Home Depot Clearance Thread 2016

[swoyer]

I recently bought a Ridgid brushless brad nailer for $230 minus 10% off.

Is the Paslode 16 gauge finish nailer better for DIY projects (currently doing flooring and trim).

Andy

I have a whole set of pneumatic Ridgid nailers, they are ok. Not as good as paslode in my opinion. The only downfall is buying more gas, but at 1000+ nails a shot it wouldn't affect you and you don't have to carry around the cord. Just my opinion.


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[Thedevilsequal]

I debated on the getting the paslode nailer as the local store had one. Decided on lunch to go get it. Way up in the shelves. Ask an employee to get it and he says because of me they now have to check pricing before getting anything down. I asked why me knowing all to well what was coming. He said I was the deals guys always looking for penny items even though I know I'm not allowed to buy them. I politely informed him the nailer was 100.03, I've bought 3 penny items from this store in the last two weeks, I'll be using my 10% off coupon to make it 90.03 and I'll be right back as I need to grab a husky floor jack. Floor jack went back up to 70$ so I didn't pick that up. Went back to get the nailer and he said its $300+. I again politely told him to get it down. He obliged and escorted me to SCO. Rang up for 100.03. He told me he doesn't get it how an customer can know the inventory and pricing better than him. Looked at his palm pilot thingy and he was on home depots website not even on their own store app. Told him to have a nice day and left. I'm not going to be the one to tell them how to use their system.

 

[rpearlberg]

I debated on the getting the paslode nailer as the local store had one. Decided on lunch to go get it. Way up in the shelves. Ask an employee to get it and he says because of me they now have to check pricing before getting anything down. I asked why me knowing all to well what was coming. He said I was the deals guys always looking for penny items even though I know I'm not allowed to buy them. I politely informed him the nailer was 100.03, I've bought 3 penny items from this store in the last two weeks, I'll be using my 10% off coupon to make it 90.03 and I'll be right back as I need to grab a husky floor jack. Floor jack went back up to 70$ so I didn't pick that up. Went back to get the nailer and he said its $300+. I again politely told him to get it down. He obliged and escorted me to SCO. Rang up for 100.03. He told me he doesn't get it how an customer can know the inventory and pricing better than him. Looked at his palm pilot thingy and he was on home depots website not even on their own store app. Told him to have a nice day and left. I'm not going to be the one to tell them how to use their system.

When I bought mine earlier today after they rang up $100.03, the guy who helped me get it down pulled up the HD website and was like "hey look, it's still $399 on the website".

 

[Spn1025]

I'm betting that HD gets credit for the item no matter what once it hits penny status and is supposed to be thrown out.
So, dumpster or penny sale, I bet they still get credit for it.

Could be wrong though.

Edit: credit, write off, whatever it is.

 

[06GMC5.3L]

I'm betting that HD gets credit for the item no matter what once it hits penny status and is supposed to be thrown out.
So, dumpster or penny sale, I bet they still get credit for it.

Could be wrong though.

Edit: credit, write off, whatever it is.

Could be. The manager the other day didn't seem to say so as he said "we get credit when we send it back".

 

[06GMC5.3L]

I debated on the getting the paslode nailer as the local store had one. Decided on lunch to go get it. Way up in the shelves. Ask an employee to get it and he says because of me they now have to check pricing before getting anything down. I asked why me knowing all to well what was coming. He said I was the deals guys always looking for penny items even though I know I'm not allowed to buy them. I politely informed him the nailer was 100.03, I've bought 3 penny items from this store in the last two weeks, I'll be using my 10% off coupon to make it 90.03 and I'll be right back as I need to grab a husky floor jack. Floor jack went back up to 70$ so I didn't pick that up. Went back to get the nailer and he said its $300+. I again politely told him to get it down. He obliged and escorted me to SCO. Rang up for 100.03. He told me he doesn't get it how an customer can know the inventory and pricing better than him. Looked at his palm pilot thingy and he was on home depots website not even on their own store app. Told him to have a nice day and left. I'm not going to be the one to tell them how to use their system.

That's funny.

Reminds me of a story. Using a computer in appliances one day, I had an employee come over and stand over my shoulder for 20 sec or so not saying a word as I proceeded about navigating the price check app. He then says and I quote "Well, it looks like you know a lot more than I do, so I will just leave you alone. Come find me if you need help with something."

 

[jits1980]

The grill? Up in the bay by the rest of the grills. Got it down with one of their ladders


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Do you have a picture of the grill?

 

[P3OPL3SH3RO]

The HD phone app that you can download. That is going to show the same prices as HD.com correct? Just making sure I am not missing something and maybe the app is connecting to wifi in the store and pulling more accurate numbers? Surely that is not the case.

 

[Branded]

That's funny.

Reminds me of a story. Using a computer in appliances one day, I had an employee come over and stand over my shoulder for 20 sec or so not saying a word as I proceeded about navigating the price check app. He then says and I quote "Well, it looks like you know a lot more than I do, so I will just leave you alone. Come find me if you need help with something."

Wow, an honest statement, not the usual corporate shill talk.

 

[jits1980]

Sitting here arguing with a manager about a penny propane grill I just found. SCO attendant is mad because I paid for it while she was calling the manager


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Do you have pic of the grill

 

[auferret]

I don't remember seeing these in either of the threads. Found in middle Tennessee.

 

[06GMC5.3L]

The HD phone app that you can download. That is going to show the same prices as HD.com correct? Just making sure I am not missing something and maybe the app is connecting to wifi in the store and pulling more accurate numbers? Surely that is not the case.

It just pulls HD.com. Pretty much useless to us.

 

[Branded]

hell.. it's a change to 1 line of code.

"if (price = .01) then transaction.stop"

In a few cases, they want to sell stuff for a penny. Like outdated pesticides, spray paints, chemicals, etc. It would cost them more to dispose of it properly then to sell if for 1 cent.

Here are some clearance pergo saw blades.

 

[06GMC5.3L]

In a few cases, they want to sell stuff for a penny. Like outdated pesticides, spray paints, chemicals, etc. It would cost them more to dispose of it properly then to sell if for 1 cent.

One store around here crossed the UPCs off the penny pesticides and was selling it for like .79 or something.

 

[jits1980]

Found 2 paslodes in a store that showed onlt 1 in stock..both brand new in box

 

[rpearlberg]

anyone have a finish Paslode they want to trade for the framing one? I think someone said the finish ones were also on sale (a few pages back).

 

[P3OPL3SH3RO]

It just pulls HD.com. Pretty much useless to us.

That's what I thought but wanted to make sure. Thanks

 

[cheechi]

Some of these managers treat the items like you are stealing from them.

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If I was a store manager...

If you were a store manager you'd make the equivalent of $15/hr for your salary and rely on your store's profitability for most of your income.

Your store paid cost plus whatever to get the item in the door. Letting it go out the door for a penny is a huuuuuge deficit to your profitability. It literally is like taking money from them. There is an acceptable amount of churn from broken items, clearance markdown profit-loss, and the usual rtv/returns that their numbers are set to deal with. But the real deep discounts do actually hurt them more than all the rest combined. And for a high dollar item, one item could hurt more than all the rest combined.

If a manager is willing to work with you on things generally they have a good relationship with their DM and they know the company will have their back when something is really serious. But for a lot of these situations is it really worth it to shut down the whole possibility of these slipping through the cracks.

I have no dog in the fight. Just something to think about. And I am not intending to single out any one person here just something that made me think there's a lot of 'me me gimmie gimmie' and not a lot of 'congrats you lucked out'.

That is all.

 

[GasEngineer]

Some of these managers treat the items like you are stealing from them. If they don't like the system they created then change the damn thing

If I was a store manager (which I'm not so it's easy to arm chair qtrback) I'd just shrug it off and let corporate know if they really cared about the inventory not being purchased for a penny then block the POS devices from considering it a valid transaction. **** is not rocket science...may cost money to fix but tis business.

I believe that the whole reducing certain stock (like previous models or change of vendors) to a penny is a tax loophole. If they block the POS from considering penny items as valid transactions, then they may run into tax issues. Someone could prove that even though the items were marked to a penny in their inventory for a brief moment in time, but that the item was not truly eligible for sale.

In an ideal world, the stock is marked down to a penny, then the employees immediately need to go pull the items to prevent them to be sold for a penny. Obviously this does not happen and people find the items before they are pulled. The store managers get yelled at by corporate for allowing it to happen, but then corporate usually sides with the customer and allows them to purchase the item. This would be an issue if corporate didn't allow the sale, because the item was never actually available for sale at a penny, even though the inventory shows that it was.

 

[eddyyy302]

I'm betting that HD gets credit for the item no matter what once it hits penny status and is supposed to be thrown out.
So, dumpster or penny sale, I bet they still get credit for it.

Could be wrong though.

Edit: credit, write off, whatever it is.

This is the reason that items cannot be sold under a generic SKU, the store gets credit for the item from the vendor then they profit off of the customer using a generic clearance SKU, there is no easy, viable way to reassign the purchase to the original vendor. If you really want to see the deer in headlights look try explaining that to the next manager that tries to sell you something under a generic SKU! It's the equivalent of HD stealing from it's vendors at the store level.

Dan

 

[S4cruiser]

I believe that the whole reducing certain stock (like previous models or change of vendors) to a penny is a tax loophole. If they block the POS from considering penny items as valid transactions, then they may run into tax issues. Someone could prove that even though the items were marked to a penny in their inventory for a brief moment in time, but that the item was not truly eligible for sale.

In an ideal world, the stock is marked down to a penny, then the employees immediately need to go pull the items to prevent them to be sold for a penny. Obviously this does not happen and people find the items before they are pulled. The store managers get yelled at by corporate for allowing it to happen, but then corporate usually sides with the customer and allows them to purchase the item. This would be an issue if corporate didn't allow the sale, because the item was never actually available for sale at a penny, even though the inventory shows that it was.

I could see that being a reason why they mark an item to a penny...but that seems really dishonest based on store manager / employee actions when a customer rings up a penny item.

 

[GasEngineer]

I could see that being a reason why they mark an item to a penny...but that seems really dishonest based on store manager / employee actions when a customer rings up a penny item.

I think most of your store employees only know to do what their managers have told them and how to handle a "penny" situation if it comes up. That is probably why their are so many outlandish responses from employees as to why the item can't be sold at a penny. I have talked to three friends who worked at HD in the past and none of them even knew anything about items going on clearance to a penny.

I'm sure the managers know to a degree. It is obvious that they are told by corporate not to let any penny items be sold or it is on them. The lazy mangers who don't manage their stock correctly get yelled at, and those store with tight inventory don't get yelled at.

 

[wasfuzz]

Discovered our local Home Depot donates the penny items when they catch them to a local non profit that fixes homes for low income seniors. Friend of a friend works with the non profit and said once a month they go pick up a box van full of stuff. They are not allowed to resell it at there thrift store it is to be used on projects or thrown away. Was told they have a large warehouse full and occasional the just get a dumpster and pitch stuff because they can not use it all. I am on the list to be called when the dumpster is called for now!

 

[cagullett1]

If you were a store manager you'd make the equivalent of $15/hr for your salary and rely on your store's profitability for most of your income.

Assuming Lowe's and HD operate in a similar manner, this is not true. Lowe's managers get quarterly bonuses scaled based reaching their revenue goals, and it's not uncommon for them not to reach these goals. They definitely don't rely in these bonuses for their livelihood.

 

[HotRodHudson]

Last night I made a score of 6 Paslode Framing Nailers. Good things come to those who scan the rafters.... I'm hoping some buddies of mine need a nailer, what's left I'll try selling. Unless anyone has items to swap from this group, perhaps a bottom to the Dewalt tool box top in the photo would be nice. Are any of you guys are close to Montana by chance?

I have the previous model of Paslode framing and trim nailers, which I used to finish a couple basements. They are wonderful products! Plus I scored a (20++) bunch of the nail & fuel combo packs back during the $1 clearances of the past...

 

[FEVERinc]

I'm heading to Home Depot now. Who needed what from rigid? I can't find the post now and not familiar with rigid but If I can help someone out I'll look.


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[WastedAgain440]

Whats the deal with spray paint on clearance? I've been watching a paint on clearance since october and it's still at 2.53 pricing, does paint take a long time to drop to penny status?

 

[Thedevilsequal]

This is the reason that items cannot be sold under a generic SKU, the store gets credit for the item from the vendor then they profit off of the customer using a generic clearance SKU, there is no easy, viable way to reassign the purchase to the original vendor. If you really want to see the deer in headlights look try explaining that to the next manager that tries to sell you something under a generic SKU! It's the equivalent of HD stealing from it's vendors at the store level.

Dan

Where in north NJ are you?

 

[vartz04]

Sorry for the delay guys. Got busy at work. Here is the grill

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[pushrods]

You ********.... ive been trying to find a grill.

 

[Spn1025]

This is the reason that items cannot be sold under a generic SKU, the store gets credit for the item from the vendor then they profit off of the customer using a generic clearance SKU, there is no easy, viable way to reassign the purchase to the original vendor. If you really want to see the deer in headlights look try explaining that to the next manager that tries to sell you something under a generic SKU! It's the equivalent of HD stealing from it's vendors at the store level.

Dan

Ha thanks, I'll try that one.

 

[vartz04]

You ********.... ive been trying to find a grill.

Wasn't easy finding it was. Getting it out of the store was hard


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[cholder2454]

Hey guys, do you know if home depot will honor a Lowe's 10%off one purchase coupon?

 

[S4cruiser]

Assuming Lowe's and HD operate in a similar manner, this is not true. Lowe's managers get quarterly bonuses scaled based reaching their revenue goals, and it's not uncommon for them not to reach these goals. They definitely don't rely in these bonuses for their livelihood.

Agree - per a quick Google search, the avg Home Depot Store Manager base salary is 90k with a total compensation of 130k (including bonuses, yada yada).

To make an effective 15/hr they would need to log over 100 hours per week.

 

[Spn1025]

Are we talking THE store manager, or some department manager? There's no way the store manager makes only $15/hr. Department manager maybe?

 

[honda pc]

Wasn't easy finding it was. Getting it out of the store was hard


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what was the final story....who got MOD to give it up..since he didn't obey HD corp csr...

 

[loranger]

I was lucky to find 1 supposedly new Paslode framing nailer but when I got home and opened it up, it was definitely used and the charger is broken. Wonder if Home Depot will swap it out?

I also found 1 8" Ridgid tile saw blade but really need a 7" one. Any body willing to swap for a couple? Id be willing to pay a few bucks for shipping.

 

[01Snake]

Picked up 4 of the Paslode Framing Nailers while out here in AZ on business. They had one more but it was an open box and likely the display model. Didn't bother with that one as I had to get a cardboard box and ship these all back to myself in TX.

I went to this HD last night just to scope things out at about 8pm. I swear, I must have been the only person in the entire store. This was a smaller HD and I sauntered on back to the appliance section to use the Price Check app. I immediately see an employee look at me with a surprised look on his face and he goes and gets another older fellow. I switch from the Price Check app to the HD.com page before he gets over to me. He asks what I'm doing and I said I was looking up some info on appliances. He then just stands right there asking me what he can help me with and what exactly I'm looking for. I got pretty annoyed and basically said I am just looking around. He just stood there so I walked off. They then proceed to almost follow me as I walk around the store. It made me pretty damn uncomfortable so I left.

They has a lot more stuff on clearance than ANY of the 12+ stores in my area. I'm sure I could have found some addition stuff but having to ship it all home would have been a pain. Looked for some smaller items like the saw blades but those were gone.

 

[vartz04]

what was the final story....who got MOD to give it up..since he didn't obey HD corp csr...

His district manager. I made sure to tell him and the sCO girl "remember the customer is always right" on the way out. My goal is to find more penny deals in that store now

If it wasn't for these penny deals I would never go to HD. I much prefer menards.


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[jad1]

Hey guys, do you know if home depot will honor a Lowe's 10%off one purchase coupon?

I've never had a problem using a Lowe's coupon at HD. The cashier's usually have a sheet with their own barcode to scan for the Lowe's 10% off movers coupon. If you have a Harbor Freight store in your area try using the 20% off HF coupon. Many HD's, but not all, will accept the HF coupons so it doesn't hurt to ask.