- These are 10 Home Depot secrets that will save you money in 2023. Secret number one is tied to a lesser known
unadvertised Home Depot policy that could lower your prices by up to 50%. Many of us visit the store in search of sand, soil, and rocks whether it be for a landscaping
or a gardening project you may notice quite a few of the bags you encounter are damaged or could easily have a hole. And while that might not
deter you from a purchase it is a slight inconvenience for which you could be compensated. Just to put this to the
test, I found this ripped bag of pebbles, which I
brought up to the register and without even me drawing
attention to the bag the employees saw the hole
and lowered my price by 50%. Secret number two, did you
know there are certain times of the year where you can
score an additional 11% off at Home Depot? If you live in one of the many states where
Menards Hardware Stores exist you're likely very familiar with their 11% rebates that
happen throughout the year. What many people don't
know is Home Depot runs its own 11% rebate program
that often overlaps with the Menards dates. All you have to do is
share your receipt details within 30 days of purchase
on a special section of the Home Depot website
that I'll link to below. If approved, you'll receive an e-gift card for that rebate amount. Secret number three helps
you decode those price tags at Home Depot to ensure you're getting
the absolute best price. Let's start with standard pricing. Anytime you see a price
tag that ends in 98 or 97 you are getting a non-discounted
regular everyday price. If you encounter a price that ends in a double zero on the yellow price tag it means the item has just
hit the clearance cycle. And if you can wait, there are
better lower prices to come in the weeks that follow. If a price tag ends in 06, the product to which it's
attached has been reduced by 25 to 50% off which will last for six
weeks from the date listed upon the price tag. If a price tag ends with a 03 or 02, that signifies the two to
three weeks you have left until that item at its final
reduction will be removed from the store. This discount is usually 75% off. So consider these significant
savings your one last chance with one exception. On a rare occasion, if you're
lucky enough to find one of those last chance clearance items that has not been removed
from a store shelf. There are reports of
shoppers finding items priced for as low as a penny. I didn't have any luck with
this, so your mileage may vary. Secret number four, did you
know many regular store shoppers have bulk pricing they
could be taking advantage of if they know where to look? It's true. Contractors get incentivized
on 100s of items and sometimes up to 75% off, but that same pro desk they use is open to anyone off the street
with a larger DIY project or one that's going to
cost at least $1,500. That could mean if you're
building a new deck or renovating a garage,
go to the pro desk, explain your situation, and there's a very good chance
your order will be reduced by at least 10%. Secret number five, Home Depot has a great overstock section but they handle it quite a bit
differently than most stores. While many retailers have big
overstock sections situated in the physical store, Home
Depot handles it online. Visit the link in the video section below and you'll be confronted with a very well-stocked
overstocked section that isn't restricted to just one store in your neighborhood. You can find big discounts on clearance furniture, appliances, and many other household essentials and from online to in-store. Many shoppers don't realize
Home Depot will put an item on hold for you for three to four days. All you have to do is ask
a customer service employee to place an item on
will call so it's held. Which brings me to my next point which might not need to be
said for anyone watching but be nice to employees. Not only is it the right thing to do but did you know each Home
Depot employee has the power to discount up to $50 off your purchase without manager approval? In addition to your friendliness, if an item is dinged or there's only a store model
that's been a bit mishandled, this could work to your advantage in the form of a price reduction. I'll reveal a Home Depot
app hack in a moment but in the number six spot, did you know if an item you're trying
to buy is out of stock you can sometimes get the next best model for the exact same price. A Home Depot employee contacted
me to share this secret. Let's say you wanna buy
a mid-range Mitre saw like the ones that should
be stocked to the left under this $269 price tag. My local Home Depot is out of stock. There's still a good chance
of getting the slightly larger Mitre saw on the
right for the same price. Many associates who've worked at a store for more than a few years will
often offer the best model for the same price as the one you wanted as long as it's within a
reasonable price range. Many shoppers don't know the secret and will often leave one store in search of product at another location. Another tip around product
pricing is for you to take an extra 10 seconds to
compare the in-store price to the online price. You'll often find better prices online and while physical Home
Depot stores won't match their own website pricing,
which I think is crazy, there is a way around this. For example, the price of
this Phillips motion sensor is listed at $23.72 in store, while on Home Depot's website, the exact same item as $22.47. An easy little hack around
this lack of price match policy is to simply buy the product from Home Depot's website,
right while you're standing in the store and request in-store pickup. That means you could take
advantage of the better app or online pricing and
physically carry the product out of the store within
a reasonable timeframe. Point seven is a trick
to ensure you are never buying the wrong product
or tool, and this is tied to an often overlooked
feature on the Home Depot app. Lemme show you how this works. I'm by no means a
commercial grade contractor and I don't know what this tool is called. I'll use the Home Depot app
to scan this, and this is in fact called an angle grinder. So I can now buy it from home without even having to set foot in a store or ask an associate. Now, let's say you're
tackling a big project that requires many tools that
you might not want to pay for all in one shot. Another trick many regular
customers often overlook is you can create a job name and number with the Pro desk, which allows
you to lock in your pricing. So in the event prices increase on anything you're
contemplating purchasing your prices will stay at that lower preferred
rate for up to one year. Point eight is how to benefit from the rental tool program
in two different ways. I feel like a tool with all
these numbers, but anyhow if you have a DIY or home repair that would
require a costly tool that you'll likely only use once, Home Depot's Rental Program
allows you to pay a fraction of a pricey tools cost
to tackle one project. The second and often forgotten
savings benefit comes in where if you rent a tool
that you love, a good chunk of Home Depot's tool rental
collection is often put up for sale to customers at a big discount. The tools go through a
full inspection process and can be returned if you
have any issues upon purchase. So whether it's for a rental or if you're seeking a price
reduction on a secondhand tool knowing these options exist can
save you a fair bit of cash. Before I expose some saving
secrets tied to lumber and paint, my next point centers
around better understanding Home Depot's complicated return
policy and making it work to your advantage. First, many shoppers are unaware that they have a more generous
90 day return window tied to some unopened merchandise. However, a large selection
of furniture, appliances, electronics, and gas powered equipment has that much more restrictive
30 day return window. There is one exception to the rule. If you have a Home Depot credit
card, you get a full year to return most items, and Home Depot is typically more gracious about accepting your
return on open merchandise. I should mention this video
is not sponsored in any way. Before I get to the bonus section, my next secret could save
you cash on all sorts of purchases including paint. If you're not aware, Home
Depot will custom tint paint to your color of choice,
but during that process the colors don't always
come out as planned and customers often return paint. You can buy mis-tinted paint at Home Depot at a big discount. At my local store, I saw a
sizable Oops Paint section advertised on this canvas and I wonder, did someone paint
this using mis-tinted paint? That was a horrible little dad joke. But mis-tinted paint cans like
this one sold for 50 cents have the individual
discounts labeled right on the side of the can. And while we're on the topic
of paint, Home Depot holds most of its major paint sales on
Memorial Day and 4th of July. While many competing stores
offer their paint discounts on Black Friday, which
Home Depot sometimes does, it's particularly useful to take advantage of the paint sales while
the weather is much better. And speaking of discounts,
this next trick is how to buy cut Lumber and
flawed boards at 70% off. If you don't need specific
dimensions of cut lumber there are bins where the
excess wood that was cut for other customers is
sold for up to 70% off. If you're planning a DIY project this is a great place to start. I quickly found this discounted section of cut lumber at my local store. As you can see, the
individual pieces of lumber that have been reduced have
a spray painted purple dot so it's easy to spot. And finally, my bonus section
centers around an update for the heroes I'm privileged
to have watching these videos. Home Depot no longer lets you
just show your Active Military or Veterans Card to receive
your well-deserved discount that should be way more than 10% off without a cap if you ask me. But anyhow, I don't make the rules. And this new rule is you need to register on the Home Depot website. Once active military and
veterans are verified you'll get a virtual ID
that you can then present in store for that discount. And one final hack to benefit
anyone with a backyard or garden, Home Depot has one
of the best return policies on plants and trees outside of Costco. As long as you have your original receipt you can get a full replacement
for any perennials, shrubs, or dead trees up to one
year after purchase. That means if a shrub dies or doesn't live up to its full potential,
dig it up, bring it in, and as long as you have
that original receipt you can get a replacement
delivered to you at no charge, assuming it's still in
stock, no questions asked. Don't forget this policy also
applies to clearance plants. If you enjoyed the secrets
video, I have two others on the screen which you'll
hopefully really enjoy. Thanks for watching. I love you. Bye-bye.
