Veteran discounts — the ones that actually check out

10% off most products

Apple Veterans & Military Store.

• Apple's own page: the store is for current and Veteran members of the US Military, National Guard and Reserve
• Immediate family living in the same household also qualify
• You verify through ID.me

Up to 10% off — and a long exclusion list

Select Surface devices and accessories.

• Active, former and retired military and immediate family
• Xbox consoles, games and accessories are excluded. So are Microsoft 365, Windows, Office, Surface for Business, digital games and apps, gift cards and service subscriptions
• It does not stack. If a sale is deeper than the discount, you get the sale, not both
• Microsoft does not publish which verification service it uses — ask in chat or in the store

Up to 10% extra, twice a year

Dell Heroes Purchase Program.

• Active-duty U.S. military, veterans and retirees. Dell does not publish family eligibility
• Savings show up in your cart after you verify
• Hard caps: 2 eligible products per transaction, and 2 transactions per year
• Clearance, gift cards, warranties, limited-quantity deals and some systems are excluded. Dell.com only
• It will not combine with other Dell coupons, though select offers are allowed
• Dell verifies through SheerID, not ID.me

Up to 40% — with yearly limits

HP Frontline Heroes.

• Select PCs, printers and accessories
• Military, veterans and their families. First responders, nurses, doctors and hospital staff qualify too — it is not a military-only program
• Verified through ID.me
• Per calendar year: 2 PCs, 2 tablets, 2 printers, 10 accessories, 12 supplies
• Ink and toner are excluded — have been since 1 March 2023

Up to 30% — and this one stacks

Samsung Military Offers Program.

• Phones, tablets, TVs, appliances and more
• Active members with a valid .mil email address, and active members, veterans and retirees verified through ID.me, GovX or WeSalute
• You need a Samsung Account made with the qualifying email first
• Samsung says the savings can be combined with public and seasonal offers. Samsung is the one on this page where stacking is allowed — check the sale price and the military price together
• Limit 2 products per product category per 12 months, per email address and shipping address (4 for mobile and home appliance accessories)

Two that did not check out

I will not print a discount I cannot find on the company's own page.

• Lenovo. Lenovo's published discount page lists education, healthcare, first responder and senior (55+) savings verified through ID.me. Military and veteran are not currently listed, and lenovo.com/us/en/military is a dead page. Check lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/military/ yourself before you count on a military rate — and if you are a first responder now, or 55 or over, those categories are open to you
• Adobe. Adobe publishes no military or veteran discount. Its deepest published consumer price is student and teacher pricing, open to anyone who qualifies as a student or teacher — not to veterans as such. See adobe.com/products/special-offers.html

You can shop the exchanges online for life

Every honorably discharged veteran. Not just retirees.

• ShopMyExchange.com · MyNavyExchange.com · MyMCX.com · ShopCGX.com
• Free one-time online verification, then it is yours for life
• Uniforms, alcohol and tobacco are excluded
• This is the only place that sells the Microsoft 365 Family Military Appreciation Edition — about $99.99 a year as of September 2026, and about 30% off. The Microsoft Store discount excludes Microsoft 365 entirely, so the exchange is the only door

Who checks your service, and what it costs you

• ID.me is a private identity verification company. It is also one of only two sign-in credentials VA.gov itself accepts — the other is Login.gov — so a lot of veterans already have one. See va.gov/sign-in-faq
• Verifying does mean handing identity documents to a private company. Read what is being asked for before you upload it. If you are not comfortable, do not do it — buy at the exchange instead
• SheerID works behind the store's own checkout. You do not create a SheerID account. It may still ask you to upload proof of service. At Dell that review usually takes about 20 minutes
• Who uses what, on this page: Apple and HP use ID.me. Dell uses SheerID. Samsung takes a .mil email or ID.me, GovX or WeSalute. Microsoft does not publish it

The four things that cost people money

1. “Up to” is a ceiling, not a promise. Up to 40% can be 5% on the item you want. Compare the final cart price against the price anybody can get
2. Stacking is not a general rule. It is per company. Samsung allows it. Microsoft does not — the deeper discount applies, not both. Dell will not combine with its own coupons
3. Software, subscriptions, gaming and gift cards are usually out. So are sale and clearance items at most of these companies. Assume excluded until the company's page says otherwise
4. If you are enrolled in school, price the student rate too. The retailer verifies school enrollment, not your GI Bill. At some companies the student price beats the military price. Watch for promotional first-year pricing that jumps in year two — ask what year two costs before you sign up

Fake veteran discount pages are a real thing

• No legitimate discount program asks you to pay a fee to get verified
• For scam guidance, go to consumer.ftc.gov
• Fraud reports are filed with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov when that service is operating. As of September 2026 it was not accepting reports and was sending people to consumer.ftc.gov. Check it again when you need it