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Not a bad price, but it was $69.99, before shipping , yesterday on their site. I had ordered it from Amazon using a $15 off coupon the previous day. After reading about the whole Type 1 vs Type 2 inflator situation, I decided to not try a price match with Home Depot. I checked mine upon arrival and confirmed it is the desirable Type 2 inflator so I decided to just keep it.
Not a bad price, but it was $69.99, before shipping , yesterday on their site. I had ordered it from Amazon using a $15 off coupon the previous day. After reading about the whole Type 1 vs Type 2 inflator situation, I decided to not try a price match with Home Depot. I checked mine upon arrival and confirmed it is the desirable Type 2 inflator so I decided to just keep it.
What's the type 1vs2 difference? Something easy & short to explain or better to Google it?
I tried matching Lowe's and Home Depot to bomgaars the last time this went on sale without any luck. I've seen others get the price match approved after a few tries but I've only gotten it approved with a zip code 30 minutes away from a Bomgaars otherwise I don't qualify since I don't live near a bomgaars (it's 140 miles away).
Last edited by FriedEngineer December 1, 2024 at 09:22 PM.
I tried matching Lowe's and Home Depot to bomgaars the last time this went on sale without any luck. I've seen others get the price match approved after a few tries but I've only gotten it approved with a zip code 30 minutes away from a Bomgaars otherwise I don't qualify since I don't live near a bomgaars (it's 140 miles away).
I got Lowe's to price match twice out of 3 chats yesterday. First call got shut down then the stupid app kept closing out when I got price matched and luckily 3rd chat the guy price matched too. The app closed on me after I put my credit card info and I freaked out that it happened again but the order went through. I live nowhere close to bomgaars too.
What's the type 1vs2 difference? Something easy & short to explain or better to Google it?
I bought mine about a year ago, I think. Did not know anything about type 1 vs 2. Checked after seeing all this discussion, and mine is Type 2. Great tool.
So I'd think by now most Type 1's are out of inventory, and if you just don't worry, you'll get a Type 2.
My local Lowe's matched the $79.99 price. Went in person. Manager that keyed it in didn't hesitate. He even thanked me for bringing it their attention so they can be more competitive with pricing. He did take a picture of my phone to verify the price, but no hassle at all.
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+1 to the list of folks who got price matched to lowes. free shipping and local return option are just too good to pass up.
really just did the price match online chat for kicks. was fully expecting to get denied... but they approved it without any push.
they did ask for zip code and gave it. closest bomgaars is 320 miles.
update: lowes shipped it to me and I opened it up and it was a type 1. what was odd is that per one of the images i saw on reddit i got the box design that according to the post "always had a type 2 inside during unboxing videos" (there are 2 different box designs https://imgur.com/a/1ACcTCH)
so went to local lowes, asked if i could open one of theirs to see if it was different. was the same box design i received shipped. they agreed to let me open it, and immediately saw a difference in the quality/material of the plastic wrap surrounding the unit itself. additionally the unit fit very snuggly in the box, vs the type 1 that was actually kind of loose in the box. and sure enough, it was a type 2.
my theory is someone went fishing for a type 2, found it and returned the box with a different type unit in the box for the one i got shipped.
but anyways, after finding the right type, asked if they would price match and they were happy to. very easy.
TLDR: go to local lowes to verify before going through the hassle of ordering online then getting the wrong type.
Last edited by Thresh December 11, 2024 at 08:40 AM.
lowes.com price matched via online chat, even tho I am in Chicago area and 5 hr drive from nearest Bomgars. Total came to $86.39 incl tax with free ship
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Type 1 is older stock they're clearing out. I believe the manual says it needs to be stopped after running it continuously for 10 minutes.
There's lot of discussion on it in https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/1028961
So I'd think by now most Type 1's are out of inventory, and if you just don't worry, you'll get a Type 2.
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really just did the price match online chat for kicks. was fully expecting to get denied... but they approved it without any push.
they did ask for zip code and gave it. closest bomgaars is 320 miles.
update: lowes shipped it to me and I opened it up and it was a type 1. what was odd is that per one of the images i saw on reddit i got the box design that according to the post "always had a type 2 inside during unboxing videos" (there are 2 different box designs https://imgur.com/a/1ACcTCH)
so went to local lowes, asked if i could open one of theirs to see if it was different. was the same box design i received shipped. they agreed to let me open it, and immediately saw a difference in the quality/material of the plastic wrap surrounding the unit itself. additionally the unit fit very snuggly in the box, vs the type 1 that was actually kind of loose in the box. and sure enough, it was a type 2.
my theory is someone went fishing for a type 2, found it and returned the box with a different type unit in the box for the one i got shipped.
but anyways, after finding the right type, asked if they would price match and they were happy to. very easy.
TLDR: go to local lowes to verify before going through the hassle of ordering online then getting the wrong type.
lowes.com price matched via online chat, even tho I am in Chicago area and 5 hr drive from nearest Bomgars. Total came to $86.39 incl tax with free ship
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