[R-390] The Home Depot Issue

[Tom Nicholson]

Both Home Depot & Lowes have dropped the 10% to "Veterans", except on 
July 4th, Veterans Day & Memorial Day. BUT let me define "Veterans" as 
they do. Active duty, Reserves and any one that has served BUT not 
enough for retirement. I can only speak for my experience with Lowes, 
but they still give the 10% to Retired Military, Disabled Vets and Vets 
with a current VA Hospital ID card. Each check out has a laminated copy 
of what ID cards they accept. Those of us that have served but not 
retired have to wait for the 3 holidays listed. The explanation that I 
got (of the record) was that to many of our fellow Vets were coming in 
and buying big ticket items for our friends, family & neighbors. They 
felt there was no way in controlling this. Hence the structure we have 
now. Same thing happened to the 10% discount that Lowes would give to 
everyone that moved into a community. Used to be that when you got your 
change of address packet from the USPS there was a 10% coupon in it and 
you just went to the store & used it. (This information I got from my 
neighbor that works the counter at USPS) "JERKS" were coming in and 
getting 10 or 15 "Change of Address" packets and selling the coupons on 
EPay & Craigs list. NOW , when you get the change of address packet, the 
Lowes 10% coupon requires you to go on-line to register & Lowes sends a 
coupon via email.  Again, all it takes is a few "Butt Plugs" to ruin it 
for all of us.

So what I do now, is if I can plan ahead for any big purchases I wait 
for the next holiday and make my purchase then.

Tom W1ALZ
USAF 1959 to 1963


On 8/8/2014 10:37 AM, Bob Camp wrote:
> Hi
>
> Around here they dropped the discount several years back. That may simply be a decision they made in a town with an Army base in it and a couple more instalations near by. With a population at the 60 to 80% level  who could claim the discount, it may have been putting them out of business.
>
> Bob
>