Folks, if you've recently upgraded or renewed your annual club membership but it's still not active, please reach out to the BOD or a moderator. The PayPal system has a slight bug which it doesn't allow it to activate the account on it's own.
Some sponsors don't offer any discounts, others offer specials or 10-15%. It depends on the store. The best you can do is show your card at the register and not press them (we don't want to be "that obnoxious club") if they don't offer a discount to you at the register. Some stores that aren't official sponsors also offer discounts to club members.