I don’t understand why they use the system that they do either. I have been using the ‘DCHOMAK’ maneuver myself (carrying the barcode from an item to check the price). I walked into a store, scanned a code for the energizer weatheready lanterns, and giggled with glee when it price checked for a penny. The clerk had the audacity to tell my back that she could not let me take the item ‘if it rang up for a penny’.
I carefully ignored her and kept walking into the store, on the hunt, but I had no luck finding any. She may have put the manager on me, as I ran into him several times as I checked various locations. He and I had a little good natured banter and I flat told him I was looking for penny items (this not being a store I go to often, and rarely having any luck anyway). When I left I told him that he should tell his inventory crew they were doing a first rate job, since I didn’t find anything.
He laughed and told me “Thank you, if you are looking for penny deals you should check (other store, in worse section of town), that crew isn’t as good as we are here.”
Thinking about the exchange, I don’t feel bad about getting the penny deals. The stores and the suppliers stack the deck to preclude price shopping. “Yes these two sets look the same, but this one is a 45 piece driver set, the one you have on that web site at our competitors is a 43 piece set.” Sooner or later some smart puppy like DCHOMAK is going to figure out a way to use thier system to the advantage of the customer. Given the amount of crap that I didn’t really need that has followed me home on my 2-4 times per week hunting trips, I think they are still ahead.
My excitement resulted in the typo, yes $0.01. Not the Netgear, its a TP-LINK Archer C50 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless Router. Something else interesting happened. Out of curiosity, I asked an associate for a price check on another brand of router marked $89.00 on the shelf, he scanned it and said $79.00. Instant savings of $10.00? Mismarked? Death spiral? I will be keeping an out on that particular one as well.
That could be the very well be. Between the 2 routers on clearance, the TP-Link and the NetGear, I think the TP-Link is the better router. It is dual band
That tool chest that I posted about above was not originally $99.00 as I stated, it was at one time $124.00! And before that it may have been even a little higher.
An even better deal than I thought.
As I said, this is not on clearance, but a “new lower price”, although at this price they will be cleared out.
You can check the web site or use your app to check for stock.
Picked up the last one in Knoxville for 49, great deal on a heavy duty (durn near 100 pounds) chest. Thanks to all who posted about it! It’s a shame the matching roller cabinet is still $149, although I am still tempted at that price.
LOL,
Near 100lbs? No wonder a friend called to ask me how I got 2 of them up a flight of stairs at his house. (I dropped 2 off for him)
BTW, $49 per 100 lbs works out to 49 cents a pound. Heck barbell weights at WalMart even with a price rollback is more.
75 cents per pound!
When buying anything, sometimes it is useful to stop and consider the price per pound.
(just one more piece of data to consider when judging the value of something)
Here is something I NEVER thought to do.
These cabinets being a non-clearance item can be found on the HD app and their website
The first store I found these tool boxes at had 7 in stock. A display and 6 boxed up. I bought 6.
I quickly passed 4 off to friends and had 2 left. Just in case I needed more, I went online a couple of nights ago and found a local store that had 3. The next morning at 6AM they only had 2, so I used PayPal and bought the remaining 2. A couple of hours later they emailed me to let me know they were on a cart by customer service. They next day I picked them up!
EASY.
When I went to pick them up, I saw the third one there also on a cart. Probably also purchased online.
I would think one could buy 1 this way and perhaps pick it up a week later!
My purchase order.
Today I unpacked my first 9 drawer tool chest. It’s huge
That’s an HD2010 on the top shelf for scale.
I like it so much I ordered another online at a store I will be driving by this Saturday. I will pick it up then. Notice that on the order confirmation it mentions that I have until March 3rd to pick it up. That’s over a month, plenty of time to pick an order up at an out of the way store.
Last year I caught one of these carts at the “3” price of $23.03. Now it seems other stores are starting to clear them out. Here is one still at the “6” price of $67.06
The newer replacement version of the Ridgid Tri-Stack compressor is also on clearance at some stores. Regularly $299, here it is at $207.06. Last year I caught 1 at $75.03. Could happen again.
A couple of days ago, I was with a friend in an HD and he bought one of these Home ProjectCalcs at $12.06. I looked at the date and told him they would go to the “3” price any day now. Sure enough, next day they were $3.83. He got the refund.
Tomorrow I leave for North East Ohio and on Monday on to Columbus. I will probably pass right thru your stomping ground.
Guess there’s no use trying to find deals at your HD’s, right
I will be picking up 3 more of those tool chests along the way though, found online and already paid for.
Errr, you ARE going to use yours for storing flashlights, right?
I was in Providence, RI today and saw this rolling work top cabinet on sale for $209.00. It is the same one that has been on sale for $298 since before Black Friday. So far this is the only store that I have seen them at this price. Other stores could follow. At 52 inches long, it is perfect for 2 of these 26 inch upper tool chests side by side.
At one time it was $329.00
I plan on putting 2 of those 9 drawer, 26 inch cabinets on the one I have. Here is mine with 2 - 26 inch 4 drawer toolchests that I got on BF. Those 2 tool chests are not as high, doesn’t have as many drawers nor are as deep as the $49.00 one. They are already full, the reason I need the bigger ones.
The Providence store had the 26 inch tool chest and it’s matching bottom on display. The top is $49 and the 7 drawer bottom is $149.00
The combination is in the foreground of this picture and stands about 5 feet tall.
I’ve given this some thought, my phone is 2100mAh (2000 used for calculation) @ 3.7V is 7.4Wh, @ 70% would give about 10.5Wh, so two full charges would eat 21Wh or about half the 43Wh of the booster. This is not exact, there would be some inefficiencies and i would charge the phone before its completely dead but i will from now on do two charges from the power pack instead of 1/2 that i was doing.
This should create a storage voltage of about 40-50%
It’s been slow around here, I went this am and didn’t find much worth reporting. Scanned a few BF items and they haven’t dropped (that dremel set 162 pc, is still 10$ and the diablo dozer hole saw set is still $30) I already bought 2 of the dremel sets for 10$ so I’ll wait for a while. The husky 1500,2000,3000 lumen led work lights will be at the 3 price soon, they’re the ones with the tripods.
No pics of anything sorry. I saw one of the milwaukee tool chests (top only) it will ring up 75$ but I have no need for it so I passed. DCH not sure if that top would fit on your bench but its worth a look.
I am on the road and can’t post pictures easily.
From traveling I can see that the 52” Husky Work center cart IS $209.00
But they are hard to find.
If anybody had noticed the speaker mounts at the “3” price of $3.83, they are now a penny
Also a friend from Missouri called me from his Home Depot store to tell that the CAT stuff there was at the “3” price. He scored 2 of the big CAT battery chargers at $38.03 and 1 of the 1000A car boosters for $38.03
He took it apart and found that it contains a 21Ah lead acid battery. Not Li—Ion
To anyone considering purchasing a Husky tool chest, seriously consider going down to your local Harbor Freight and look at their US General 44” chest.
I labored over finding the best tool chest that would last me long enough to give to my children and this one fit the bill. It’s seriously heavy duty - weighs over 200lbs empty and has over a 2,000lb capacity.
It’s currently $349, so in a different price point, but if you go check it out, I think you’ll see what I mean….it’s in a different class compared to that Husky chest.
Unfortunately - they 20% off coupons typically say they can’t be used on the chests.
I bought mine 3 years ago and I couldn’t use it then….I think they started cracking down about 5 yrs ago.
Honestly, I’d buy it if it was a $500 chest. I sound like some weird Harbor Freight fanboy, but this box is the bees knees and IMO, competes with boxes 3-4-5x it’s price.
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