10% Off Discount at Lowes for Veterans & Military

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• Here's one for you. How does it feel for you to embarass a veteran by publishing a statement on your webpage that vets can combine the veteran's discount with the moving discount and have a Lowes employee (service manager) categorically deny it and state that Lowes only accepts one coupon at a time. Thanks for another experience like that.

  • Michael - I'm sorry to hear about this unfortunate experience. We strive to provide accurate up to date information on our site. We'll certainly update the article to reflect your experience. We have read on several sites that this discount can be combined with other discounts. Please accept my apology for embarrassment this has caused you.

    • Dear Todd,
      I just returned from shopping inside a Lowe's store in Florida(I won't say what city as to embarrass them) and presented my husbands' VA Veterans Card for my discount(my husband was not with me)and each time, they tell me their policy is that the veteran must be physically standing beside you to honor the discount. Then why, do I ALWAYS get a hassle and a threatening message from your employees when it states directly above in your 'rules' that immediate family members are included for this discount? All of your stores throughout the country should follow the same policy stated above. Immediate families of veterans, should not be made to feel we are going through an interrogation each time we enter your store!

      • Frances - THanks for sharing. Please note.....I have NO affiliation at all with Lowe's. We are a complete independent home improvement publication that shares industry information.

  • @michael
    Todd seems to be a simple man giving simple information to enlighten we, the readers, with insights we're not accustomed to such as this Lowes discount program for veterans. Though, because we all know Todd isn't a Lowes employee or representative of the Lowes corporation, and the internet isn't ALWAYS right (eyes roll) we have to take his information with a grain of salt, and use the food for thought rather than action. If you read your moving discount coupon it clearly states that the coupon cannot be combined with any other discount. Yes, other people on the internet have stated that they were allowed to combine the two; obviously that was under special pretenses where the employee just didn't care, OR the manager wanted to make a repeat customer and was in a good mood. In your case, neither of the above were presented to you; maybe because you might of gave them a little verbal loving like you did with Todd in your reply ;).

    We all here residing within the internets and all it's wondrous tubes of truth and unicorns apologize for your inconvenience, Michael. On a side note, I read on the internet that if you tickle a Lowes employee, they give you special discount coins for anything in the store; but sometimes only plumbing. :)

    • the people at Lowes in Destin florida do not permit the discount unless you have a actve duty ID.Iam a disabled veteran and showed my VA medical card and was embarrassed by the way I was told that I did not qualify. at least they could have been civil about it. never had problems brfore but I won"t go there again,i do believe my money will be accepted elsewhere

• I think depending on the Lowes store some may combine the military discount with other discounts. We were told you can combine two discounts at this particular Lowes in South San Francisco. A manager allowed us to combine a price match with home depot with the military discount and saved us about $300 on a refrigerator. Home Depot would not do that which is why we went to Lowes. Lowes definitely has earned our business...

• We just came back from Lowes and my husband was embarrassed when we asked for a discount and they said they would only take an ID card and they showed us a sheet they had at the cash register of the only types of identificaton they accepted. My husband is not active service but he neither has a VA Medical card. MOST of the Veterans I know DO NOT have a VA Medical card or any card. We told them we would get our car registration to show that we had Veitnam Vetrans licence plates in which we had to prove to the state of TN that he was a vetran, or would run home to get my husbands discharge papers. They said they would not take those identifications (This upset my husband a bit) but changed heart when other customers were watching and They finally gave us the discount but it has discouraged us, embarrassed us and disappointed us -... Home Depot just gives us the discount by honoring our word.

  • I'm sorry you felt embarrassed, but to think a company is just going to take your word for it is a little naive. I do think that the VA license or discharge papers should have beeen enough, but I'm surprised you don't have a card of some type. Perhaps you should contact VA affairs. I don't know anyone who's recently (within the last 10 years) discharged (honorably, retired etc) that doesn't have a card of some sort designating their status.

    • The everyday discount is for active duty, retired and "disabled" veterans. On Memorial Day and Independence Day weekends they include all veterans.

      • I forgot to mention Reservists.

        Here's the link to thepress release;

        http://media.lowes.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2941

    • Most vets that are honorably discharged don't have any card that shows this so basically if you aren't disabled or retired or active duty you "don't count" as far as the policy goes

    • Unless you retire or have some type of VA disability, you not have anything but a copy of DD-214 or in some states you can have that you are a veteran on driver license. I've ran into the same probl m in the past. I checked ith VA years ago and they don't issue a veteran's card unless you are as mentioned above.

    • Right now only Veterans who Retire or Veterans who qualify for MEDICAL benefits get a Veterans ID card.

      However, law was passed in 2015 to take affect in 2017, that all veterans will be able to get a Veterans card to show veteran status. so just hold on for a few more months to get your Veteran cards.

      Thanks for all your service to this country and i hope this information helps.

    • I have to say I am retiring in about a year, so decided to go ahead get my VA card. I wanted to go ahead and get my VA card so when my salary goes down to Social Security benefits I would have my card for medical treatment. Understand I am in perfect health and take no medicine. I applied on line with the VA to get my card. Filled out all the forms, sent in my DD214, my discharge, I answered all questions honestly and included my current salary. I got a nice letter from the VA turning me down for a VA card. In the letter it stated my salary level at this time did not allow me to obtain a VA Card.I have the letter so I know they do consider Salary level in approving you for a VA Card. I served from 1970 to 1974 and have an honorable discharged. In NC they will put Veteran status on your drivers license if you take the proper Paperwork to the DMV which I did. I use that to get my discount at Lowes.

  • Just was at Home Depot, they no longer will accept DD214 papers, only the ID card for any type of military. My husband was honorably discharged from the Navy over 20 yrs ago and are trying to figure a way to obtain an ID card for him now.

  • unfortunatly if a store went by word of mouth many business will be going out of business. im sorry you were embarassed but it clearly states to bring the proof and if he is a veteran than there are ways to obtain the proof. i have been in may stores to ask for the discount and some cashiers didnt even know what that meant. noone is at fault but please be grateful for the discount you recieved anyways, you have only wrote on here and i questioned if you were truely a veterans spouse, if so please up hold the title you carry and understand not everyone or thing is perfect.

  • Our society has evolved to where everything is geared toward the "needy" or "poor". To get the Veteran's discount you have to have a VA medical ID which you can't qualify for if you have been moderately successful in your employment. I took all of the same risks as those who qualify; it says Veteran's discount, am I no longer a veteran because I make too much?

• I served 6 years in the USAF and the only small card they issued us
  to carry is the Selective Service Card with name and dates, but does not say USAF, only (Selective Service) on it......We were
  issued an Honorable Discharge and a DD214, but they are to large to
  carry

  I had a photo ID put on my Selective service card and your South Point,Ohio store would still not honor, however some of your
  Winchester,Ky store people honor and some want to argue with you, that
  we should have been issued a photo ID....1963 thru 1967 you were only
  issued what I stated above.....However the Winchester,KY people are
  very nice and helpful

  • Sounds like you're not retired, active, or disabled. According to Lowes announcement you are not entitled to discount. If some store honors it for you, that's good on them.

    Read the Lowes' press release in link above to determine eligibility.

    I believe the headline at the top of this thread is incorrect.

• For all personnel that have served. Please take your documents to any VA office and get your VA card issued. It does not take much but your time to go and get it.

• I am a US Army veteran as well as a Naval Reserve veteran. When I show Lowes cashers my military Photo ID they said it was expired. I would think a veteran would have an expired ID (Thus Veteran). I think Lowes is getting mixed up between active military and Veterans. Look up veteran in the dictionary and see what it says.

  Thanks for reading,

  Joe
  US ARMED FORCES VETERAN

  • Same thing happened to me. I've been using the military discount since 2009 with no problems. My active duty card expired in Oct 2009. I just went to Lowe's today and got it scrutinized for the first time. It was embarrassing but the manager was pretty cool about it and gave me the discount anyways. She told me to get an updated card. Apparently they've become more meticulous because of the gov contract they hold...or something... Despite the fact that I am a disabled vet, I never got a VIC from the VA. I'll be calling in for one tomorrow for sure. I can't believe that they won't accept a DD214 though along with a photo id. That will prove whether someone is a disabled vet or not. I guess beggars can't be choosers.

• Bangor Vets beware, after having spent thousands of dollars at the local Bgr.Me. Lowes, using my veterans card, now they need a Manager to approve your photo ID. In my case (2) in took this Mgr 20 min. to find her way to the checkout. This is an obvious attempt to discourage the discount, and insult Verterans. No doupt thier's a Vice Pres. in the Lowes Corp who doesn't own a home in the Islands yet and wants to make off the back of Veterans. OK!!! Vets lets take our business somewhere else. In most cases local stores will offer discounts to Veterans.

  • Manager approval is only for over $100. Under that, clerk can apply discount.

• I honorably served in the United States Marines 1964-1970. I was issued a wallet size card:
  (CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE) ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. Honorably Served on Active Duty in UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS The back of the card has the dates of service, my signature the name of the issuing Officer's name & his signature.
  Recently I was made aware that Lowe's & H-D offered a 10% discount to current & former Service Members. Today after lunch my Wife & I stopped in Lowe's in Daphne, Alabama to make a purchase of paint & supplies, the card was presented @ check out she called for a manager's approval several minutes later the Lady came up & asked to see my card again. I presented the card, she looked @ it & stated "We don't take that" & rudely turned away. I'm beginning a 50,000 to 70,000 dollar remodeling project anyone care to guess when I'll pass through Lowe's door again?
  And no I did not make a scene, I asked for the name of the manager & contacted Lowes via email. Hell it's 10% & it's limited to 500.00 annually give the discount or don't offer one.

  • Jerry - Thank you for your service and thanks for sharing. sure hope it gets straightened out.

• The only issue is not everyone that is a veteran qualifys for a VA card. Many people make to much money and when they go to a lowes with there DD-214 they are turned down. This happens all the time. I work for the VA and we have to constantly explain to people that there is nothing we can do to give them a card if they do not qualify for health care.

• I am a 14 year veteran of the US Navy. I proudly served and was honorable discharged but I too like many am discriminated against because I cannot qualify for a veterans medical benefit card. I made too much salary according to veterans affairs to be eligible for the medical so no card. Lowes will not honor my license with a veteran endorsement. Your store policy is discriminating and should be changed or do away with it all together. I am a building contractor and buy large quantity materials but this makeshift shop other places that does not discriminate.

  • James - We are not associated with Lowes in anyway. I can certainly understand your frustration...you'd be better served trying to contact Lowes with your comment. Best of luck and thank you for your service.