Adidas gives verified teachers a discount through ID.me, and its discount programs page says verified teachers can enjoy an exclusive discount online, in-store and at factory outlets. The page is titled with 30% off, though its text doesn’t repeat a percentage.
If you’re after a pair of running shoes, or a gift for someone who lives in track jackets, here’s how the verification works, what Adidas leaves out, and where its page and ID.me’s listing don’t agree.
How To Get The Adidas Teacher Discount
Online, the Adidas discount programs page says to add your items to the bag, then head to your bag to check out. Under “Use a promo code,” select “Verify with ID.me.” After logging into your Adidas account, a new tab opens where you log in with your ID.me credentials. Once you’re logged in, the discount is automatically applied to your bag. The page puts a max of 2 discounts per month on online orders.
In a store or at a factory outlet it works another way. The page says you verify through a link on the page, then use your unique discount code at checkout. Each of those has a max of 1 discount per month.
Who Counts As A Teacher
The page defines teachers as classroom teachers, principals, school employees, college professors, and more. Teachers sit alongside military members, first responders, doctors, nurses, hospital employees and seniors 65+ as groups eligible for exclusive discounts from Adidas, and the page says verifying through ID.me proves eligibility for all of them.
What The Discount Leaves Out
Adidas says exclusions apply, including but not limited to select Gazelle, select Samba, Campus, SL 72, select Spezial, 4D, select Ultraboost, select Y-3, Pharrell x adidas, Disney, Human Made, limited edition Originals, select NMD, select Stan Smith, select Superstar and select adizero. Final Sale products, gift cards and purchases on the Confirmed App are out too. The offer isn’t valid on prior purchases and isn’t for resale. If a pair of sneakers is the reason you’re here, check that exact style against the list before you plan around the discount.
Where Adidas And ID.me Differ
Adidas’ page doesn’t print a dollar cap, an end date or any wording on sale prices or combining offers. ID.me’s Adidas listing, a third-party page, fills some of that in. Its headline says 30% off full price and sale price items for Teachers, while its fine print says 30% off select full price items at adidas.com/us. The fine print adds that the discount is applied automatically at checkout for a discount up to $250, with one use per customer, and it prints an end date at the close of this year. It also says the offer cannot be combined with other offers and is valid on domestic U.S. orders only.
The use limit is where the two sources conflict. Adidas’ page counts uses by the month, and ID.me says one use per customer, so we’d go by Adidas’ wording for how often you can verify and read the cap and the end date as ID.me’s terms. Because neither page promises it works on marked-down items or stacks with another offer, don’t count on either.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
We read Adidas’ page once in a browser, and it wouldn’t load for us again, so check the terms there before you pay. We didn’t verify through ID.me or place an order, so we can’t say how long verification takes or whether a specific item will qualify. We also can’t say whether ID.me’s cap and end date apply to the in-store and factory outlet versions.
Q&A
Does Adidas give teachers a discount?
Yes. Its discount programs page lists teachers among the groups that can verify through ID.me, and the page is titled with 30% off.
Can I use it in a store?
Adidas says the discount works online, in-store and at factory outlets. In a store or outlet you verify through a link on the page and use a unique discount code at checkout.
How often can I use it?
Adidas’ page says a max of 2 discounts per month online and a max of 1 per month in-store or at a factory outlet. ID.me’s listing says one use per customer.
Is there a spending cap?
ID.me’s listing says the discount is up to $250. Adidas’ page doesn’t print a cap.
Do I need a code online?
No. Adidas says the discount is automatically applied to your bag once you’re logged in through ID.me.
Does it work on sale items?
ID.me’s headline says full price and sale price items, and its fine print says select full price items. Adidas’ page says nothing, so we wouldn’t count on it.
More Information:
The details above come from Adidas’ discount programs page and ID.me’s listing as they loaded when we checked, and they change without notice. See more clothing and accessories discounts for teachers.
