Because… it’s more expensive to make them not spot on? 
I went ahead and picked up one of the Defiant 850 lumen flashlights for $9.88 and a 2-pack of the 2xAAA Penlights for $4.88. When I first discovered this forum and started buying more and more lights, one of my first purchases was a 3D ArmorMax and shortly after, a DST. Since, then, I have purchased every single mid-sized or large Defiant flashlight that has been released. It’s kind of just become a tradition and as a result, there are Defiant flashlights under most of the sinks in my house and in most of the closets and cupboards- they come in pretty handy! My impression of the triple emitter 850 lumen holiday special- typical Defiant… It’s bright enough to impress non-flashaholics and actually throws fairly well for such a cheap light. Size is much easier to handle than the bigger ArmorMax, DST and last years LARGE Triple emitter lights from the holiday season… Is it really 850 lumens? I have no idea LoL - I don’t have any way to measure it.
The AAA pen lights are VERY cool in tint- almost purple. Definitely brighter than some other pen lights that I’ve seen that run on the little tiny button batteries. For the price, I would have no problem buying a couple packs to take camping or something just to have a small cheap light that puts out adequate illumination without worrying about losing them.
In conclusion: for $9.88, the 850 Lumen is more than enough light for non-enthusiasts and cheap enough to use it hard without worries. The pen lights are also priced right for what they are and if they last a month of hard use, then I’d be happy with my $5 investment. (There is a large Husky light that I have my eye on simply because of its looks- its almost obscenely BIG and it just kind of amuses me, haha… maybe I’ll post some thoughts on it if I grab one)
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Does anyone know if those $4.88 drill bit kits will be gone anytime soon? I’d like to get another one later when I run low on bits but not now. But if they are going to be gone then I would want to get another one now.
Also yesterday on Black Friday I saw a good deal for a drill/driver kit. It was a RIDGID kit and it had a LOT of driver bits but not many drill bits, and it was $9.88 I think.
Problem with that kit is that there are too many drive bits that you don’t need much but not many drill bits that you always need lots of.
I can’t seem to find it on home depot website so it was probably a black friday only thing?
Was at HD today and was looking at the Black Friday stuff while walking by, and then I found this:
A RIDGID 16 gallon wet vac! Price… $39! 
A while ago I was searching for 16 gallon wet vacs and the cheapest I could find was $100 for the Sears Craftsman wet vac. The cheapest for a 16 gal wet vac at Home Depot I saw was around $160 for a RIDGID vac. All of a sudden I see this and it is $40! Huge difference!
It is lightweight and feels cheap and basic but not poorly made.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/16-Gal-5-Peak-HP-Wet-Dry-Vacuum/204351678
A friend and I hit HD on BF as they opened at 6 AM. I was there for the free coffee and donuts. He went straight for that vacuum.
If anyone is interested, some HD’s have a fair number of the older 5C Defiants for 10 bucks. I just picked up 3 at a local HD and some stores list over 30 in stock It’s pretty much a fence post with an led at the end but I really like these. Much more powerful then the BF 3c.
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The 5C's and brethren seemed to be the end of high quality large Defiants.
poiihy,
Thanks for the Shop Vac alert. I picked one up. Seems like a great deal. My small anemic shop vac has been on it's last leg for years now. You the man!
Meant to post this earlier. I had to do some tricky free-hand drilling on the job (ironwork railing going through welds on an angle) and managed to break >$20 worth of my cobalt and TN bits so grabbed the new HDX set. The sharpness was impressive but they snapped at the slightest provocation. Nice having plenty of them as that let me get the job finished. This is the toughest field drilling job I’ve ever come across as low-grade iron comes with hard spots and the welds are always full of voids, plus drilling on an angle puts all the stress on one side of the bit till it’s fully engaged. I often break a bit doing this because of all that even using the best bits made.
tl,dr: Great for wood and softer metals, or ran gently in a drill press but don’t push them hard or they will snap. Still well worth $5 for the set
Phil
Next time you’re in Home Despot, pick a pack of punches.
When I worked as a welder, I found that if I use a punch (or three) as a stonemason would, to create a little pocket or dimple for the pilot bit, so it would engage the steel as fully as possible, that helped a lot. The finish bit would eat out the dimple.
OTOH, all the bits I broke made me very good at resharpening bits!!! That reminds me, if you do choose to resharpen your bits, almost no one has a Dressing Tool, which you’ll need for precise grinding.
HTH…
(EDIT: I don’t know if this needs to be said, but when cutting steel, rock, brick, whatever, anything even resembling Cutting Fluid — even plain water — is vastly better than trying to cut it dry…)
Yeah I’ve noticed this too. They drill very well but they break easily.
I found at Walmark a set of Black & Decker drill bits without a case that you can use to refill your case. But it was about $5, a little more than the Home Depot set, but the Hole Depot set had far more bits than this Black & Decker set, and a case.
Don’t you mean “Home Cheapo” or perhaps “Cheapo Depot” 
I was in Home Depot today and already some of the flashlights that were brought out for the holidays have been reduced. Original price and new lower price should be visible in each shot.
Also of interest (to me) is this clearance item. The clearance sticker is $1.04 but they ring up for 52 cents. Any day now, if they are still around they will ring for a penny.
These 2 gallon buckets are always handy, now they are a dollar. Nice quality.
This ia bucket of 50 bungee cords for $7.00 Some are very small, none very large
Wow! Where can I find those multiway extension leads? I want!!
Also, for the bungee cords, what’s with the cardboard back saying $7.88 and the sticker saying the original price is $19?
I saw those bungee cords but wasn’t interested in bungee cords so didn’t consider getting them.
If they haven’t sold out they should still be there
They are $7.00, not $7.88
I’m talking about the price on the cardboard that the sticker is covering. It looks like it is $7.88. But on the sticker it says the original price was $19… What’s up with that?
Was $19 the original price, then it was for sale for $7.88 for Black Friday, and now it’s discounted to $7.00?
I know where the bungee cords are but where are those 3 way power strips located?
Oh, now I see what you mean. HD, they are liars!
Those power strips were in the back of the store with lighting and the floor of a section with clearance items. The price guy often misses the stuff there. In fact the old price guy just got a promotion and there is a new guy doing it. It seems to take awhile to get the hang of it, he is missing stuff
The guy that got the promotion was very diligent and didn’t miss much.
Things are looking up at HD 
My family calls it Home De Pot. 8)
Bort likes these names, worthy of joke thread
I don’t.
They’re lame.
Perhaps its all the wine i consumed this evening.
Wait a moment, i don’t drink.