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Direct Tools Factory Outlet: Factory Blemished Tools

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Direct Tools Factory Outlet is offering 40% Off Factory Blemished Tools through January 29. Shipping is free when you apply code JANFREESHIP at checkout.

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Written by RazorConcepts
  • About this Offer:
    • From personal experience, I've found that Factory Blemished items are brand new and never been used. They are marked blemished to prevent being sold as new, and to avoid MAP pricing agreements.
    • 50% off factory reconditioned items and 40% off factory blemished items offer valid 1/27/23 through 1/29/23 at 11:59 PM EST.
    • Valid on select items only.
    • Items designated with "final price" are ineligible for discount.
    • Limit of 5 like items per customer.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

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Direct Tools Factory Outlet is offering 40% Off Factory Blemished Tools through January 29. Shipping is free when you apply code JANFREESHIP at checkout.

Thanks to Community Member schetst for finding this deal.

Note: Prices as marked. 40% Discount is shown in the product pages and in cart.

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Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts
  • About this Offer:
    • From personal experience, I've found that Factory Blemished items are brand new and never been used. They are marked blemished to prevent being sold as new, and to avoid MAP pricing agreements.
    • 50% off factory reconditioned items and 40% off factory blemished items offer valid 1/27/23 through 1/29/23 at 11:59 PM EST.
    • Valid on select items only.
    • Items designated with "final price" are ineligible for discount.
    • Limit of 5 like items per customer.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

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Feb 3, 2023 11:45 PM
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OrangeCaramelFeb 3, 2023 11:45 PM
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Thank you for shopping with Direct Tools Factory Outlets.

We are sorry for the longer-than-usual processing time on your order. We know you are excited to get your new tools, and we are too! Our warehouse team is working as fast as they can to get your order shipped out and ready to be delivered to your doorstep.

You will receive a shipment notification with tracking information as soon as it ships.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience. We greatly appreciate you and your business.
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Quote from CrankyBastard View quoted comment :
I ordered one smallish item Friday the 27th.

Label created the 28th, and was in Fedex's hands late 29th. Delivered today.


But here's my question -- I've only ordered multiple items from DTO in the past, and they've shipped together in boxes, with TTI's logo on them, pretty much as expected.

With this order, they simply slapped the slipping label on the factory box, and off it went.

I'm curious if DTO has always done this with smaller, or single items, or is it a new practice?

I haven't opened it yet, but the item appears new, and hopefully intact.

I commonly order things from overseas, and they are only wrapped in un-padded plastic, and never boxed, so it's not necessarily an issue all the time.

However, I do want to log this in my memory bank, in the same way as "(Newegg and Amazon liked to) ship a bare hard drive in a box with one pillow pack" is logged by a lot of folks, for future consideration when shopping.
I have placed orders for single items and multiple items before. If a single item they just label the box with shipping label. If multiple items, as long as they all ship from the same warehouse, the items are placed in another box. During this last sale, one of my single orders (sprayer) just arrived today with a shipping label on the box. Arrived fine and 100% brand new with no blemishes.
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Feb 4, 2023 12:26 AM
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craig.678Feb 4, 2023 12:26 AM
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Used the fan for the first time today. Blow dry my floor as I wet swiffer. Best thing ever wish I bought this sooner all these years waiting for the floors to dry
Feb 4, 2023 1:05 AM
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CrankyBastardFeb 4, 2023 1:05 AM
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Quote from allknowing1 View quoted comment :
I ordered a blemished Ryobi drill in November 2021, and that is exactly how it came for me,

with a shipping label stuck to the actual retail box. That's my only experience of single item DTO purchases.
Quote from bluekiwi View quoted comment :
I have placed orders for single items and multiple items before. If a single item they just label the box with shipping label. If multiple items, as long as they all ship from the same warehouse, the items are placed in another box. During this last sale, one of my single orders (sprayer) just arrived today with a shipping label on the box. Arrived fine and 100% brand new with no blemishes.
Exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks both.

I was kind of surprised my order shipped so quickly, but I guess putting in a simple order, early in the sale, beats the rush.
Feb 4, 2023 3:17 PM
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sxg6Feb 4, 2023 3:17 PM
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I ordered a factory blemish ridgid belt sander a year or two ago, and it shipped in the retail factory box, no brown cardboard box. I tried to figure out what the blemish was, and couldn't find anything, looked perfect to me.
Feb 6, 2023 9:42 PM
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TexfinnFeb 6, 2023 9:42 PM
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Placed three orders from this sale between 1/27 and 1/29: two for shipping and one for store pickup. Would've liked to do store pickup for all since the store is about 9 miles from my house, but not everything was available for pickup.

Finally got tracking # for the first order (11-piece tool set and wet/dry vacuum) late last week and FedEx delivered it today. And of course there's only the vacuum even though packing list shows both as shipped. Package definitely does not weigh 76.1lbs as indicated by FedEx and I don't think they'd even pack both in the same box. At least not in this box which only fits the vac, anyway.

Called CS and she had no idea. Now I need to email them pics and probably wait another couple of weeks or something. Grrr... I absolutely HATE DTO's ship orders! Always something with them. Frown
Feb 6, 2023 10:50 PM
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OrangeCaramelFeb 6, 2023 10:50 PM
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I think one of my orders is lost. Tracking show it arrived at FedEx but haven't move since 2/2 Arrived at FedEx location

GREENVILLE, SC

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Feb 7, 2023 3:49 AM
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aznboi24Feb 7, 2023 3:49 AM
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My order was shipped with FedEx, two boxes under a master tracking number. Got one today and the other should arrive tomorrow although box boxes should have arrived today. Both were shipped same day.
Feb 8, 2023 4:18 AM
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jasonvrFeb 8, 2023 4:18 AM
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Quote from OrangeCaramel View quoted comment :
I think one of my orders is lost. Tracking show it arrived at FedEx but haven't move since 2/2 Arrived at FedEx location

GREENVILLE, SC
FedEx temporarily seems to have forgotten about my package. Ordered on 1/27. Got about 30 miles from my house on Sunday evening and sat there for 48 hours. Was supposed to be delivered today. Finally started moving again at 6pm today and now scheduled for tomorrow....
Feb 8, 2023 7:57 PM
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TexfinnFeb 8, 2023 7:57 PM
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Called local store to check on the status of my pick-up order from 1/28 and the girl said it was rejected because they didn't have them in stock and I should've received an email. Nope, no email. While on the phone, I checked whether I could place an order right now and it showed available for store pickup and of course they were, but she can't open the rejected order anymore.

Meh... Kinda want to call BS on them being OOS when they got the order, but what ever. At least it was stuff I didn't really HAVE to have right now.

Still waiting to hear back from CS regarding my missing 11-piece set that was supposedly delivered on Monday, which it wasn't. Pretty sure that will now also get canceled. Not to mention what will happen with my third order I placed on 1/29. Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)

I'm a patient guy, but these people sure suck once again. Mad
Feb 8, 2023 10:07 PM
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craig.678Feb 8, 2023 10:07 PM
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Quote from Texfinn View quoted comment :
Called local store to check on the status of my pick-up order from 1/28 and the girl said it was rejected because they didn't have them in stock and I should've received an email. Nope, no email. While on the phone, I checked whether I could place an order right now and it showed available for store pickup and of course they were, but she can't open the rejected order anymore.

Meh... Kinda want to call BS on them being OOS when they got the order, but what ever. At least it was stuff I didn't really HAVE to have right now.

Still waiting to hear back from CS regarding my missing 11-piece set that was supposedly delivered on Monday, which it wasn't. Pretty sure that will now also get canceled. Not to mention what will happen with my third order I placed on 1/29. Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)

I'm a patient guy, but these people sure suck once again. Mad
Lol relax buddy
Feb 9, 2023 5:13 AM
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jasonvrFeb 9, 2023 5:13 AM
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Got my order today. One of the 4 items is clearly used - the Ryobi scrubber. The box was taped closed and it had clearly been opened before. The scrubber brush head was also clearly used. I don't think blemished is supposed to be used, that's what the reconditioned stuff is. It seems to work fine, not sure if I should do anything about it
Feb 10, 2023 1:39 AM
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IShouldBuyIndxFundsFeb 10, 2023 1:39 AM
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Quote from jasonvr View quoted comment :
Got my order today. One of the 4 items is clearly used - the Ryobi scrubber. The box was taped closed and it had clearly been opened before. The scrubber brush head was also clearly used. I don't think blemished is supposed to be used, that's what the reconditioned stuff is. It seems to work fine, not sure if I should do anything about it
You contact them and they will more than likely give you an ARS slip to return it. Shit happens, at least give them a chance to make it right.
Feb 10, 2023 4:54 AM
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Ty001Feb 10, 2023 4:54 AM
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Almost 2 weeks and my order still processing, man they are slow.

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Feb 10, 2023 7:10 AM
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jimbeauFeb 10, 2023 7:10 AM
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Quote from Ty001 View quoted comment :
Almost 2 weeks and my order still processing, man they are slow.
I got my 2 inflators, but the 2 ridgid batteries still showing processing??

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