Glacier Bay Kitchen Faucet - $0.01 @ Home Depot B&M Highly YMMV

Gonna try my home depot in a bit

I heard that it is .01 because after 6 months on clearance all items not sold are priced this way before they are donated. Has something to do with profit/loss in their system

Quote from jdmst77 : I heard that it is .01 because after 6 months on clearance all items not sold are priced this way before they are donated. Has something to do with profit/loss in their system

That's correct. After 6 to 8 months, they are marked as salvage. They will be either donated to charity, returned to vendor, or disposed of.

I think the majority of the time they are donated.

Are they obligated to sell those .01 clearance donation? Tried once and they told me they couldn't sell it to me because they were marked for "goodwill".

This was posted a while back in the home depot thread. I found a few at that time.

Quote from milko : Are they obligated to sell those .01 clearance donation? Tried once and they told me they couldn't sell it to me because they were marked for "goodwill".

I would have called bs. Why have them on the shelf if they were going to be donated?

the last time i found a $0.01 item, the cashier made it seem like she couldn't find a price. then "offered" to sell it to me for $10. i wish there were price scanners at the back of the store, instead of having to use self checkout.

i do need to rummage through the clearance items again...it's been a while.

Thanks

Quote from vtecb20coupe : the last time i found a $0.01 item, the cashier made it seem like she couldn't find a price. then "offered" to sell it to me for $10. i wish there were price scanners at the back of the store, instead of having to use self checkout. i do need to rummage through the clearance items again...it's been a while.

yeah, i got the same exact BS today. went to check it out, didn't find this exact item, but a similar glacier item was also marked at 0.01... when i tried to check out at self check out, the attendant got all up in my business... he was like "oh, it's a clearance item so i want to make sure everything is in the box" and started opening it up and looking around and then said "oh, let me scan it over here...." then said "hmm... i can't get a price... "

i just said forget it, i don't have time to waste and left.... i know these penny deals are highly YMMV, but that was just annoying... if they don't want to sell it, take it off the shelf or just say sorry, that wasn't meant to be on the shelf, we can't sell it... instead of this "oh, let me open up the item you're about to purchase and oh, i can't seem to get a price on this...."

Quote from theOriginalGuru : yeah, i got the same exact BS today. went to check it out, didn't find this exact item, but a similar glacier item was also marked at 0.01... when i tried to check out at self check out, the attendant got all up in my business... he was like "oh, it's a clearance item so i want to make sure everything is in the box" and started opening it up and looking around and then said "oh, let me scan it over here...." then said "hmm... i can't get a price... " i just said forget it, i don't have time to waste and left.... i know these penny deals are highly YMMV, but that was just annoying... if they don't want to sell it, take it off the shelf or just say sorry, that wasn't meant to be on the shelf, we can't sell it... instead of this "oh, let me open up the item you're about to purchase and oh, i can't seem to get a price on this...."

What was the SKU of the Glacier Bay one you tried to check out?

Was it this one?

Yeah, I would have been pissed if that attendant was up in my business. I haven't had any issues so far with penny deals at Home Depot. Knock on wood...

Quote from TDMVP73 : What was the SKU of the Glacier Bay one you tried to check out? Was it this one? Yeah, I would have been pissed if that attendant was up in my business. I haven't had any issues so far with penny deals at Home Depot. Knock on wood...

No, it wasn't that one. I don't recall the SKU, but it was very similar to the one posted here except it was chrome (not brushed satin) and the design of the components was a little bit different, but the same exact functionality.

Yeah, I've had successes with the penny deals in the past... but the particular store I was at today has always been unpleasant. I should have gone to the other store nearby where their staff are much friendlier and give me less hassle... i might try that store tomorrow...

Quote from theOriginalGuru : No, it wasn't that one. I don't recall the SKU, but it was very similar to the one posted here except it was chrome (not brushed satin) and the design of the components was a little bit different, but the same exact functionality. Yeah, I've had successes with the penny deals in the past... but the particular store I was at today has always been unpleasant. I should have gone to the other store nearby where their staff are much friendlier and give me less hassle... i might try that store tomorrow...

Alright, well if you happen to snag the chrome one, I would appreciate it if you could PM me the Home Depot SKU. I need another one for my aunt.

Good luck tomorrow!

Dam was just there and saw this for about $70. Didn't think to go price check it. Might go back and see if its marked correctly.