Apple Honors Veterans Day With Website Banner, Activity Challenge on Apple Watch, and More

[Admiral]

Want to really help veterans? Get your behind down to the recruiting office and signup, Share the burden. Posting crap about how big the discount should is really sad.

Most Americans are unfit to serve. Even among the kids at least 75% are disqualified. If I could, I'd saddle back up in a minute, but after 9/11 when I tried to reenlist I found that I am now medically unfit to serve as well.

 

[Gutwrench]

Not wanting to start a fight and I really admire those who serve in combat zones, but here is a question: Why give special discounts to those who willingly and voluntarily join the army, navy, air force etc. and why give nothing to police, fire, paramedics etc. who face danger and horrific working conditions? I realise that some military personnel have to be away from home for long periods but they do not all face extreme danger. I would think an inner-city cop faces more regular danger than the US private peeling potatoes in a mess hall in current day Germany.

It’s a nice thought so maybe Apple will consider doing something for EMS, fire fighters, and LE during their respective appreciation week.

 

[philpalmiero]

Thank you to all veterans both US and our allies.

 

[burgman]

Most Americans are unfit to serve. Even among the kids at least 75% are disqualified. If I could, I'd saddle back up in a minute, but after 9/11 when I tried to reenlist I found that I am now medically unfit to serve as well.

Lazy and fat, how bright our future looks. You stood up once and heeded the call again after 9/11 thank you for your service.

 

[staggerlee41]

I did the Veteran's Day challenge again this year and although difficult for me to get done I made it a priority. My father passed this past Saturday, he didn't serve during war time but he was a proud veteran and made it a point to attend Veteran's Day parades for the camaraderie and to thank others for their service.

Thanks to all who've served their countries.

 

[B4U]

HD now offers it year round, I'm guessing since Lowes has done that for a while they decided to do the same. All you need is an ID, and the VA Veterans ID is accepted if you are not retired.
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Really? I took it as a nice riff on the "Here's to..." adds of yore.

Actually, unless we have service related disabilities or retired, HD still only gives the 10% discount on those 3 days.
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It has? Wow.

I’ve never heard anyone say, “Thank you for your service” except with a sincere tone. Not a single time. That‘s not the context I got from your earlier post, but the response is the same: a polite smile and nod.

Sadly, it has happened more often than you may want to believe. Sigh.
Luckily, the young lad at Chipotle asked me quite a few heart-felt questions today because he is going to join my branch. 😇

 

[jlc1978]

Actually, unless we have service related disabilities or retired, HD still only gives the 10% discount on those 3 days. 😇

You're right, so it might be a local thing. The one by me does it year round; but it looks like the official policy is only on select holidays. Lowe's, OTOH, does it year round and once you show proof all you need is your phone number to get discount.

 

[Gutwrench]

Sadly, it has happened more often than you may want to believe.

As I said, I’ve never heard it said with insincerity. And nonetheless the response is the same: nod or ignore. How to react to a thank you is not baffling except to the drama-prone. Jeez.

 

[dreadnort]

In addition to that poor discount, it seems Apple does not offer any such discount to customers in "friendly" allied countries such as Canada, Australia, UK...

Very happy to take those "foreign" customer's cash and not even interested in giving the same token discount as US vets.

Yes they do, In the UK Veterans and Active service personnel get EPP at apple, you need to take in your veterans card or MOD 90.

There are also hundreds of other companies that offer discounts to UK veterans and Active. look at
Defence Discounts.

Any many places in the US will give discount to UK troops and veterans as well..

 

[Neberheim]

Why should I be insulted by getting a 10% discount on Apple products? Why should I even get a lifetime discount on Apple products because I volunteered for five years of service?

I will say that I’m disappointed our allies up north aren’t extended the same courtesy.

 

[1146331]

10% is better than NO %!
As a veteran, I like the discount. You're most likely NOT a veteran, so why carp about what you can't get?

I agree. Nobody owes me crap so 10% is nice.

With that being said, I stopped shopping at Home Depot because they only offer a veteran discount to all vets on Veterans day, where Lowes gives me 10% off year round regardless of active/retired/vet status.

Home Depot doesn't owe me anything but I'm going to shop at a store that gives me a discount even if it cost more, instead of getting 90% of my money Home Depot gets zero percent and Lowes gets 90% . It's just a business decision that I've made.

 

[5105973]

As I said, I’ve never heard it said with insincerity. And nonetheless the response is the same: nod or ignore. How to react to a thank you is not baffling except to the drama-prone. Jeez.

I admit, as the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, the first time I came across this discussion I was shocked that a simple gracious “thank you” could ever be considered insufficient, and even insulting and disingenuous.

I’ve grown up around enough people who lost a loved one to war to know that these simple thankyou’s aren’t just for the recipient, but often for the speaker’s parent, or sibling, or child or friend who didn’t make it back to hear those words of gratitude. When we say thank you to one veteran we are saying thank you to the fallen we carry in our hearts forever.

I do not know why some veterans now assume civilians are so far removed from appreciating what they do that they assume we aren’t doing other things to honor our veterans.

My father came back from serving combat duty in Vietnam and found a country entirely hostile and suspicious of his service. He would have loved a heartfelt thanks for his service in those dark days back, but that wasn’t the politically correct thing to do among his generation back then, either.

He has greatly enjoyed the past few decades of acknowledgement for his service and for his comrades. A simple thanks has been a lovely exchange he could enjoy with strangers in passing who would notice his dog tags and give him a quick acknowledgment. It truly has meant so much to an elderly man who misses all of his army buddies who have passed on.

It’s sad to see that gentle courtesy come to an end, but if a simple thank you is now cause for awkwardness and discomfort, and our silence is now preferred over an “insufficient” brief thank you, so be it. It’s a new generation of veterans and families out there and their wishes must be respected.

I do think this was a nice gesture on Apple’s part. But I’m gradually on my way out of this world and my opinion does not matter anymore.

 

[B4U]

I agree. Nobody owes me crap so 10% is nice.

With that being said, I stopped shopping at Home Depot because they only offer a veteran discount to all vets on Veterans day, where Lowes gives me 10% off year round regardless of active/retired/vet status.

Home Depot doesn't owe me anything but I'm going to shop at a store that gives me a discount even if it cost more, instead of getting 90% of my money Home Depot gets zero percent and Lowes gets 90% . It's just a business decision that I've made.

I am with you on that.
Only catch is, some products are exclusive at HD and it is stressful to get into that store. 🤣
(Looking at the EGO lawnmowers that I have at home)

 

[Gutwrench]

I admit, as the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, the first time I came across this discussion I was shocked that a simple gracious “thank you” could ever be considered insufficient, and even insulting and disingenuous.

I’ve grown up around enough people who lost a loved one to war to know that these simple thankyou’s aren’t just for the recipient, but often for the speaker’s parent, or sibling, or child or friend who didn’t make it back to hear those words of gratitude. When we say thank you to one veteran we are saying thank you to the fallen we carry in our hearts forever.

I do not know why some veterans now assume civilians are so far removed from appreciating what they do that they assume we aren’t doing other things to honor our veterans.

My father came back from serving combat duty in Vietnam and found a country entirely hostile and suspicious of his service. He would have loved a heartfelt thanks for his service in those dark days back, but that wasn’t the politically correct thing to do among his generation back then, either.

He has greatly enjoyed the past few decades of acknowledgement for his service and for his comrades. A simple thanks has been a lovely exchange he could enjoy with strangers in passing who would notice his dog tags and give him a quick acknowledgment. It truly has meant so much to an elderly man who misses all of his army buddies who have passed on.

It’s sad to see that gentle courtesy come to an end, but if a simple thank you is now cause for awkwardness and discomfort, and our silence is now preferred over an “insufficient” brief thank you, so be it. It’s a new generation of veterans and families out there and their wishes must be respected.

I do think this was a nice gesture on Apple’s part. But I’m gradually on my way out of this world and my opinion does not matter anymore.

Your father is very lucky to have a daughter like you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Lastly, I want to say I appreciate your father’s service and the support your family has given him. Please extend this veteran’s gratitude to your father.

 

[Expos of 1969]

I admit, as the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, the first time I came across this discussion I was shocked that a simple gracious “thank you” could ever be considered insufficient, and even insulting and disingenuous.


I do think this was a nice gesture on Apple’s part. But I’m gradually on my way out of this world and my opinion does not matter anymore.

I truly hope you mean the Apple world and not THE world.

 

[dreadnort]

Service is voluntary (for most of us) and so is a company offering discount, i know of no veteran or active personnel that think other wise.

For those that were talking about the emergency services getting discount, here in the UK our emergency services have the Blue Light Card which companies give discount too. Infact more places in the UK give blue light discount and student discount than veteran.

Never Expected Always grateful

 

[1146331]

Service is voluntary (for most of us) and so is a company offering discount, i know of no veteran or active personnel that think other wise.

For those that were talking about the emergency services getting discount, here in the UK our emergency services have the Blue Light Card which companies give discount too. Infact more places in the UK give blue light discount and student discount than veteran.

Never Expected Always grateful

Terminallance is a great comic

 

[5105973]

Your father is very lucky to have a daughter like you. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Lastly, I want to say I appreciate your father’s service and the support your family has given him. Please extend this veteran’s gratitude to your father.

Thank you. I will pass along your kind appreciation. He’s not had an easy “golden years” with several cancer battles and caring for my sick mother. But he’s held his head up and set an incredible example.

 

[5105973]

I truly hope you mean the Apple world and not THE world.

Thanks! I meant THE world because I was having one of those moments when I posted.

I am 53 and some days I feel every minute of my age. I’m sandwiched in between taking care of teens and octogenarians. 🤪

In that position and at the age I am, sometimes I get the overwhelming sense I’ve failed to help forge a better world for the new generation while simultaneously feeling I’ve somehow failed to live up to the promise I once showed the older generation.

All the while, I never mastered nor will I ever master understanding or navigating the morals, sensibilities and and expectations of either generation. And somehow in the middle of all this, I missed a much needed nap! 😆