Home Despot's 25%-off hand tool sale is on

[wood_newbie]

...although it doesn't include hand tools for electrical work. (Mama not gonna get 'dem insulated Kleins she's been beggin' fer...)

[Leon]

The idiots at the local HD had the 25% off posters attached to as many power tools as hand tools.

[MB]

If you have a Discover card, you can set it up for the "home improvement" program. In this program, you get 5% cash back on all "qualifying" home improvement purchases. Which, according to Discover includes all purchases at HD and Lowes. You get 1% back on non home improvement purchase.

[AL]

I just saw the ad in the paper. Time to add to my Klein and Ridgid (the plumbing tools, not the other crap) collection.

[Brian Elfert]

Didn't a previous poster just say that Klein isn't included? At least not Klein electrical?

Brian Elfert

[fredfighter]

The last time I went to HD looking for hand tools on sale they had moved all the Ridgid tools from the tool crib to the plumbing section. That sale only appleid to tool crib sales.

[AL]

[Edwin Pawlowski]

That leaves two screwdrivers and a hammer.

[mac davis]

Me either... thought about it on my way out to resupply Danish oil, etc... thought about the limits on the tools included (Interesting typo in the header: Despot's) and the long lines... Went to Lowes instead for larger store, shorter lines and basically the same prices...

mac

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[Too_Many_Tools]

"HD's web page says: "Offer is not valid for: power tools; hand tools from drywall, paint, flooring, plumbing, lawn & garden or electrical departments". "

A sale that is not a sale..imagine that. LOL

Just sit tight...the closer we get to Christmas, the better the prices.

If Christmas sales are down (remember that the last few years have been the worst shopping seasons in decades), the prices will be even better after Christmas.

FYI...I have tended to buy my tools in January and February...with

80-90% markdowns common.

TMT

[Matt Stachoni]

CLAMPS!

Matt

[toolmiser]

I stopped by the local borg myself. Usually I can find something I want, but even with the "big" discount, I didn't buy a thing. At our store, the only clamps they have is the light duty Jorgensen ones, and I have enough of those (if that is possible). It really doesn't say much for a place that sells tools and they discount them by 25% and I still can't find a reason to pull the trigger.

[Ken]

I ran thru there to pick up some bat insulation for a job and did not have much of a chance to look but I did see the red tags on about a dozen different laser level packages from different manufacturers. They were all set up along the aisle next to the checkouts. Looks like they are being pushed as the gift of the year for those looking for a gift for dad or grandpa or uncle john. Looks like you can all look forward to having plenty of laser power by new years. I wonder if you focus enough of them on a single spot you could do some of that fancy laser engraving. Good excuse to go out and get a cnc table to see if it would work:>)

Ken

[CW]

You're insulating bats? Do you have to go to their cave or do they come to you?

[Brian Elfert]

We only have one Lowe's store around here and at least 10 Home Depot stores with another 10 or more Menards stores.

Lowes is a joke. The prices are higher on most everything. A 2x4 8' generally sells for about $3.69 while they are $2.59 or so at Home Depot/Menards. I doubt their 2x4s are that much better.

Home Depot is really going up on prices. They used to beat Menards all the time, but now Menards is better most of the time.

Brian Elfert

[AL]

[wood_newbie]

That wasn't a typo...been callin' em that for years!

[Matt Stachoni]

I guess I lucked out - mine has the Cabinet Master big guys that are always in stock. Although I wanted some of the lighter duty ones and there was only one. And you can never buy just one clamp.

by 25% and I

Yeah, I hear that; other than the clamps the rest of the hand tool area is useless.

Matt

[Mark & Juanita]

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them by 25% and I

Kind of showing how the folks in this group are different -- my son and I were walking into HD a couple of weeks ago for some small thing and met someone I know from work coming out. We greeted each other and he made the comment, "going into the place with the big boys' toys, eh!" as if HD was just the greatest place for things. I just kind of smiled at him and made some comment like, "something like that". HD just doesn't get me excited in the least.

Lee Valley (unfortunately, only on-line -- no LV in Arizona yet), Grizzly, Woodworkers' Supply (I've stopped by the Albuquerque store in the past) -- now *those* are the places with big boys' toys!

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[mac davis]

them by 25% and I

Speaking of excited... went to lowes yesterday and noticed a new fixture outside... woody's hot dog's, sponsored by Lowes...

Now, folks can go home and tell their swmbo that they went to lowes and got a woody... *groan*

mac

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