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The Best First Responder Discounts for Gift Shopping
The holiday season is a time to celebrate, unwind, and show appreciation to the people you care about. But with rising prices and busy schedules, gift shopping can feel overwhelming—especially for first responders juggling long shifts, overtime, and unpredictable workloads.
The good news? Many brands offer exclusive first responder discounts that can help you save big on this year’s holiday gifts. Whether you're shopping for family, friends, coworkers, or treating yourself, here's how to stretch your budget further while still giving high-quality, meaningful gifts. Here is our list of where to use first responder discounts to save money on gifts of apparel, electronics, home goods, gift baskets, and gift cards:
Apparel
Adidas- save money on Adidas clothing, shoes, and more! They are proud to give Police, Firefighters, and EMS a 30% off discount online and in-store and 15% off at factory outlet locations.
Carhartt- honors first responders with a 15% off discount. To receive this special deal, click on the ID.me button during checkout and follow the steps to verify your eligibility.
Columbia- enjoy a discount of 20% off when shopping online this holiday season. Eligible occupations include first responders (active or retired): police, firefighters, EMT, 911 dispatchers, and more.
Fanatics- is proud to offer a first responder discount of 15% off + Free Shipping on orders over $40 to law enforcement, fire & EMTs. Simply click on the first responder discount in the cart when checking out.
Nike- save 10% on gifts of Nike apparel, shoes, and more. To get the discount verify your status with SheerID they will send you a single-use promo code for 10% off most items on Nike.com.
Under Armour- active duty and retired police, firefighters, EMTs, and military can get a 20% discount on everything online. Just click the ID.me Discount at checkout to verify your status.
Electronics & Home Goods
KitchenAid- honors first responders with a discount program. This includes 15% off most products, free delivery and install on orders over $1,000, price matching, and other benefits and perks.
Lenovo- is proud to offer law enforcement, firefighters & EMTs an extra 5% off when shopping online to thank you for all you do. Save on laptops, tablets, smart phones, and more for that important someone this holiday season!
Phillips- honors first responders and healthcare workers with 25% off your first purchase of personal care essentials including electric tooth brushes, electric shavers and more.
Samsung- offers a first responder discount program that can save you up to 30%. This discount can be combined with most other offers to save you even more money.
Yeti- gives a 20% discount on all coolers, drinkware, and more. To access the deal, once you have all items added to your shopping cart, select First Responder ID and verify your employment.
Gift Baskets & Gift Cards
Buy Ranch Direct- perfect gift for a meat lover, they appreciate the service of our Military and First Responders. They offer a 5% discount on gift packs and more at BuyRanchDirect.
Fire Dept. Coffee- owned and operated by Firefighters, they give active and retired first responders a 15% discount on gift bundles and more when you use discount code 15FR at checkout.
GiftCards.com- partners with GovX to offer a 5% discount on the gift cards to law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, and military. To redeem: log in or sign up at GovX.com and search for Giftcards.com to unlock your unique discount code to use during checkout at GiftCards.com.
Gourmet Gift Baskets- gives a special thanks for all you do with a 20% discount to first responders (police, firefighters, and EMS). After you verify your affiliation, click the First Responder Discount button in the cart.
Groupon- shop at Groupon to save up to 70% off on gift experiences, personalized gifts, gift cards and more! Visit their site for daily deals.
For more gift ideas visit our Apparel & Accessories, Electronics and Furniture & Home Goods sections.