Home Depot Deal Alerts & Discussion Thread

I kind of envy those of you who can find those deals. My last visit to HD those lanterns were $9.83 and all gone today. It seems the locations in the Cleveland area have their own odd pricing process. I picked up a Defiant 3D ArmorMax for $14.06. The price had been reduced nine weeks prior and rang up at $14.06. While I was looking around I saw items that had previously been on the ‘clearance’ end cap now among the regular price items with shelf tags proclaiming “NEW”. This included several models of Defiant and Husky with the two-pack Husky package among them.

Try “glass frosting spray”. Should let a lot more light through than spray paint. I’ve used it on a 4AA Coleman lantern and the difference is night and day.

-Garry

ReGman, now I will have to look for the lantern. I don’t remember seeing them. 3 C cells means it would be easy to convert to 18650, if they can fit. If there is enough room you could hook up several 18650’s in parallel and charge them with a USB charging board.

kyfishguy, what day did you find Mags? I know when I was traveling some stores had not yet reduced to the 3 price.
All the stores around here already had and every store is out of stock. Some due to me. :slight_smile:
So the stores that go to the 3 price later could still have stock. There still is hope for some here to get these.
I forgot to report the results of my cell test on the Black and Decker “Power to Go”. A single cell tested out to 2060mAh on my OPUS. So I would say they are Samsung 20Q’s Turns out, had I read the manual I would have known that this unit is spec’d out at 2Ah.


Yesterday I picked this up for a friend.
Ridgid 18V Hammer Drill plus Driver, 2 - 4Ah batteries, Fast Charger and carry bag. I had seen these in multiple stores.

And I forgot about these, a popup lantern and flashlight. 2 pieces, the flashlight also can be used as a worklight

tekwyzrd try not to get discouraged. Just keep at it, and remember when you see a tag with an “x6” price it could ring up for less and if you’re really lucky, a penny,

Hi,

This is not a light, but a question about power tools.

HD has this RIDGID drill on sale for $99:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-1-2-in-Cordless-Compact-Drill-Driver-Kit-R860052K/205690161

I don’t really have a (well-)functioning cordless drill, so I’m tempted, but some of the reviews indicate that the drill only works for a short while with the 1.5aH batteries that it comes with, and that the 4aH batteries are better.

However, while there’re 2-packs of the “old” 4aH RIDGID batteries, but no one seems actually have those. But, there is an “old” 4aH battery+charger for $99.

Ok, but they also have this combo hammer drill + saw:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-Brushless-Compact-Hammer-Drill-Driver-and-Circular-Saw-Combo-Kit-R9206/206127576

for $199, which includes a 4aH battery and a 2aH battery (I don’t really need either the saw or the “hammer” part of the hammer drill).

So what do you all think?

As I mentioned, so far I’ve done the “when in doubt, chicken out” thing, and got a corded drill for now, but I’m still eyeing the cordless drill.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Jim

I checked the Auburn, Maine store on Tuesday and they had a tag for the LED mags at the “3” price but no stock on the shelf. I cleaned out Windham on Friday. The Windham store also had about a dozen of the Defiant 3D armormax lights for around $14 (the “6” price) but I’m not sure they’re worth that. I’ll check in a month or two to see if they drop to around $7.

I think those Armour Max 3D’s started out at 31.47. Then they went to $15.00 for the longest time. Just recently they went to the “x6” price at $14.06. This clearance event is atypical in that the “6” price is already more than 50% off. If the upcoming “03” price is 75% off as it usually is then you are right, it will be somewhere around $7 - $8. I don’t yet have one, could someone that does do a teardown? The 3 price should happen in about 5 weeks.
I think this store may still have stock by then. :slight_smile:

ohaya You could look and see if you can find that deal I just posted. It has a lot of good stuff for not a lot of money. If you can wait, just keep an eye out for a deal that suits you. BTW, both those deals you posted have the slower charger, which I had and just upgraded to the fast charger.

i know that none of these deals are real, and that this is all a cruel hoax, but this is still my dream thread

Hi,

I’ll try and look tomorrow at our local stores if I have time, but online, it’s not showing that combo.

The website has this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Hammer-Drill-and-Impact-Driver-Kit-with-Free-4-0-Amp-Hour-Battery-Pack-R8611501KP-AC840087/204496973

but it’s listed as “Discontinued”.

EDIT: dchomak,

I found the 2 pack of the 4aH batteries at another kind of far away store (in Baltimore) so I ordered it along with that $99 drill, so I’ll have 4 batteries (2x4aH and 2x1.5aH).

Not as good a deal as you found, but not bad for me :)!

Jim

P.S. In case anyone is looking for them, the stores that had the 2 packs were on Reisterstown Rd. and the other one was in Parkville, MD.

Jim

EDIT 2: Called the stores and it looks like the info on their websites is wrong - neither had the 2-pack :(!!

O-L has some good break down shots in this thread. The pill looks hulkish.

The store I visited had six of the Armor Max 3D left. Not impressed by the plastic reflector, lens,and bezel ring.

My first home depot scores! found one xenon and one LED 2D at two different home depots today!!

thanks so much to all the helpful posts that helped to find these - especially dchomak.

That’s GREAT!
It’s not easy to find that good of a deal when there was a good chance everybody had already grabbed them all.

All stores in my area are completely depleted, except 1. They have 1 LED Mag in an open package on the clearance rack.
Currently it is miss marked, the tag says $19.06, but it scans for $7.83 In 2 weeks, if it survives it will go to a penny. If it is missed, I could, I am almost afraid to say it, get an LED Mag for a penny.
If that should happen, well I think I could just retire. There would be nothing left to do :smiley:

haha - the place with the LED Mag actually had 2 that were tossed behind the display bins of the newer Mags. i took one… maybe will go check back in two weeks to see if i can retire too :slight_smile:

An update: We just got back from Baltimore, visiting the HD on Reisterstown Rd. They had 2 of the 4 aH 2-packs on their website last night, but when I called this morning to check if they had them in-hand, they said they had been looking for them all morning, but couldn’t find them, so they said they’d substitute for another item if I let them know the SKU. They had a 4 aH battery on the website for $99, but from the website it looked like a single battery, but the guy I spoke with swore that he had the package in-hand and that it was a 2-pack, which he said he’d give me for the original sale price ($79).

So when I home tonight, we drove up there (from VA) and sure enough, it was a 4 aH battery, and the package said “1 extra battery free”, i.e., it was a 2-pack! Now these were the newer “Hyper” 4 aH batteries, so cool, I got a new drill which came with 2 x 1.5aH batteries plus a 2-pack of 4 aH Hyper batteries, for $99 + $79!

So check out your local HD and they might have these 2-packs still.

BTW, I’m testing the drill, and it’s sparking quite a lot. From googling, this seems normal for a new drill? Can anyone confirm that?

Thanks!

Jim

EDIT: This is the 4 aH battery:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-18-Volt-4-Amp-Hour-Hyper-Lithium-Ion-Battery-AC840087P2/204423361

I’m not sure if they are ALL 2-packs, but the package I got says on the front “FREE 2nd Battery Included” and “$99 value”. part is AC840087P2.

Hi,

Thanks. I think that you’re right, and I think that it’s almost cleared up. It seemed like it was mostly sparking when I stopped and when I went from ‘medium’ to max speed?

A bit of sparking when new is normal, especially on stopping when there’s a ’brake” function. It will reduce quickly as parts mate together.

“Braking” applies a surge of full power instantly to stop rotation, so the full power + forward momentum involves the strongest current the tool ever sees. It also uses up more battery doing that so I’d rather not have it but we don’t get that choice.

Phil

I think the reason these Ridgid drills are being discounted is because their new GEN5X brushless drills are coming out.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-GEN5X-Brushless-18-Volt-Compact-Hammer-Drill-Driver-and-3-Speed-Impact-Driver-Combo-Kit-R9205/206127587

This is basically the same set I got for $140 (half price) but is the newer brushless set.

the other day i saw some smart light starter kits on clearance for about $30 (i forget if it was the 3 or 6 price). if people are interested, i could go back try to take some pics if still available.

i think it was these two:
TCP Connected: http://www.homedepot.com/p/TCP-Connected-Smart-LED-Light-Bulb-Starter-Kit-with-2-A19-LED-Dimmable-Light-Bulbs-CCG2LD11/205132274

GE Link: http://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-Link-Starter-Pack-Link-Hub-2-Link-A19-Light-Bulb-PLINK-SKIT/205311040

I just noticed these 2 items turned to the “3” price.

Just 2 days ago they were $15.88. I never paid attention because of the price. My interest in this photo is in my hand, a 2 piece combo for $5.03. The Coast lantern is in the upper left hand corner.

This is the second item that just went to the “3” price. Just prior to this they were $23.06, down from $28.00 which prior to that they were $29.97. Supposedly originally $34.97

But what most interested me it this:

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Tons of the mini Mag combos. They were $24.97, then $20.00 and now at the “6” price of $19.06. We should all be watching that one closely because the date on the Energizer Lantern that just went to the “3” price is only 6 days older than the Mags. These mini Mags could go to the “3” price in another 6 days! (I am going to guess $5.03)
That would be sweet!

“02/03/16”

“02/09/16”

Wow! if the maglite combo goes to 5.03 these would be the BEST gifts for everyone in my list even without moding. i will scour every home depot within reach :slight_smile: