In a recent conversation with a support specialist I brought up a topic for discussion and was told to bring it here.
I would like to inquire about the possibility of introducing a discount program for government and/or law enforcement employees. I was speaking in particular about the new Gun Safe. It seems to me that one of the biggest supporters of this new technology would be those who would use it and rely on it everyday. I know supporting the government or LE is not very popular right now, but I also know that Wyze seems to be a company “for the people” regardless of their beliefs or political affiliations. So, why not show a little support to those who could also help promote, if only by word of mouth and reputation, your products. Home security and safety are big concerns to everyone, everywhere and especially to those in the LE fields.
A secondary thought would be to partner with well known companies that are already involved in the support of government and LE. For example, companies like Black Rifle Coffee and Nine Lives Apparel come to mind. This would not only put your brand in front of an audience you may not have had exposure to yet, but would also open the doors to possible collaborations that may not have even been inspired yet.
Lastly, in regards to the Gun Safe, putting it in the hands of people whose reputation for review and competence have been vetted in the community would be very beneficial to the promotion of this product. Reaching out to content creators like Matt Carriker with Demolition Ranch and the vast many of others of his caliber, would open the doors of exposure to potentially millions of viewers who are the exact target audience for your Gun Safe.
Thank you for your consideration and as always, best of luck to all your endeavors!
They have student and graduate discounts but NOT teacher discounts. That is insane.
it’s not insane. why?
because most teachers don’t make much money. They are also old. So not a long term customerz.
student and graduate are still young. If they breed, wyze would have many customers.
I voted. I think these are both excellent points.
The law enforcement discount for the safe makes sense to me on its face, and I would suggest extending this to military members and first responders, as many firearm and firearm accessory companies do. These are the people who serve as resources for many firearm owners, particularly new firearm owners, and it seems like Wyze is missing out on a potentially lucrative referral network by not offering and promoting such a program.
I think the non-existent teacher discount is a consequence of the entity Wyze has chosen to partner with for the student and graduate discount, because it appears that Student Beans verifies eligibility for only those groups. If Wyze can partner with Student Beans, though, then it makes sense that they could partner with ID.me or other verification services if they wanted to offer discounts to other groups (educators, medical personnel, law enforcement, etc.) for whatever reason.
I really have to take issue with a couple of statements in this topic:
This is precisely why some companies choose to offer discounts to educators.
This is not only prima facie false, it also seems unnecessarily ageist and narrow minded.
Setting home and personal use aside, I can imagine a situation where, for example, an elementary school teacher might want to have a Wyze Air Purifier in the classroom (which would create a repeat customer for the filters) or string up a Light Strip Pro to add some color and fun and maybe even use as a visual signal for students to indicate when it’s time to be quiet and when they might have a little more freedom with their activities.
Potential use cases are limited only by our imaginations (well…and some nagging technical limitations in actual Wyze products).
Consider the lasting influence teachers have on their students. Imagine all the customers one could create with teachers acting as Wyze advocates!
Excluding customers based on arbitrary criteria seems antithetical to Wyze’s stated mission:
So we left our jobs and set off on a mission to change that. To make great technology accessible to everyone.