Home Depot Clearance Thread 2016

[rpearlberg]

Yeah I get what you're saying and I was planning on taking last clearance price on the compressors but the manager took so long and I saw my chance to ring them up and took it. Understand why they got pissed but just think they took things too far.





The saw wasn't the problem. I was expecting to pay that much and I did. The problem was the compressors were a penny and I got them paid for and then the whole fiasco happened.


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Got it, didn't realize the compressors went to penny. Did you get your money back?

 

[emachado]

Need a bathroom faucet, anyone sell me one cheap? . Can't find none here in Puerto Rico


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[Spn1025]

Yeah I get what you're saying and I was planning on taking last clearance price on the compressors but the manager took so long and I saw my chance to ring them up and took it. Understand why they got pissed but just think they took things too far.





The saw wasn't the problem. I was expecting to pay that much and I did. The problem was the compressors were a penny and I got them paid for and then the whole fiasco happened.


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***** they pushed it that far, but you could have fought back if you wanted. The cashier assaulted you, kind of.

anyway, congrats on the compressors. If that was me, I would have did the moonwalk as I walked out with the biggest ****-eating grin on my face.

 

[jakedi99]

No I got my saw and compressors.

Unfortunately I didn't see any of the people involved in the incident.

There's four of the husky pegboards in the rafters that are pennies. Thinking of going in and asking to get those down haha.


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[elronin]

Here is a closer picture of the Penny faucet

 

[diernosaj]

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These are in my store also. Pretty sure they are actual store fixtures or demo items.

 

[HomeDepotRob]

I don't know how they let Yu do all that penny action and watch.. Out here in West coast, Yu would have been stopped on first ones and start their own penny drama events... Happens all the time.. Penny deals are hard out here and have to fight for it.

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Are you in the So Cal area? I know that the inland empire is being hit hard with with penny dealers so maybe the managers there are on alert.

Best HD I ever went to is in Goleta, CA (near Santa Barbra). They have a small corner set aside specifically for penny items for customers,. But it is too far for me to drive there regularly.

 

[cdmd2b]

The smugness on some of you people in this thread amaze me. I hope to God you don't own your own business. The sense of entitlement some of you have amaze me. /rant done

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[HomeDepotRob]

I see there many people getting penny items lately. it brings a tingle to my heart

 

[HomeDepotRob]

So I had the cops called on me today. Not sure if that's a GJ first or not. Had a pallet in the overhead with 3 dewalt pancakes among other things wrapped up together. Got the pallet down and grabbed the compressors and two mitre saws. Myself and a friend took them to self check out. He kept the attendant busy with the saws while I tried to scan one compressor three times, but once I rang it up a second time the "please see attendant" sign popped up. I walked to a different SCO kiosk and the same thing happened again. First time that has happened trying to ring up multiple penny items. So at this point the SCO saw that and tried to charge me last clearance price. I asked for the manager.

I was waiting for at least ten minutes for him to show up so I said screw it and rang up each compressor individually and paid for them and had my receipt in hand. After I paid for the second one the two attendants were telling me they couldn't sell it at that price, no clue why they didn't freeze the transaction so I continued. One lady tried to physically grab the compressor out of my hand while I was placing it on the cart and grabbed one off the flat cart and tossed it on the floor. At this time the manager shows up and immediately tells me he can't sell them to me at a penny and we go through that whole argument. Meanwhile the lady is threatening to call the cops and telling me I'm committing fraud. So I tell them to call the police and that I'll wait for them to show up.

Cop shows up and talks to the manager for a minute outside of the door. I walk up and the cop asks to talk inside. So he takes me to an empty room in the back and questions me. Says he doesn't really know what to do in this situation and had a second officer show up. They tell me I'm being detained while they get to the bottom of what has happened and what to do. Finally the second cop comes back from talking to the manager or whoever and says management said to let me go with the compressors and the saw I paid for. Didn't run into the manager or the lady on the way out so didn't hear anything else from them.


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I'm glad you made it out successfully. Thankfully they did not send you to the HD detention center. That's a horrible place, take it from me.

 

[01Snake]

The smugness on some of you people in this thread amaze me. I hope to God you don't own your own business. The sense of entitlement some of you have amaze me. /rant done

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[Vbwiley92]

I read this tread regularly, but dont have the time myself to look for deals. I will say that corporate has to be on to this and at some point the well is going to run dry. Too many post about things getting heated and now cops being called. I'm not saying folks are doing anything wrong, I'm just making an observation. At some point tempers are going to get the best of a situation and things will get physical.



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[12three]

Malibu lighting has pennied out

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where in the store are/were these malibu products located? in the aisle with solar path lights??

 

[swoyer]

I read this tread regularly, but dont have the time myself to look for deals. I will say that corporate has to be on to this and at some point the well is going to run dry. Too many post about things getting heated and now cops being called. I'm not saying folks are doing anything wrong, I'm just making an observation. At some point tempers are going to get the best of a situation and things will get physical.



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Oh they know all about it. And they didn't seem to give two hoots when I asked a while ago. I told the lady on the phone I had stumbled across an item one time that rang up a penny and the store wouldn't let me buy it. She said, if a customer finds an item and it rings up a penny then the customer shall be able to purchase it for that price, period.

I think the problem is the store and the inventory issues. Obviously they don't want to show it for a penny and I'm sure they eat the cost one way or another.

I don't even care about the penny items really, last clearance is good enough for me. If I get one every now and then it's worth the hassle. But it's too much bs getting out the door sometimes, even though I do feel completely entitled. If that's the policy, then that's the policy, period.


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[BRZCory]

I used to work for Homer.

The reason penny deals exist, is because the inventory system errors out if you try to make something have a "0.00" value. It's possible it's for tax reasons (well, it's in the store, it's gotta have SOME value!), but that's not how it was explained to me.

The store has already gotten credit for the item from either corporate, or from the MFG/distributor. They're supposed to actually throw that stuff down the compactor. I've got a really fond memory of throwing a perfectly good $800 patio set down the chute. When asked why I can't just pay for it and take it home, the ASM said "Because the store's already gotten credit for it, and we can't do that."

Finding and buying penny deals doesn't hurt Homer at all. You're actually doing them a favor, because this stuff was going to be destroyed anyway (or sent back to MFG). If it's still on the shelves, someone along the line already messed up and didn't do their job.

Penny on. I didn't realize this was a thing that people did until I found these threads tonight. It never occurred to me that items were "missed" when they pennied out.

Another frugal tip: Sign up for the credit card if they're offering free items (usually it's like a stud finder or something else under $50). Takes 5 minutes to approve you, and it does hit your credit report for a hard inquiry (But doesn't actually reduce your score unless you're denied). Take the free item, go home, and cancel the account. I got a lot of free stuff when i worked there using that technique. I probably cancelled 10 or 15 home depot cards.

 

[DumpyTHRASHER]

A few pennies in there, all with no confrontation woo. The light was .01 in DE full price in PA.

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[Jeepster425]

where in the store are/were these malibu products located? in the aisle with solar path lights??

3 of them were in the clearance end section

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[DumpyTHRASHER]

The store has already gotten credit for the item from either corporate, or from the MFG/distributor. They're supposed to actually throw that stuff down the compactor. I've got a really fond memory of throwing a perfectly good $800 patio set down the chute. When asked why I can't just pay for it and take it home, the ASM said "Because the store's already gotten credit for it, and we can't do that."

Finding and buying penny deals doesn't hurt Homer at all. You're actually doing them a favor, because this stuff was going to be destroyed anyway (or sent back to MFG). If it's still on the shelves, someone along the line already messed up and didn't do their job.

This is what I was told from a manager in a store that the cashiers know to sell things that ring up a penny. Had her checking prices in the overhead clearence section in blank boxes next to some 205 piece sets. Grabbed something scanned asked if I wanted it. I said no, she said are you sure it's just a penny. I just laugh wow that was easy. She replies we've already been paid for this stuff better to go to you than in the dumpster. Wish more were like her.

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[doubleot]

So I had an amusing experience today at my local home depot, was browsing around saw a makita drill with led light and battery combo for 100 marked down from 169. Didn't think much until I saw the sticker said it was from December 17th 2015. I went to the customer service desk and asked them to scan it and tell me the what price came up. He said 100 but he kept acting as if nothing came up but he wouldn't tell me. I kept asking him and he wouldn't say. His friend comes over and says what's up I asked him to tell me what price came up and he said 100. Then he said why I was asking, I told him when something is on clearance that long it's usually dropped in price. He then says how's 85 sound? I wasn't interested and he said okay thanks and puts it somewhere behind the counter. I almost feel like I ran into a cheap deal and was denied it by some jackass behind the counter. Honestly I didn't care I was mostly curious. Just thought it was weird he was acting like it wasn't even in the system or a crazy cheap price.

 

[brickie]

So I had an amusing experience today at my local home depot, was browsing around saw a makita drill with led light and battery combo for 100 marked down from 169. Didn't think much until I saw the sticker said it was from December 17th 2015. I went to the customer service desk and asked them to scan it and tell me the what price came up. He said 100 but he kept acting as if nothing came up but he wouldn't tell me. I kept asking him and he wouldn't say. His friend comes over and says what's up I asked him to tell me what price came up and he said 100. Then he said why I was asking, I told him when something is on clearance that long it's usually dropped in price. He then says how's 85 sound? I wasn't interested and he said okay thanks and puts it somewhere behind the counter. I almost feel like I ran into a cheap deal and was denied it by some jackass behind the counter. Honestly I didn't care I was mostly curious. Just thought it was weird he was acting like it wasn't even in the system or a crazy cheap price.

Self checkout would have saved you. Or I make someone with the little handheld computer price check it where I can see what really comes up.NEVER would I ask at the service desk.

 

[CNGsaves]

^ ^ ^ Your first glaring mistake . . . NEVER, Ever, NEVER . .
. . . Ask an employee to do a price check !!!

Second mistake . . . . you left without item, when you should have went to the Self-Service checkout and did your own price check/purchase !!

 

[doubleot]

I may return tomorrow and try to find it again

 

[bguerini]

Sometimes they make it too easy...
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But then they go and write a generic SKU so they can sell a penny item for a certain price. The generic SKU didn't even come up in the PCA, but with no barcode it wasn't worth my time trying to buy these valves.

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[honda pc]

I have seen that lots of times.. I am pretty sure its against HD coporate policy and maybe breaking federal or state laws by cutting out oem barcodes, and putting on a generic sku...which doesn't even identify the item description... selling for higher price then what the oem barcode would scan at penny price...

They did same BS thing on the Paslode nailers, echo blower, GDO. and many other products...putting on newer model sku ## on older penny models... or the famous reconditon sku label and higher price...

its just not worth the hassle...game over....or you could take the pics and forward it to HD coporate office why local HD store is selling penny items for more $$ by cutting out the oem barcodes..or sku ##..hopefully if HD corp finds out...store will stop doing it...

 

[bguerini]

Not worth it to me to bring it to corporates attention. I actually thought it was pretty funny cause those are the 3 valves they took away from me a few weeks ago saying they couldn't sell them to me for a penny cause they were re-called or some BS reason.

 

[zeekh]

I may return tomorrow and try to find it again

You think it will still be there

 

[Vbwiley92]

They will care more when it gets physical cause of some hot tempered home depot employee.

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[kneeman]

So I had an amusing experience today at my local home depot, was browsing around saw a makita drill with led light and battery combo for 100 marked down from 169. Didn't think much until I saw the sticker said it was from December 17th 2015. I went to the customer service desk and asked them to scan it and tell me the what price came up. He said 100 but he kept acting as if nothing came up but he wouldn't tell me. I kept asking him and he wouldn't say. His friend comes over and says what's up I asked him to tell me what price came up and he said 100. Then he said why I was asking, I told him when something is on clearance that long it's usually dropped in price. He then says how's 85 sound? I wasn't interested and he said okay thanks and puts it somewhere behind the counter. I almost feel like I ran into a cheap deal and was denied it by some jackass behind the counter. Honestly I didn't care I was mostly curious. Just thought it was weird he was acting like it wasn't even in the system or a crazy cheap price.

It was still 100.00

Tools don't drop like that. I've been watching Makita stuff for months that doesn't move.

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[Tellingthem]

My store does the barcode thing as well. Usually they'll just marker it out and write a different code and price on the box. I will say I've seen many stores do that for clearance deals so no too uncommon to see. But rarely do they just cut them out in general.

 

[mrvm]

Sometimes it's still worth trying to scan the markered barcode and ignoring the written sku/price. That's how I got two penny Kohler kitchen faucets at the depot

 

[elronin]

14 " rolling tote with bonus bags 14.02 each. Was posted a while ago but at 27 dollars each back then. Oh and Masters PM me I have a line on 4 of those Pelican coolers for you at 147 each. To big to flip for me.

 

[elronin]

Masters PM me and I'll tell you where they are

 

[winlinmac]

Why do I get the feeling their systems are heavily guarded? I pass by their computer terminals every so often, I feel reluctant to check out the penny items. I need Windshield Washing Fluid, and I'm sure I can score a few for a penny each. They're no where to be found in my local Home Depot.

 

[blgli]

Well, I went back to the store that had all these fans in the overhead. They were supposedly pulling them last time I was here and got six, they wrote all the SKU's down at that time and assured me they were being pulled. That was at least 3 weeks ago.

Show up today and not one was removed so I only went for the QTN's but got all 6 again. SCO lady wrote the numbers down again, but this time they won't find anymore because I've cleaned them out.

 

[swoyer]

Masters PM me and I'll tell you were they are at.

Lol


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[NDCHRIS]

They are starting to guard computers by me. This ******* took a picture of me while I was on store computer. Confronted him about it said he was told to by manager

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[swoyer]

That's a great stash.


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[Spn1025]

That's a great stash.


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lol yea nice cookie duster. which store is this?

 

[elronin]

Lol


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Lol he lives by a marina he can sell them fast too big and too bulky to ship

 

[Rcajun]

What are the skus on the schlages?


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