Military discount

[Zyanya]

Why, yes, I do offer a military discount. It's 5% off.

No, I'm not going to give you 15% off. I really don't care that you were a Marine and not some stupid 'grunt' or 'fish'. And no, you weren't under fire at Camp Pendleton. It's only a few miles away from San Diego. How would I know? I was born there.

No, that doesn't mean you get a 15% discount because you are a Marine like my father. In fact, the only reason I give a discount at all is that my uncle was in the Navy and directed some of his old buddies to use my services.

Not supporting the troops is treason? Oh well, guess you'll have to report me to the NSA. Oh, by the way, the military discount has been discontinued. Please slam the door on the way out, the hinges have been sticking. Thank you.



I'm sorry about that sir. Oh, no, I assure you, the military discount is still offered, though I'm considering a marine exception. What's that? You were Navy? And your wife is Coast Guard. Well then, that adds up to a 10% discount, and do thank her again for the fudge. My husband enjoyed it immensely.

[iviles]

Hee hee hee I work near post and I wont lie I love the mil but come on they can be such entitlment hogs Have you met the officer wife that thinks her husbands rank extends to her too they are so much fun (yeah right!)
*before anyone yells yes I am married to the military and have also grown up a military brat so I know what Im talking about.

[Horsetuna]

I was mascot for my mom's air cadets when she was a captain and helped with them. One of her favorite stories was when I learned to walk, they took me on survival trips, took a 20 foot rope and put a tree in camp on one end and me on the other while the majority (guards at camp of course) went off to do maneuvers in the bush.

I never used it to my advantage though, even when I was in an air cadet. So far I haven't met any soldiers who did either. But then again this is Canada.

[Zyanya]

Hee hee hee I work near post and I wont lie I love the mil but come on they can be such entitlment hogs Have you met the officer wife that thinks her husbands rank extends to her too they are so much fun (yeah right!)
*before anyone yells yes I am married to the military and have also grown up a military brat so I know what Im talking about.

Oh yes. And it seems the lower the rank of the husband the more entitled his wife feels. I've seriously debated getting rid of the military discount entirely because it seems as soon as they see it offered they think 'wow, I can get more freebies'. And then I have to explain the the discount is on MY services only. If they want a discount on the appliances, they need to talk to the appliance subcontractor. I've just about reached the point that when they feel compelled to mention their rank more than once, I'm canceling the discount. Or if the first question out of their mouths is 'so, you offer a military discount?'.

[MiloMorai]

'so you offer a military discount?'

I do until the customer pisses me off then I cancel it and double my rates.

Well my husband CORPORAL Dumbass, won't like that blah blah blah....

Wups, there goes that dang doubling thing. Still want the work done?

[zzapp the witch]

The less a person amounted to/actually did in the military is inversely proportionate to how entitled/important they think they are.

In other words: If they're the humble, quiet spoken gentleman, they've probably had to kill people and seen lots of ugly stuff. If they're an ass, they sat behind a desk and prayed for the secretary to be wearing the short skirt when she came in to do their filing.

All I can ever do is chake my head.

[marasbaras]

If they're acting like a bunch of jerks, cancel the discount..

[blas]

Why don't we just give everyone discounts?

Secretary discount
Doctor discount
Lawyer discount
Teacher discount
Senior discount
Junior discount
Large breast discount
Large ass discount
Cop discount
Astronaut discount

Well..some of those discounts already exist, but you know what I mean. Sometimes I fail to understand why certain people really need discounts. I can see a military discount at...well...a military outlet....but anywhere else...why?

[Zyanya]

My uncle has several friends from when he was in the Navy. They are all hard-working men that were kind to me when I was growing up. They all also live in older houses and occasionally need some remodeling work done that requires permits. To get permits, you need plans, and that's where I come in.

For many of them, I'd work for free if they'd let me. My reason for the discount initially was simply a way to help out my uncle's friends without it being 'charity', which they all steadfastly refuse to accept. Heck, some of these guys are my subcontractors and others used to baby-sit me. You'd think they'd be okay asking me for a favor, but those lovely men are just too stubborn.

For such proud, honorable men as they, I'll offer a discount. And occasionally 'forget' to bill an hour or two here and there if I think the discount isn't quite sufficient. And then they have the nerve to ask me where I got my stubborn streak.


But the entitlement minds 'I'm in / was in the military worship me' blokes? They can kiss my wookie.

[chainedbarista]

*ex military married to a current military*

these types seriously piss me off; they give us all a bad name (angered me when i was in and served them...gah, the entitlement issues; imagine the look on mrs. pfc's/corporal's/etc. face when i informed her, tactfully, of course, that i outrank them and they shut up immediately, well, at least the smart ones did; we ended up banning one for her abusive behavior and destroying the record (back in my vet tech days) for her crap).

sorry you've had to deal with them; i hate that when someone plays that kind of card-it makes all involved seem bad.

[Pezzle]

'so you offer a military discount?'

I do until the customer pisses me off then I cancel it and double my rates.

Well my husband CORPORAL Dumbass, won't like that blah blah blah....

Wups, there goes that dang doubling thing. Still want the work done?

At which point I'd chuckle because Corporal is only two ranks above Private E-2. If he said Sergeant Major for an Enlisted NCO or Lieutenant as a CO, then maybe I'd be a little more impressed. And he'd still get the same damn discount.

It's like they don't understand that they all play a part of a large, well oiled machine. One cog is just as important as the other... it's just that some cogs make more decisions.

[Flood]

Astronaut discount

We've got an Astronaut discount where I work.


Nobody's yet to claim it, but it's there.

[edible_hat]

I've never understood why there are discounts for having a particular occupation. Although my mother does enjoy the teacher discount at some stores.

[BiscuitMunroe]

The teacher discount makes sense though. teachers put out around $1000 a year in supplies for their class room out of their pocket. The military discount though, doens' t make a lot of sense to me

[thehippie777]

Our hotel doesn't even have a military discount of any kind, but we give the government rate only if people have their orders that they are traveling because they are serving out of the kindness of our hearts. They should be so lucky with 5%.

And don't you just love the "discount stackers"? "Hmm, I have all of those so can I use all of them?" me: "no, we can only put one discount in the system." "ohhh...*sad face wanting me to feel bad or something*"