686 takes 20% off full price items for first responders who verify with ID.me. The offer is on 686’s own service discounts page, and ID.me’s 686 listing shows the same 20% for U.S. first responders and for Canadian ones.
686 is a snow and outerwear brand. Its shop menu runs through Men’s Snow, Women’s Snow, Technical Apparel, Accessories and Outlet, so the 20% is aimed at what you’d buy for a winter on the hill: jackets, pants, gloves and layers. The catch to read first is “full price items,” which is how the page puts it.
How To Get The 686 First Responder Discount
- Create an account at ID.me if you don’t have one. It’s the verification service 686 uses.
- Verify yourself on 686.com. 686 says you can do it from its service discounts page using the button there, or in the shopping cart as you check out.
- Look at the cart. 686 says that once you’re verified, applicable cart items show as a strikethrough price reflecting your 20% discount.
- Check out. If something goes wrong, 686 says to write to [email protected].
Doing the verification in the cart works if you’d rather build your order first and see the price change before you commit.
What “Full Price Items” Means For Your Cart
The page says the 20% applies to full price items at 686.com. It doesn’t spell out how the discount treats items already marked down, so don’t assume a sale jacket gets another 20% off. Add what you want, verify, and read the cart: items the discount applies to show the strikethrough price, and items it doesn’t touch won’t. If you’re buying a mix of full price and outlet pieces, split what you buy by which ones show the new price.
Who Qualifies, According To ID.me
686’s page lists first responders as one of the groups that can use the benefit and leaves the definition to ID.me, so ID.me’s own eligibility article is the one to read. It lists EMTs at the basic, medium or advanced level, plus paramedics and flight nurses; firefighters, whether career, volunteer or retired; law enforcement, including federal, state, local and campus police officers (active and retired), sheriff’s deputies, state troopers and corrections officers; federal agents from agencies such as the FBI, the DEA and the U.S. Marshals Service; and 911 dispatchers for select offers only. The article doesn’t say whether this offer counts dispatchers, so check before you count on it.
It’s just as specific about who doesn’t qualify. Nurses, doctors and other medical professionals aren’t considered first responders unless they’re specifically listed, such as a flight nurse or paramedic. The article also names ambulance drivers (unless you can document being an EMT or paramedic too), CERT team members, security officers, search and rescue team members and volunteer police reserves among the roles that aren’t eligible.
Q&A
Q: How much is the 686 first responder discount?
A: 686’s page says an exclusive 20% discount on full price items at 686.com for people who verify with ID.me.
Q: Is it the same in Canada?
A: ID.me’s listing shows 20% off for Canadian first responders as well as U.S. ones.
Q: Where do I verify?
A: On 686’s service discounts page, or inside the shopping cart while you check out.
Q: Do I need a code?
A: 686’s page doesn’t mention one. It says verified cart items show a strikethrough price reflecting the discount.
Q: Does it work on sale items?
A: The page says full price items, and it doesn’t say anything about marked-down ones. Check your cart after verifying.
Q: Who do I contact if verification fails?
A: 686 says to reach out to [email protected].
Q: Which other snow brand verifies first responders through ID.me?
A: Volcom does. See our Volcom first responder discount page.
More Information:
686’s offer and ID.me’s listing can change, so confirm the 20% in your cart before you pay. For more winter and outdoor savings, browse our sports and outdoors discounts.