Damn radioshaq, you are one fire! Disciplined observation and memory seem to requisite to scoring deals at your and dchomak’s level. Best of luck your current targets.
radioshaq, congrats on your score!!!
You make a good point here. Just because an item doesn’t work out at one store, or at a particular point in time, doesn’t mean that you won’t find success in the future. For instance, I didn’t find out about the clearance sale on the compressors until AFTER my hometown HD had already cleared them out.
Other stores in the area marked theirs down later in the week and because I KNEW what had already happened in my hometown HD, I was ready.
Coincidentally, I scored an 8 Gallon 1 1/2 horse compressor today. For a penny! :innocent:
Here is a shot of the compressor just after I slid my penny in the slot and got my receipt. When I shot this pic I didn’t yet know if they were going to let me leave the store with it, but they did!
They were actually good natured about it.
When I was in the store I saw it hiding behind a floor model of a DeWalt upright.
The dead giveaway to me was “oil filled”
All the compressors that had been on clearance previously had been oil filled. They were all replaced with equivalents that were “oil free”
Here is a better shot of the receipt.
I KNEW when I saw this on the floor at this late date that it would ring up for a penny. Previously it had gone from $129 to $91.06 to $33.03. In fact I had purchased probably 6 of them over a period of a couple of weeks for myself and friends.
Here is a picture of the first time I saw this compressor at $33.03. This picture was taken at my hometown HD AFTER they had already sold thru.
(they would NOT sell me the display)
It turned out my hometown HD was the leading indicator of what was happening and I could have given up right then and there.
I didn’t, and found stock in other stores at $33.03, and now I have found one at a penny.
Surely a lesson to learn 
Here in Houston, all the HD I visit penny deals are NON EXISTENT!!! :rage:
I could post some pictures of barcodes of items that are a penny.
You could print them and price check the codes at your self checkout.
Then we would know.
dcho, you are my hero!
I envy those living in areas with the penny deals, or even in areas where HD has a clearance area. The locations close to me have a few crappy end caps with clearance items and items rarely reach the .03 prices. I have a lot of painting to do and a decent compressor like others found would be a lot better than spending over $100 at harbor freight for a lower quality compressor or as I will wind up doing painting a house and barn with a brush (again). :weary:
+1
Thanks, I appreciate your adulation. 
And I can assure you both, all done without any PED’s 
Honestly, I just strive to be a good student and follow dchomak’s advise 
Yoda he is, homedepot deal seeker of
I am beginning to think that the 3 gal compressor at 33.00 might not turn to a penny… tried it last weekend and this, and it still is at 33.00. I realized that dchomak’s 8 gal penny deal came down from 33.03, not 33.00; so if it ain’t ending in a 6 or a 3, it often does not follow the regular wind down schedule.
That’s right, only the 8 gallon at 33.03 and the pancake at 15.03 would go to a penny.
There are also “4” prices that go to “2” prices that go to a penny.
HOWEVER………………………….
Now I have seen a “7” price that has gone to a penny
All 4 of these faucets went to a penny. A friend of mine found them. I told him about the “6” and “3” prices and not knowing any better, he found these “7” prices that went for a penny. The dates were old enough! Sheesh, what a dummy he was, right?
Here are receipts for 2 of the 4 faucets he found.
Here are 2 more faucets
And today I noticed some items going to an “08” price!
I wonder what THAT means??
$24.97 to an even $19.00 and now to $13.08 :confounded:
that is unbelievable, you could make a fortune reselling your penny deals
I missed this 100 piece mechanics tool set at $25.04. 2 stores cleaned out.
BUT, I found them in the overhead of 2 other stores. IF they stay up there, in about 4 weeks they will go to $12.52. That would be sweet!
These went to a penny, I could only find 1 so far. The Nickel finished ones remain at $29.97
I missed this 28 Piece combination wrench set at $10.04 here.
BUT I found 1 here.
There are 2 stores that have 10 each in the overhead. IF they survive, the next price would be $5.52
This is now the 3rd time these mini work lights have come and gone.
Just starting the clearance cycle at $4.50
Here is a really WEIRD one.
Definitely 2 different lights, yet the both HAVE THE SAME UPC code!
A couple of months ago, the Stanley crow bars went on clearance.
Here is one behind a clearance endcap on the floor. It rang up for a penny.
I found these 2 BOSCH hammer tools. They were so old they wouldn’t even scan.
I brought them up to the service desk and offered them $1 each.
Apparently, they would rather throw them out than take my money.
I am waiting to see if these survive to $30.03. Most probably NOT.
I missed this HUSKY brand briefcase at one store, but got the last one at another.
My SK68 in the pic for scale.
A 1/2 horse garage door opener! At the “2” price, 75% off
All the stores around here in CT are clearing these out. Why not ship them to Florida?
Those Energizer emergency blackout lights are basically the same thing. The bulky one is the discontinued model. The new version is about 9 bucks on Amazon and people like it more than the bulky one
As a test, to see if your Home Depot participates in the “penny deals”, here are some UPC codes of items that have been pulled from Home Depots in the North East. If you cut out these codes and take them to the self check out of your Home Depot, you can see if they have gone to a penny or not.
It would be really interesting to get reports from various parts of the country!
This last one is for a 28 piece stubby combination tool set that I have been keeping my eye on. It first came out at $19.88.
Then it was reduced to $17.00, then $15.00
A few days ago they were reduced again to a “4” price of $10.04. If they survive, in a couple of weeks they will go to around $5.02. Some stores that I have been in have them in the overhead. You can use this UPC to check price, and if you bring it up to the customer service desk, they can check for stock in their store or any where else.
EDIT
I made a mistake. These 2 UPC’s went to a penny in some of my local HD’s They are still full price at others.
One of the Rigid models clearanced is exactly the same as the Harbor Freight one a friend and me both have been using for years. We both do remodeling and work them pretty hard at times HFCompressor I can’t speak about other models.
For your house and barn you need an airless sprayer. None of the cheap ones are much good but you can rent them, or buy a rebuilt trade-in from Sherwin Williams at their nearest store that works on them.
Phil
The compressors
This is the 3 Gallon that was $33.00. It probably still is $33
This is the 8 Gallon that went $33.03. It may be a penny now.
This is the Pancake that was $15.03. It may be a penny now.
$21.98
Only this one showed up in the Canadian app (which is in bad shape since the redesign, many UPCs arbitrarily won’t even try to scan which is all except this one)
The rest may or may not exist but can only be determined by going to the store which is not doable for me right now.
I printed it out, I will be near a home depot today or tomorrow and will check them out.
Bort,
How many times do I have to repeat, the app does NOT work on ANY item that is on clearance.
To find the deals it requires boots on the ground.
To be clear, the HD app will not show any item on clearance, whether it’s a 00 price or a 6 or a 3. Of course pennies don’t show either