Comments on: Lowe’s Expands Support of the Military with Year-Round Discount!

By: Jim Whiteside

Jim Whiteside — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:59:38 +0000

I’m also an Army vet (drafted 1966-68) and was recently denied the veteran’s discount that I genuinely appreciated. It was one of the few, if any, thank you’s the Vietnam era vet ever got. I’ll see you under the orange sign, and I don’t mean agent orange either. I’ll take my home improvement dollars to an organization that says “Thanks”.

By: J Betthauser

J Betthauser — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:47:10 +0000

Dearborn, what’s so hard to understand about it? The hand may feed you, but I spent 13 1/2 months in Vietnam as a draftee and had no desire to make it a career, so the hand that feeds me is my own!

By: W Zimmer

W Zimmer — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:05:24 +0000

What they neglected to mention is that veterans used to enjoy the discount all year long – not just three holidays a year. I’ll take my business to Home Depot which still offers the veteran’s discount all year!

By: Larry Dearborn

Larry Dearborn — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:08:53 +0000

I don’t understand why some people are complaining. I thank Lowes just for doing what they do. I will never bite the hand of those feeding me.

By: Earle DuBose

Earle DuBose — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:40:47 +0000

Lowe’s in Warner Robins DOES NOT honor this program for veterans, Larry-the store manager has taken it upon his self to deny this. Lowe’s can kiss my business good bye.

By: Clyde Barger

Clyde Barger — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:52:43 +0000

It would be nice to honor all those who served in the military rather than just those who are on active duty or retired. I have spent a ton of money at Lowe’s and guess I will in the future. I agree with others I did a hard tour in Vietnam during a time when being in the military was not so cool and we were hated. My neighbor retired from the military and never saw combat but he gets the discount everyday??? But thanks for the discount on the other days. Kind of hard to plan the projects around just those few days.

By: John Gallagher

John Gallagher — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:44:44 +0000

Your discount policy is suggesting that some veterans are more equal than others which is discriminatory, Perhaps you should define a veteran as the military does. I wonder if you allow the families of KIA veterans this same discount. How do they provide a pictured ID.

By: Charles Harbst

Charles Harbst — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:07:13 +0000

I will definitely be shopping elsewhere. I didn’t retire from the Army but I served in Vietnam while some retirees never saw combat. Not right. I agree with the others who feel that because we did not retire or disabled we do not get the discount year round. We served our country and put our lives on the line while someone who retired from the military and never put their lives at risk get the discount. Go figure.

By: Ron Molinaro

Ron Molinaro — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:16:38 +0000

Yes–but. Lowes has for about the last two years offered (I shop in Fl. & Tn.) an everyday discount to any veteran with proof of service. (DD214) You now can’t get a discount without a picture ID and you can’t get an ID from the VA unless you are getting health benefits. They cut a lot of us out, Home Depot hasn’t.

By: Bill Kautz

Bill Kautz — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:49:57 +0000

I just heard about the veteran’s discount at Lowe’s and asked about it at the North Cornwall, (Lebanon), PA store. They assured me that they did give a discount to ALL veterans. I showed them my VA Hospital ID card and got the discount. I’m off to Home Depot to see what they’ll do in this area. From what I’ve heard and read, it seems the discount is up to the local managers.