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Home Depot has changed since I worked for them. I worked in gardening for 5 years and we did not have the authority to reduce prices for customers. We taped up the torn bag lol. We did have discounted items, but they had to be available to customers for 24 hours before employees could buy it. One year I got about 25 strands of blue Christmas tree lights for 1cent a strand. One year I bought a 250.00 ceiling fan for 35.00. The oops paint was always great.

Regarding the 50% damaged bags, not all stores will mark them down as each store is allotted a certain amount of money for markdowns. Once the threshold is met, they will no longer allow the bags to be sold at a discount.

Great tips, been working at THD for 17 years, the one thing I’d clarify is we don’t hold items , the will call process is for paid for items so u can purchase and pick up within 7 days.

WOW!!! Thank you Matt for the great tips and pricing at Home Depot. I shop at my local Home Depot a lot and have got many deals there. I remolded a bathroom last year and someone had bought a special ordered Vanity and when it arrive they didn't take it after all, but it was just what I wanted it was $1500 but I got it for $157 out the door. It is so beautiful and I never get deals like this but I can say I finally have. During the Pandemic the were selling 1 gallon jugs of Hand Sanitizer the "ZEP" brand for 25 cents a gallon. I bought 15 of them and gave them out to the needy in my town. You just have to be at the right place at the right time I guess. Thanks Matt for all of your help shopping for us. God Bless you....

I love how you give us the codes for the price tags! Knowing what they mean is so helpful when deciding the best time to buy a particular item! I still remember this hack you gave us for Walmart and you've done it for several other stores! Knowing when a store will lower its prices is a great advantage for the consumer! It's nice to know you have our backs Matt! Thanks for sharing another great video! 😘

Lowes is still the best for Veteran's discount. You sign up for your discount, your Lowes card (credit and just their card which can be on your phone) automatically rings up your discount. No need to show an ID.

We love you too Deal Guy! Just a note: I've used the mistake paints from the mismatched colors bin as a base layer to help stretch the more expensive paint for the second layer.

Related to the be nice to the employees. It can be worth talking up the Behr rep if there is one on the store if you are doing a large paint job for your house. I repainted every room bought about 16 gallons of paint, the Behr rep gave me a contractor rate for the purchase and I saved 20%.

I was told that not only do you need the receipt you also need to bring it in the original container it was in. Thanks Matt.

I used some oops paint to paint one wall inside my garage a dark yellow, which works really well. I also mixed two oops colors for inside a closet, which turned out great and was super cheap compared to buying a full gallon.

As a previous employee, as long as u are respectful and patient, we will gladly reduce items if u are short a couple dollars or the item is damaged. But pls dont abuse this by exaggerating a scratch or tearing a whole in mulch....😅

Thanks again for all your work on your videos!!

My husband and I get in trouble when we go, because of the plants available. We do not have much space for a garden but have about 30 to 50 different plants in it. We are always bring about 2 plants minimum home. We are suppose to go today. We have to exchange 4 plants and buy fertilizer for the apt-complex.

I am a penny deal winner. During the summer 2022 looking to purchase a new bathroom vanity faucet and after looking through the selection on the shelf found one at a decent price.strolled past the clearance shelf and saw a similar styled faucet at a lower price than the one I had in my cart. Grabbed the clearance faucet and off to pay and what a surprise at the register only 1¢. I actually think it was free because I did not have the penny but the person running the self checkout supplied the penny.

I am going to write down all the info you gave on interpreting price labels (I always think I'll just remember it but NOT). And thanks for all the time it must take you to accumulate everything you include in your videos; hard to imagine how many hours it entails. Hi to your family, Matt!

My husband worked for Home Depot for over 20 years. From what I remember him telling me about the price tags and discounts was if you found something on the sales floor that was marked for a penny, then somebody goofed up, because once they mark down to a penny, they are supposed to be taken off the shelf, and either disposed of or donated. It was really sad because usually they were disposed of or at least that’s what happened at my husbands store.

I can confirm #6, it happened to me with a lawnmower. The one that was on sale wasn’t there so I asked if they had anymore in the back. They immediately offered a better model for the same price. I left pretty happy.

Matt, could you do a video on the places that offer the best senior discounts?

4 minutes in and @The Deal Guy got us 11 percent back of the 1700 we spent last weekend on a washer and dryer...thank you sir!

Lowe's has a 6 gallon Kobalt air tank on sale for $100 til August and my store didn't have it posted on the floor. Still said $170 even though checkout was $100.

Well done, Matt. You inspire us to get the best deal we can. Unfortunately retailers are not so generous in UK. Keep up the good work 🙂💗

*I began watching the Deal Guy a few months ago.* I find many of the videos interesting but I don't have Costco near me or some of the other stores - nor belong to any of the subscription store clubs mentioned *This one on Home Depot blew me away!* I could not believe how many great deals there were and how many things that he has shown us about this store! *Certainly I will go in and try some of these!* _Thank you so much!_

I love these insider tips videos. Like how to decode the price tags.

Please do similar videos for Lowes and Ace Hardware. Thanks for doing this video!

Love you Mr. Deal Guy! Matt appreciate all the work you do do help us save money! Keep up the great work!

I TOTALLY knew about the up to 70% off lumber & the OOPPS paint, too...bought them SOOO, many times. THANK YOU re your video.

Home Depot should take it from Lowes and let us Vets just give our phone number at the register to get the discount versus having to carry my phone in, log into the app, and then show them the bar code.

LOVE this Home Depot video!! Thank you SO MUCH MATT!! You work 7 days for us!! It's Sunday?!?!!! LOL!!

Former Home Depot employee here! If you do find an item that rings up for a penny, they CAN NOT sell it to you and will remove it to be discarded. It's not that they will not let you buy it - it's an absolute CAN NOT per policies. I don't like that Matt said this is a lucky find when you can't purchase that item. The only exception I ever experienced to this rule was when a customer needed a hard to find specialty electrical breaker that HD was clearancing out and was a penny. I got with a manager to allow that customer to purchase it and save him the hassle of finding another at a different retailer.

Thanks for all your great tips. Everyone loves to save money.

Hi Matt, I work at HD and our Will Call policy is you purchase the product in full either in store or on line before it is put in Will Call holding areas around the store.

Wow!! You know ALL the secrets, and you share with us. Thank you 😁

Hi Matt!! Great HD video!! Didn't know about the tags & what they mean!! Really good to know!! The "oops" paint section is an awesome place to save money on paint!! Also should check the plant department they usually have plants that just need a little tlc for a fraction of the cost!! 😊

You are so helpful. Money is tight and you really do your research and explain store policies well. I so appreciate your channel.

We have rental properties which we renovate and upgrade all the time. Consequently, we get to know the Home Depot folks very well and we make it a point to be pleasant with them. One of the guys that works there asked us if we use pruning sheers. We said we do. He said, "Here you go. I'd have to sell these for a penny. You can have them." Nice perk for business we have to do anyway. We also take advantage of their military discount -- which, of course, you have to have been in the military or still be serving to qualify for.

I believe in a lot of cases, you don't even have to dig up a plant and bring it in to get a refund. We were refunded more than $100 for 2 nut trees that didn't survive, without having to dig them up and bring them in, which would have been inconvenient and messy; we just showed the receipt at customer service and were given a gift card in the amount we paid. We do have a history of *not* returning several beautiful trees over the years, so they might take that into consideration.

Veterans get 10% off everyday.

you do the most! thanks for all your time to help us out

Also, if you pay for everything with a credit card or debit card, you won't need to worry about keeping the original receipt. Everyone should set up an online account with HD. You will receive an email with the receipt and you can track your purchases there. You can also simply swipe the card you used, and the person assisting you at the return desk can pull up the receipt.

Just an update on larger purchase from the pro desk. Its called the "bid room" and HD changed the minimum to $2000 now. Its still $1500 at Lowes and you always get 5% off for using your Lowes card. Im a contractor and still shop at both HD and Lowes. Would love if you can make a Lowes video like this. Thank you for your amazing content. 👏🏽

You just saved thousands I love every thing you do for us

The items for a Penny were marked as such to warn employees to pull them from stock. If you find something like that it will be a fight at some stores. I follow the den of tools and heard the horror stories. Sad thing is some people go to grab such items in large quantities then sell them later for more.

I’m a former Home Depot employee, so let me explain why items get discounted to $0.01. Any “penny sku” (what we call those products) are items that are being discontinued by the manufacturer. The manufacturer wants Home Depot to take those items off the shelf and throw them away. Home Depot managers get a list of products that are becoming “penny skus” well in advance so they can be taken off the shelves. It’s extremely rare you will ever find any one cent items on any shelf at ANY Home Depot. It’s not impossibly, just highly unlikely.

For the price difference between in store and online. If you ask nice enough at checkout they do go with the lower online price. 🤙🏽

We used oops paint for a college rental - each room was a different color, so it was easy knowing which room everyone was talking about.

The closeout rack is ALWAYS worth a visit. But don't take the closeout price stickers at face value. For example, I found a 3-pack of Husky LED flashlights with a closeout price of $11, which was not bad. But actual price at the register was $3. And they are good flashlights with batteries included. The batteries in each light are Energizer Max, worth $2.50 so worth more than the price of the flashlights. They basically gave it to me for free and paid me money to take it home.

Awesome tips, Matt! I never knew most of what you shared and, believe me, this knowledge will come in handy on future Home Depot purchases. TFS! Have a blessed day!

Love, Love, Love this video! Thank you So much for these tips for HomeDepot. I'm a new home owner & I'm always in HD. ❤❤❤❤

I’m a member of the design team and I can easily say that regarding blindes ordering the in store blinds online and having them cut then saves you a good amount of money

I worked at a Meijer garden center for 2 summers and they have the same return policy for perennials, trees, shrubs, etc as did most other competitors in our area.

Regarding the miltary discount, they will also do the digital process in store and tie it to your Home Depot card. This is great for vets who do not want/need the extra technological shenanigans :)

I learned so much! Thank you Matt!

Hi, Deal Guy! 🙋🏼‍♀️ I often enthusiastically watch your other videos, but just discovered this HD video by accident. As always, well done! I've worked as a Home Depot cashier for several.years and from you i just learned a couple things I didnt know. I do want to clarify 2 points you made, however: 1) Although cashiers do have the ability to reduce the price on a purchase, it still has to be justified and not simply because someone walks in and requests $50 off because they "saw on the internet" that we can do that; that fallicy has been posted on different sites for years. And being nice to us doesnt get you discounts in itself, although we greatly appreciate it!! Being a difficult, rude, demanding, unpleasant customer will, however, generally get less favors in any store and in life in general, so yeah, be nice to employees everywhere!!! 2) The discounts for superficially damaged items, open packages, damaged boxes, holes in bags of concrete, mulch, pebbles, etc., have been tightened up out of necessity because far too many people would open a package, kick a dent in an appliance, poke a hole in a bag of mulch, etc and then bring it to the register expecting a price reduction. I saw a reply you made to a comment which mentioned this problem, and you said something about there being many cameras in HD and that therefore it was a bad idea to rip a hole in a bag. Isn't it also simply WRONG? More people than you'd think try that and we no longer give all those discounts so easily because of the seemingly endless ways people create to steal, scam, and perform acts of fraud against Home Depot and other stores. All that said, thanks, Deal Guy, for all you do!

Ignore the so-called “clearance” merch they put on an endcap. It’s typically just overstock that didn’t fit in its assigned shelve space, so it’s barely discounted.

I worked at HD , 2001-2007, ppl made their own “ rental” , I worked in the returns dept, ppl just bought the item, used it, then returned the next day .

Thank you for all the time you put into researching and making these videos to help all of us navigate our way through necessitiy and wish list shopping❣️👏👏👏 You are a true blessing Sir❣️ You help us to keep food on the table for our families in this overwhelmingly, frustrating, economy. You're videos are not only informative, but fun to watch. I appreciate your professionalism, enthusiasm and humor. They keep your videos entertaining❣️

Yay🎉. Thanks for another video Matt

Wow thank you so much for all this information about Home Depot I had no idea but will be watching for all this deals/ideas.

About forty years ago I worked at a hardware store in St. Louis, Missouri that was very similar to Home Depot. The name of that store was B and B Home supply.

OMG thank you! I will definitely be sharing

Thank you for being so informative. I look forward to your videos all the time.

The military discount is much better then Lowe's who has had it longer, Lowes will often cut the discount to less then 10% if they "feel" it is on too low of a sale, I have got a mere 3% off, where Home Depot gives you the 10% even on clearance items. Love the videos!

Love this video!! You've outdone yourself!! 🎉 Thank you!

Great info, thanks Matt

Most of this applies to Lowes also. Word of caution on the culled lumber. Some might be left cut pieces. But most pieces are bent, twisted or otherwise uneven. That could be a big deal on your project.

These are amazing tips, Matt, thank you for them!

I often seek out open box/slightly damaged boxes for certain items, like nails/screws etc. I may only need a smaller number of them to complete a certain job, and if I can pass those savings on to my clients, then it is better for all involved. Plus, sometimes I don't want to have a lot of excess items in my shed that I won't be using for a long time. I have also been known to buy open box/returned items, like faucets. When I only need one part to make a repair or replacement, I often look for a match, or one with parts that I can use. You can not always buy a certain stand alone partn from the plumbing aisle. So on one hand it makes me upset that other people are stealing from the store and making the rest of us pay for their dirty deeds through higher price offsets, and on the other hand I can take advantage of certain instances. No, not all damaged packages are due to theft. Many times there are incidents and packages and/or products are damaged.

Glad you did this! I screen shot the pricing information!

Going to Home Depot today .. Glad I watched this video ! Love your uploads!

Great video great information and tips !! Keep up the great work

Your ‘secrets’ …shhhhh…lol are my faves I think coz you save us so much! Thanks ‘DAD!’ Love you love to gorgeous family🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

Wow . I needed this . Thanks !!!

Thanks for the Home Depot tips.

Great info to know. Thanks for sharing!

I had NO IDEA of so many things you mentioned... THANKS !!

Thanks Matt.

Thanks Matt. I'm going to be going to HD in a few days. Will keep your tips in mind.

That camera search tool just blew my mind!

Love these videos! Please keep them coming in a Season 2!!!

WOW THANKS YOU HAVE GREAT TIPS ON ALL STORES. LOVE THIS HOME DEPOT VIDEO.

Your videos should be shown in classrooms, to show kids how to find deals and save money, really. Thanks for the deal alerts, and that rental thing, I saw a couple items I need and was holding off on because of the price. Thanks Mr. Granite! Love to the family!

Great info !! Thanks

Thank you Deal Guy!

good time for this video. Going into Re-Do, Re-new summer DIY project time! Thanks Matt.

Thanks for sharing the great tips

GREAT TIPS! Hey, Thanks!

Epic video content The REAL Deal, Deal Guy! Thank you. ❤

Great Info, Thanks

Great video!! Thanks Matt!!

Thanks Matt!

I'm glad they offer a military discount although you are correct it's a little too low and shouldn't have a cap. It also works for online orders too, have used it for several purchases there, every little bit counts! Thanks for doing these vids, helpful tips and suggestions as always.

Thanks for this! Well done!!!

THANK YOU

Thanks for the TIPS.

I'm sharing this and probably going to Home Depot today. Thanks.❤

Hey Matt, love the videos!!! Real quick, for the garden center replacement/refund policy… If you pay Credit Card OR have Home Depot account, they can look it up without receipt … BUT - BE AWARE, they require the original container… no container, no refund/replacement. It’s happened to me and they showed me the policy. 😞

Great video enjoy watching thanks for sharing 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Not a big enough discount for our military but that’s just my opinion. Thank you for these great tips.

AlwYs enjoy watching you. You sure do give the greatest tips and little "secrets ". I really appreciate you.