and in every place I used them, especially around the house. It saves me from trying to hunt them down.

It would be nice for restaurants to include some menus with larger print.

Sounds like vanity induced amnesia. Been there, done that.:1rotfl:
Glasses! I don't need no stinking glasses!

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and who is expected to bear the burden of the increased cost to have restaurant menus reprinted with large/bold typeface? the same folks who don't leave the wait staff a tip and caused some restaurants to include the gratuity on the bill regardless of how good/bad the service was?

puhleeze! forgetting your glasses for menu reading is an infrequent experience for most of us. why is anyone trying to solve a problem that does not seriously exist?

Most if not all smart phones have a flashlight app already built into them. I've found this very useful for all kinds of things.

I still have a stupid phone!

i always use someone elses eyes at the table and just say something like "oops left my glasses can you please tell me what they have for steaks or whatever"