Shopping Discounts for Veterans

The following are some specials available for veterans and their families tomorrow Nov 11th:

- Applebee's Restaurant - Free dinners to veterans throughout the day.

- Outback Steakhouse - Free Blooming Onion and beverage.

- Golden Corral- Free buffet dinner from 5-9 p.m. on Nov. 16 to anyone who has ever served in the U.S. military.

- Krispy Krème - One free doughnut of any variety.

- UNO Chicago Grill- Free entree or individual pizza with an entree or pizza purchase of equal or greater value.

- Lowe's & Home Depot - Extra 10% off to active-duty military members,

National Guard and reserve members, retirees, honorably discharged veterans and immediate family members.

- Sam's Club - Over 25,000 Hugo canes will be given away to U.S. veterans in need of mobility assistance. Membership is not required, but supplies are limited, so check with your local store.

- Amazon.com - Free "Veterans Day Honor" MP3 album download. The album

includes 12 songs by The Bands and Ensembles of the U.S. Armed Forces.

- Cabala's Outdoor Store - Offers their employee discount to all veterans,

active-duty military and reserves, law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel Nov. 11-12. Discounts vary from 5% to 50%, depending on the item.

- Build-a-Bear Workshop - Members of the armed services including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Reserve Officer Training Corps, will receive a 20% discount Nov. 11-15 on any one transaction at Build-A-Bear Workshop.

- Dollar General - 10% discount for all veterans, active-duty military, National Guard and reserve and their immediate families.

- Fashion Bug - 20% off all plus-size and misses clothing purchases with a copy of military ID or spouse's military ID.

- National parks, forests and monuments - Admission is free to everyone on Veterans Day.

- Colonial Williamsburg - Free admission Nov. 6-11 for active-duty military, guard and reservists, retirees, veterans and their dependents.

- Historic Jamestown - Free admission to veterans, current Armed Forces

members and their family members.

- Battleship Cove (in Massachusetts) - Free admission and a special ceremony for veterans, active, duty and reservists.

The following discounts are available anytime.

Food:

ARBY'S, A&W, BACK YARD BURGERS, BURGER KING, CAPTAIN D'S, CHICK-FIL-A, COTTON PATCH, DENNY'S, DUNKIN' DONUTS, FARMERS BOY, IHOP (20 PERCENT) DISCOUNT WITH MILITARY IDENTIFICATION), JAVA CAFE, KFC, LONG JOHN SILVER, PANCHO'S MEXICAN BUFFET, PIZZA HUT, QUIZNO'S, SIZZLER, SONIC, TACO BELL, WHATABURGER.

Merchandise:

AT&T, CALIFORNIA CRYOBANK, GEICO, JIFFY LUBE, MEINEKE, SEARS PORTRAIT STUDIO, BLOCKBUSTER, RIPLEY'S ATTRACTIONS AND MUSEUMS, APPLE COMPUTERS, AUTOZONE, BARNHILL'S, BASS PRO SHOP, BATH AND BODY WORKS, BIG 10 TIRES, THE BUCKLE, CHAMPS SPORTS, COPELAND'S SPORTS, DELL, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL

STORE, DRESS BARN, THE FINISH LINE, FOOT ACTION, FOOTLOCKER, GADZOOKS, GNC, GOODY'S, GREAT PARTY, HAPPY HARRY'S, HOME DEPOT, HOT TOPIC, JOCKEY, LERNER, LOWE'S, MICHAEL'S, NAPA AUTO PARTS, NEW YORK & COMPANY, PAC SUN, PAYLESS SHOES, PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS, PURE BEAUTY, SALLY BEAUTY SUPPLY, SPENCER'S GIFTS, SUNCOAST, TIMBERLAND OUTLETS, WILSON'S LEATHER.

Cell phones:

CELL PHONE SERVICE DISCOUNT - ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ARE ABLE TO GET A 15% DISCOUNT ON THEIR PERSONAL CELL PHONES BY CALLING THEIR CARRIER AND MENTIONING THE "FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 - DISCOUNT TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PAST AND PRESENT." YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW THE MILITARY MEMBER'S SUPERVISOR'S NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND FULL ADDRESS, SO THAT HIS/HER MILITARY STATUS CAN BE VERIFIED. USE THE FOLLOWING CONTACT NUMBERS:

CINGULAR - 800-319-6393

SPRINT - 877-812-1223

T-MOBILE - 866-646-4688

NEXTEL - 800-639-6111

VERIZON - 800-865-1825