Sears.com hot deals and clearance thread

[JackVegas]

I picked up this damaged bolt removal set the other day, it is part of the blowout sale at $12.94. I was pleasantly surprised to see it said Made in USA still. Is this normal or did I get lucky? Anyone know the OEM?

https://www.sears.com/craftsman-6-piece-bolt-out-set/p-00952060000P?rrec=true

 

[Super Sport]

I picked up this damaged bolt removal set the other day, it is part of the blowout sale at $12.94. I was pleasantly surprised to see it said Made in USA still. Is this normal or did I get lucky? Anyone know the OEM?

The OEM is a company you've not likely heard of. I dont recall the name, but I learned of it when I worked there and it was listed on a box or label. I'm sure I posted about it here years ago.

I've not seen any Chinese bolt out sets of any style, they're all still old stock USA.

And as I recall, that set and the completer set would go on sale for $9.99 each fairly frequently, but I haven't seen them near that price in several years.

 

[Hexen]

Apparently some stores have started receiving some restock tools, now in redesigned black packaging instead of red. Known examples so far include socket sets and wrench sets, which will be in those holiday bins.

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A couple newly-known closing announcements in the past week or so:

• Kmart in Camarillo, CA - https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/l...21/kmart-close-store-in-camarillo/2390051001/ (liquidation began on or around Sep 20, and will end in mid-Dec)
• Kmart in West Chester, PA - https://imgur.com/a/Ns6x8DX (nobody in local news has bothered to write an article about it, but someone posted a photo of the liquidation ad in the paper yesterday; probably started Sep 27 or so, and will probably end some time in Dec)

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Someone put together a list of all the Kmarts which are currently still open and have NOT yet announced closures, as of yesterday, here. (This is necessary because the locations list on the official website hasn't been updated since some time last year.) His summary at the end:

" Statistics: Kmart absent in 23 states. 13 states, AZ, CO, DE, IL, MN, MT, NV, OR, TX, WA, WV, WI, WY have only 1 each. So does Guam. 14 states have more than 1 left.

91 Kmarts in US States total.
Puerto Rico has 12, USVI has 4, Guam has 1, so 17 total stores outside of the US.
108 total Kmarts left as of now that are not closed or closing.

States with more than 3 Kmarts:
CA: 20
FL: 8
MD: 5
MA: 4
NJ: 6
NY: 8
PA: 10 "

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And someone else made a list of the remaining "mainline" (full-size/mall-type) Sears stores as of a few days ago, here. Summary:

" I count 176 stores remaining. State breakdown as follows:

AK 1      AR 1      AZ 2      CA 40     CO 2      CT 2
DE 1      FL 14     GA 3      HI 4      IL 5      LA 1
MA 8      MD 8      ME 2      MI 4      MO 2      NC 7
NH 2      NJ 8      NM 1      NV 1      NY 9      OH 2
PA 7      PR 9      SC 2      TX 14     VA 7      VT 1
WA 4      WI 2

"

(That makes 32 states that still have any full-size Sears stores, so 18 with none. 7 states only have 1 store, 9 states only have 2, and 1 state has 3. So for comparison with Kmart having 7 states with 4+ stores remaining, Sears currently has 15 states with 4+ stores remaining.)

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Apparently the reason for CA having such a high number of remaining stores for both Sears and Kmart is that a lot of the company's distribution supply chain originates in CA before getting sent out to other regional warehouses. So although CA has started seeing some closures in the last few rounds too, they are somewhat less expensive to operate.

 

[Hexen]

The OEM is a company you've not likely heard of. I dont recall the name, but I learned of it when I worked there and it was listed on a box or label. I'm sure I posted about it here years ago.

I've not seen any Chinese bolt out sets of any style, they're all still old stock USA.

And as I recall, that set and the completer set would go on sale for $9.99 each fairly frequently, but I haven't seen them near that price in several years.

Amazon reviews of the Craftsman Bolt-Outs point out they look identical to the Irwin and Snap-On versions.

In this thread, several people say all the tool truck brands' bolt extractor sets are made by Irwin Hanson (which has been owned by SBD since early 2018).

But then in another thread, someone said AJ Manufacturing (definitely a company in the obscure "not heard of" tier) makes the Craftsman set. AJ calls them "twist sockets".

So I figured that might be who really makes them for all the identical-looking brands (Craftsman as well as Irwin, Snap-On, et al). But no, I think Irwin makes their own and the other brands (or has a different obscure company making them for them), because there was actually a lawsuit back in 2007 where Irwin accused AJ Manufacturing of copying Irwin's bolt extractor design! This must have been settled with AJ agreeing to royalty fees or something like that, since the products have been offered for many years since then.

 

[Super Sport]

^AJ Manufacturing is the company I couldn't remember. That was listed on the box/label when I unpacked some of the Cman sets and I had looked them up and found that website.

There are also "Turbosockets" which may be made by either but seem to be their own brand, with some companies using that name (SK and Williams both do I believe).

 

[bds1984]

Oh wow, the light-up letters above the entrances? I guess you've got a big barn or something, I imagine those are huuuge down at ground level.

From what I've heard on the anonymous employee forum before, there are a lot of things which they bizarrely refuse to sell at liquidations and insist on sending to the dumpster at the end instead. I'm guessing that's what happened to those signs, but for those it might not have been till weeks after the liquidation sale ended, since they'd have to get a sign company out there with special equipment to get them down. So, if there's any chance of getting them when this next closure happens, I think it would be by catching the timing just right to 'happen' to be there with a trailer (and maybe some refreshments for the sign crew ) when the signs are actually being taken down at the very end.

Yep, those letters. They're about six feet tall for the outside letters and three-ish for the inside entrance coming from the mall.

I can attest to the bizarre-ness to selling certain items. I asked the store manager of the closing store, the individual in charge of the liquidation, and a store manager from a neighboring store about it and was told that the lettering/signage from the company owned buildings doesn't get removed; I even offered to remove them myself but it didn't matter to them.
I'm calling BS on them, however, since there are many stores here in Michigan that have absolutely zero lettering on them. Oh well... I will be lurking around with my trailer once they close the doors in hopes of catching a crew removing the signage and then see what the crew will let me do. We'll see...

 

[Doohickey]

Yep, those letters. They're about six feet tall for the outside letters and three-ish for the inside entrance coming from the mall.

I can attest to the bizarre-ness to selling certain items. I asked the store manager of the closing store, the individual in charge of the liquidation, and a store manager from a neighboring store about it and was told that the lettering/signage from the company owned buildings doesn't get removed; I even offered to remove them myself but it didn't matter to them.
I'm calling BS on them, however, since there are many stores here in Michigan that have absolutely zero lettering on them. Oh well... I will be lurking around with my trailer once they close the doors in hopes of catching a crew removing the signage and then see what the crew will let me do. We'll see...

I want to know what they find inside the older Sears stores. Some of them are like 80 years old, so there should be some junk that can be now considered as collectibles. Hopefully, the younger employees are not tossing it all out as garbage.

I think the oldest store I visited during a liquidation was a 30-yr old Kmart, and they had a lot of old **** in storage. All the nooks and crannies in the building were cleared out, but I don't know who decided what goes in the dumpster and what is sold as fixtures.

 

[Doohickey]

Apparently some stores have started receiving some restock tools, now in redesigned black packaging instead of red. Known examples so far include socket sets and wrench sets, which will be in those holiday bins.
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Considering that they put out holiday bins every year, can that really be called "restocking"? Even last year during the bankruptcy, we saw some new items make their debut among the holiday displays.

I'll try to swing by the store on the way home later, and see if any of the actual hooks and shelves are being stocked with new types of merchandise.

 

[captain14]

Considering that they put out holiday bins every year, can that really be called "restocking"? Even last year during the bankruptcy, we saw some new items make their debut among the holiday displays.

I'll try to swing by the store on the way home later, and see if any of the actual hooks and shelves are being stocked with new types of merchandise.

Wear ear protection so the empty hollow sounds of the tool department do not hurt you.

Yesterday’s visit looked like one of the going out of business sales.
Empty and barren.

This store is not on the current closing list.

 

[Doohickey]

My store rarely gets my stuff out to me in less than 5 minutes but they almost always stop the clock at 3 minutes and change in seconds. They are pretty free with the $5 off coupons which I don't bother to take any more as they seem almost useless to me. They restrict certain items and most times even after the $5 off you'd end up paying more than if you ordered it online without the coupon.

You actually refused to accept the coupons?

I get what you mean about store prices often being higher than online, so these $5 coupons just started collecting up in my glove box. However, after this Blowout event started, a $5 coupon turns an already hot deal into an outstanding deal! $5.94 (60% off) - $5 q = $0.94.

I was searching under the car seats and in the trunk for every $5 coupon I had previously tossed aside.

 

[captain14]

Yesterday he could not find any of the coupons after stopping the clock after 5 minutes was up.

 

[Doohickey]

Wear ear protection so the empty hollow sounds of the tool department do not hurt you.

Yesterday’s visit looked like one of the going out of business sales.
Empty and barren.

This store is not on the current closing list.

My store isn't closing either (yet), but I expected the tool department to be emptied once the Blowout deals hit the front page of Slickdeals.

 

[7avalon7]

Yep, those letters. They're about six feet tall for the outside letters and three-ish for the inside entrance coming from the mall.

I can attest to the bizarre-ness to selling certain items. I asked the store manager of the closing store, the individual in charge of the liquidation, and a store manager from a neighboring store about it and was told that the lettering/signage from the company owned buildings doesn't get removed; I even offered to remove them myself but it didn't matter to them.
I'm calling BS on them, however, since there are many stores here in Michigan that have absolutely zero lettering on them. Oh well... I will be lurking around with my trailer once they close the doors in hopes of catching a crew removing the signage and then see what the crew will let me do. We'll see...

That is crazy for sure. You would think they try to make as much money as they can as they close the store.

 

[Hexen]

I want to know what they find inside the older Sears stores. Some of them are like 80 years old, so there should be some junk that can be now considered as collectibles. Hopefully, the younger employees are not tossing it all out as garbage.

I think the oldest store I visited during a liquidation was a 30-yr old Kmart, and they had a lot of old **** in storage. All the nooks and crannies in the building were cleared out, but I don't know who decided what goes in the dumpster and what is sold as fixtures.

It's so sad, a few years ago all Sears employees were actually ORDERED to throw away all the old memorabilia that had been accumulating in the back rooms. This was called the "Clean & Bright" initiative. They were supposed to throw away everything not actively being used or actively for sale at that time. This even went so idiotically far as to include throwing away the cases/boxes for display model power tools, which they had previously been saving for whoever would end up buying that display model in the future.

There may be a few odds and ends that got missed then that show up in the liquidations sales, but it will be a sad fraction of what it should have been. When my second-closest store closed about 6 months ago, I was only able to get one tiny binder (half-sheet size) that says Sears something-or-other on it, and a Craftsman-branded employee apron, both of which seemed old enough to have been missed in the Clean & Bright spree but nowhere near as old as the store (IIRC they looked maybe 1990s at the oldest, vs 1960s-1970s that the store had been open since). For those who have more space than me, there were also a couple of Craftsman-branded tool display racks (e.g. from the open-stock sockets or wrenches or something like that) available for purchase.

One other noteworthy thing I saw at that liquidation (not collectible) was a TON of interlocking floor tiles and border/edge pieces in several colors - those things they lay out to make a designated area for things like the lawnmowers. Seemed like they could be good for sprucing up a garage/shop floor. I don't remember what the price per tile was and how it compared to buying those new, but most seemed to be in good shape, and the store probably could've been talked into a bulk discount since there were still a ton of them hanging around late into the liquidation.

 

[Doohickey]

DieHard household batteries are heavily discounted at Sears. The AAA packs I looked at had a 2024 date on them.

DieHard 41-1179 24 pack AAA size Alkaline battery $3.49

DieHard 41-1105 24 pack AA size Alkaline battery $3.49

And other sizes

Points cannot be redeemed online. I could not find the CR2032 cells, so I didn't get a chance to check whether points can be redeemed on batteries in-store.
EDIT: Verified that points can be applied to batteries in-store.

 

[Here2Learn]

At my closed Sears, the floor tiles were $1 each.

 

[Hexen]

DieHard household batteries are heavily discounted at Sears. The AAA packs I looked at had a 2024 date on them.

DieHard 41-1179 24 pack AAA size Alkaline battery $3.49

DieHard 41-1105 24 pack AA size Alkaline battery $3.49

And other sizes

Points cannot be redeemed online. I could not find the CR2032 cells, so I didn't get a chance to check whether points can be redeemed on batteries in-store.

This is part of the Kmart groceries-and-household-supplies points restriction that started a couple months ago. Points should still work fine on everything in-store, the restriction is only online. And a couple weeks ago they apparently re-enabled points usage online on that stuff but ONLY if you order through shopyourway.com, instead of the regular sears.com or kmart.com sites.

 

[Hexen]

I don't recall if this has been posted earlier in the blowout sale or not, but SD just noticed today that all the Craftsman VersaTrack stuff is on sale. So if any of you might be thinking about getting any of that, act fast.

https://www.sears.com/search=versatrack?storeId=10153&catalogId=12605&searsTab=true

In my area, most of the items are already sold out in most stores according to the website (there may still be more in-store that has to be bought in person), but at least some of them can still be shipped to home; use chat or Personal Shopper app to ask for free shipping on $10+ order.

 

[Doohickey]

This is part of the Kmart groceries-and-household-supplies points restriction that started a couple months ago. Points should still work fine on everything in-store, the restriction is only online. And a couple weeks ago they apparently re-enabled points usage online on that stuff but ONLY if you order through shopyourway.com, instead of the regular sears.com or kmart.com sites.

Are they actually giving you the option to redeem points with the batteries sold by Sears?

Before I posted about the deal, I tried to checkout on the SYW website. It did not allow me use points for either of these AA or AAA packs, so I assumed it would be the same for every member.

 

[Hexen]

Are they actually giving you the option to redeem points with the batteries sold by Sears?

Before I posted about the deal, I tried to checkout on the SYW website. It did not allow me use points for either of these AA or AAA packs, so I assumed it would be the same for every member.

OK, I did not actually try it with those batteries. I guess they only re-enabled that for the stuff actually sold by Kmart, sorry. Gotta go in-store, then.

 

[tabs]

This is part of the Kmart groceries-and-household-supplies points restriction that started a couple months ago. Points should still work fine on everything in-store, the restriction is only online. And a couple weeks ago they apparently re-enabled points usage online on that stuff but ONLY if you order through shopyourway.com, instead of the regular sears.com or kmart.com sites.

Are they actually giving you the option to redeem points with the batteries sold by Sears?

Before I posted about the deal, I tried to checkout on the SYW website. It did not allow me use points for either of these AA or AAA packs, so I assumed it would be the same for every member.

i tried on SYW and it says you can use points on the items page but wont in checkout. disappointed as only the AAA is available ship to store for my nearest kmart

 

[kball]

DieHard household batteries are heavily discounted at Sears. The AAA packs I looked at had a 2024 date on them.

DieHard 41-1179 24 pack AAA size Alkaline battery $3.49

DieHard 41-1105 24 pack AA size Alkaline battery $3.49

And other sizes

Points cannot be redeemed online. I could not find the CR2032 cells, so I didn't get a chance to check whether points can be redeemed on batteries in-store.

If you get these batteries be sure to use dielectric grease in whatever you are putting them in. I bought lots of these a while back using points and they love to corrode in their original packaging so I'm sure they will go nuts inside your favorite flashlight. These batt's must be made by the same company that made Kirkland batteries.

 

[7avalon7]

If you get these batteries be sure to use dielectric grease in whatever you are putting them in. I bought lots of these a while back using points and they love to corrode in their original packaging so I'm sure they will go nuts inside your favorite flashlight. These batt's must be made by the same company that made Kirkland batteries.

Great tips, thank you @kball. I think we still have a few of these inside my kid's toy.

 

[Doohickey]

Great tips, thank you @kball. I think we still have a few of these inside my kid's toy.

Don't forget about your Craftsman flashlights. Dorcy usually includes their DieHard batteries with those lights.

 

[Doohickey]

If you get these batteries be sure to use dielectric grease in whatever you are putting them in. I bought lots of these a while back using points and they love to corrode in their original packaging so I'm sure they will go nuts inside your favorite flashlight. These batt's must be made by the same company that made Kirkland batteries.

I've had Energizer packs with leaks, even when they're unopened with a couple years left before expiration. So I've assumed it's just a problem with alkaline cells that you can't avoid with any brand.

I guess the best thing to do is not to overstock your supply just because of a heavy discount.

 

[Poe34]

I save those desiccant packs and put a few in my battery box, seems to help. Most stores received a restock last week, but I was surprised how many prices increased. I purchased an air hose for about 6 bucks, and now it's a "hot buy" at $34.98 when it was previously $34.99. I wonder how many of the items that are no longer "hot buys" will still be listed as such, and not allowing free cash or coupons to be used.

 

[Hexen]

I save those desiccant packs and put a few in my battery box, seems to help. Most stores received a restock last week, but I was surprised how many prices increased. I purchased an air hose for about 6 bucks, and now it's a "hot buy" at $34.98 when it was previously $34.99. I wonder how many of the items that are no long "hot buys" will still be listed as such, and not allowing free cash or coupons to be used.

It seems to be about 50/50 on whether restocked items get their price jacked back up to $0.01-off like that vs staying at the blowout price, but all the ones I've seen get jacked back up have stayed with the BS "Hot Buy" status enabled. I assume that status will remain until the blowout event ends after this Sat 10/5.

 

[Hexen]

A blast from the past... While looking for something else Sears-related, I stumbled across a 1985 news article about Sears launching the Discover credit card and various other financial-industry endeavors, back when Sears still owned many subsidiaries that later became highly-successful separate companies (too late to help Sears).

I think the most noteworthy bit is that there were 60 million people with Sears credit cards in 1985. There were about 170 million adults in the US at that time, in 87 million households. So more than two thirds of US households had a Sears credit card.


" ... Sears is still struggling, after some embarrassing snafus, to figure out how to link its insurance, securities and real estate units, not to mention the task of folding its awesome department-store and catalogue network into the picture.

But Sears, whose ascendancy in merchandising is considered a classic American business success story, is doggedly sticking to its ambitious, long-term plan for financial services. However difficult the path, its goal is simple: to secure a place in the field that equals its No. 1 position among the nation’s retailers.

The move into financial services should reveal just how well Sears can capitalize on its reputation as one of the most trusted companies in the United States. A key test will come this fall when Sears unveils its new Discover credit card, even as it scales back expansion plans for its securities unit.

Designed to stand apart from conventional bank cards such as Visa and MasterCard, Discover will offer users both credit and debit-card features and a variety of financial services. The card will provide the first major operational linkup of the company’s various financial units--Sears Savings Bank, Coldwell Banker, Allstate Insurance as well as Dean Witter. More importantly, Discover will give Sears a slick way of providing banking services across state lines.

Sears has long prospered by sniffing out changing consumer needs and filling those needs with profitable businesses. When rural Americans flocked to cities, Sears expanded its catalogue operations to include retail stores. When automobiles became the rage in the early 1900s, Sears began selling Allstate Insurance at booths around the corner from where it sold auto accessories.

The latest diversification came shortly after Sears successfully repositioned its merchandise group by introducing its own line of sportswear. The chain made a comeback in 1981 after a string of disappointing profits in the late 1970s as it tried one unsuccessful merchandising formula after another. ...

The idea of Sears selling financial services is not as revolutionary as it appears ... The chain first extended credit to farmers in 1911 and has long operated a lucrative credit card operation--the largest in the country, with 60 million card holders. ...

Early efforts directed at merging Dean Witter and Coldwell Banker into the parent involved regrouping Sears’ various businesses. For example, Homart Development Co. a shopping center developer which had been part of the Sears Merchandise Group, was put under Coldwell Banker. Sears Savings Bank, formerly Allstate Savings & Loan, and Allstate Enterprises, were made part of Dean Witter’s consumer deposit and lending operations. ...

With its acquisitions, Sears ended up with half a dozen corporate entities providing mortgages. The company is now attempting to assemble one system in which various mortgage service duties are assigned to different Sears units. For example, Coldwell Banker’s role probably will be to originate loans and then turn over to a sister company other functions such as insurance and distribution. ...

Cross-merchandising efforts among the various Sears units have been largely confined to simple efforts such as the home buyers savings program offered by Coldwell Banker and Sears. When Coldwell sells a home, for example, it gives the buyer a coupon book of discounts for Sears merchandise.

Perhaps the most visible effort to date to bring together the various units has been an advertising campaign, initially starring actor Hal Holbrook, to promote what is being called the Sears Financial Network. ... A recent consumer survey by American Banker showed that nearly half of the nation’s consumers have seen, heard or read about the Sears Financial Network.

Included in the network are the Sears Financial Centers located in 300 of the company’s stores. Coldwell Banker, Allstate Insurance, Dean Witter and Sears Savings Bank each operate booths independent of each other at the centers which operate 12 hours a day, seven days a week. ... "

 

[doctordirt]

Ah, the glory years. Remember the Sears Tower?

 

[Hexen]

Ah, the glory years. Remember the Sears Tower?

 

[Doohickey]

I didn't find any new merchandise at the local store, but I wanted use up some expiring points.

The Blowout Event ends tomorrow night.

This has good reviews on Amazon, and HD sells it for $13.99.

Stanley STST41001 Portable Storage Tote Tray $4.94

 

[Hexen]

I didn't find any new merchandise at the local store, but I wanted use up some expiring points.

The Blowout Event ends tomorrow night.

This has good reviews on Amazon, and HD sells it for $13.99.

Stanley STST41001 Portable Storage Tote Tray $4.94

Neat, I don't even remember seeing that before, but there were hundreds of blowout items I was looking through. Someone on Amazon says "Interior length is 16 1/2" long and the two pockets are [each] 4 3/4" wide", if that helps anyone considering it.

 

[Zippercat]

If, like I was, you’re having trouble getting the Sears website links to the Blowout tools to work, this link from an earlier GJ post was working this morning:

https://www.sears.com/tools/b-10200...earchBy=tag&searsTab=true&tagLabel=Sears Sale

 

[Hexen]

Oh wow, looks like the sale has been extended for another week!?

" Tools Blow Out Event Up to 70% Off! New Deals Just Added!
Shop Now
Expires Oct 13, 2019 "


But I don't quite trust it... what if they only mean the newly-added items last another week, but the original items will still go back to full price tonight? I think I'm still going to make my 'final' purchase tonight to be safe, even though I could've kept saving up points longer otherwise.


I decided on this:
$7.94 sale, $18.99 regularly https://www.sears.com/schroder-5-0inch-3-position-ratcheting-tap-wrench/p-00931517000P
I don't own any taps yet, but apparently it's made in Germany and would be a good addition to any tap set over the basic included tap wrench. Also says it's compatible with hex driver bits so that could be useful too.

 

[captain14]

Anyone get their order through the system tonight? I keep getting “Order Failed” when I place the order.

Of course when I call the 800 number I get someone I can’t understand!
And wants to send it to a store 40 miles away for pickup.

 

[Hexen]

Anyone get their order through the system tonight? I keep getting “Order Failed” when I place the order.

Of course when I call the 800 number I get someone I can’t understand!
And wants to send it to a store 40 miles away for pickup.

Oh boy. I'd try the chat. At least then there isn't an accent barrier.


Immediately after your post, I placed my tap wrench order (for pickup at my local store a couple miles away), no problem.

" Thank You For Your Order
Order #xxxx has been placed
A confirmation email will be sent out shortly to xxxx"

 

[captain14]

Oh boy. I'd try the chat. At least then there isn't an accent barrier.


Immediately after your post, I placed my tap wrench order (for pickup at my local store a couple miles away), no problem.

" Thank You For Your Order
Order #xxxx has been placed
A confirmation email will be sent out shortly to xxxx"

Apparently one item was not available In The system for local pickup. Instead of telling me in the order process the item is unavailable, whenever I attempted to place order it just “failed” the whole order.

I broke the order down and ordered 3 items and item #4 was tried by itself and it’s now only available 40 miles away for pickup.

 

[captain14]

I ordered the 12piece chisel/alinement/punch set for store pickup. I talked to chat today about the prybar that was missing. First they asked if the package was damaged or open when I got it. No i replied. Then they said there was not anything they could do. But when I told them I ordered the set via the web after viewing the description along with the picture showing it. Then the agent said he would give me $2 back. I questioned him again why they won’t provide what’s pictured and in the item Description. Then he offer to order and send me the prybar after I verified the correct one. So I’ll get it shipped to me due about midweek.

The prybar arrived this week while I was out of the area. I did get a text/alert that it was delivered. When I got home later it was in the box as requested .

 

[Hexen]

The prybar arrived this week while I was out of the area. I did get a text/alert that it was delivered. When I got home later it was in the box as requested .

Sweet. I wish I'd been able to replicate your deal, but resorted to an in-person purchase instead (last set my store had so couldn't be ordered online, and not knowing if the set will ever be restocked, and probably not at such a low price again if it is), so I'll just have to save up more points for the full-price prybar later.

Apparently one item was not available In The system for local pickup. Instead of telling me in the order process the item is unavailable, whenever I attempted to place order it just “failed” the whole order.

I broke the order down and ordered 3 items and item #4 was tried by itself and it’s now only available 40 miles away for pickup.

Aha, I should've thought of that, it happened to me last December.

 

[Hexen]

Oh wow, looks like the sale has been extended for another week!?

" Tools Blow Out Event Up to 70% Off! New Deals Just Added!
Shop Now
Expires Oct 13, 2019 "


But I don't quite trust it... what if they only mean the newly-added items last another week, but the original items will still go back to full price tonight? I think I'm still going to make my 'final' purchase tonight to be safe, even though I could've kept saving up points longer otherwise.


I decided on this:
$7.94 sale, $18.99 regularly https://www.sears.com/schroder-5-0inch-3-position-ratcheting-tap-wrench/p-00931517000P
I don't own any taps yet, but apparently it's made in Germany and would be a good addition to any tap set over the basic included tap wrench. Also says it's compatible with hex driver bits so that could be useful too.

Okay, here's the verdict... the sale is kind of still in effect on the original items, but not as good... many of them, including that tap wrench (glad I got that order in Sat night) and the clamp meter and several other things I've been looking at, have now gone up by $2. But some remain at the original blowout price (not increased by $2). So whatever the prices are now, hopefully they should remain that price until next Sunday 10/13.