[R-390] The Home Depot Issue

[barry williams]

I've got a better scam for you. I saw on the news yesterday that you can 
get out of the Obamacare penalty the IRS is going to hit you with if you 
can show proof of financial hardships. One of the qualifying situations 
is a threat to cancel utilities. So, just be late on the water bill and 
save the threat letter for tax season.

Thought I would help out my friends on the list who may be in a bind 
with the health care thing coming up.


the other Barry



> 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
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