I ended up picking up one of these 2900 lumen LED shop lamps.
They rang up at $25.
Holy crap so all fluorescent light fixtures are 1¢?! 
Wow is tubular fluorescent really obsolete already? (well I suppose so because I think they were around for a long time, unlike CFLs)
I also couldn’t find the fluorescent fixtures where I thought they were.
I did see one (maybe more) fixtures in clearance. Maybe I had just overlooked a ’cent’er!
Also that one store that still had the clear cups and water bags for 1¢ have finally removed them and reorganized the stuff. 
Here are some stuff I found
We just now caught another mouse!
Mmm… freshly caught mouse!
This mouse was well alive while I brought it outside to dump it.
When I released it, it launched right out and bounced away.
I wonder how much damage the mouse trap does to a mouse… this mouse was well enough to walk. Perhaps it is internally damaged and although it can still walk now, it will die soon?
Its supposed to snap their neck so they die in under 1 minute.
That is an awesome deal. 4’ LED shop light for $25!
I’ve got to look out for that.
Was it actually $25.03?
I took the numbers from the UPC code and typed them into the bar code generator site to get this graphic.
I printed it out and will scan it at HD when I return one of the 24” under cabinet lights.
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That does seem like a great deal. Nice score deathless.
Picked up one of those 4 foot aluminum levelers for $4.03. Great deal. Thanks for the alert dchomak!
This feels too much like abusing the system to me. Isn’t taking advantage of their system to get things at a penny enough? I know, I know, there’s a winky there and it may just be in jest but still… it feels wrong.
Home Depot has set up for themselves what I call “a gotcha”
They mark items at a penny and pull them off the shelves. If they miss something it will ring up at the self checkout at a penny. (the gotcha)
Home Depot has set up another gotcha. Take out one of their credit cards, miss a payment and
GOTCHA
$35 late payment fee
They are all too happy to partake in that “gotcha” and I am all too willing to partake in mine.
You”re right though, bringing that first light back is maybe a bit over the top.
In all of this, it is important to me that I do this with a pure heart.
(There is no fun in taking candy from a baby)
What would be really, really, wrong is bring it back and get my $6.33 back and then a couple of days later find it on a shelf and buy it back for a penny. LOL
What is wrong with returning an item that you bought?
There’s nothing wrong with it in general. It’s this specific set of circumstances that I feel pushes it too far.
If I bought something at, or near, full price and it soon thereafter went on sale I would gladly go back for my discount. Buying an item that has already been significantly reduced in price and then returning it because you’re able to take advantage of the system and get it from them for nearly nothing? Nah. Remember, we’re not supposed to be able to buy this stuff at a penny anyway. That final discounted price is supposed to be the best we can get.
Play the game. Enjoy the game. Don’t abuse the game.
Just my opinion.
Yes that is your opinion; I see nothing wrong with it.
How is it bad to return and buy it again for 1¢ but not bad to buy it for 1¢ in the first place? It makes no difference either way.
He said he is not going to return it and repurchase at 1 cent, just return and walk away.
The impact of dchomak playing by big orange’s rules and returning stuff is negligible.
What burns my proverbial toast is people buying stuff; looting the box for parts; then bringing it back as if it’s perfectly good for resale. I buy it (if it’s been repackaged well and I can’t tell that it’s been tampered with), get to the job and then discover that I need to make a return trip.
Yes, I know. It’s the returning it at all, because you later took advantage of the system and got it for a penny, that bothers me. Why take it back other than to further abuse the system? You already got a good deal on it. Be happy with what you have.
For me it’s a game to balance buying it at a ridiculously low price and them running out of stock. If the price goes down after I purchase and I want more then I buy more. If they’ll discount the previous purchase(s) even better. Anything purchased at these low prices is already a good deal. I count myself lucky to have gotten them. Penny deals are like a rare bonus and shouldn’t impact prior purchases.
Not everybody will agree with me and that’s OK. I won’t do it but that doesn’t mean you can’t.
How is it even “abusing the system”? You are allowed to return items. You are allowed to buy items. If they are 1¢ in the database, and they are on the shelf available for purchase… well then, you buy them for 1¢.
There is a big difference between waiting to buy at a price you want and committing fraud to lower the price, he did not hack their computers, switch price tags or price match a fake business to get it for one cent, he simply waited till home depot reduced the price to a penny.
I have bought stuff that went on sale a week or two later, went back and got a refund for the difference, most businesses have this already set up in their system to refund the difference if you bring in your receipt. I did this at Lowes last year for my dehumidifier, no fuss, no complaints, just a refund to my credit card that paid for my next purchase, a new faucet (if i could have got these things for a penny i would be jumping for joy!).
I’m going to drop this conversation now. I expressed my opinion and tried to explain my thoughts. There really isn’t anything more to discuss.
Bort, what you have admitted to doing is perfectly OK. Buy something on sale only to see it drop more and bring it back.
Home Depot will even allow you too in effect return something and then buy it right back. In effect they will refund you the difference.
If you read my post on this item, I said, and I quote,
I know my mind set in all of this.
The day I bought the light, I was thinking that it would ring up for a penny. It didn’t, and when it didn’t I intended to bring it back the next day. I was at Home Depot that very next morning and I actually had it in my hand halfway across the parking lot to return when I realized I could use it in that rental. I turned around and later that day I installed it and was very pleased with it and at that time I was was happy with the price I paid.
When I was cleaning up and about to throw the box away I had the idea to cut out the UPC code. It was just my good luck that the price turned the very next day.
I was at the store this morning to check on that light found by deathless (A whole story in and of itself)
I had the light with me but I did not return it. I thought it would be “indecent”
I will actually get more satisfaction by keeping it. (being selfish)
I think you are right, there would be nothing wrong with returning it and getting my $6.33 back, but I am going to do the selfish thing, (most decisions we make are selfish)
The Old Testament of the Bible has many laws to be kept by the Jews, just like we have Federal, State and local laws today. One that I remember seems strange at first.
Exodus 23:19b (ESV)
You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Exodus 34:26b (ESV)
You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Deuteronomy 14:21b (ESV)
You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Underline for emphasis (by me)
What’s wrong with that?
Just think about it for awhile
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