Credit goes to Thinkslick over at SD, but it's such a good deal that I wanted to share with my fellow FW'ers:
Home Depot has reduced the price IN STORE on a Ridgid 4 tool compact cordless tool kit from $329 to $199 with a 15% rebate from Ridgid for $169 AR. This appears to be nationwide but not online. Anyway, the kit includes:
-Drill/driver (not the autoshift, unfortunately) -Impact driver w/Philips bit (indispensable!) -One handed reciprocating saw with metal cutting blade -LED worklight -2 Lithium-Ion batteries -Universal Ridgid battery charger (18 and 24 volt batteries) -Soft sided tool bag
These tools are fairly hefty and feel very well built and seem more in line with DeWalt quality rather than Black & Decker or Skil. The worklight actually impressed me. The two previous worklights I've bought in kits have been cheap and somewhat ineffective. This one, while it doesn't feel hefty, has a bright LED, and the head does rotate.
Ridgid also offers a lifetime service guarantee so that if you register your tools with Ridgid, they will replace all parts, including BATTERIES!, for as long as you're the original owner. Pretty sweet.
If you can get a Lowe's coupon for 10% off, you can get these for $153 AR plus tax on $180, which is fantastic IMO considering that Lithium batteries cost about $60+ each. It's almost like buying the drill/driver plus batteries and getting the rest of the kit for free.
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Interestingly, some people are reporting success in using the 15% coupon with turning in an old drill for this set. I would suspect very YMMV because the two HD I went to had the 15% eligible drills clearly marked. With that coupon, in-store price would be $169 with an additional 15% off via MIR for about $143.
You could also buy three sets to get 20% via MIR. Auction off or Craigslist the extra sets (knowing that you're selling without UPC or warranty).
Message edited by: DaytonDealer on 2009-10-30 07:19:59 CDT
Thanks for the heads-up on this, OP. I paid nearly the same last year for the (slightly different model) drill kit alone. Definitely contractor-grade - use mine on the job every day.
Was just reading some of the details of teh Ridgid warranty. The batteries are covered, too. If you wear out the batteries, they replace them. This makes the $199 deal sorely tempting...I've probably spent that much on Ryobi replacement batteries, and mine are starting to run down again.
Oh boy, not sure I can pass up this deal, especially since my favorite drill just took a crap on me. Normally I'm quite against battery-powered powertools, but if this supposed lifetime warranty covers that jazz, then... hmm...
I'll swing by HD tomorrow morning and report back on whether that broken powertool promo can be combined or not.
rbstern said:thegreatfixer said:i think HD is running a Promo where you bring in a used/broken power tool and buy a lithium toolkit that will take off 15%
In the details of 15% offer from HD web site: Offer may not be combined with any other offer, promotion or special incentive program...
The Home Depots I went to had each drill marked that was eligible for the 15% offer, and it does NOT include any kits like this Ridgid one. I didn't pay attention to whether or not you could get 15% off a dual kit like a drill/driver and an impact driver, but I suspect it won't work there either.
jonnashville said:OP... please put the price in the title.
Sorry about that -- past my bedtime when I posted.
rbstern said:Was just reading some of the details of teh Ridgid warranty. The batteries are covered, too. If you wear out the batteries, they replace them. This makes the $199 deal sorely tempting...I've probably spent that much on Ryobi replacement batteries, and mine are starting to run down again.
Yep, that's what did it for me. Had there not been the warranty, I probably would have stayed with my NiCad Porter Cable tools that I bought recently since they were slightly cheaper. However, since the quality is much better (which I realized when comparing side-by-side at home), the Ridgid has LiIon, AND the fantastic warranty, I couldn't resist. Now I have to pack up the Porter Cable tools and return them on Saturday.
I also forgot to mention that the tool bag that comes with the Ridgid is better than I expected. Unlike the Porter Cable bag (which is bigger, one good part) and the bag that came with my Bosch jigsaw, the Ridgid bag could be used as a tool carryall because it has several pockets lining the inside where you could slip different hand tools. While it's smaller than the PC bag, it's plenty large enough for the Ridgid tools and then some extras. Definitely not an afterthought product.
i just picked up 10 of these sets and there was a Ridgid rep there who handed me a rebate form for up to 20% off on top of this deal. the rebate is good thru DEC 09. Reps to the OP
Went to HD in Germantown, MD at lunch just now and picked up a set. They are having a 10% off deal for this set and sets from some other brands in the Germantown HD for "Pro Appreciation Day" or something like that. It's going on from 10 am until 2 pm today, not sure if this is the only location they are doing it at. Anyway, picked up this set for $189 after tax. Great Deal!
Thanks OP. Picked one up this morning in Westlake, Daly City. Lifetime warranty on battery tide me over even though it's $200. They have only one left when I left at 9am.
Thanks for the rebate link... Just got this set for $199 - 15% = $169.15 PLUS TAX. I took in an old drill and got the coupon for 15% off. Orange apron lady showed me the Ridgid set and said that I could use the coupon on top of the sale price. Went to check out and the checker tried to enter the coupon, but the register rejected it. So she just manually gave me 15% off. Now if I can get the rebate of 15% to work - just icing on the cake... This was in Missouri, 63385 rbstern said:Ridgid rebate form
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