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The HD I use in WPB, Fla stopped the every day for me closer to 6 years ago.
Until about 4 years ago the HD in Blairsville, GA gave 10% to any vet, but now since I only served four years it's only on Vet day, 4th July, and Memorial day. A friend on disability get's 10% every day up to a max of $500/year... not sure how they keep up with that if you shop at different stores.
Recently this store gave more than $5000 in products to help have the moving wall here. For me that makes up for me only getting a 10% discount three times a year.
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Mr Google found this:
Short answer:
Home depot does offer a military discount; it's corporate policy and usually all the employees know about it. So, if you walk into Home Depot with a military-issued ID card (whether it's Reserve, Active, or a VA card) you're probably going to be allowed the standard 10% discount. Discount does not apply to online purchases any more.
Long answer:
Home Depot technically offers an exclusive military discount to Active Military, Disabled Veterans, and Retired Military. That means you either need to currently be in the military working every day, receive disability for injuries sustained in the military, or spend a minimum of twenty years of service to the United States Armed Forces.
Technically.
But let's get real here. Most of the folks working at Home Depot are not getting paid enough to look a Veteran in the face and tell them they aren't going to scan the barcode that takes 10% off the sale price... Especially for a technicality, and especially if they don't get asked for it fifteen times per day. Some will enforce the restriction, and they are right in doing so. It's their job. So if you ask for it and get rejected, just politely accept their response and pay the full price. We aren't entitled to any form of discount--it's a bonus certain companies provide, and we should be grateful they provide a discount at all.
This policy has a better chance of being enforced in an area highly populated with military personnel, i.e. near a base. It's because they see military folks on a daily basis, and quite frankly they have more reason for enforcing the policy (as directive from management) because they'd simply lose too much money if they gave it to everyone. Your mileage may vary.
Keep in mind, these are businesses, and businesses have budgets.
Take San Diego, for instance. It's one of the largest military populations in the country, and if every business in San Diego gave something special to the uniformed men and women there, they might not have much left to give. Many of you are thinking, "well--we earned it". And we tend to agree, you did earn a lot of things--but it's important to remember we were paid for our service, and we accepted the responsibility voluntarily. We are not entitled to anything other than proper care from the VA, which is a different topic for another time.
Until about 4 years ago the HD in Blairsville, GA gave 10% to any vet, but now since I only served four years it's only on Vet day, 4th July, and Memorial day. A friend on disability get's 10% every day up to a max of $500/year... not sure how they keep up with that if you shop at different stores.
Recently this store gave more than $5000 in products to help have the moving wall here. For me that makes up for me only getting a 10% discount three times a year.
.
Mr Google found this:
Short answer:
Home depot does offer a military discount; it's corporate policy and usually all the employees know about it. So, if you walk into Home Depot with a military-issued ID card (whether it's Reserve, Active, or a VA card) you're probably going to be allowed the standard 10% discount. Discount does not apply to online purchases any more.
Long answer:
Home Depot technically offers an exclusive military discount to Active Military, Disabled Veterans, and Retired Military. That means you either need to currently be in the military working every day, receive disability for injuries sustained in the military, or spend a minimum of twenty years of service to the United States Armed Forces.
Technically.
But let's get real here. Most of the folks working at Home Depot are not getting paid enough to look a Veteran in the face and tell them they aren't going to scan the barcode that takes 10% off the sale price... Especially for a technicality, and especially if they don't get asked for it fifteen times per day. Some will enforce the restriction, and they are right in doing so. It's their job. So if you ask for it and get rejected, just politely accept their response and pay the full price. We aren't entitled to any form of discount--it's a bonus certain companies provide, and we should be grateful they provide a discount at all.
This policy has a better chance of being enforced in an area highly populated with military personnel, i.e. near a base. It's because they see military folks on a daily basis, and quite frankly they have more reason for enforcing the policy (as directive from management) because they'd simply lose too much money if they gave it to everyone. Your mileage may vary.
Keep in mind, these are businesses, and businesses have budgets.
Take San Diego, for instance. It's one of the largest military populations in the country, and if every business in San Diego gave something special to the uniformed men and women there, they might not have much left to give. Many of you are thinking, "well--we earned it". And we tend to agree, you did earn a lot of things--but it's important to remember we were paid for our service, and we accepted the responsibility voluntarily. We are not entitled to anything other than proper care from the VA, which is a different topic for another time.
