Home Depot and Lowe’s have long been known to offer a 10% military discount to military members, veterans, and retirees on the main military holidays such as Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Veterans Day.
Well, good news – both companies now offer these military discounts every day of the week! Additionally, you may be able to find discounts online at Lowes.com and savings at HomeDepot.com.
Military Discount Eligibility: Please read the discount information for each store closely. These discounts may or may not be available to all military veterans on a daily basis. In general, both Home Depot and Lowe’s offer a 10% discount to all currently serving military members with proper military ID, retired military members with ID, and veterans with a service-connected disability rating and VA health care ID card with a service-connected designation. Some veterans have reported being able to receive a discount with a drivers license featuring a veterans designation (this is not always accepted at all locations).
Home Depot Military Discount
Home Depot is one of the many companies who offer military discounts year-round. There is some confusion regarding the Home Depot military discount policy. Below you can find details on Home Depot’s offers to veterans.
Home Depot’s 10% Military Discount Policy
An online customer service rep recently gave me this information about Home Depot military discounts:
- Year-round: Home Depot’s military discount is offered throughout the year.
- 10 percent off: Home Depot’s 10% discount is applicable to purchases with a $500 maximum
- U.S. stores: The discount is offered in the U.S. to all active duty military personnel, reservists, retired or disabled veterans and their immediate families.
- Military ID: To use Home Depot’s discount, you should present an acceptable proof of military service.
In fact, you can find even more savings with special Memorial Day and Veterans Day discounts at retailers and restaurants nationwide.
I also contacted a Home Depot customer service rep online and she gave me this response:
We proudly offer Active and Veteran military a 10% discount on their online or in-store purchases. Please contact Online Customer Care at 1-800-430-3376 and place your online order over the phone for an immediate discount or bring your ID to your local Home Depot. However, this may not be used in combination with any other sale prices or discounts.
(Editor’s note: Several readers have reported that Home Depot no longer offers the military discount for online purchases.)
HomeDepot.com Coupon Codes
The Home Depot offers a variety of sales, some of which may vary by location. So it’s a good idea to check the local advertisements, fliers, and online store for up to date information.
The Home Depot also publishes local deals to their website. Click here to view the latest online and in-store promotions at The Home Depot!
Lowe’s Military Discount
Like Home Depot, Lowe’s offers veterans a 10% discount through its MyLowe’s program. You can learn more about the promotional program here.
Lowe’s 10% Military Discount Policy
Lowe’s now offers a 10% military discount to all active duty military members, members of the Guard and Reserve, retired military members and their immediate family members.
The 10% Lowe’s discount also applies to veterans who served honorably, as well as and their families.
Here is the specific discount information:
To receive the Everyday 10% Military Discount, you must:
Be currently serving in or a veteran* of the US armed forces or be the immediate family member (Spouses and/or dependent children up to 18 years old). Once the service member signs up for the discount program on Lowes.com, it will be linked to a MyLowe’s card that may also be used by immediate family.
and
Enroll in the program online. Lowe’s uses a trusted third party to verify eligibility status for online enrollment and may require additional documentation or proof of eligibility.
*Veteran includes all individuals who are retired from the US armed forces or who have been discharged (e.g., honorable, under honorable condition, general). Individuals dishonorably discharged or for bad conduct are not eligible to receive a military discount.
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How to Sign Up for the MyLowe’s Program
Military members and veterans will need to sign up for the MyLowe’s program in order to receive the military discount. Once you sign up for the MyLowe’s program, you can receive the military discount on purchases made in the store, as well as online purchases at Lowes.com.
You will need to provide Lowe’s with your name, phone number, and zip code to join the MyLowe’s program. You will also need to verify your military service with e third party company that verifies military service through a contract with the DoD.
Once you join the MyLowe’s program, you can link your MyLowe’s account with your phone number, or choose to carry a physical card (it is not a credit card, it’s simply a membership card).
The discount applies to in-stock and special-order purchases up to $5,000, but it excludes sales via Lowes.com and purchases of services or gift cards.
Keep in mind you may be able to find discounts at the Lowe’s.com website. Just follow the link or click on the banner below to access these deals. The best part is that you can view inventory and complete your order online, then visit the store and pick up the item. That way you don’t waste a trip only to find out they didn’t have your item in stock.
Home Depot & Lowe’s Military Discount FAQ’s
There can be some confusion on these military discounts at Home Depot and Lowe’s. So we put together a few answers to the most common questions and concerns we hear from our readers.
Who is eligible for the military discount?
The offers as explained above do not necessarily include all veterans, 100% of the time. Both The Home Depot and the Lowe’s military discount offers include active duty, Guard/Reserves, retirees, and veterans with a service connected-disability rating (many stores require the veteran to show proof of a service-connected rating, which will appear on the VA health care ID card).
The Lowe’s military discount is open to anyone who has served honorably.
Some veterans have been able to receive the discount with an alternate form of ID or proof of service, such as a DD 214, or a veterans designation on their drivers license. These alternate forms of ID aren’t officially accepted, so this may be at the discretion of the clerk or the store manager.
How to prove military service:
- Military ID Card
- Veterans ID Card
- VA Health Care Card
- DD Form 214
- Drivers License with Veterans Designation
- other ways to prove military service
Are there exceptions to the discount?
Yes. There are certain exceptions and exclusions to the discounts. Some items cannot be discounted due to manufacturer limitations, because they are already on clearance or have other discounts applied, or because they are commodities and the pricing doesn’t allow for discounting.
This is common for items such as lumber and drywall, which have very small profit margins. There also may be a total dollar limit for discounts.
For example, several commenters have stated the store manager informed them there was a dollar limit for the discount ranging from $50 to $500, depending on the item, store, or location.
Some discounts can’t be combined, such as a military discount and a contractor’s discount. Additionally, it appears as though Home Depot may no longer offer the 10% discount for online purchases. Please verify before making your purchase.
What if you don’t receive a discount?
Some military members and veterans have reported not being able to receive a 10% discount when shopping at Home Depot or Lowe’s. Please check with all the above information and verify the discount applies.
You can ask the store manager to see a copy of their military discount policy and ask if there are exclusions for the items you are purchasing.
It’s also possible you don’t have the form of ID they accept. Home Depot and Lowe’s both have policies in place regarding which forms of ID are accepted. Clerks can get in trouble or lose their job for accepting the incorrect form of ID, so please don’t put them in an awkward position.
Discounts may be hit or miss. At the end of the day, we should appreciate the fact that these companies are making an effort to support our community. If the discount isn’t applied, then please thank them anyway and show these companies our gratitude and appreciation for supporting our community.
Shop Around
If Home Depot or Lowe’s doesn’t honor the military discount, then compare prices with other stores, including playing Home Depot and Lowe’s against each other (they almost always honor coupons and offers from the other store).
There are plenty of home improvement coupons available from various stores. The key is to look at all of your options to ensure you’re getting the best deals on the products you need.
Frederick Frnk says
Thank you Joe McFarland III for your service! I am a US Navy veteran, Viet Nam service. I made four West Pac deployments during my three years and two months aboard a cargo ship. This note is to thank Lowe’s for the military discount. I also thank them for the new veterans parking spaces at their stores. I feel humbled and thankful when the clerk also thanks me for service when checking out. It’s nice to know that some big companies remember veterans.
Julie says
Lowe’s is a wonderful store. #Home Depot not so much. My husband is a Veteran and disabled Police Officer from FL. Yesterday, for the first time ever he was denied his Veteran discount because the V on his FL drivers license no longer counts. They can keep their discounts, it’s a privilege not a requirement, but the way we’re were treated, being told my husband service doesn’t count was hurtful and embarrassing. We will not return to Home Depot.
Howard Hochman says
Home Depot doesn’t care about giving discounts to a Vietnam era vet that served 8.5 years in the Navy, never suffered an injury and has a DD214 to prove service! Lowes is a great store and acccepts my credentials without question 365 days a year. I’ll never step foot in Home Depot again!
David says
I also will no longer shop at Home Depot, after they misled and embarrassed me at my local store while trying to get a military veteran discount.
I learned about veteran discount at Lowes, they give a discount to all active duty military and honorable discharged veterans. So I assumed Home Depot did the same. At my next visit to Home Depot, I went to customer service station and was told they did but unlike Lowes they didn’t register you online. I was told I needed an active duty ID, a veteran ID or show a dd214 form. So after applying two months to get a VIC (veteran identification card) from VA.gov, I was then told at Home Depot only active or retired veterans received every day discount and all others only on military holidays, which was not what I was originally told. Bottom line Lowes not only gives all active military and veterans a discount every day but they also have designated parking in front for Military and veterans. I will no longer shop at Home Depot not because of the discount but how they handled my situation.
Larry says
Allan,I think you meant “disabled” veterans since home depot will not give their discount to veterans that were able to remain healthy and not need VA benefits. I have a veterans designation on my GA drivers license, but that does not meet home depot standards. So now I refuse to shop them anymore. Lowes honors my military service everyday. Lowes also used a verification service to certify my military record.
Robert Perez says
Went to Home Depot on November 19th willing to spend almost $300 worth of merchandise. But ended up leaving because the manager at the store would not give my father a veteran’s discount. My father served his time in the military, and deserves some level of respect. We are not looking for handouts, but the least that the manager could have done was to say thank you for your service… but could only muster “My hands are tied”. Ended up going to Lowe’s and got his veterans discount, no questions asked. I will be a lifelong Lowe’s customer going forward. Thank you Lowes for making my father feel like his service was worth something.
Jim Gilliland says
I was in my local Home Depot store this morning Nashville Tennessee and clerk told me they were instructed last week to stop giving the military 10% discount.
Harold Hankins says
The home depot here (Brick, NJ) sometimes gives non-disabled veterans the discount and sometimes they don’t. It appears to be that some cashiers don’t know to check for the disabled notation on the VA card. Regardless of that if you have them call a manager over that manager can give anyone a 10% discount, military or not.
I just tried to sign up for the Lowe’s discount online but their processor SheerID rejected it and insisted I upload a copy of proof. When I tried that it wouldn’t upload saying the link had expired. It insisted I visit a Lowe’s store and bring proof in. The next time I’m on that side of town I’ll try that.
Timothy Hodgens says
Just got home from the Black Friday madness at the Maui Homedepot. After waiting over an hour for an available salesperson, I got got a checkout slip for a range/microwave combo. I finally get to the front counter to pay for my items, and I’m told I cant combine the Black Friday sale with the military discount. I’d have to choose one or the other. And to top it off, the items arnt even in stock and I have to wait 8 weeks for it.
Edward says
Lowe’s on Oahu gives me 10% off on any purchase, even sale items. Yes I first had to sign on line and bring my proof of service(copy of DD214) to the Customer service desk and now every time I buy anything at Lowe’s I tell them I have a My Lowe’s card and tell them I’m a veteran. At the register all I give them my name and the 10% discount is given. I don’t even have to take out my ID.No hassle at all. On the other hand I went to home Depot. When I went to the register they did not offer me a veterans discount. I think the next time I go to HD I will talk to the Customer service desk and ask them how I can get a discount. I think the cashier was new.
lazlo says
HD only gives the discount when convenient it would appear. Do NOT expect any kind of discount on lumber. Nor already discounted items even though the “discount” is vendor related and costs HD nada to implement. Shop Lowe’s.
George Isabel says
I am also a veteran , I stop shopping at home depot because the policy changes every time you go in the store ,I have veteran I.D card from the va clinic also have it on my driver’s license. Also home depot does not have parking spaces for veterans. To me home depot recognize the veterans like lowes does I do not shop at home depot anymore, all my business goes to Lowe’s now
Ann says
I stopped shopping at Home Depot 10 years ago! The last time I walked in the store and you would have thought I was invisible. I could not get any one to assist me. I am not surprised they don’t offer Military Discount. As a veteran I take my $$$ to Lowe’s, they are ALWAYS helpful
MELVIN B COHEN says
Last time I was in the store and asked for my VA discout they gave it to me by showing my drivers license stamped Veteran, but was told that I should get different VA card.
How and where do I apply for it?
Robert Boggess says
Your Home Depot store in Albany, Oregon does not give healthy veterans a discount every day showing their dd 214 form. I was told I had to be diabled, or retired with a card, or active. I served, as many did and made it out without needing help from the VA. You just lost a customer!
Ken says
So curious with everyone saying that “they won’t give me a discount, so I refuse to shop there anymore”. Do people do this to all stores that don’t offer someone a military discount? Like Walmart, KMart, grocery stores, etc? It’s interesting that people purchase gasoline all the time and don’t refuse to purchase at the gas station because they don’t get a military discount, but state to refuse to shop at a home improvement store because they don’t offer one. Sounds like some double standards for most people. I really don’t care, if I get a discount, great, if not, then that is alright too. (retired after 20 years in Marines).
Lennie says
I don’t think the issue is that they refuse to shop somewhere that doesn’t offer a military discount. The issue is a merchant who offers a military discount but does not honor it. If they offer a military discount there should not be loopholes to deliberately deny a veteran what they have been offered. And, thank you sir for your service.
Kevin says
To me it just seems like home depot wants the good publicity claiming to give Veterans discounts but don’t want to actually give the discount. I am a veteran and if they don’t want to give a discount that is fine with me but don’t use Veterans to try to con people in.
Dan Thompson says
This quote if from this page. It is about Home Depot: The discount is offered in the U.S. to all active duty military personnel, reservists, retired or disabled veterans and their immediate families.
The secret is the average vet can not get this discount. Read every word. No where does it say all vets. On your VA identification card t must have the words “Service connected” it they are not there no discount. So if you were in the military and got out without getting wounded and and classified as disabled, no discount. I could not get the discount until my ID was changed.
Billy Blackston says
Today, November 30,2018, I was at Home Depot to look for a specific type of wall paper that I plan on using for a back ground behind a heater I recently bought from Home Depot. While there I picked up a few items I needed for another project. As I checked out I showed my VA card, it was to my astonishment that the girl at the register told me we can’t give you a discount for your status it only gives you a discount at certain time of the year. The reason that this puzzled me was that less than a month ago I bought nearly 500.00 worth of insulation at a Home Depot near the place where I was going to install the insulation and i was not questioned about my VA status and was given the 10% discount. The same store I was at today, that refused, also gave me the 10% discount a week ago when I purchase the heater, mention above, from them. As a veteran that proudly served his country for 10 years and as I am one among others that left the military in good health, meaning I’m not a disabled veteran. I don’t have any intention of buying from Home Depot again if my service in all honesty means nothing to them.
Donah says
I once went to Home Depot because of their misleading offer of a military discount. Their own CEO responded regarding implementing an online request for a purchase we were making of over $1200
After being contacted twice and receiving our response, they suddenly stopped all contact and would not return calls or emails. We were intentionally misled as they initially were going to honor the discount.
LOWE’S OFFERS MILITARY PARKING, IN STORE AND ONLINE DISCOUNTS AND PRICE MATCHING. WE NOW PASS HOME DEPOT TO GET TO LOWE’S.
Patrick Flaherty says
Just recently moved to Tucson, AZ and was blindsided by a clerk at a Home Depot store who denied me a veteran discount. First time ever. Have been shopping at HD and Lowes for years and was never treated in such a way, being made to feel that my service to my country was not appreciated.
I asked to see the store Manager, and he said it is and has always been HD policy to deny a veteran discount to “veterans” due to the impact it has on the bottom line. He also stated Lowes was in dire straits in part because they give the discount. Maybe what he and other management types at HD don’t understand, is that I and many other veterans who have spent thousands at their stores will no longer be spending our money there. From now on, it’s Lowes for me.
Robert says
I went to Lowes and asked about getting the military discount. They had me bring my DD214 form and signed me up for my yearly 10% policy. So nice it was to receive the discount policy. Then I went to Home Depot to do the same thing. Then I found out it’s not for all veterans, just a few of the total number of vets. It’s petty irritating that they advertise veteran discount and don’t do it for all vets like Lowes. I will not shop at Home Depot again.