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Discounts for HP and HPE retirees and alumni

From former employees of HP and HPE. (May 27, 2023) Question? Email: info@hpalumni.org

Discussed on the HPAA Benefits Forum.

Discounts on HP products. Discounts on ink and toner no longer available. Employee/retiree discounts still available on almost everything else -- including business products. Member advice: HP Retiree Discounts

Discounts on non-HP products and services. We have found no HP document from the last 20 years that extended corporate discounts to retirees. Back when HP was much smaller, there were some that were informally leveraged from corporate contracts.

By 2006, this had been replaced by Beneplace -- an advertising company that promotes identical discounts to employees and retirees of thousands of companies -- including HP and HPE -- using web pages and emails with the employer's name and logo. Unrelated to the employer's corporate purchasing. How to use Beneplace discounts: Beneplace Discounts

The free HPInc "Passport Corporate Discount Card" now includes most of the restaurants on the popular, long-standing $79/year "Passport Dining" program. Details: Passport Discount Card (No report of a similar program for HPE retirees.)

If you use an old badge, business card, or code and something goes badly wrong: 1. Your former employer and their insurance company will not be able to help, since they were not a party to the transaction. 2. Any insurance coverage included with the corporate discount is invalid. 3. Car rental companies can void the entire contract -- including supplemental liability, accident insurance, and LDW. Details: Your old employee rental discount

Car rental. Very helpful advice from extensive HPAA discussions: Rental Car Discounts

Wireless service. Reassigning your company-paid cell phone number -- and possibly keeping the rate. The major wireless vendors appear to have shut down retiree discounts for most companies and organizations. Advice: Wireless Service Discounts

Monterey Bay Aquarium. HP discount no longer available, but badge or ID reportedly can be used to get into VIP line. https://www.hpalumni.org/badge

Discount tickets, including Disney World and Disneyland. No longer available at HP/HPE sites. Check Beneplace -- and be sure to also check the "Specials" tab on your HP Inc or HPE Beneplace page. As with all discounts, be check your other affiliations. Beneplace Discounts

Retiree gold badge. HP and HPE. Now primarily symbolic. May be useful for discounts at local businesses near major HP sites. Discount at certain large See's Candy stores. https://www.hpalumni.org/badge

Vehicle purchase. Go to Vehicle Purchase Discounts

Insurance programs. Member advice: Insurance Discounts

Group legal services. Member feedback from HPAA Benefits Forum discussions: https://www.hpalumni.org/GroupLegal

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