Veterans Day: Discounts and Freebies

Needed to do a little home repairs. Headed off to Lowe's and Home Depot for parts. Both stores were sporting Veterans Day sales. Lowe's said all this week Vets will get a 10% discount off all purchases. Home Depot was better and said Vets get 10% off all year long! Home Depot service desk personnel said they appreciate and take US Veteran military service very seriously and that is why their discount lasts for the entire year, not just around Veterans Day. Just need to show your Vets card or proof of service.

The horror. The horror. Originally Posted by Bushman69

Ya could give it a positive 'spin' by thinking of that as a 'super-size special' .......

Going into a place and expecting free shit, I can't do it. The whole thing just reeks of combined hands out on the one hand and forced charity on the other. Especially when it comes to sitting down and eating -- the free meal thing, ugh -- embarrassing is the most appropriate word I can think of....

I tried the American Legion and VFW thing, I just can't get into the scene. Originally Posted by watercooled82

Thank you for your service.

Needed to do a little home repairs. Headed off to Lowe's and Home Depot for parts. Both stores were sporting Veterans Day sales. Lowe's said all this week Vets will get a 10% discount off all purchases. Home Depot was better and said Vets get 10% off all year long! Home Depot service desk personnel said they appreciate and take US Veteran military service very seriously and that is why their discount lasts for the entire year, not just around Veterans Day. Just need to show your Vets card or proof of service. Originally Posted by Celso

I had thought Lowe's was more. I returned a purchase there this past summer, it was a big expense I was leery of in the first place, but I also didn't want to pay so much more than my father-in-law, a very wealthy veteran who never left Biloxi during his service, would have to. He offered to go with me and get the discount, but I didn't want to play that way. When I was in retail, I would have matched the discount if politely asked. I gave Lowe's that option and they accepted the return. It was not an item I really needed I am glad I don't have today.

Serious question I do not know:

"They offer an all day, every day 10 percent discount to all military personnel who are active, reserve, retired or disabled veterans and their family members, with a valid, government-issued military ID card.

All other military veterans will receive the discount on the Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Veterans Day weekends."

What are the 'other' vets not included in active, reserve, retired, or disabled?

What are the 'other' vets not included in active, reserve, retired, or disabled? Originally Posted by JohnnyCap

uh ...dead

...and go easy on ol mary ...10% means a lot to an ol blue collar jimmie on a fixed income like mary is ...good fer mary cuttin costs anyway possible

vets that got drafted did their two years and got out
volunteers that decided they didn't want to do 20 years
others being forced out due to down sizing

Google Thank-a-Vet Erie County... then click on participating business and you'll come across a website administered by the Erie County Clerk that offers many discounts all year long.

Google Thank-a-Vet Erie County... then click on participating business and you'll come across a website administered by the Erie County Clerk that offers many discounts all year long. Originally Posted by BfloEd

Yep Ed, me and a few Vet buddies got that card almost 2 yrs ago: http://www2.erie.gov/clerk/index.php...scount-program
Right now it has over 1,000 local businesses fully supporting it! .....

As opposed to a handful of "nattering nabobs of negativism" we find here, spouting nothing but negative waves sounding more and more like Moriarty below.....



JC ....always with the negative waves....why don't YOU say something righteous and hopeful for a change???.......

Yep Ed, me and a few Vet buddies got that card almost 2 yrs ago: http://www2.erie.gov/clerk/index.php...scount-program
Right now it has over 1,000 local businesses fully supporting it! .....

As opposed to a handful of "nattering nabobs of negativism" we find here, spouting nothing but negative waves sounding more and more like Moriarty below.....



JC ....always with the negative waves....why don't YOU say something righteous and hopeful for a change???....... Originally Posted by Celso

Fantastic video Celso...& you can include Plastic Man whose probably JC...LOL!

Fantastic video Celso...& you can include Plastic Man whose probably JC...LOL! Originally Posted by BfloEd

LMAO!!!.....

For months have suspected they were one and the same, or at least a couple 'good buddies'.. in the horsey biz.
In this thread he kinda 'outs' himself.....
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?...192&highlight=

LMAO!!!.....

For months have suspected they were one and the same, or at least a couple 'good buddies'.. in the horsey biz.
In this thread he kinda 'outs' himself.....
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?...192&highlight= Originally Posted by Celso

yep ...ol mary gots it all figured out!

...but too bad in all the years ol mary has been here the ol gal aint nearly as loved as ...plastic man! ...ol mary never even came up with a catch phrase that caught on ...typical blue collar all the way fer ol mary

Originally Posted by J.J. Walker

up than words or pics can describe. i think a vast majority of straight as an arrow ,, women loving , god fearing veterans or patriots would much prefer these 2 guys in our militarty , school, church or bowling league than a guy like you. is the one goal in your life everyday to disparage and poke fun at as many people as possible. being as we are all degenerates here myself included finding targets is easy and often warranted but for christ sakes do you ever have a positive thought an endearing feature.

were all just trying to enjoy our little time on this planet somrtimes it would be nice if the assholes could take a day off so decent folks could enjoy the nice things in life.

happy holiday to all those who ever served and thank you for your contributions

It's not about the handouts free shit or whatever. It's about showing the respect to those who came before us. There have been many years I have completely forgotten about any free meals, and been some where I go to hang out with fellow vets, both young and old. It's a chance to go and listen to their stories and us to tell them. Yes, we can do that at places like the vfw or legion just as well, and do so. But whenever this federal holiday comes around all the naysayers get to put their two cents in the mix and blast people for getting "hand outs" well it's because of those ladies and gentleman getting those "hand outs" that you are able to do so.

But whenever this federal holiday comes around all the naysayers get to put their two cents in the mix and blast people for getting "hand outs" well it's because of those ladies and gentleman getting those "hand outs" that you are able to do so. Originally Posted by rodeomann22

amen jimmie ...cause merica has lost every conflict since ww2 that has done made us the ...great and free ...nation merica is today

...of course no other country on earth has any ...freedom ...at all ...only someplace awesome like merica lets you be free enough to let the gubment ...monitor all yer communications ...sweeeeeeeet

what I find disconcerting is most government workers ,vets or not, get the day off with pay
while most vets have to go to work