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forum threadMaroonFruit743 posted Mar 30, 2026 4:20 PM

M12 FUEL 12-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless 1.6 Gal. Wet/Dry Vacuum (Vacuum-Only) $87.65

$80

$149

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Just purchased an M12 Vacuum and got the XC5.0 single battery free.
Vacuum + free battery is $149
Returning the battery refunds $69.14
Bringing the net price (before tax) to $79.86

Essentially, the Home Depot Hack.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwa.../313725464
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Just purchased an M12 Vacuum and got the XC5.0 single battery free.
Vacuum + free battery is $149
Returning the battery refunds $69.14
Bringing the net price (before tax) to $79.86

Essentially, the Home Depot Hack.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwa.../313725464

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Model: Milwaukee 0960-20 M12 FUEL 12V 1.6G Wet/Dry Vac (Open Box)

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Mar 30, 2026 4:42 PM
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SlickproexpertMar 30, 2026 4:42 PM
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How does it work if you get $75 back and the battery costs $129 ?
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Mar 30, 2026 4:42 PM
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SlickproexpertMar 30, 2026 4:42 PM
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How does it work that you can return a battery that was given to you for free?

What do you do or say when you return a battery?
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Mar 30, 2026 5:02 PM
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DefenderrMar 30, 2026 5:02 PM
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Got this for 72 last time this had a hackable deal, this isn't bad but if you're not in a rush, I bet you could catch it down the line for a little more off.
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Mar 30, 2026 5:05 PM
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Hawkins1Mar 30, 2026 5:05 PM
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Quote from Slickproexpert :
How does it work that you can return a battery that was given to you for free?

What do you do or say when you return a battery?
They allocate a price for the vacuum and the battery. When you return one item, you are not required to return BOTH (Lowe's is like this i believe) but rather you return a single item of the promo deal and they refund the allocated price.

In this case, you pay $149+tax. They allocate $79.86 to the vacuum and $69.14 to the battery. If you return battery, you get the vacuum for $79.86+tax. Not sure where OP got $88 from -- disregard he included tax which you should not do when posting deals.
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Mar 30, 2026 5:19 PM
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SlickproexpertMar 30, 2026 5:19 PM
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Quote from Hawkins1 :
They allocate a price for the vacuum and the battery. When you return one item, you are not required to return BOTH (Lowe's is like this i believe) but rather you return a single item of the promo deal and they refund the allocated price.In this case, you pay $149+tax. They allocate $79.86 to the vacuum and $69.14 to the battery. If you return battery, you get the vacuum for $79.86+tax. Not sure where OP got $88 from -- disregard he included tax which you should not do when posting deals.
Thank you
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Mar 30, 2026 6:14 PM
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MaroonFruit743
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Mar 30, 2026 6:14 PM
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Quote from Hawkins1 :
They allocate a price for the vacuum and the battery. When you return one item, you are not required to return BOTH (Lowe's is like this i believe) but rather you return a single item of the promo deal and they refund the allocated price.

In this case, you pay $149+tax. They allocate $79.86 to the vacuum and $69.14 to the battery. If you return battery, you get the vacuum for $79.86+tax. Not sure where OP got $88 from -- disregard he included tax which you should not do when posting deals.
My bad, it's my first post. I figured people would look at the receipt photos I included and see it's with tax.
(Looking at the post right now, I don't see my receipt photos for some reason)
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Mar 30, 2026 7:57 PM
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Blangachang85Mar 30, 2026 7:57 PM
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Accounts Receivables hates this one trick
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Mar 30, 2026 8:30 PM
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HappyKite238Mar 30, 2026 8:30 PM
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This deal sucks

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Mar 30, 2026 8:44 PM
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Hawkins1Mar 30, 2026 8:44 PM
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Quote from MaroonFruit743 :
My bad, it's my first post. I figured people would look at the receipt photos I included and see it's with tax.
(Looking at the post right now, I don't see my receipt photos for some reason)
Lol I wasn't getting on you. Was just doing some math and noted my math didn't correlate. If others are like me, I don't look at any other pictures anyways. You did mention you included tax which is good enough -- i just didn't read that until I typed my message and tried to figure out why we weren't aligned. In general, you don't post after tax because it's so discretionary and everyone has a different tax rate.
Mar 30, 2026 11:17 PM
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goyangyi1Mar 30, 2026 11:17 PM
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Quit doing hack... your account will get banned
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Mar 31, 2026 12:47 AM
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MaroonFruit743
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Mar 31, 2026 12:47 AM
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Quote from goyangyi1 :
Quit doing hack... your account will get banned
Are they starting to crack down on it?I was actually thinking about beginning to use cash instead.
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Mar 31, 2026 1:05 AM
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LavenderPickle7682Mar 31, 2026 1:05 AM
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Be careful, the partial return "hack" has been known to get people's addresses and accounts banned.

Source: Hi, my address and subsequently my entire account was banned from making online orders because a family member did a hack last year. No, no other shenanigans happened. No, it doesn't make sense. Yes, it was a hassle (and still is).
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Mar 31, 2026 3:54 AM
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goyangyi1Mar 31, 2026 3:54 AM
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Quote from MaroonFruit743 :
Are they starting to crack down on it?I was actually thinking about beginning to use cash instead.
They started doing that awhile ago and slicker got banned so careful bud
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Mar 31, 2026 11:17 AM
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Nateng72Mar 31, 2026 11:17 AM
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How does this vacuum compared to their m18 non fuel one, does anyone know? I have that m18 one and when using the 6.0 HO battery pack, it gave decent run time. I'm just wondering how efficient this m12 is with the 5.0 battery pack.

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Mar 31, 2026 1:36 PM
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anandbannedMar 31, 2026 1:36 PM
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I have used the hack many times without issue. A sample size of one is useless of course. One difference is that I pick up all items and just return the parts I don't want. I have never done the pick up from 2 different locations (which I believe is not possible any more), and just never pick up the unwanted item. Sometimes I do the return same day as pick up, other times I have items shipped and return later. No one has ever given me any issues returning part of my order.
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