RIDGID JP0610 6 1/8 Jointer for $107 at HD

[TheOne]

Hmm, why do we never seem to have deals like this north of the border?

[Cochese]

No luck finding one to this point, unfortunately. Very sad.

[woodinville guy]

Up and runnning great. Took a few days to find a neighbor to help me turn it right side up after assembly. Ended up using a HTC 2000 mobile base with plywood platform.

well, I ended up finding a used Jet 6" jointer JJ-6 for $250. Blades need sharpening but other than that it looks good.

[Creaton]

Finally assembled and going...

Up and runnning great. Took a few days to find a neighbor to help me turn it right side up after assembly. Ended up using a HTC 2000 mobile base with plywood platform.

[BigguyZ]

I called and they said they got "Item not found" with the UPC number and the sku both.

However, I did drop by a local store and bought a bunch of screwdriver sets that were on clearance. Looks like they were the stuff that was on speacial for the holidays. I got me one and my brother one.

[toolguy1000]

If the computers all said 0 then you're probably right.

don't bet on it. i purchased a band saw at a HD that, according to the store's inventory system, had none in stock. for the heck of it, i started looking in the overheads around the tool area. that's where i found one, NIB, just waiting for me. post 6 above details the transaction.

calling stores for inventory checks on clearance items is usually pointless. personal inspection has paid off for me many, many times.

[unknown poster]

I misunderstood. I thought you said the computer showed stock but the salesperson said they couldn't find them.

If the computers all said 0 then you're probably right.

[woodinville guy]

What probably happened when you called the store is the HD employee saw the price in the computer and he told you it wasn't available. A few minutes later the HD employee's friend showed up and bought all remaining stock. They'll unload them for a nice profit and split the proceeds.

Whenever I'm looking for this type of thing I drive to the store and search the overhead racks myself. If I find what I'm looking for I check the price. By doing this I've been able to buy almost all of my woodworking tools for an average of 1/3 retail price (table saw, jointer, planer, DC, router, router bits, etc). Before I did this I missed every deal because I tried to call ahead.

First I visited 5 local stores before calling.

I doubt that happened. all of the stores in the Austin area didn't have in the computer. The other ones 3 hours away where old ladies at the reception and immediately said it was an invalid sku or that it was a closeout that is at 0 and 0. I don't see this being a slickdeals thing.

[unknown poster]

I called around 3 hour radius. outside of my area they have it in the computer but all long gone. :-( so the best I can do is to get HD online to knock the price down 20%. Is it worth it at $350?

What probably happened when you called the store is the HD employee saw the price in the computer and he told you it wasn't available. A few minutes later the HD employee's friend showed up and bought all remaining stock. They'll unload them for a nice profit and split the proceeds.

Whenever I'm looking for this type of thing I drive to the store and search the overhead racks myself. If I find what I'm looking for I check the price. By doing this I've been able to buy almost all of my woodworking tools for an average of 1/3 retail price (table saw, jointer, planer, DC, router, router bits, etc). Before I did this I missed every deal because I tried to call ahead.

[Gray Guy]

You guys have a 3.38% sales tax ?!?!

I wish! Our sales tax is 7% but certain areas are designated development zones and the sales tax is half.

[woodinville guy]

You guys have a 3.38% sales tax ?!?!

I called around 3 hour radius. outside of my area they have it in the computer but all long gone. :-( so the best I can do is to get HD online to knock the price down 20%. Is it worth it at $350?

[jussi]

Sometimes you get lucky. Today on a whim called the local HD and they didn't have any in stock. Asked them to check other stores in the area and they said the Passaic store had one in inventory but it probably was a mistake. The Passaic store said they couldn't give me a visual confirmation over the phone. Since I needed some other items, drove the 15/20 minutes to that store. No one could find the jointer anywhere and they assumed it was not there and not taken off inventory. I decided to look around and found it, in the original factory pack, in another section, on the top tier of a pallet rack. Even better surprise - on checkout it rang up at $94.03 plus tax. So for $97.32 and less than an hour time, actually got a deal.

You guys have a 3.38% sales tax ?!?!

[Gray Guy]

No, both stores used the 12 digit inventory number - 648846050447. That's the same number on the receipt posted by Creaton.

[woodinville guy]

Sometimes you get lucky. Today on a whim called the local HD and they didn't have any in stock. Asked them to check other stores in the area and they said the Passaic store had one in inventory but it probably was a mistake. The Passaic store said they couldn't give me a visual confirmation over the phone. Since I needed some other items, drove the 15/20 minutes to that store. No one could find the jointer anywhere and they assumed it was not there and not taken off inventory. I decided to look around and found it, in the original factory pack, in another section, on the top tier of a pallet rack. Even better surprise - on checkout it rang up at $94.03 plus tax. So for $97.32 and less than an hour time, actually got a deal.

did they just check it with the SKU 428-428?

[Gray Guy]

Sometimes you get lucky. Today on a whim called the local HD and they didn't have any in stock. Asked them to check other stores in the area and they said the Passaic store had one in inventory but it probably was a mistake. The Passaic store said they couldn't give me a visual confirmation over the phone. Since I needed some other items, drove the 15/20 minutes to that store. No one could find the jointer anywhere and they assumed it was not there and not taken off inventory. I decided to look around and found it, in the original factory pack, in another section, on the top tier of a pallet rack. Even better surprise - on checkout it rang up at $94.03 plus tax. So for $97.32 and less than an hour time, actually got a deal.