Blackstone runs a real discount for military, first responders, and government employees, verified through GovX ID rather than through Blackstone’s own checkout. The exact percentage isn’t published on the page; it shows up as a claimable code once you verify.
Blackstone makes outdoor flat-top griddles, the kind of large propane-fired cooking station that’s become a backyard staple for smash burgers, pancakes, and stir-fry cooking outside. They also sell pizza ovens, air fryers, griddle accessories, and the tools and covers that go with them.
How To Get The Blackstone First Responder Discount
The discount runs through a GovX ID widget embedded on Blackstone’s own site rather than a separate portal:
- Go to Blackstone’s GovX ID discount page.
- Click the button to claim your discount.
- Verify your affiliation through GovX ID. Verification is real-time; if you already have a GovX ID from another retailer, it should carry over here.
- Once verified, you’ll receive the discount code to use at checkout.
Who Qualifies for the Blackstone First Responder Discount?
Blackstone’s own page names the eligible groups directly: current and former U.S. military, military spouses and dependents, first responders including fire, law enforcement and EMS, and federal, state, and local government employees. That’s a broader list than many GovX-verified programs on this site, since it explicitly covers spouses and dependents alongside the responder groups themselves rather than leaving that relationship out entirely.
Q&A
Q: What is the actual discount percentage?
A: Blackstone’s page doesn’t state one before verification. You get a code after confirming your status through GovX ID.
Q: Do I need a separate GovX account, or does Blackstone verify me directly?
A: Verification runs through GovX ID specifically. If you’ve used GovX ID at another retailer before, that same verification should work here too, since it’s the same underlying account.
Q: Does the discount cover spouses and dependents, not just the service member?
A: Yes. Blackstone’s own list includes military spouses and dependents as a separately named eligible group.
Q: Is EMS included, or just police and fire?
A: Included. Blackstone’s page names fire, law enforcement, and EMS together under the first responder group.
Q: Can I use the discount on a pizza oven or accessories too, or only griddles?
A: Blackstone’s page doesn’t limit the discount to a specific product category, so it should apply sitewide once you have the code.
Q: Does the code apply automatically, or do I have to enter it?
A: You get a code after verification and enter it yourself at checkout, rather than it being applied automatically to your account.
More Information:
Naming military spouses and dependents by name, rather than leaving them out or lumping them in vaguely, is worth pointing out here, since a lot of GovX-verified programs on this site stick to the service member or first responder alone. If you’re buying a griddle as a gift for a spouse who’s active duty or a first responder themselves, that detail is the difference between qualifying and not.
A griddle is also a bigger purchase than most items covered on this site, so even an unpublished percentage is worth the couple of minutes GovX verification takes before you buy, especially around a holiday cookout season when Blackstone’s own sitewide sales tend to run anyway.
For another outdoor cooking brand running its own confirmed program, the Traeger post on this site is worth checking too.
