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forum threadRokket | Staff posted Oct 27, 2025 8:55 PM

Makita 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Battery and Rapid Optimum Charger Starter Pack (4.0Ah) + FREE Select Tool $199 + Free Shipping

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The Home Depot [homedepot.com] has Makita 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Battery and Rapid Optimum Charger Starter Pack (4.0Ah) + FREE Select Tool for $199. Shipping is free. Choose your free gift (free tool) from the link on the product page.

Free tool choices include
  • leaf blower
  • angle grinder
  • impact driver
  • jig saw
  • and more...
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  • Build your own Makita tool kit with the 18V Battery and Rapid Optimum Charger Starter Pack (BL1840BDC2X). The Starter Pack includes two 18V LXT 4.0Ah Batteries (BL1840B) and an 18V LXT Rapid Optimum Charger (DC18RC).
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The Home Depot [homedepot.com] has Makita 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Battery and Rapid Optimum Charger Starter Pack (4.0Ah) + FREE Select Tool for $199. Shipping is free. Choose your free gift (free tool) from the link on the product page.

Free tool choices include
  • leaf blower
  • angle grinder
  • impact driver
  • jig saw
  • and more...
Product Description from The Home Depot
  • Build your own Makita tool kit with the 18V Battery and Rapid Optimum Charger Starter Pack (BL1840BDC2X). The Starter Pack includes two 18V LXT 4.0Ah Batteries (BL1840B) and an 18V LXT Rapid Optimum Charger (DC18RC).

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Oct 27, 2025 9:11 PM
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Oct 27, 2025 9:11 PM
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Just bought the 5ah starter pack a week ago. If this was 5ah, i'd return that and get the free tool! bummer! still not bad for folks starting out. Also, im curious if the hack is still available to get one or the other after returning one to the store?
Oct 27, 2025 10:10 PM
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sonofjamesOct 27, 2025 10:10 PM
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Quote from ducksoup18 :
Just bought the 5ah starter pack a week ago. If this was 5ah, i'd return that and get the free tool! bummer! still not bad for folks starting out. Also, im curious if the hack is still available to get one or the other after returning one to the store?
Hack takes it down to 102
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Oct 27, 2025 11:41 PM
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Oct 27, 2025 11:41 PM
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shengwusOct 27, 2025 11:41 PM
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Not a broad range of tools to select from
Oct 28, 2025 12:05 AM
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craving.phoOct 28, 2025 12:05 AM
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Quote from mzdrati :
You don't get a "free" tool. you get a discounted price on one of several offered.
The price of the "free" tool is split and discounted from each item, totaling $200 at checkout.
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Oct 28, 2025 1:59 PM
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mzdratiOct 28, 2025 1:59 PM
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Quote from craving.pho :
The price of the "free" tool is split and discounted from each item, totaling $200 at checkout.
Thank you for correcting me. I purchased the two 5ah battery (+ charger and a Makita bag) combo a few days ago, but I need a new blower- so for the exact same amount of money, I ordered this pair of 4ah batteries, a rapid charger and a leaf blower. I'll sacrifice the (estimated) 20% additional run time for the blower.

Thank you so much for correcting me!

As an aside- this YT video attempts to show a real-world comparison between the run times of the various capacity Makita batteries:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Akva_bqZ4
Last edited by mzdrati October 28, 2025 at 07:16 AM.
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RokketOct 30, 2025 5:48 AM
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I think this is a very slick deal.

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RokketOct 31, 2025 9:10 PM
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And this deal is still available today. nod
Nov 15, 2025 3:36 PM
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ShrewdLumber2249Nov 15, 2025 3:36 PM
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Quote from ducksoup18 :
Just bought the 5ah starter pack a week ago. If this was 5ah, i'd return that and get the free tool! bummer! still not bad for folks starting out. Also, im curious if the hack is still available to get one or the other after returning one to the store?
You can get a 5ah battery as your free tool also.
Feb 6, 2026 5:03 PM
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MattB6434Feb 6, 2026 5:03 PM
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Quote from ShrewdLumber2249 :
You can get a 5ah battery as your free tool also.
I see $199 price but no free tool.

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