AutoZone is a chain of stores that sells car parts and accessories.
They have stores set up in all fifty states and Puerto Rico, and their products are useful for both garages and the Average Joe. (store locator here)
If you’re someone with a military background, you may be wondering if there is a way that you can save a few dollars on your next trip to AutoZone.
A quick Google search shows that AutoZone offers an “unofficial” discount to active and retired military.
This means that this isn’t a discount listed on their website, and the discount ranges from 5% to 15% off.
Autozone Military Discount Restrictions
It is ultimately up to the cashier’s discretion to honor the discount, and it must be manually entered by them.
Unfortunately, the discount doesn’t apply to online orders. (Special Note: Click Here to see how to save on online orders.)
The sale doesn’t seem to apply to any specific items, brands or subtotals.
This means that you should theoretically be able to use this discount on any kind of purchase, no matter how big or small, if your store is a store that honors the discount.
There may or may not be a way to take advantage of this discount online; since there is no information on AutoZone’s website, you may need to go to a store in-person for details.
This can be a bit upsetting for a military man or woman, not having a clear answer, but it’s definitely worth a try at your next trip to AutoZone.
You may be asked to present a military ID to confirm your discount, so make sure to keep it on you just in case!
However, just because there isn’t a definite set in stone military discount doesn’t mean there isn’t other ways for military men and women – and even those without a military background – to save money.
AutoZone offers a number of different coupons, discounts and sales that customers can easily use both online and in-store.
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How To Save On Your Next Autozone Online Order
While the Autozone military discount is only available in stores, there are several ways you can save with online orders.
Here’s a few quick and easy ways to do so:
#1: Coupon Codes
Autozone routinely offers coupons on their website, Autozone.com/coupons.
These coupons happen periodically, and are sometimes linked to a particular holiday.
For example, around the Fourth of July holiday, AutoZone offers a coupon with the code FLAG20 to take a certain percentage off your purchase.
This patriotic code ties in directly with the season.
On the other hand, some of these codes are simply periodic and are offered at the store’s discretion.
These codes vary in the discounts they offer: some offer a certain percentage off your purchase when you spend a specific amount of money; others offer a gift card if you buy a certain amount of a specific product; still others offer a free delivery voucher if you spend a certain mount of money on your purchase.
Some sales offer limited-time discounts on certain items, and you have to purchase that specific brand or item to take advantage of the discount.
Hot Items are also items that AutoZone is highlighting and selling at a discount for a limited time.
These Hot Item sales are usually meant to promote a certain brand or type of item, and allow for customers to take advantage of a limited-time discount.
It’s important with all these discounts and sales to keep track of how long they last and when they end.
All the discounts mentioned have a deadline by which they need to be used by; after that, they expire.
The easiest way to access these deals offered by AutoZone is to go straight to their website.
The link https://www.autozone.com/coupons should bring you to a list of in-store and online coupon codes and discounts that the chain is currently offering.
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AutoZone Discount Option #2 – Slickdeals and RetailMeNot
Another option to consider are third-party coupon sites.
Sites such as Slickdeals and RetailMeNot offer tons of coupons that can be used on AutoZone’s site.
These coupons offer a range of discounts, such as promo codes, free next day shipping, free next day delivery and free guides.
These coupons can be applied to online purchases, and some can also be applied to in-store purchases.
These coupon results can be filtered and curated so that you only see sales, discounts, coupons, etc.
The filters are found on both Slickdeals and RetailMeNot, and the filters help you find the coupons you’re looking for more quickly.
The easiest way to find these coupons is to simply Google “autozone slickdeals” or “autozone retailmenot”, and one of the first results should be a page on Slickdeals/RetailMeNot with codes for AutoZone.
Once you see the coupon that you want to use, there should be a button that you can click, which will take you to AutoZone’s website.
From there, you can use your code in your online purchase.
Alternatively, you can print out the code and use it at your next in-store purchase.
Some coupons are from AutoZone’s website, while others are coupons offered by the website themselves.
All codes on these sites are verified, however just like the coupon codes on AutoZone’s website, they do expire after a certain amount of time.
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AutoZone Discount Option #3 – Cashback Sites
Websites such as Ebates and Rakuten offer cashback for online shopping through their plugin.
The way cashback works is that you essentially get a percentage of the money you spent back into your account.
Cashback essentially acts as a rebate, and the percentage you get back depends on what site you use as well as what site you’re shopping on (i.e. the cashback percentage for Macy’s would vary from the cashback percentage for Sephora).
Big-name cashback sites such as the ones mentioned above have partnerships with a number of big brands and names.
The easiest way to access these cashback sites is to simply Google the name of the store you want to shop at and the cashback site you want to use; so in this case your search would be “autozone ebates”.
Though Rakuten doesn’t offer any cashback opportunities for shopping at AutoZone through them, its subsidiary Ebates does.
Ebates also makes sure to list the coupons that are already being offered by AutoZone.
This is useful in not only seeing what coupons AutoZone offers, but also offers additional info on upcoming sales and other discounts that AutoZone offers.
These coupons may also be combined with cashback incentives.
So to use the Fourth of July coupon mentioned in the first section, Ebates’ cashback incentive would get you the discount that AutoZone’s Fourth of July coupon code would get you as well as a few dollars back.
Using a cashback site is perhaps the best scenario for some purchases.
AutoZone Discount Option #4 – Seasonal Sales
In addition to coupon codes that AutoZone offers periodically throughout the year, the chain also offers seasonal sales throughout the year.
These sales aren’t just limited to sales such as the Fourth of July coupon codes, either; they also offer storewide sales and discounts on select items to commemorate holiday seasons.
Some sales that Ebates notes are the Cyber Monday and Christmas sales.
These sales knock off a certain percentage from the purchase, and are meant to be taken advantage of during gift-giving and gift-buying seasons.
These sales can take off as much as 50% from the original prices; however, like the other sales mentioned here, only last a limited time.
A customer’s best bet is to constantly check both the aforementioned-link to AutoZone’s website that lists all the discounts, sales and coupon codes that they’re currently offering, as well as constantly checking Ebates.
As mentioned before, that site also collects information on coupons and sales being offered by various stores, and the website is constantly updating to accommodate new discounts and offers.
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Conclusion
Although AutoZone doesn’t have a set military discount and it’s a 50/50 chance whether or not they’ll be able to claim the sale, it’s good to know that vets and active military do have the option of asking, and have a solid chance of getting a percentage knocked off their purchase.
However, even if an AutoZone branch doesn’t offer the military discount, there are still plenty of options for retired military, active military and even those without a military background.
Like many stores, AutoZone does offer lots of coupons, discounts and sales quite frequently.
As mentioned before, a customer should frequently check online to see what AutoZone is currently offering its customers.
Checking both AutoZone’s website as well as Ebates is a good way to keep tabs on all the sales that you can take advantage of.
Using a cashback site is a good way to doubly ensure that you save as much money as possible, and its definitely an option that those frequently buying from AutoZone – such as garages – should consider doing.
Good luck, and happy shopping!
Born and raised in Woodbridge, NJ, he graduated from the New Jersey Institute Of Technology with an MBA in eCommerce.His hobbies include beach volleyball, target shooting, and lifting.
Rob is also a Commercially rated pilot and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), with over 1,500 hours of flight time.
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