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All About the Hanes Military Discount

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Did you know about the Hanes military discount?

Hanes is a great place to shop! You can find anything from underwear to socks or pajamas. They have basic hoodies and athletic clothing. Something for everyone in the family.

Shopping at Hanes

I love going to the Hanes store at the Opry Mills Mall in Nashville. I can always find something for me or for someone in my family.

Hanes brands include the following brands: Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, L’eggs, Just My Size, Barely There, Wonderbra, Maidenform, Berlei, and Bonds. They have a lot of options, and are an ideal place to go to find comfort clothing or sleepwear. Need some new socks or underwear? Go to Hanes!

Hanes Military Discount

The Hanes military discount is for 10%, and you can use it online and in person. To use online, you would need to be verified with ID.me, and you just share your military ID in the store. The military discount is open to all members of the military, including veterans. There is a $10 maximum discount allowed per order.

If you are ever unsure whether a company offers a military discount, just ask them. Many do advertise that they do, but not all. It doesn’t hurt to ask.

Can Military Spouses use this military discount?

Yes, military spouses and three family members are also eligible for the Hanes military discount. Just make sure you are verified on ID.me or have your military ID to show at the store.

Hanes History

Hanes actually started as Shamrock Knitting Mills in 1900, founded by John Wesley Hanes. The company was renamed Hanes Hosiery Mills in 1914. John Hanes had a brother, Pleasant H. Hanes, who founded the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company back in 1901, yes, around the same time that John started his company.

The two companies merged in 1965, forming the Hanes Corporation. They then became a part of Consolidated Foods, which became Sara Lee. It was in 2006 when Sara Lee spun off its clothing brand as Hanesbrands Inc.

Using Military Discounts

Whether you are planning to use the Hanes military discount or any of the other military discounts out there, enjoy the % off the company is giving. Be respectful of the rules around the discount, and have fun shopping!

The Amazing Vera Bradley Military Discount You Can Use at the Outlet

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The Amazing Vera Bradley Military Discount You Can Use at the Outlet

I love a new blanket. They make me so happy! And one of my favorite places to get them is Vera Bradley.

I also love to buy purses, wallets, and whatever else I fall in love with when I go to that store. And the best part? Vera Bradley had a military discount! And, you can use it at the Vera Bradley outlet, too.

Talk about saving money! And we all need more than these days.

Vera Bradley History

Back in 1982, two friends, Patricia R. Miller and Barbara Bradley, were on vacation when they realized there was a lack of colorful, distinctive luggage in the world. They were then able to turn just $500 into a fantastic business that has spanned decades and filled a market gap.

They named the company Vera Bradley after Barbara’s mother. The first bags they made sold well, and they ran the business out of Barbara’s basement. Her teenage daughter created their first logo.

The company has grown and grown over the years, and now has 130 stores.

What is the Vera Bradley Military Discount?

Military, as well as teachers, students, first responders, and medical professionals, receive 10% off as a Vera Bradley military discount. You can use it in the regular and outlet stores, as well as online. Show your military ID or be verified with ID.me.

Some stores will allow you to use the military discount with their sales. Just ask! Over the years, I have been able to do so every time I have gone to Vera Bradley.

You might also see that they carry Vera Bradley at the Exchange. While the price might be a little discounted, if you can find a Vera Bradley Outlet, that is where you will find the best deals. If you are stationed at Fort Campbell, you can find one at the Opry Mills Mall in Nashville.

Please visit their website for more information!

Looking for more military discounts? There are so many! Please visit my The Military Spouse’s Directory Of Military Discounts!

The Amazing Vera Bradley Military Discount You Can Use at the Outlet

How Military Families Can Go to SeaWorld For Free, Yes Free

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Growing up in Southern California, I have many fond memories of SeaWorld. So, when my husband joined the military, I was excited to hear that military families can visit SeaWorld for free, yes, free. Since then, we have taken advantage of the amazing SeaWorld military discount a handful of times.

While most amusement parks offer discounts ranging from 5% to 50% off, SeaWorld provides complimentary tickets to the service member and their family. Here is what you need to know about going to SeaWorld for free:

What is the SeaWorld military discount?

Through the Waves of Honor program, you can receive free admission to SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, or SeaWorld Orlando. Every active duty service member can get in for free, plus three direct dependents. Spouses can redeem the tickets if the service member is overseas, but must log in under their account.

SeaWorld San Diego

At Sea World San Diego, you can also get the 2025 Military pass for $99.99. You can purchase this for the service member and family up to six passes. This pass gives you unlimited admission and general parking through December 2025.

SeaWorld San Antonio

At Sea World San Antonio, you can also buy 50% off tickets, for up to six tickets in addition to the four complimentary ones. You can buy the 2025 Military pass, but it ends September 1, 2025.

SeaWorld Orlando

At Sea World Orlando, you can also buy 50% off tickets, for up to six tickets in addition to the four complimentary ones. You can buy the 2025 Military pass with parking for $172.99, up to six passes, to use through December 31st, 2025.

Who qualifies for this military discount?

Active duty military, activated or drilling reservists, and National Guard members.

What about veterans? Does SeaWorld have a veterans discount?

Yes, veterans can also get a free ticket to SeaWorld San Diego and SeaWorld San Antonio, and up to three for friends and family. They can also get up to six tickets for 50% off. Sadly, this promotion ended July 31st. But look forward to next year.

At SeaWorld Orlando, veterans can get up to six 50% single-day tickets.

There are also options for the 2025 Military pass!

How do you get the SeaWorld Military discount?

To get these SeaWorld military discounts, you will need to verify your military status with ID.me. You should also be prepared to show your military ID at the gate.

Quick Links for All the Discounts and Parks

Looking for the latest information about a specific park? Here you go!

SeaWorld Orlando Active Duty
SeaWorld Orlando Veterans
SeaWorld San Diego Active Duty
SeaWorld San Diego Veterans
SeaWorld San Antonio Active Duty
SeaWorld San Antonio Veterans

Enjoy your visit!

Universal Studios, Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and Knott’s Berry Farm also offer military discounts on their tickets.

Did You Know Lowe’s and Home Depot Have a Military Discount?

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It’s date night! We go to dinner, maybe to a movie, but oftentimes we find ourselves at Lowe’s. Whether we want to get ideas for a new project or to buy some new plants for the garden. Lowe’s and Home Depot also have a military discount, which we use for almost each and every visit. I love saving money!

Lowe’s Military Discount

Lowe's Military Discount

Lowe’s first opened in 1921 in North Carolina. They offer a 10% military discount on eligible items, both online and in-store. You need to create a MyLowe’s account. At Lowe’s, not only can your service member sign up for the military discount, but you as a military spouse can too. After you have signed up, when you visit the store, provide your phone number, and they will be able to add the discount. At the Lowe’s here near Fort Campbell, they always tend to ask too.

Recently, we were very happy that Lowe’s had a military discount, as we purchased wood and soil for our new garden area in our backyard. Not only that, but when I get in the mood to buy some new seeds or other items for our garden, I know I can save a few dollars using the military discount.

Home Depot Military Discount

Home Depot Military Discount

Home Depot started much later in 1978 in Atlanta and also offers a 10%. Their discount is similar in that you have to sign up for their program, and can use the military discount online or in person. They do have a limit of $400 per year, and as a spouse, you can only sign up after your service member has done so.

Last year we went to Home Depot and found the perfect outside couch for our deck. I fell in love with it. Unfortunately, they didn’t have the sofa in stock at our Home Depot, but I was able to buy the couch online using the military discount.

Saving Money on Military Discounts

Here in Tennessee, our sales tax is almost 10% so when we use the military discount at Lowe’s or Home Depot I know it typically covers most of the tax. This means I can compare the cost at the Exchange when I am shopping for appliances, since the Exchange is tax-free.

Whether you’re working on a home project, preparing for a PCS, or just need a few items from a home improvement store, take the time to sign up for the Lowe’s and Home Depot Military Discounts. You can use them wherever you are stationed within the United States, and of course, online.

Beyond Lowe’s and Home Depot, you can find military discounts at other stores, restaurants, and even amusement parks. Military discounts are great ways to save a little money and are typically pretty easy to use. If you are unsure if a particular store offers a military discount or not, make sure to ask just in case. You will be glad that you did.

Did You Know Kroger Has a Military Discount?

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Does Kroger have a military discount?

Grocery shopping is not fun these days. The cost of everything seems to have gone up, and what used to be affordable now feels high-priced. As military families, we do have choices. We can shop at the Commissary, which gives us an average of 22% savings over regular grocery stores, with plans to raise that to 25%. However, the Commissary isn’t always the easiest place to shop.

For us, it takes anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes to get to the Commissary. We like to go a few times a month, but Kroger is much easier to shop at regularly. Luckily, there is a way to save money there as well, at least in the Fort Campbell area.

Kroger in Clarksville, TN, and Hopkinsville, KY, offer a 10% military discount on Wednesdays. This discount is available to active-duty military personnel, retired military personnel, National Guard members, and reserve personnel, as well as their dependents. You just need to show your military ID. They might even ask you about it if you shop there on a Wednesday.

The Fabulous Knott’s Berry Farm Military Discount

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Whether you’re stationed in Southern California or visiting, you’ll want to take a trip to Knott’s Berry Farm. This fun amusement park, located in Buena Park, California, offers a fabulous military discount.

I grew up going to Knott’s Berry Farm and especially enjoyed the times we went during school breaks when most other kids were not off from school. We could walk on the rides! I’m not sure that’s even possible today, but I do know you can still have a fun day at the park.

History of Knott’s Berry Farm

The Fabulous Knott's Berry Farm Military Discount

The history of Knott’s Berry Farm dates back over 100 years to 1920, when the Knott family relocated from Central California to Buena Park, Orange County, in search of a fresh start. Walter Knott and his cousin, Jim Presten, an experienced berry farmer, leased land, and Walter began farming berries.

By 1923, he had built a roadside stand on Grand Avenue. The family bought their land in 1927 and built a home with a permanent berry market. They also had a nursery to sell plans as well as a tea room. They called it “Knott’s Berry Place.” Little did they know what it would eventually become.

Berries, Pies, and Jam

Walter was able to buy more land and make a name for himself. In 1932, Walter met Rudolph Boysen, who experimented with berries. Walter was able to get some of Boysen’s cuttings, which were a combination of a red raspberry, blackberry, and loganberry. He planted and cultivated them, and in 1934, he was able to introduce the new bosenberry and sold it in the tea room.

The berries, jam, and pies did well. It was then during the Great Depression that Walter’s wife, Cordelia, had an idea. She started making chicken dinners for her tea room guests. She also served them salad, rhubarb, biscuits, vegetables, mashed potatoes and gravy, with berry pie for dessert. She charged them $ 0.65 for the meal.

As you can imagine, word spread about their delicious meal, and so many people started coming to the tea room that they had to keep expanding it until it became an actual restaurant that seated 350 people. Even so, people still had to wait.

To give the people something to do, Walter and Cordelia’s daughter, Virginia, set up a card table selling small gifts, which eventually evolved into a full-sized shop that is still in operation today.

The Fabulous Knott's Berry Farm Military Discount

Ghost Town is Born

It was due to the success and long waits that Walter built a Ghost Town in 1940, inspired by his mother’s journey in a covered wagon to California in 1868. People started coming to see the Ghost Town on its own. Walter hired actors to populate the town and amuse the guests.

Ghost Town expanded in the 1950s with the addition of the Calico Saloon, the Ghost Town and Calico Railroad, and the schoolhouse, which was a favorite of mine as a kid in the 1980s and 1990s. They added amusement rides such as the Calico Mine Ride, which opened in 1960.

Enclosing the Park

In 1968, they enclosed the park and began charging $1 to enter. They also expanded beyond Ghost Town and created Fiesta Village, inspired by the early days of California. On July 11, 1969, my favorite Knott’s Berry Farm ride, the Calico Log Ride, now called the Timber Mountain Log Ride, opened. It was the first log flume ride in the United States.

They continued to add rides and lands to the park, including Montezooma’s Revenge, a favorite of mine as a teenager, and then Camp Snoopy in 1983. There have been many more changes during the years, new rides, attractions, and even a water park.

I have been able to take my own children a couple of times, and it has always been such a fun day!

The Fabulous Knott's Berry Farm Military Discount

Knott’s Berry Farm Military Discount

Knott’s Berry Farm offers several ways for military families to save money.

Military Tribute Days

Military Tribute Days are in November and December of each year. Active-duty military personnel, retired military personnel, and veterans can receive discounted admission tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm. The tickets were $25 last year. You can purchase one for the service member, and five for family and friends. You can buy these online or at the ticket booth.

Regular Knott’s Berry Farm Military Discount

They also have a regular Knott’s Berry Farm military discount. Currently, in 2025, the price is $57 per ticket. Active-duty and retired military personnel, as well as first responders, can purchase up to six of these tickets. They are available online only. You must be registered with ID.me.

You can also find a military rate at the Knott’s Hotel.

Please visit the Knott’s Berry Farm website for the most up-to-date information!

The Fabulous Knott's Berry Farm Military Discount

Love to Hit the Slopes? All About the Epic Military Pass

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Love to Hit the Slopes? All About the Epic Military Pass

Do you love skiing or snowboarding? If so, you need to check out the Epic Military Pass. It’s quite a military discount and will allow you to save on sking and snowboarding all season long.

What is the Epic Pass?

The Epic Pass is a ski resort pass for the entire season. The pass gives you access to a big network of ski resorts across the US as well as a few international locations. Vail Resorts offers this pass.

The Epic Pass includes: Vail, CO, Beaver Creek, CO, Breckenridge, CO, Keystone, CO, Crested Butte, CO, Park City, UT, Heavenly, CA/NV, Northstar, CA, Kirkwood, CA, Stevens Pass, WA, Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Stowe, VT, Okemo, VT, Mount Sunapee, NH, Mount Snow, VT, Attitash Mountain Resort, NH, Wildcat Mountain, NH, Crotched Mountain, NH, Hunter Mountain, NY, Liberty Mountain Resort, PA, Roundtop Mountain Resort, PA, Whitetail Resort, PA, Jack Frost, PA, Big Boulder, PA, Seven Springs, PA, Laurel Mountain, PA, Hidden Valley, PA, Afton Alps, MN, Mt Brighton, MI, Wilmot, WI, Alpine Valley, OH, Boston Mills, OH, Brandywine, OH, Mad River Mountain, OH, Hidden Valley, MO, Snow Creek, MO, Paoli Peaks, IN, Europe: Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis, Crans-Montana, Australia: Perisher – 2026 Access, Falls Creek – 2026 Access, Hotham – 2026 Access.

History of the Epic Pass

Back in 1957, Pete Seibert, who had served in the 10th Mountain Division during World War II, and Earl Eaton, who had served as an Army engineer, returned to the same mountains where they had trained during the war. They came back with a new mission: “to create the most beloved mountain resorts in the world.”

In 1962, Vail Mountain opened with two chairlifts and one gondola. It would later become Vail Resorts.

The Epic Pass was launched in 2008, and the Epic Military Pass was introduced in 2018.

What are the Different Epic Pass Options?

There are several different Epic Military Passes depending on your military status. Keep in mind that the regular Epic Pass is $1,051 for adults and $537 for children for the 2025/2026 season.

With the pass, you will also receive 20% off food, lodging, group lessons, rentals, and more. Plus, discounted tickets for your friends and family.

Active duty military, active duty dependents, both adult and children, retired military, and dependents, adult and children: $185! What a deal!

Military veterans as well as dependents: Adults: $601, Children 5-17: $321

The Liberty Pass gives you unlimited access to ski and ride Keystone all season and also includes the 20% off food, lodging, group lessons, rentals, and more. It is for active duty personnel, retirees, veterans, and their dependents. Adults: $321, Children (5-17): $225.

You will need to verify your military service during the checkout process. Visit the Epic Military Pass page for more information.

Love to Hit the Slopes? All About the Epic Military Pass

Cicis Pizza Military Discount For Your Next Night Out

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Cicis Pizza Military Discount For Your Next Night Out

If you are in the middle of a deployment, don’t want to cook dinner, and need an easy place to take the kids, try Cicis Pizza. They offer a pizza buffet with chicken wings, pasta, salads, and soups. You can also find dessert. And it is all you can eat!

They also offer a Game Zone, a fun arcade for the kids, and a break for mom. They can be a great place to have a low-cost birthday party! We had my youngest son’s 7th birthday party there. And all-you-can-eat pizza? Kids will love that!

Cici’s also has a military discount to save a little on dinner.

What is the history of Cicis Pizza?

Cici’s Pizza, or Cicis, which it is now called, was opened in 1985 in Plano, Texas. Although we do call it Cici’s Pizza, in 2015, they dropped the “pizza” and became just Cicis. They also promoted “Beyond Pizza” to show they have more than just pizza. Today, they operate more than 300 restaurants in the United States.

What is the Cicis Pizza military discount?

Cicis offers a military discount, but since most of its restaurants are individually owned, the discount could differ depending on where you are. Make sure to ask at your local Cicis.

Many different restaurants offer military discounts. If you are unsure if the one you are at does, politely ask. Sometimes, only certain ones do, even within the same chain. You can find military discounts at places like Outback, Chuck E Cheese, and Hard Rock Cafe.

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