Home Depot Clearance Price Tag Secrets

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  • Опубликовано: 10 янв 2025

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  • @EverydayHomeRepairs
    @EverydayHomeRepairs  24 дня назад

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  • @steve34043
    @steve34043 2 года назад +26

    Worked for HD several years ago. Saw some doors (Solid core. full mirror on the back) on a cart, stickered at $10. Looked them up on the computer and that price was correct. Checked out for time, pushed the cart to the the register and bought all of them. Checked back in and asked the manager to explain the mark down. He showed me some pricing schedule and it was supposed to be marked down by $10. Not cost $10. These are $200 doors. But he said the price was done at corporate and cannot be changed in the system. The next morning I went to 3 other HD in the area and picked up more. Some of the other stores did not even have the marked down prices yet, but they rang up for $10 by their sku number. Changed all the doors in my house, the neighbors and my sons homes.

  • @hobbes5043
    @hobbes5043 2 года назад +187

    Shopping at Home Depot usually feels like an out of body experience for me. I walk in with a mission, and about 25 minutes into my experience I find myself aimlessly wandering the aisles, starting at 18 versions of the exact same outlet, and realizing I haven't seen anyone who works for the store in a while

    • @EverydayHomeRepairs
      @EverydayHomeRepairs  2 года назад +8

      😂

    • @R3dp055um
      @R3dp055um 2 года назад +16

      Then Master Yoda shows up, and starts talking gibberish.
      "Rewire it you will, young Jedi, but not with your hands..."

    • @qpSubZeroqp
      @qpSubZeroqp 2 года назад +4

      @@R3dp055um 😂😂 underrated comment

    • @husher5142
      @husher5142 2 года назад +2

      I have a near 100% success rate of being confused for a HD worker lol. It's actually a meme now when I go in with family, to see how long it takes for someone to think I work there.

    • @joquitasullivan6353
      @joquitasullivan6353 2 года назад

      They suck. They sucked before the China virus and suck even more now. 2 yrs ago was my last excursion in this so called store !

  • @rontiemens2553
    @rontiemens2553 2 года назад +64

    This is one of the highest quality DIY channels on RUclips. Thank you!

  • @James-bv4nu
    @James-bv4nu 2 года назад +108

    When I was building the house, used to go by HD daily; sometimes multiple stores.
    Bought a Makita grinder for $90; great machine.
    One time past by the clearance section at HD Campbell, found a brand new Makita grinder in a box for $15; written on the box, "Missing key and blade."
    Since I already have a key from my previous one, I bought the grinder with the missing key.
    Two years later, finished the house; past by the same clearance section, this time I found a Makita grinder key and a brand new blade, zip-tied together with a sticker, "$5".
    I had to laugh out loud.
    Bought the key and blade and showed it to the wife. She said, You spend way too much time at HD! =D

    • @davidparker9676
      @davidparker9676 2 года назад +2

      Walmart clearance gets crazy good deals too. I just bought 5 new tires (various sizes) for $70 out the door. A few of the tires were $5.00 each, the disposal fees were almost as much as the tire!
      When I showed the receipt at the exit, they couldn't understand what they were seeing. It took a little while to convince them I wasn't stealing the tires.

    • @edledoux2788
      @edledoux2788 2 года назад +2

      She said, You spend way too much time at HD...then she turned back to her computer and continued shopping for shoes!

    • @jeromewesselman4653
      @jeromewesselman4653 2 года назад +1

      Wives are wrong about Home Depot 😉

    • @amanawolf9166
      @amanawolf9166 2 года назад

      I tell yea, 3/4 of my shed is filled with wood I got from the cull bin at HD. It's insane the amount of actual good wood I've found in the bin. I'm not talking minor cracks either. There's been instances I've found honest to goodness good wood in the bin. I think one time I got a huge piece of wood meant for steps, looked pristine, and I got it for like 70% off. Went home with a $12 to $15 piece of lumber for like $4.25 after taxes. Some pieces are garbage, but there's some good diamonds in the rough.

    • @nm3547
      @nm3547 11 месяцев назад

      @@edledoux2788😂

  • @bluewall001
    @bluewall001 11 месяцев назад +3

    Just bought an 18 inch Crescent adjustable wrench for a penny. Funny thing is when I was in self check out and I rang it up there was a Home Despot worker behind me ( which I didn't notice ) and she grabbed the wrench and said it was a mistake for 1 penny. I did not argue but just waited around till she put it in a return cart where I grabbed it later and did a sneak check out, for 1cent. I've bought hammers, light bulbs, toilet brushes and Para cord for1 penny in the past. Usually from " lost " misplaced or returned items.

  • @markhedquist9597
    @markhedquist9597 2 года назад +55

    I had an occasion where my friend purchased a headlamp that was in clearance. He showed it to me and I went to HD the next evening to pick one up. There were three left in the shelf, the regular location where they were located: not in clearance section. I purchased one for around 8 bucks I think. I used it for a couple days and decided I wanted another one for a back-up. I went back and grabbed one off the shelf, leaving one. Went to register and it rang up one cent! I ran back and grabbed the last one. Bought two for two cents! Gave one to my buddy. I still have the two and use them all the time. Husky rechargable LED adjustable...very nice headlamps!
    I used to go to HD almost daily, just to search for deals. Cull lumber is another good deal. 70% off lumber that has either been returned, OR just doesn't fit in the slot where it is displayed. I've purchased gobs of lumber this way!

    • @jessiebarnes4671
      @jessiebarnes4671 2 года назад

      make friends with an employee and you will get more deals!

  • @kingwood207
    @kingwood207 2 года назад +5

    I saw some breakers for $39 that said originally they were $129 00. I called my son to see if he wanted them. He said he only wanted one but then called me back and said get both. So I went up to the checkout and after I paid for them I realized the total was low. After checking my receipt I saw that they both rung up for .01 each! I called my son and told him and he couldn’t believe it! Saved over $250!

  • @barbhale8785
    @barbhale8785 2 года назад +18

    Being a property manager/maintenance manager the 1cent ring ups have happened to me a few times but I never knew why...lightbulbs, garage door openers and pull down shades. With the pull-down shades the gal was kind of irritated cuz she said they were supposed to be pulled off the shelf but since they hadn't been they had to honor it LOL thank you for the video totally informative and you did a great job of explaining🙂

  • @1packatak
    @1packatak 2 года назад +31

    While getting ready to redo our daughter’s kitchen, we found some great deals in the clearance area. . A sink that was a custom order and was never picked up, a faucet that the owners returned because they didn’t like how it looked, and appliances that had small scratches in areas that were hidden by cabinets.

    • @EverydayHomeRepairs
      @EverydayHomeRepairs  2 года назад +2

      Nice, it makes a big difference in project cost when you can get deals on the high ticket items 👍

  • @MrUwphotography
    @MrUwphotography 2 года назад +46

    We went to Home Depot looking for a steel exterior door. I spotted one of the correct size on the top shelf high above the floor. We found someone to get it down and took it to the checkout. No one could believe what it rang up for and they called a manager for confirmation. 86 cents
    The original price of the door was about $360.

  • @stevehousley8375
    @stevehousley8375 2 года назад +30

    I had some inside eyes a while ago and got the occasional call from my friend. He said to get there now, and I ended up with 2 32 ft fiberglass ladders for $39. Now I know that it wasn’t .01 each but it was a fantastic price.
    It’s good to have an insider.

    • @jessiebarnes4671
      @jessiebarnes4671 2 года назад

      yup... as a HD employee we cannot purchase the .01 cent items ourselves or we would get fired (company policy) so its good to get a friend to come in and nab the items :)

  • @nicolesels7411
    @nicolesels7411 2 года назад +22

    I was Just at my local Home Depot today and I was buying some larger clamps. I was looking at the DeWalt 50" 600lbs clamp, but they only had one that scanned on the app at $44.47. I decided to grab it even though I usually buy clamps in pairs. While I was scanning everything at self-checkout, it rang up for $0.01! needless to say I then scoured the area looking for more after running that one out to my car. sadly there were no more, but I am stoked to have it. Good clamps are effing expensive!

  • @adirondacker007
    @adirondacker007 2 года назад +34

    I had a piece of Unistrut ring up at $0.10 once. I thought the cashier had failed to scan it among the other stuff I was buying, so I brought it to her attention. We decided to check the price with the manager. He determined that the Unistrut supply was transitioning to a different SKU and that the stock with the old number were supposed to have been pulled out and scrapped. He told me I could grab any other pieces with the old SKU. I ended up leaving with 10 pieces worth $20 each at the time, for $0.01 each.

    • @terrybyrd3738
      @terrybyrd3738 2 года назад +1

      I found about 25 small spring clamps on the back of an open aisle rack, hidden by tubes of caulk. Mark down stickers said 25¢ each. I grabbed ten of them .. what a deal. Shuda got them all. (Regular price was about 13$ each.)

    • @jessiebarnes4671
      @jessiebarnes4671 2 года назад +1

      someone messed up lol but you got VERY lucky!

    • @pomskylifenova7344
      @pomskylifenova7344 Год назад +1

      Wow

  • @hassanbazzi3545
    @hassanbazzi3545 2 года назад +18

    This just amazing. Back in 2009 I bought a bunch of beautiful light fixtures of $5 each where they were selling of $120 each so they can remove them and bring new line. It was perfect for my start of my housing business and they were a great selling point for renting the houses. We made a deal with the associate who seemed to be the head of the department. Thank you for sharing the important information

    • @EverydayHomeRepairs
      @EverydayHomeRepairs  2 года назад +3

      Thats awesome, my best deal was also lighting where I got the LED retrofit kits for older can lights for about $2.00 per unit. I still have about 20 of the original 50 purchased and use them on almost every rehab 👍

    • @ItchyKneeSon
      @ItchyKneeSon 2 года назад +3

      "Back in '82, I used to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile."

    • @larsonfamilyhouse
      @larsonfamilyhouse 2 года назад

      @@ItchyKneeSon girls only want boyfriends who have great skills

  • @tedarndts3260
    @tedarndts3260 2 года назад +9

    My wife got some bathroom safety hand holds for a penny. She went thru the self checkout with no problem. She went back to get more, but when she went thru the regular checkout and they refused to sell her the item. She said ok and left the check out and went to the self checkout and got it with no problem

    • @JoRoBoYo
      @JoRoBoYo 2 года назад

      why they refused?

    • @djralo1
      @djralo1 2 года назад

      ​@@JoRoBoYo they're not supposed to sell 1 cent items cashiers will get in trouble

  • @1BKennyB
    @1BKennyB 2 года назад +5

    Yes! I went to Home Depot one day to buy large plastic storage containers to help in a move. Found three that I wanted but there was no price listed by them. Went to the self checkout register to pay, scanned the containers (which should have been between $8 - 12 I figured) and they rang up for 1-cent each. Asked a store employee about it, she tried scanning it at a different register and said, “Yep! You pay 3-cents.” Didn’t even have to pay tax (which starts on items over 10-cents or something like that). I didn’t even have any change with me; had to break a dollar and got 97-cents change. ☺️

  • @miasmicmonky13
    @miasmicmonky13 2 года назад +5

    I actually just went to Home depot and noticed some briggs and stratton air filters for my Craftsman lawnmower on clearance. They said something like $12 each. I went and bought one and it rang up for $3. Bought everything they had left. Went back here the other day and they had another 4 on the shelf so I decided to grab them since that is a great deal as they are normally 18 each. They rang up for a penny a pop. I was super excited.

  • @markrbutler6452
    @markrbutler6452 2 года назад +3

    I had that happen to me just last week. I was in line at the Pro Desk checkout when a Home Depot employee walked up with a handfull of grass rakes and asked, "Anyone wanna buy a rake for 5 bucks? They normally sell for $20."
    So, I thought that was a good price and took one. After thinking it over for a minute, I decided to take two and everybody behind me took a rake until there were none left. I was kind of smiling to myself thinking I got a good deal, but when the cashier scanned them, they rang up at $.01 each. So, my good deal turned out to be a GREAT deal!...

  • @dexterdog10100
    @dexterdog10100 2 года назад +8

    Wow! I didn’t know there was a secret to this. I got a 60” ceiling fan for .01. It was marked down from $230. Or something like that. To $53. I forget what the cents was. When I took it to check out it rang up .01. I told the girl it has a price tag on the side for $53. She said “I “have” to charge you .01. I said ok and practically ran out of the store in case someone came after me. Lol. Thanks for the info. Now I know how they get to that price.

  • @rickmoss1339
    @rickmoss1339 2 года назад +21

    I was at Lowes in their lighting department looking at LED "can" but no can required lights. An associate told me that they had found 4 combo boxes which were 6" color changing, 6+2 specials for 8 lights total and had an original purchase price of $142ish but since they had been on clearance and misplaced their computer system had dropped the price to $1.27 - bought all 6 cartons thanks guy for tuning me on to it.

    • @James-bv4nu
      @James-bv4nu 2 года назад +2

      Light fixtures are the most marked up items; way overpriced when new. Technology changes so fast, when new light fixture products arrive, old products are outdated, obsolete, and marked down.

  • @MaxTSanches
    @MaxTSanches 2 года назад +12

    Quite a few years ago I went into Home Depot looking for electrical wire staples (the ones that you hammer in to hold the wire onto the 2x4) and they had a nice plastic box of 10, a bigger cardboard box of 50, and way in the back was a paper bag. Well the paper bag may have had 200 to 300 in it and was the price of two boxes of 10. When I asked the associate in the section if the price on the bag was correct and why; he said that those were the ones that had come from a case that broke open and they just put them into a few paper bags. I was only looking for 30 staples at the time, but years later I still have half the bag. :)

  • @danielrodriguez-gh8ki
    @danielrodriguez-gh8ki 2 года назад +7

    I regularly shop the clearance shelf at Home Depot. Recently I came across some bathroom light fixture that were reduce to $24, about 50% of the regular price. I took the last two on the shelf and when I went to pay, the price rang up at only $12 each. I also bought some blue plastic electrical junction boxes, about six of them, for 1 penny each.

  • @joshharrison8307
    @joshharrison8307 2 года назад +4

    Hey, Scott. I am in the middle of fixing my bathroom. The floor rotted out due to a leak that I didn't know about. Anyway, I decided to due some upgrading and one of the things I needed was a new sink. I wanted to replace my vanity with just a pedestal style sink. I went to home depot to look at their selection. I'm not picky so I'm always on the lookout for deals. I found a basin sink that was marked down to 18.03. It was originally around $130. I had to ask one of the workers about getting a matching base for it and they were out. But there was another clearance sink for 33.03 originally over $160) and the base for it was still in stock. And I heard the lady keep saying "it looks like it has pennied out." I didn't know what she meant at the time but when I got to the checkout, I realized that I got the sink for a penny!!! It was crazy. Thank you giving me the heads up decoding these tags. I will definitely be on the look out for these in the future...

  • @paulhaberle3573
    @paulhaberle3573 2 года назад +1

    recent home depot deal - 16oz cans of great stuff window and door foam $1.53 - had 63 cans - took em all - no other stores in mpls/st paul had any. Thanks for the video I learned alot!!!

  • @michaelwillsonjr9921
    @michaelwillsonjr9921 2 года назад +2

    I have had this happen a couple of times. The best one was outdoor house lights clearance price was 45.03 and when scanned it came up as .01 best deal so far.

  • @brad238899
    @brad238899 2 года назад +183

    Next video idea "best places to accidentally hide products in Home Depot"

    • @EverydayHomeRepairs
      @EverydayHomeRepairs  2 года назад +20

      😂 no doubt.

    • @huejanus5505
      @huejanus5505 2 года назад +25

      There are no plywood sheets hidden in the paint aisle, don’t bother looking.

    • @ESFRESNO1
      @ESFRESNO1 2 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ragheadand420roll
      @ragheadand420roll 2 года назад

      @@huejanus5505 i hid the paint in the plywood section Were both f ed up 🤣

    • @famousamoso7
      @famousamoso7 2 года назад +2

      There is a lot of places to hide stuff. Thats how I got all my pennied Christmas lights. :) Saved $500

  • @davidjames666
    @davidjames666 2 года назад +2

    i purchased a pipe dope kit that was originally $12 or so, and I only paid $.01
    this was last year.
    side note - in Kohls I purchased Levi jeans, and they had one pair my size - 29x34 - and when I went to buy the jeans for $34.99, they came up as $.33 I don’t know what the sticker looked like.
    I am glad to finally understand Home Depot now!!

  • @mmytacist
    @mmytacist 2 года назад +4

    my wife came home with a new steel bathtub from Home Depot when we were remodeling a rental. She told me this wild story on how the store manager said they had no steel tub with a left hand drain. He said if you could find one on the shelf he'd sell it for a penny. I didn't believe it until I got the CC bill and there it was!

  • @yhtomitreddar9654
    @yhtomitreddar9654 2 года назад +2

    Actually got an item for $.01 at home depot before. About a decade ago. Was marked on shelf as $.01. pipe wrap foam tape. They had like 40 boxes (rolls) of it. I stood there trying to decide how many to buy before it registered it's only 1 penny each...bought them all gave them to people I knew with houses and I kept 8. Still have 2. Stuff is so very useful.

  • @cornpop9691
    @cornpop9691 2 года назад +2

    This is the most useful information I have ever seen on RUclips.

  • @dttrandom
    @dttrandom 2 года назад +2

    I got a 1 cent purchase a couple of years ago. I saw a box of drywall screws in the Clearance and the price was pretty low but I don't remember how much. I usually use drywall screws instead of normal screws when I need to attach wood to wood, so it was good to have around. When I scanned it at the self-checkout it rang up $0.01.

  • @Chris-gr4pk
    @Chris-gr4pk 2 года назад +1

    Before inventory, many stores clean up and tidy up stock areas. So, many old or 'found' items get moved to clearance. I had many $.01 purchases in CREE LED lighting about 4 years ago. My store had inventory management issues and very old stock got thrown on the clearance shelf untagged. Those were the $.01 (plus dust) items I got.

  • @silverfox-59
    @silverfox-59 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for all your help, you are very much appreciated. I have changed all my electrical outlets and wall switches thanks to you. You do a great job of explaining everything above and beyond for us dummy's, meaning myself.

  • @silver-ageddave2849
    @silver-ageddave2849 2 года назад +4

    I bought a nice leaf rake a few Springs ago as a late add on item to what was already rung up, the garden center had a long line and the rake came up as .01. The cashier called a manager but after a few minutes of many people waiting behind me & getting anxious she simply said “well, they must be a penny”. So I said “then I guess I’ll take two!”. Everyone in that line grabbed themselves a rake lol but I never understood the one cent deal until now. Be awesome! Silver

  • @richardwilson9560
    @richardwilson9560 7 месяцев назад

    My wife and I bought 2 Martha Stewart brand mirrors and they rang up for a penny! We were shocked and thought it was a mistake but the cashier just said that’s what they ring up as ! Great channel! I’m a new subscriber now!

  • @Russianmafia10
    @Russianmafia10 2 года назад +4

    The one thing to remember is that, yes you can wait 2 more weeks for it to go on sale again, but if anything buys it before then, then you lost any discount at all

  • @tevman69
    @tevman69 2 года назад +3

    Up until this video, I just picked up items I’ll be needing, But now, I will keep an eye on the ‘discounted tags’. Better than ‘Great video’ here. Thanks, much!

  • @777woodworks
    @777woodworks 2 года назад +5

    This past weekend I needed a blue tarp to cover some wood outdoors, went to Home Depot to look and was shocked at the prices. Found a 10'x12' 3mill that was priced okay on another size, didn't see the price for this one. Went to the self-checkout and it did ring up $0.01, paid and left. So I guess this is an actual thing for Home Depot then...quite interesting.

  • @KenR1800
    @KenR1800 2 года назад +5

    There is another type of clearance tag to look for. It is called a "Green Tag". These are green colored tags, made out of cardstock, a bit larger than an index card and are handwritten. The tags are affixed directly on the product. They typically are on one off special order items like doors and windows, sinks, cabinets, flooring etc. Also sometimes an item is damaged, lets say a drill that may be missing a charger for some reason. On these items it never hurts to ask if they can do better on the price. The returned special orders are a real pain because they don't have a place for them on the shelf. Mostly they live on a shopping cart in the middle of the aisle, so some managers might be willing to play lets make a deal (within reason!!) I used to work in Millwork (Doors and Windows), and we would get approval to set up an endcap if we had a large quantity of returned or mis-ordered doors and windows. Naturally these are very large items and we just wanted them gone! Once they were and the endcap got to be an empty eyesore, the manager would have us put something else there. If you are shopping for items that typically are required to be ordered, never be afraid to ask if they have any clearance / returned special orders they might have laying around.

  • @85celicagts
    @85celicagts 2 года назад +38

    The penny tag is just an indicator to associates that the item has passed final markdown. A cashier isn't supposed to sell you the item for $0.01. They are supposed to get a manager to mark the item back up to that final clearance price. Some cashier's might just override the price to a penny for customer satisfaction, but it's not a real/valid price. Obviously your experience might differ, but don't expect to get the penny price and don't raise a stink to the cashier if they do their job and mark the price back up.

    • @EverydayHomeRepairs
      @EverydayHomeRepairs  2 года назад +31

      Wonder what happens at the self checkouts now 🤔

    • @njsongwriter
      @njsongwriter 2 года назад

      @@EverydayHomeRepairs
      That's likely how most of these items get sold. I worked at Home Depot for 18½ years. Some of those years in inventory controll.

    • @sebastienlemay6120
      @sebastienlemay6120 2 года назад

      @@EverydayHomeRepairs not sure at HD but at Wal Mart the self checkout kiosk will beep and can display a message requiring a supervisor.

    • @RobertErickson
      @RobertErickson 2 года назад +21

      If you have an item that price ends in 03 use self check out and cross your fingers.

    • @donackerson5194
      @donackerson5194 2 года назад

      @@EverydayHomeRepairs I was at self checkout. My item rang for 1 cent. Was marked for around $30. I left another comment about my purchase.

  • @nicks98gtstang
    @nicks98gtstang 2 года назад +1

    I found 15 wired submersible landscape lights, normally $45 each, got them for $0.01 each. I have also hid items on clearance behind large items in the store and waited until they were marked down.

  • @donackerson5194
    @donackerson5194 2 года назад +5

    I bought a 3ft LED light for my furnace room a couple weeks ago. Think it was on sale for about $30 was around $100 regularly. Rang up for 1 cent. They overcharged me for something else so when the lady came back from checking price I told her about light. She told me to just keep it. I tried to be honest but was nice to get a $100 light for free basically.

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs 2 года назад

      You tried to be honest lol. That is how the system was set up. It wasn’t a mistake.

  • @Infiniteperspective1111
    @Infiniteperspective1111 2 года назад +2

    I have done this with a bathroom vanity with cabinet. I don't remember what the price tag said but it rang up as $0.01 I paid with my Home Depot card. This was a total accident, it just happened to be exactly what I needed.

  • @henrythe83rd18
    @henrythe83rd18 2 года назад +1

    I paid 3 cents for EMT screw-in connector at LOWE'S. bought all they had in the shelves. It came in really handy when I installed my shop lights in garage.

  • @petermayiii1112
    @petermayiii1112 2 года назад +1

    I went in to buy some 4 x 6 x 16 cca one day, they were all gone. I went up to customer service to ask if they had more outside. They didn't but told me if you can use 12 footers they are only a penny a piece. I made them show me one they computer, they did so I got my trailer and came back and bought like 36 of the for a penny each. I did that in about 2010 and still have some stacked in my garage.

  • @patius12
    @patius12 2 года назад +1

    A few weeks ago I bought a new light fixture for $0.01! I was kind of blown away and felt like I was stealing something. I had actually bought the same fixture a few weeks prior for about $29. This was an $89 flushmount fixture.

  • @samh3029
    @samh3029 2 года назад +1

    I picked up a laundry tub faucet for 0.01 a couple years ago. Took it through the self checkout and was surprised.

  • @josephkrupp7430
    @josephkrupp7430 2 года назад

    I always check the lumber isle for the purple lumber is 70% off. I do alot of garage projects that don't require top quality wood. Sometimes the projects need better wood so I just keep checking.

  • @mirish25m
    @mirish25m 2 года назад +1

    This is great, thank you. I know you said most shop at Home Depot, but are you planning on making a similar video for Lowe's? Thank you again for all you share!

  • @DFisk75
    @DFisk75 2 года назад +1

    At both of my local Home Depot if you see something you like you better get it because if you wait it will be gone. Nothing stays on the shelf more than a day or 2. I lost a Ryobi impact that I wanted when it went on clearance because I waited.

  • @RobertErickson
    @RobertErickson 2 года назад +39

    I worked at HomeDepot for 9 years. The information on this video is correct. The penny items were supposed to have been removed from the floor and taken out of inventory before being destroyed or set aside to be donated to charity. If you bring the item to the cashier, once in a while, if they notice the penny price, they will not allow you to buy the item for a penny. If you call for the store manager and politely demand the penny price with a smile you will likely get it. My advice is to always avoid the cashier. Use self check out when you buy an item that ends on $*.*3. If you do get a penny deal don't start jumping up and down with joy. Once discovered by the cashier or manager an associate will immediately be sent to remove them. Take the item out to your car then come back fin the store for more if there are any.

    • @dougdier3104
      @dougdier3104 2 года назад +4

      Smart move

    • @rickrusso8170
      @rickrusso8170 2 года назад +8

      Did this. Got a $55.00 item for a penny. Took it out to my car, went back in and purchased 6 more for a penny each! 😊

    • @GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli
      @GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli 2 года назад

      "Sorry sir, but the $0.01 is a stockkeeping tool, and not an advertised price. Normally I'd be happy to mark this up to the full retail posted on our website if you're willing to pay the $129.98, however we don't know the full reason why vendors pull out items. It could be due to a quality issue or a model update with better safety features, and therefore for your own safety and satisfaction, I have to remove this from the sales floor."
      (no customer-facing signage nor the website will display the penny price, so there is no legally binding price, and selling penny merchandise under a higher retail under the generic SKU is actually SOP, such as for hazmat that is more expensive to process as hazardous waste than it's worth.)

    • @Jack-Surreal_Panes
      @Jack-Surreal_Panes 2 года назад +3

      Yup. Laminate floor cleaner. I got it was 12 and now 4. Rang it up, self checkout, and said .01. Went back in the store and bought the rest. 6 cents sure beats like $75.

    • @Bremend
      @Bremend 2 года назад +3

      I got a ring doorbell for a penny, couldn't understand why, but I took the deal

  • @darylre7935
    @darylre7935 2 года назад +1

    I once got plant pot L bracket holders (to mount plant pots on vertical surfaces like fence or post) years ago for the 1cent price. They normally at that time would go for around $3.00.

  • @melissatamer9193
    @melissatamer9193 7 месяцев назад

    We just scored a Kohler Toilet for a penny. We are remodeling our master bath and I just happened to be looking at them when I found one clearance from $338 TO $249.06. I thought this was a deal. My hubby liked it so we loaded it and proceeded to check out. I was overjoyed ti discover it was a penny.
    I had to convince my hubby, by showing him your video that this infant happens. He is beyond excited and now on the hunt for penny items at Hone Depot. 😂

  • @toserveman9265
    @toserveman9265 2 года назад +8

    I was looking for 3/4" poly flex pipe for a solar thermal project, found it online at Home Depot for about $55 for 100' . Went to the store, couldn't find much. Employee showed me three spots for poly flex pipe, the third was four 100' rolls of one inch, they had an inch of dust and were way up high , I ended up paying $38 for 400' of 1" poly pipe that wasn't on the website.
    Must have been a clearance price that was forgotten about.

  • @ScoutzMcGyver
    @ScoutzMcGyver 2 года назад +2

    I paid .01 for 14 (several different sized) cool light smart bulbs. I thought they were about 60% off and would have been happy to pay that price so I was super excited to see .01 ring up! Turns out, there's are a brand that was bought by Phillips and discontinued. They are still supported from a tech perspective though so I'm dang happy! I honestly thought i was going to be paying like $50 for $150 worth of bulbs and paid less than $1!!;

  • @nelsonparra3797
    @nelsonparra3797 2 года назад +1

    I picked up a couple of plastic electrical box extensions that I found laying loose on the clearance rack. For extending junction boxes that are too deep in the wall. They rang up for a penny at the check out. Not a huge deal since original price was probably around $2, but at least now I know why.

  • @Ted_James
    @Ted_James 2 года назад

    Good discussion! When I know exactly what I want, I go to Home Depot. But when I want to talk to a professional, I go to Lowe's. Lowe's, at least the one near me, usually has some old woodworking/shop pro working in the tool department. I've always received good advice there.

  • @dougowens5802
    @dougowens5802 2 года назад +3

    I was buying grass seed. Had a clearance bag that wasnt in the system anymore. The original price was ~19.00 and they gave me it for 1.00

  • @chriscutress1702
    @chriscutress1702 2 года назад +1

    I once purchased a full sized discontinued bathtub for basically 95% off. And the manager threw in the drain fixtures for free since they didn't work with any other tub they carried. This was the last of these tubs in the inventory. It pays to deal with the department manager. With careful purchasing and looking for deals we ended up designing and building (with a contractor) a $20K plus bathroom renovation and total replumb for about $10K. Then within a year we ended up listing and selling the house to downsize and I'm sure the renovation added major $$$ to the price we received at sale end. Over the 14 years we lived in that house we renovated 2 bathrooms, the kitchen, six floor areas (either hardwood or tile replacing vinyl and carpet), Every wall colour in the house not to mention exterior repair, repainting, new eaves and drainage and water lines. A new back deck and retaining walls with both block and treated logs. Also a hot tub and electrical runs to garden lighting and an RV storage area. Most of these I did myself with only the deck, master bath, and some painting being contracted out. Every job I did myself was beyond code requirements and were checked by inspectors and some contractor friends of mine to make sure everything was done correctly. At the time I was working in garage floor installation so the wood floors were not that different from the flooring work I was doing as far as measuring, preparation, fit and finish.

  • @AZGT350
    @AZGT350 2 года назад +1

    I found a Hunter ceiling fan once for a penny after being marked down from $89. Resold the fan online for $50 next day. Saved the price tag and it’s still hanging in my garage

  • @cgbdfb52
    @cgbdfb52 2 года назад

    Bought a ratcheting screwdriver with 20 bits for $.01 last week. I didn't really need it but I figured it might come in handy someday...especially for a penny. It originally retailed for $19 and change.

  • @JageeAgain
    @JageeAgain 2 года назад +1

    Some time ago I bought a spark plug at HD, it rang up for $0.01 so I went back in and bought out their stock. I did not know their pricing system at that time. Thank you for helping me understand.

  • @MegaSuperEnrique
    @MegaSuperEnrique 2 года назад

    $0.01 I got a collapsable form to support and direct stuff into the lawn bags. Was a few bucks normally.

  • @Custerd1
    @Custerd1 2 года назад +1

    I got some moulding rosettes for 1 cent. A few months later I wanted some more to match the earlier ones I put in; went to the same bin, and they were still there, still 1 cent. They were really dusty.

  • @SherryHedenberg
    @SherryHedenberg Год назад

    Thank you, thank you! This is so helpful!!!
    1. I’m remodeling my kitchen and I saw a sink online that I want for $513.06. The thing is, when did the 6 weeks begin?
    2. I’ve been watching a stove price that was originally $807.??*, then dropped to $728.??* on 4/10/23, then dropped to $678.00 by 8/12, which is 30% off it’s original price of 969.00 (*?? Means I don’t know what the cents were at that time.) So, if it ends in .00 now, when will it drop again?
    3. What if the price ends in .97 or .99? How do you determine an expected price drop?

  • @Miami543210
    @Miami543210 Год назад

    Yes. My neighbor, and I got for nice spray nozzles for a penny each.

  • @andrewmcclary7455
    @andrewmcclary7455 2 года назад

    I worked for HD for 6yrs. It was before self checkout. As a cashier we were not permitted to sell items at a penny. We would call a manager and it was their call as to what was done. Usually it was not sold and then taken to rcving for disposition.

  • @ekummel
    @ekummel 2 года назад +1

    Many years ago, I was in a Home Depot and found a clearanced programable thermostat (this was before "smart" thermostats). It was high on a shelf, shoved all the way in the back covered in dust. I took it to the register and when the guy swiped it, it rang up for one penny. Normally it was a $49 item. He double checked the item and then congratulated me on my bargain! Never happened again.

  • @burtonrodman
    @burtonrodman 2 года назад +2

    Lowe's actually shows some in-store clearance prices on their website. I was looking for a large box of structural screws on the website before I ran to the store. I was almost ready to go and buy the regular brand in the screw aisle, but I noticed they had their secondary brand with the playground hardware for like 66% off, so I got 2 $50 boxes of screws for $18/ea

    • @chestrockwell8328
      @chestrockwell8328 2 года назад +1

      Recently bought a 900 dollar Samsung washer for 239.00 still in the original packaging from Lowes. Item did not have a price tag, when the store employee scanned the bar code, he said 239; I said 239 off 900? he said no, 239 is the mark down price.

  • @andrewwynn
    @andrewwynn 2 года назад

    I picked out 8 MDF shelves that were marked down from something like $8@ to something like $2@.
    At checkout they each rang up for 1¢. I built an entire bookshelf for 8¢ plus about 75¢ for a dowel I used to support the backs. I cut dado slots and made a shelf that was just slotted together.

  • @hollundtheotter6494
    @hollundtheotter6494 2 года назад

    I have found these 2 times. I got some green slime tire tubes once and some wood stain. I run back and get every one they have when it is that cheap. It has been years since I needed any 6 inch tubes or colonial maple stain.

  • @PatriotCoder
    @PatriotCoder 2 года назад +2

    Lowes does the same thing. Can't remember the exact sequence but when I worked there I did ring stuff up for a penny.

  • @MoonRambo702
    @MoonRambo702 2 года назад +1

    I’ve gotten a few surprise .01 items. Just trying to find out to get lucky more often. Last one was a Rayobi inspection camera, didn’t even have a clearance label on it. I was expecting to pay like $40

  • @AMByram
    @AMByram 2 года назад +4

    I've benefited from a $0.01 sale which I thought was an error. 12" sds plus bit listed for $11. Rang it up and when that slot machine landed at $0.01 I paid that bill so fast you would have thought my wife was in heat and we were trying for triplets!

  • @rsmith7292
    @rsmith7292 2 года назад

    I got wall decoration decals for my daughter's room at 0.01 Cents. It's rare; got some other random hand tools. Usually I get fasteners but buy them right away or else they're gone!

  • @thelittlebrownranch9105
    @thelittlebrownranch9105 2 года назад

    I watched this video 7/25/22 but didn't pay much attention to how to find the discounts. I popped into Home Depot tonight for brown duct tape. I couldn't find any colors, so I asked the guys at the paint desk. One guy reached directly to his right, between a few products and pulled out a role. He noticed the yellow tag and said 'oh - it's probably cheaper now.' Ding ding ding - one cent. Winning!!! =) The original price was 5.28 marked down to 4.06 on 8/11/22.

  • @JBishop25
    @JBishop25 2 года назад +2

    You can negotiate yellow tags at Home Depot, too. Amongst other deals, I bought a Weber Performer, marked down to $300 (from 399.00) for $100. I’ve also been told “no” to offers on yellow tags, too.

    • @bwats1991
      @bwats1991 2 года назад

      This, works at Walmart as well. Especially for big ticket items. There was a Samsung 75 inch TV that was a display model, no stand but I wall mount everything. It was 1300 markets down to 1000ish. Asked my wife to go speak to the manager and offer them 600. The store associate scoffed and said there's no way they would accept that. The store associate then helped us load it into the car.

    • @K3ithSt0n3
      @K3ithSt0n3 2 года назад

      You can do that on any item in Home Depot. Atleast when I worked their cashiers we aloud to markdown up to $50 per transaction without having to get permission from a manager to make the customer happy.

  • @bmac7039
    @bmac7039 2 года назад

    Yeah the clearance aisles are GOLD!!

  • @voterdown
    @voterdown 2 года назад

    🖐😎I only had a dollar but got lucky and found a snowblower and garden tractor for .01 each! My apartment is getting a bit crowded though. Going back to HD tomorrow to shop with the change leftover.

  • @ccadama
    @ccadama 2 года назад +4

    @Everyday Home Repairs. Thanks for covering this info.
    It's amazing you found an example where you had all 3 clearance price tags. As you said, the date they put on the clearance stickers never changes. I've seen one that was over a year and a half old (Makita 18V x2 circular saw). The MOD wouldn't make it down even thought it was their store demo (still had a chain and display bracket attached, no blade). A few years ago I was able to get a bunch of extra long #1 and #2 Phillips driver bits and Fein multitool blades for $0.01.
    I think the main story should be not to get too greedy and trying to catch that falling knife for $0.01 but to see if you're still getting a great deal based upon time on discount and price.
    Hope you and your family stay safe and well

  • @isinet2813
    @isinet2813 4 месяца назад

    Today at HD: I was searching for something else & walked by the corner aisle where their 'clearance' items are. I saw a chisel marked down to $11.03 from $22-$23. I took it thinking I would pay $11.03... to my surprise, it rang up for $3.03. I wondered if it was a mistake. I went back in the store & got the other 4 sizes they had there. All rang up for $3.03, and they're pretty nice chisels. First time I experienced this! I figure I picked up 5 for the price of half of 1.

  • @mikemiller5139
    @mikemiller5139 2 года назад +7

    I was there yesterday and looked for clearance items. Found one clearance shelf with stuff that looked like it came out of a junk drawer. Nothing worth money really.

  • @jackpine4347
    @jackpine4347 2 года назад

    Great info, I am in HD all the time, knew the yellow prices indicated they were discounted, but not the whole discount sequence. Thanks!

  • @gpawloskijr
    @gpawloskijr 2 года назад

    I work at a home Depot in Pennsylvania as an overnight stock person. I have found quite a few one $0.01 items while stocking shelves and was told by the store manager that if someone was to try to purchase it, they are supposed to be sold at the lowest listed price before the penny price. Pennsylvania has no laws about items having to be sold at the price it is rung up as, I have researched that in other states such as California it has to be sold at the listed price or whatever the register says. I'm sure in PA it could also depend on the clerk.

  • @davidparker9676
    @davidparker9676 2 года назад

    Never got anything for a penny, but I have negotiated with the manager to get the price matched to the lowest price I could find online.
    I bought a DeWalt jobsite fan for $70, originally $140, marked down to $110 on the clearance shelf.
    I have got great deals on the more expensive clearance items because they want the item gone.
    Lots of DeWalt tools for a small fraction of the going rate.

  • @Duckyou555
    @Duckyou555 2 года назад

    I have had the $.01 sale ring up before. The first time was on cull lumber, this is lumber that for what ever reason is placed on a cart for 70% off the original price. Normally this lumber will have a purple spray paint mark or a black stamp that states cull lumber. I have seen it marked with orange and other colors as well. Some times it may not be 70% but 50% also a lot of times they forget to mark the lumber. I have found that anytime I come across lumber on the cull cart that is not marked, it’s best to get an employee to mark it before you take it to check out. It saves time as well as it may not be cull lumber. I have had it where employees lay it their or customers. A good majority of the time it’s employees because the cull cart is normally around one of the cutting stations and the cart becomes a handy convenience to get the lumber out of their way. Basically being in a hurry or lazzy. Also when lumber is marked and placed on the cart. If it’s over 10ft they will sometimes cut it down to smaller boards so if it’s a 16 foot they may cut it in half so when you are at check out have the ones like that together and advice the cashier so that you pay for one board not 2. Sometimes someone may have already purchased one half and I have found their generally is no way to have them sell it for say a 6 ft mark down rather than a 12 ft mark down. This lumber my or may not show any problems but most of the time it has a split or crack may be bowed or warped. Just look at it. A 16 ft piece may only have a 6inch bad section or 5ft that can be cut out. I have had very good luck with placing this lumber on a flat area in the sun and placing heavy items on it and once it’s close to being straight I turn it over so that the bow is then facing up and put heavy item back on it and have it straighten out. I don’t do this often but have just to see what would become of it. I have built entire decks and work shops with this cull lumber that I purchase and save up. I have found the best time to buy is early Monday morning after the do it yourselfers have come through over the week end they do crazy things like by a full sheet of plywood have it cut but only need half. A lot of times when this happens it’s because the store is out of half a sheet or the person buying does not know they sell smaller pieces then once cut they tell the employee they only want half but are charged for the full shit and the customer does not want it. Then this actually is free lumber the store can’t charge twice for the piece. Any ways their are some other things but I need to go. So check out the CULL lumber or .70% off cart. Some stores do not offer this due to customer abuse. So please don’t abuse the store that do offer this.

  • @angelab8580
    @angelab8580 2 года назад +1

    I just scored 4 64 qt containers for .01 each. They weren't on a clearance shelf or end cap. They were in their normal place but there was no price tag on the shelf.

  • @k9foru2
    @k9foru2 Год назад +1

    As an employee you should NEVER be able to purchase an item at 1 penny. Penny Skus are the store's code for items to be removed from the shelves and they can NOT be sold under current policy. It could be because we are no longer selling it or it could be recalled we dont know but penny skus are not to be sold and cashiers selling them can be written up.

  • @johnjelinek7643
    @johnjelinek7643 2 года назад

    I actually bought two vanities for a rental property for 1 cent...an argument ensued with the cashier and the ASM had to call security to see if it could be sold...at which point his answer was if it's on the shelf...I has to be sold as marked under law! They were marked $163/ea originally $260ish?? but scanned at 1 cent!.... it was a great day!

  • @FoulOwl2112
    @FoulOwl2112 2 года назад +17

    Yup! This just happened to me (quite by chance) at Lowe's a couple months ago. I was spraying gloss poly on a guitar body and forgot to move my amber and dark lensed safety glasses out of the overspray zone. They were both pretty much ruined. On my next trip to Lowe's l bought a pair of amber, dark and went ahead and got another pair if clear lensed ones too. Along with various other items. When l rung out l thought "well that seens cheaper than I expected". Upin examining my receipt, l saw that all 3 pairs of glasses (regularly $17-$19) had rung up on clearance at $.01. If l had known at the time, l would have bought every pair l could find.

  • @leiwa100
    @leiwa100 2 года назад +1

    I managed to get two 24" bessy clamps for $0.01 each. They are usually closer to $50 each.

  • @engineerncook6138
    @engineerncook6138 2 года назад

    Paid $0.01 for a 1/2" to 3/4" PVC pipe adapter! Probable $1.00 originally. Found it by rummaging through the row after row of PVC fitting bins. Was looking for another part, but this one was a good Plan B. Not advertised as a close out or discounted item.

  • @ThePigsmarch
    @ThePigsmarch Год назад

    I've only experienced the penny price once and the cashier came over to remove it. I didn't know this until later. I thought it was an error. When I went back again, I asked the manager why the cashier took the item. He apologized but still wouldn't let me buy it.
    I will say, they are pretty sneaky about their clearance. On the regular home, items can go 75-90% off. But as soon as it goes to a clearance endcap, it's back up to around 10% off. I bought an item once and when I went back it was marked back up to its first clearance price. I was lucky enough that the manager let me have another at 75% off.

  • @joem.7621
    @joem.7621 2 года назад +5

    This is such great info. I had no idea!

  • @imabamafan20
    @imabamafan20 2 года назад

    Worked this way at Office Depot as well. Clearance items will eventually ring up for .01. We were usually told we couldnt sell them if they dropped to a penny and were supposed to change it to the price on the pricetag.

    • @jaykoerner
      @jaykoerner 2 года назад

      The way it's supposed to work when I was at Lowe's, dollar general and home Depot is we are supposed to refunse sale, heck at home Depot it's supposed to flag the transaction as far as I know(I'm overnight freight so could be wrong but that's what I've been told), at all of these companies the cashier's can and likely will get in trouble if this happens to often or if it's an egregious transaction (something like a entire cart filled with nothing but Penny's)

  • @WesleyGee-m3m
    @WesleyGee-m3m 11 месяцев назад

    Found a framing nailer today typically sells for $379 plus tax. They brought it up and rang it up at the register for a penny. I said awesome I will definitely buy that. The lady at the register calls the manager and they tell me they won’t sell it to me. And that they will remove it from the floor. Super bummed out, especially it being the first time I’ve encountered a penny sale after hearing about it.

  • @newtcrew
    @newtcrew 2 года назад

    Got my 'late to arrive off the cargo ship LED Christmas lights' two days after Christmas for 90% off. I now have a lifetime supply.

  • @ranger178
    @ranger178 2 года назад

    i had a hose reel i bought for like 50 cents or something ridiculous the box was all dirty and had gotten wet but reel inside was brand new a good model also

  • @andydeciccio
    @andydeciccio 2 года назад +1

    The discounts you are describing are somewhat applicable in our small store in Cobourg, Ontario. Perhaps it might be much more applicable in larger markets like Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver. We generally see one maybe two discounts. I've only seen fire sale pricing on stuff that seems to have fallen behind a shelf and found years later, covered in dirt and dust. Never the one penny you describe. Most items seem to clear out after the first one or two discounts.