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Oct 25, 2023 12:26 AM

RYOBI ONE+ 18V Lithium-Ion 4.0 Ah Battery (2-Pack) and Charger Kit（hack） $37.99

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Pick up the goods separately at 2 Home Depots, and only go to the Home Depot you need. The ones you don't need will be automatically canceled after 1 week (or you can tell Home Depot to cancel another order when picking up the goods)
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hack 37.99

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI.../315424283

QA Note: Cart Price Varies - Price Above Requires $159.00 Free Item

Pick up the goods separately at 2 Home Depots, and only go to the Home Depot you need. The ones you don't need will be automatically canceled after 1 week (or you can tell Home Depot to cancel another order when picking up the goods)

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Oct 26, 2023 8:53 AM
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pbandnvOct 26, 2023 8:53 AM
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This is not a slick deal in my opinion. It's gaming the system. Basically theft on a technicality. Downvote me if it eases your conscience, but people doing this are the same people who bought tvs and returned them every year when Costco had their awesome warranties. They eventually took those away because of losers who do this kind of crap. Be prepared for Home Depot to raise ryobi prices for everyone.
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Oct 26, 2023 9:05 AM
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User18383921Oct 26, 2023 9:05 AM
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Quote from Xoblaim View quoted comment :
I work developing websites. They know. Trust me, their db team and fe and QA team should know. Lol all these years of doing this and it's still possible only means one thing . If they did any analytics on sale vs items and money isn't adding up, they will know. With a simple db query they will see all the cancellations.

it would be very easy to add logic sproc to not allow cancellations under certain conditions or even in the fe , unless their development team is incompetent, but I doubt that.

some money is better than no money.
I heard they been doing BOGO for over 10 years.
Oct 26, 2023 12:55 PM
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BoastfulCrow4893Oct 26, 2023 12:55 PM
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Grease gun is
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Oct 26, 2023 1:00 PM
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Joined Nov 2011
blarg0001Oct 26, 2023 1:00 PM
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Quote from pbandnv View quoted comment :
This is not a slick deal in my opinion. It's gaming the system. Basically theft on a technicality. Downvote me if it eases your conscience, but people doing this are the same people who bought tvs and returned them every year when Costco had their awesome warranties. They eventually took those away because of losers who do this kind of crap. Be prepared for Home Depot to raise ryobi prices for everyone.
What a ridiculous take. Add the items to your cart and you'll see that HD gives the sale price explicitly for each individually. "Theft" jfc corporate worship is bizarre.
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Oct 26, 2023 1:11 PM
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Oct 26, 2023 1:11 PM
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Quote from hkteaman View quoted comment :
I have the same issue that the order doesn't show up for a couple of hours. Just have to pick up at the store and cancel the tool when you are picking up at the store.

Update: the order finally show up online after 3 hours placing the order but it will only allow to cancel the whole order and not individual item.
Pick up the goods separately at 2 Home Depots, and only go to the Home Depot you need. The ones you don't need will be automatically canceled after 1 week (or you can tell Home Depot to cancel another order when picking up the goods)
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Oct 26, 2023 1:53 PM
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LavenderStar992Oct 26, 2023 1:53 PM
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No hack was used - bought the two batteries (plus charger) with chain saw (reg: $149) for $99. Sold chainsaw locally for $95.
Oct 26, 2023 1:58 PM
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erock_chitownOct 26, 2023 1:58 PM
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To those claiming that this is theft- let's keep in mind that by executing this deal, Home Depot is putting more Ryobi batteries in your home, which are only compatible with Ryobi tools, which are only sold by Home Depot. Even giving these away for free ensures that consumers will become increasingly loyal, coming back to THD to buy more Ryobi power tools. And while the grease gun is sold out, there's a 6-inch pruning saw for $149 that is almost as slick as the OP's.
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Oct 26, 2023 2:09 PM
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rico1950Oct 26, 2023 2:09 PM
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Quote from FookNoe View quoted comment :
You should pay everything at MSRP if you want to avoid potential "stealing" . You never know if those discounts were accidental….
No. I thrive on discounts. But this is way beyond looking for a discount. You should shop at my local grocery store. They have a lot of buy one get one free offers. You could take two, then return the one you "bought" and walk away with $0 grocery bill. Then the grocery store can raise prices for everyone else to cover the loss. If that sounds fair to you, well, I'm not surprised.
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Oct 26, 2023 2:25 PM
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lj042Oct 26, 2023 2:25 PM
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Quote from Liquidsilver View quoted comment :
HD knows exactly what people are doing, but I am sure it is such a small percentage of sales that it doesn't matter. They could change it at any time to require both items for the returned instead of listing a prorated price, but they don't.
I work in the ecommerce space (not HD) and yes, we know about this stuff. We actually use Slick Deals to find and figure out how people are "hacking" the transactions. I don't know HD's internal stance on this, but I'd guess this type of deal isn't big enough for them to care. It's probably also a deal from Ryobi so HD doesn't actually take the hit.
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Oct 26, 2023 2:27 PM
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brotherhpj41Oct 26, 2023 2:27 PM
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to give you some hope i bought the grease gun yesterday and it has been shipped so they do come back in stock
Oct 26, 2023 3:10 PM
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BaconshaftOct 26, 2023 3:10 PM
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Quote from doboy007 View quoted comment :
I'm sure most ppl won't do this because they have a conscience and only a small percentage do this. Still doesn't make it right. It's like saying it's ok to rob a house because the owner forgot to close the door Smilie
Home Depot only posted 4.66 billion in profit for Q2... Because of scumbags like us. Oh what shame I feel
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Oct 26, 2023 3:29 PM
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chiOct 26, 2023 3:29 PM
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Got the pruning saw.
Oct 26, 2023 3:54 PM
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JacadsOct 26, 2023 3:54 PM
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Quote from doboy007 View quoted comment :
yeah, you keep believing that. Whatever helps you sleep at night, haha.
This deal helps me sleep at night. Companies aren't as dumb as you think they are.
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Oct 26, 2023 4:20 PM
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OveroptimisticOct 26, 2023 4:20 PM
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Quote from chi View quoted comment :
Got the pruning saw.
Is this the one you bought?
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI.../323563730

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Oct 26, 2023 4:25 PM
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OveroptimisticOct 26, 2023 4:25 PM
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Quote from waterchange View quoted comment :
Just get them delivered to your house and return the tool to a store. Returns are pretty easy; go later at night for a return if you have any anxiety as late shift workers care even less. For me, a return is better than not picking up an online order as I've had my order sit at a store a looong time and not get automatically cancelled; I finally picked up that order and returned it.



Your choice but I'd do shipping. Then it's just one trip to the store for the return.



Your three options are (1) try the return at a different store, (2) return it at this same store at a different time (late in the day, see reply above), or (3) simply return both items.




You buy the $99 battery and add the most expensive "free" tool which is currently the $149 blower or chain saw. Home Depot will prorate both the battery and tool to equal $99. So the battery would be $40 and the tool $60. Then return the tool and you end up with a $40 battery kit.
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