Recent Home Depot bargain = Dewalt 4 piece combo

[woodworkerjake]

I was at Home Depot today spending 1.20 for washers to assemble a saw I bough somewhere else..

he he he.

Anyway, I always like to look at tools and google, so I was looking at cordless packs. They had DeWalt 4 pack 18 volts for 429. and the Ridgid 4 pack was 489. Does that sound right. it was either 489 / 429 or 389 / 329. I think it was the 4. Anyways, I was surprised to see that the Ridgid was MORE EXPENSIVE now that it's main competitor. Same I could understand but MORE!!. Anybody have any thoughts or comments about this. I was quite surprised.

Jake

[MN_Chef]

All the Hd's I've been through lately have the Dewalt 4pack at $499 still, as well as online. The Ridgid 4 and 3 packs list at $479 and 329 respectivly. You must have come across a sale or a clearence of some kind.

[Benthic2]

This is justa wild guess, but I would think the pro-Ridgid people will say that DeWalt had to lower their price becuase they were losing sales to Ridgid, and the pro-DeWalt folks would say that they can sell at a lower price becuase they don't have to recover the expense of creating a whole new tool line, and have efficiencies based on the higher volume of DeWalt tools sold, and those of us that just want good tools at a good price will never know the real reason behind it.

[hi ho sliver]

I have the DeWalt "6 pak" and they are great tools, but the rigid lifetime warranty on the batteries would be enough I think if I didn't have the DeWalt....I also saw at h.d. where that deal is going to last thru January...shucks, I don't need anymore cordless!

[woodworkerjake]

MN,

thats what I thought. I was looking for sale price or clearance sign. It appeared to be normal retail price. but was clearly marked. And I checked it was 4 piece 18 vold combo with Drill / Reciprocating / circular / worklight.

Jake

[imported_wbrooks]

IF you are looking for a bargin, check the return bin at your local HD, people are starting to return the 3 and 4 peice combo kits and you can pick up it up for 25% off retail and still have the lifetime warranty

[imported_RodneyAIMCO]

Actually that what sold me on ridgid was the lifetime warranty on batteries, I had ordered a DeWalt online but cancelled shipment when I went to Home Depot and saw the ad for the lifetime warranty.

[MN_Chef]

Jake, if it is the actual price and not the sale/clearance we spoke about, that means HD has some more consistency issues to work on. As a Chef if I send out a plate today and in 20 minutes or 2 weeks or 7 months or 10 years I send out that same plate to the same person again and it is different, I look like an incompetent fool. HD can't just change prices in a particular store cause the sun happens to be out that day, LET'S GET CONSISTENT FOLKS!

[Benthic2]

Isn't it possible that each HD manager has a little leeway in managing his own inventory ? He may need to move the merchandise a little quicker, so he discounts it a little.

[SuperDave]

Originally posted by Benthic2:
Isn't it possible that each HD manager has a little leeway in managing his own inventory ? He may need to move the merchandise a little quicker, so he discounts it a little. No, every HD manager has a lot of leeway. In fact, they can pretty much charge whateverthehell they feel like, any time, any day, for whatever item they stock. That's the Home Depot attitude - delegate as much as humanly possible. Empower the managers. The bottom line is what counts. If I can sell DeWalt 4Kits for $399 and meet my sales plan and keep my margins right, my Store Manager will cheerfully sign off on it.

And I like it this way. HD's business method keeps me working for them when other factors might have already soured my attitude.

[Mt Bike]

Jake,

Was that for the XRP 18v combo or the Compact 18v combo? Because they are 2 different prices.

[woodworkerjake]

I don't know the difference but if I would take an educated guess. I would say the XRP because the drill looked normal sized. It's only a block away from my house, I'll stop by and look in the next day or 2.

Jake