Discounts on HP products and services for retirees and alumni. Not officially endorsed or supported.

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Menu of all discount topics: https://www.hpalumni.org/discounts  Discussed on the HPAA Benefits Forum.

Beneplace is not the place for true employee/retiree discounts on HP products and services. (As with many companies, HP offers shallow "employee discounts" through various channels -- including via 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.)

Employee/Retiree discounts on HP products.

HP, Compaq, Digital, EDS, Tandem, and other acquired companies: "The HP Employee Purchase Program is open to Company classified retirees (who met eligibility criteria for HP retiree medical benefits, OR retired under a qualifying Enhanced Early Retirement Plan). Retirees of HP, Compaq, Digital, EDS, Tandem, and other acquired companies are also eligible to purchase through the program."
--from "HP Continuum" -- HPInc's official password-protected U.S. retiree social networking site, which includes benefits material not available on MyHPBenefits. (Join at https://www.hpcontinuum.com )

HPE: "...if you qualify as a retiree, you continue to be eligible for certain offerings, including, but not limited to, the Employee Purchase Program and other employee discount programs." https://www.myhperewards.com/main/leaving-or-retiring.html

Which HP-related companies have you classified as a retiree? Due to acquisitions and spinoffs, may not be obvious: https://www.hpalumni.org/WhichCompany 

Register or sign in to HP Employee Purchase Program here: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/cv/employee

HPShopping chat and phone agents have access to a database of current HP/HPE employees and those officially classified as HP/HPE retirees. Members have reported that some HPShopping agents don't know about this. "Friends and Family" "AARP Member EPP" etc. are marketing gimmicks -- not the same deal as a true Employee/Retiree discount.

Main US HPShopping phone: 1-866-625-3906. 

Employee Purchase Program email: HP.employee-purchase-program@hp.com --HP Continuum.

Using HPShopping:

Go to https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop .

If your HPShopping account is classified as an employee/retiree account -- and there is a discount on that product -- the list price is crossed out and "SAVE $xx.xx"  is displayed next to it.

Discount percentages vary dramatically. Some may not be a good deal compared to reseller prices. Some products may be obsolete and without security updates.

Printer supplies via online sellers.

- Watch out for obscure sellers who have a high complaint rate or have been in business for a short time. Some sell supplies that don't work well or have short life -- with well-done counterfeit packages and security labels. Some sell refilled or cloned supplies with clever wording implying that they are genuine -- or no indication at all. Genuine cartridges with liquid ink may be unreliable if too old.

- How to identify genuine HP cartridges: https://www.hp.com/us-en/cartridge/anti-counterfeit.html

- Members report that buying genuine ink and toner on Amazon with an Amazon-discount credit card is generally a better deal than ordering directly from HP. In addition, Amazon often carries two-packs at an additional discount. To avoid questionable sellers who ship through Amazon, check for "Sold by Amazon.com"

Using a reseller. You can often do better buying HP products from a reseller -- especially if you are flexible as to which specific model you want and are careful about selecting the supplier.

- Many retailers now have lower prices for online orders than the prices posted on local store shelves. Before buying any product at a retail store, such as Staples or Office Depot, go to their website and print out the page with the online price. The store will match their own company's online price. Impulse shoppers pay more than people who plan ahead.

- If you purchase from a reseller and you have early problems with the product, the reseller's return policy may be more flexible than HPShopping's policy. For example, HPShopping has been known to replace a prematurely-failed product with a "refurbished" one.

Why a reseller may have a lower price than the employee/retiree discount:

- Advertised to draw customer traffic. Salespeople are heavily incented to upsell to a more-profitable product, add high-margin accessories, and sell software installation or an extended warranty. A website will try to do the same.

- Less-desirable models: Limited features or performance, poor reviews, discontinued or obsolete, excess inventory, returned, display units, damaged cartons -- or merely out-of-fashion. (Note that the term "Factory Refurbished" used by resellers does not mean that the work was performed by -- or under the control of -- the original manufacturer. Just that it was done in a "factory" somewhere.)

- Some online sellers don't collect sales tax; HPShopping is required to collect and remit your local sales tax.

Also check the HP Business Outlet. A public site (not just for retirees) that sells refurbished, closeout, and overstock products. Shop here: https://h41369.www4.hp.com/pps-offers.php You can also sign up to be emailed a daily inventory spreadsheet. "If you provide your HP employee ID, you can usually get free ground shipping, and sometimes get a 10% discount on items not already discounted."

Heads-up! Obsolete and without security updates. If you see a steep employee/retiree discount on a hardware product, research the product -- including Amazon and Newegg reviews. The product may be discontinued -- but still fine for your purpose. On the other hand, it may be another HP TouchPad -- which was discontinued 49 days after announcement but heavily promoted to employees and retirees, some of whom may not have been aware of the downside of owning a computer that runs on a defunct operating system with no future security updates.

Support for HP Inc products.  There is no special product support channel for retirees. HP Inc Customer Support https://support.hp.com includes software and drivers, manuals, diagnostic tools, and "contact an HP agent." Check the warranty status of an HP product: https://support.hp.com/us-en/checkwarranty. HP has a set of official public forums https://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg

See also: Menu of all discount topics: https://www.hpalumni.org/discounts

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