Lakeshore Learning doesn’t list a discount for teachers that we could find. What it has is Lakeshore Rewards, a free membership for U.S. residents aged 18 and older, and the 15% perk in it is the same for every member: 15% off select items marked in store, in store only. Teachers who add their birthday to their profile also get a birthday gift.
If you’re stocking a classroom shelf with games, manipulatives or bulletin board pieces from Lakeshore, a free membership is worth a few minutes before you check out, even though it isn’t a teacher rate. We’ve kept the details exact so you know what you’d be signing up for.
How To Get The Lakeshore Learning Teacher Discount
There’s no teacher discount to claim, and we found no teacher verification step. ID.me’s Lakeshore Learning page says, “We’re not aware that Lakeshore Learning offers Teachers discounts.” That only tells us ID.me has no listing, so we also read the terms for Lakeshore Rewards, which is where the 15% comes from.
The Lakeshore Rewards page says the program is open to individual natural persons who are legal residents of the 50 United States and at least eighteen (18) years old when they enroll. It says no purchase is necessary to become a member, and that you can enroll on the Lakeshore website, in store, or through other channels if available.
What Every Rewards Member Gets
VIP has no minimum points. VIP Gold needs a minimum of 1,000 points, reached within twelve (12) months of your enrollment anniversary. Both tiers get 15% off select items marked in store and a $0.10-per-foot discount on lamination, and both appear under an In-Store-Only Perks heading.
Points come to three (3) for each $1 of qualifying net spend at VIP and four (4) at VIP Gold. They can be converted to Lakeshore Bucks in $5 increments starting at 500 points. Standard ground shipping on qualifying purchases is $6.99 for VIP and $4.99 for VIP Gold, to a single address in the contiguous United States, and the page says it doesn’t apply to shipping-restricted items such as furniture, paint and large or heavy items.
What Teachers Get
The terms name teachers in three places. Members who are teachers and have added their birthday to their extended profile receive a birthday gift, which Lakeshore chooses at its sole discretion, and members who aren’t teachers and have added a special event receive a gift for that event. Teachers may also earn points on purchases tied to an account solely for tax-free purposes, as long as they aren’t getting special terms under a business or organizational account.
If your school buys on a business or organizational account, the terms say points aren’t earned on purchases made under special terms for any account, and they give 5% off all purchases and tax-free purchasing agreements as examples. We didn’t find those special terms spelled out, so ask Lakeshore what your school’s account includes.
Cash Back Routes We Checked
We didn’t find a Lakeshore page on Fluz or TopCashback at the four Fluz addresses and three TopCashback addresses we tried, and Rakuten’s Lakeshore addresses load its general page instead of a store page. That leaves Lakeshore Rewards as the one way to save we could confirm.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The Rewards page doesn’t mention a Teacher’s Club or a teacher card, so we can’t confirm either one. It also doesn’t mention Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Lakeshore’s Rewards FAQ page didn’t load when we tried to read it. We didn’t enroll or shop in a store, so we haven’t seen which items carry the in-store 15% marking.
Q&A
Does Lakeshore Learning give teachers a discount?
We didn’t find one. ID.me says it isn’t aware of a Teachers discount, and the Rewards terms don’t tie the 15% to teachers.
Who can join Lakeshore Rewards?
Individuals who are legal residents of the 50 United States and at least eighteen (18) years old. No purchase is necessary.
Is the 15% available online?
No. The page lists 15% off select items marked in store under In-Store-Only Perks.
What do teachers get that other members don’t?
A birthday gift, if you add your birthday to your extended profile. Members who aren’t teachers get a gift for a special event instead.
How much is shipping for members?
$6.99 at VIP and $4.99 at VIP Gold for standard ground shipping to a single address in the contiguous United States, with exclusions for shipping-restricted items.
Is there cash back on Lakeshore Learning?
We didn’t find a page on Fluz or TopCashback, and Rakuten loads a general page.
More Information:
The details above come from Lakeshore’s own Rewards page, ID.me, Fluz, Rakuten and TopCashback as they loaded when we checked, and they change without notice. See more home and garden discounts for teachers.