Ace Hardware B&M 29% Off $30 or Less Purchase Wed. Feb. 29, 2012, Only, Home Depot & Lowes Match ??? YMMV

MISTERCHEAP said:   Butcherboy said:   Ace Hardware B&M 29% Off Wed. Feb. 29, 2012, Only, Home Depot & Lowes Match YMMV
I received an email from Ace Hardware advertising a Leap Year Sale.

29% off any single regular-priced item this Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Coupon Link Here
http://www.pages04.net/acehardware/2012_leap_day/

I could not find this advertisement on the Ace Hardware website. The email referenced my local Ace Hardware store, but the coupon is generic and appears to be a national sale.

Some Terms / Restrictions:
-Valid for Regular Price in-stock merchandise that can fit inside the bag. Not valid for sale items.
-Power tools & small appliances 10% Off.
-Not valid on grills, lumber & building materials, fuel, sale & clearance merchandise, online purchases, rental, in-store services, gift cards.
-Cannot be used in conjunction with any other coupon, excluding Ace Rewards.

Most Home Depot and Lowes accept competitor coupons & have a price match policy. However, some may not accept "Internet" or printed coupons. YMMV. I've had 80% success at my local HD.


BruceOC / op / sd

BB,

I'm guessing, we may see a hard copy flyer inserted in newspapers or mail flyers soon. HD/Lowes more likely to accept that as a competitor than the print out. (this was the case back on BF when they had the 50% off reg price one item coupon out)

Thanks MC,

I will be looking for a copy flyer inserted in newspaper this tue or wed.

I'll pass. visited my local Ace last Saturday when they had the 20% off bag deal and found that the item I wanted had its price marked up by 20%. The old price was already higher than HD or Lowe's so no sale. Don't need to waste more gas and time when they pull stupid tricks like that.

mopar2ya said:   kshell said:   I'll pass. visited my local Ace last Saturday when they had the 20% off bag deal and found that the item I wanted had its price marked up by 20%. The old price was already higher than HD or Lowe's so no sale. Don't need to waste more gas and time when they pull stupid tricks like that.

Not sure where your local Ace Hardware is located, but doubt they would spend all the time to run around and change prices to 20% higher for such a sale. Knowing that our local Ace Hardware has a whole store full of items probably in the neighborhood of 15,000 to 20,000 sku's I don't know how this would be practical, or even be possible... at least for my local store.

My understanding is these sales promote good will with the intent of showing that Ace is not only more customer service oriented, but has competitive pricing as well. Obviously, stores will vary as they are independantly owned and operated, but the labor involved to change prices throughout a store would be cost prohibitive and impractical to say the least.

I can assure you that my local Ace Hardware would never consider such tactics.
local Ace here marked up anything over $25 Long Island

The link the OP has also says 29% off anything under $30....limits their exposure quite a bit there. Somehow I don't think they need to exclude half the things they exclude, because you probably aren't finding a grill for under $30. Might stop by and pick up some Weber accessories though; they have the best selection in town and usually are the same price as HD/Lowes.

mopar2ya said:   onequikss said:   mopar2ya said:   kshell said:   I'll pass. visited my local Ace last Saturday when they had the 20% off bag deal and found that the item I wanted had its price marked up by 20%. The old price was already higher than HD or Lowe's so no sale. Don't need to waste more gas and time when they pull stupid tricks like that.

Not sure where your local Ace Hardware is located, but doubt they would spend all the time to run around and change prices to 20% higher for such a sale. Knowing that our local Ace Hardware has a whole store full of items probably in the neighborhood of 15,000 to 20,000 sku's I don't know how this would be practical, or even be possible... at least for my local store.

My understanding is these sales promote good will with the intent of showing that Ace is not only more customer service oriented, but has competitive pricing as well. Obviously, stores will vary as they are independantly owned and operated, but the labor involved to change prices throughout a store would be cost prohibitive and impractical to say the least.

I can assure you that my local Ace Hardware would never consider such tactics.
local Ace here marked up anything over $25 Long Island

Like I said, independantly owned and operated, but seems to me like it goes against the grain of what Ace Hardware is supposed to represent. Disturbs me to hear such things, as Ace is promoted as a co-op that would not resort to such tactics. If it were me I would call the store and ask to speak to the manager about such a practice.

I want to promote local stores but I find the prices at ACE insanely high as compared to Lowes/HD. Even with 50% coupon on BF, it was hard to find anything. Compare anything (filters, bulbs, lawn equipment) and I always find them unreasonably expensive at ACE. On top of that, returns are horrible at ACE (even with receipt)

HEELLOO said:   

I want to promote local stores but I find the prices at ACE insanely high as compared to Lowes/HD. Even with 50% coupon on BF, it was hard to find anything. Compare anything (filters, bulbs, lawn equipment) and I always find them unreasonably expensive at ACE. On top of that, returns are horrible at ACE (even with receipt)

That is unfortunate for you; my local Ace has very competitive pricing with the local Home Depot but their service is much much better. I don't even care to price match anymore... if I pay an extra $1.50, the better service is worth it to me. If everything was so much more expensive, I likely would pay more attention.

I think most local hardware stores figured out long ago that a) they could not compete on a daily basis with HD/Lowes on price and that b) their key to survival was going to be customer service and convenience. Ace and True Value stores near me have salespeople who are always easy to find and and ready to help with sound advice. They cheerfully accept returns, even without a receipt, and they have a wider selection of items from which to choose in many cases (I'm thinking of areas like specialty cleaning supplies and so forth). The bolt and nut selection in my local hardware store is enormous (in some cases better than what HD/L offer), and it doesn't look as if a tornado has hit it as is often the case in HD/L. My local hardware stores do charge more for their merchandise (although in some cases like the spring fertilizer sales, they usually beat HD/L), but then again, they're 5 minutes away and the big box stores are 20 minutes up the interstate. I personally think it's totally foolish to buy big ticket items (e.g. lawn mowers or vacuum cleaners) at a local hardware store because the prices are high and selection is limited, but I don't begrudge those who make those purchases because I know they're subsidizing my purchases.

I have to agree with the Ace higher prices comment - while our Ace stores don't actually raise their prices for the sale (they are already much higher than The Home Depot and Lowe's of the world) - but you would be amazed how many items are priced $30.99 so the 50% off or 29% off coupon in this case doesn't work....29% off a single item up to $30.00 regular price.....on the 50% off sale I went looking for a fan and even a simple $10 box fan at Wal-Mart was....you guessed it $30.99. In fact out of the 9 fans they had in stock 8 were priced $30.99 or $32.99 - only 1 small 6 inch fan was $26.99.....so then we looked at some ice melt and of course $30.99 (it was just $26.99 last week).....and I needed a gallon of paint - and you guessed it - most were $30.99 or more....LOL - some sale. But like you said each one is a franchise and some will set their prices too high or what have you. Just my 2 cents - carry on.....

JonesBeach said:   Ace and True Value stores near me have salespeople who are always easy to find and and ready to help with sound advice. They cheerfully accept returns...

We do not live in the same area.

DocEvil said:   Valid for Regular Price in-stock merchandise that can fit inside the bag


must be a bag they supply with the flyer. something like what Office Depot does.

Actually, this coupon is a reuse / revision of the 20% off coupon they just had. They forgot to take the "bag" part out. By the way, even during Bag sales, my local stores don't make you fit it into a bag. As long as it fits into a shopping cart, the 20% off will be applied.

And as others have said, I don't think Ace increases prices when they have these sales. I think they are usually "slightly" higher than the big box store... but they are also closer. SO if I need a small or inexpensive thing quickly, off to Ace (1 mile away) I go... otherwise, I haul my ass 10+ miles to Home Depot, or 15 mile to Lowes. But at BOTH of those stores, I get 10% off EVERYDAY, for retired Military.

Probably gonna use the 29% today to get a 2 pack of chainsaw blades... should work out 10+ bucks each (better than 18 each, when bought singly)!