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Originally Posted by slowmover
I want to preface my remarks with the fact I'm a vet. There is something about asking for a discount that doesn't sit right with me. It seems tacky. It was something we did for many varied reasons and now we want a few dollars off? It seems to cheaper everything to me. I appreciate the sentiment behind providers who offer. I'd probably take it if a provider offers, but I'd never go asking.
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I appreciate this sentiment so much I try not to patronize places that offer veteran's discounts. There's no good way to say it; do I not appreciate those who made the world of today possible? No, I do, but the service is worth less when it was done for financial gain, and that isn't just the perspective of a few. Drafted, died, fought, god bless you. Went to school, worked for the military in an office, asking for discounts, get in line with the rest of us.
Why should I pay more at Lowe's than a dentist that worked at Fort Bragg?
Thank you for posting a different opinion.