--- title: "Lowe’s Is Now Offering Military Discounts To Veterans" date: "2017-05-04" modified: "2017-05-04" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/lowes-military-discounts-veterans-military-retirees/" categories: - "Deals & Discounts" - "Gear Reviews" - "The Gear Locker" --- # Lowe’s Is Now Offering Military Discounts To Veterans ![]() Military service comes with a lot of rough deals and uneven trade-offs, and while there are occasional perks while you’re in, they tend to drop off once you get out. But now there’s some good news for vets: Lowe’s has expanded its [military discount to include honorably discharged military veterans and retirees.]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFI-Djp46fA As of May 1, active-duty troops, retirees, and veterans are all able to take advantage of the home improvement chain’s 10% online shopping discount, free parcel shipping, and have access to faster checkout and self-checkout options at brick-and-mortar locations. To take advantage of the deal, current and former service members need only [sign up online](). After providing identification and proof of service, they’ll receive a Lowe’s card to show at stores for the discount and benefits. Related: 10 Restaurants With The Best Military Discounts » The discount is linked with your Lowe’s account and can be shared by an entire household, [according to Military Times.]() Additionally, once you’ve received your card, you won’t have to show ID or proof of service at checkout, which for some veterans can be a bit of a pain, as not everyone has a Veteran Affairs ID card or carries a laminated copy of their DD214 in their back pocket. Sure, and while nobody joins up because they’re really *that* excited about a damn discount (hopefully), it’s still a nice gesture from the retail chain. After all, you can’t put a price on shorter lines when you’ve got 20 -pounds of discount mulch and dirt to buy for sandbags, err, gardening. Yeah… gardening .... definitely not going to use this to turn my basement apartment into a bunker. Hopefully I won’t end up like Brendan Fraser in “Blast from the Past.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z3N3KquVJY ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()