Home Depot’s special buy on the Dewalt shallow parts organizer is still live, but there are signs inventory is moving fast.
That’s understandable – it takes a lot of willpower for me to pass the display and not grab one or two.
I use these for small parts, pipe fittings, and random assorted things like that. I have much more money invested in other brands’ organizer systems, but like these for overflow and unique items.
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For example, I’ve got an organizer that cost several times more to hold Loc-Line fittings and other machine airflow accessories. But no way would the same organizer fit my PVC and CPVC parts. That’s where these organizers come in.
This Dewalt organizer is a great value for larger parts, although it won’t hold as much as the deeper version.
It comes with 10 removable bins, and they’re fairly sturdy.
This is what one of my local store’s displays looked like the other day. I checked just now, and they’re down to 1 in stock.
The other Home Depot stores near me have varying inventory numbers, ranging from 5 to 125. Here’s the exact counts for the 5 closest stores, as per the website: 125, 11, 5, 1, 8.
I won’t mince words. If you’ve been meaning to pick some up, get to it. I’ve never seen these restoked in stores once the count gets to zero. We’re about a week away from Black Friday. Foot traffic is going to pick up, and these are likely going to get cleared out.
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At the time of this posting, Home Depot is still offering free shipping. If history repeats itself, that’s bound to end at some point.
Price: $12.88
Julian Tracy
Tip to make them better. I bought a bunch and keep them stored vertically in a carpeted box in my van. The stupid little interlocking feet make it near impossible to grab one without having a good amount of space between them. Cut the black feet off and now they can be tightly stacked side by side and still pulled out of the bunch easily.
JohnBCS
These are good for travel usage, but in my shop I’ve moved away from them after trying quite a few brands (stanley, dewalt, milwaukee, plano, etc.) and ultimately to a drawer and 3d printed bin system.
The stanley versions (014725R shallow and 014710R deep) are still a great choice on a budget. Harbor freight makes very similar organizers, and there’s a bunch on amazon now that use a similar bin layout.
Jason
Free shipping must be regional, it is not available to my zip code. Pickup and expensive “delivery” only.
Stuart
Sorry, that’s strange. Maybe some warehouses have been cleared out? If you don’t want to visit your local store to browse of for pickup, it might be worth checking back next week – availability sometimes changes ahead of Black Friday.
bg100
I’m a bit of a junkie for storage like this. I have a few of these cases for my 12v automotive wiring stuff. I grabbed yet another one in store the other day, and it was tough coming up with a use for it before I hit the checkout. Thankfully the wife approved!
AP
Do these attach to TSTAK?
Stuart
No, but you can buy an adapter if you really need the compatibility.
https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/dewalt-toughsystem-adapter-plate-uses/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
MFC
If it was the larger organizer I’d get a couple, but I don’t really have any use for these smaller ones. There’s still a full stack of them at my HD as I walked past today.
Elmer Sellers
I’ve got a bunch of these, plus lots of the 25-bin and deep 10-bin ones, something like 80 total, at last count. I’ve gone heavy on the 25-bin units because lots and lots of small parts grouped together by function and type makes life easier; I can grab one, maybe two, and have all the small bits I need for a particular task.
What I really need now is a good deal on a racking system for them. My organizers are double stacked in three 36-inch wide 72-inch tall cabinets, and the problem is “two stacks of 6 organizers each per shelf” – I usually have to move four to get to the one or two I need. I’ve seen Adam Savage’s Sortimo rack-and-drawer system and it’s georgeous. Also way too expensive for mere mortals.
The internet is full of plywood organizer rack builds, but plywood consumes a lot of space, even when 1/2″ is used; sheet metal has more strength for much less thickness. But, finding – or worse, trying to have a metal shop build – a sheet metal rack-and-drawer system is either impossible or two dollars less than the national debt. A hybrid system might work – I’ve drawn up plywood cabinets (single stack of organizers, double stack, and even triple stack, because 3/4″ hardwood plywood can be had 54″ widths) that have sheet metal “lipped shelves” set in narrow kerfs, and I think it might be workable….if I had the time to do it and was willing to turn over all my shop space to the project for a week or two. Make the parts, in high quality (which I know will be $$$, but “buy once, cry once”), package them in a kit at least 72″ high (but 78″ wouldn’t hurt), that I can assemble in 2-4 hours and is very sturdy when complete, and we have a deal.
aaron+s
Between these and the deep version I’ve bought about 30 over the last 10 years. I used to use them for tools and fasteners, but that’s mostly evolved into the more pro stacking systems. These have ended up in my office for organizing electronics, batteries, cables, so many knickknacks. Buying a label maker was the big unlock to actually using them. I can label it, if I change my mind later I can take the label off and relabel
neilh
I was at home depot yesterday and grabbed another 4. I have the deeper ones from years ago and the top half is empty on enough of them that they waste valuable space. I built a rack for these to roll around the garage and unfortunately, 2 won’t fit in the same space as one so I guess I am building a new rack soon!
razl
I’m surprised I haven’t seen others note this use for them – take out all the little containers and they make decent containers for tools too. My Milwaukee M12 fuel oscillating tool + blade case + battery and even an extra recharger fit in one of these nicely and then stacks on shelf with others. Since these are the shallow ones, only skinny tools fit but I’ve been surprised at how many do. You can also sometimes leave 1 or 2 of the bins inside to use for when you need the tool (like for screws, parts, etc.) The deeper ones do just as well for many thicker or bigger tools.
I’ve found that for a lot of tools that only come with a bag or nothing, these have worked great for 90% of them.
That said, I’ve ended up with a pile of the little plastic bin organizers as a result. Granted, I’ve used a lot of them for many little things but still have 30-40 more of them left. When you’re getting like 10+ per bin, they add up quick.
Al
Bought a few to complement the deep version ones I have stuffed with screws and bolts. Intention was to replace the short fishing tackle boxes holding blades and drill bits.
But these don’t really fit that role. OMT blades leave a lot of empty space. Maybe it could work with the bins were removed and a cut foam bottom.
Definitely cheap enough for experimenting. My wife commandeered one immediately for storing beads for a project.
DuhWalter
I found a lot of deals and keep up to date on new tools thanks to this blog. Keep on doing what you’re doing, thanks man. I’d love to still be checking in on ToolGuyd in 10 years.
Stuart
Thanks, I’m trying my best!!
eddiesky
Does the center decal peel off easily? Because back in the day, HD Husky storage boxes had some serious labels that would not and still do not come off without leaving goo-gone proof material blocking content. Just stupid idea. Stupid.
I might stop in HD near me to grab two since its like a 2 for 1 deal at Original price. I got old slotted screws and misc screws I want to organize like Simpson strongtie fasteners and assorted tapcons.
BikeBoi
Eddie,
The labels do not peel off super easily. I bought three and had the front labels tear on all of them. I tried to use GooGone/GoofOff and the front plastic now quite hazy/whitened. In retrospect it was a poor choice to use a solvent to try to remove the sticker residue, but man do I hate sticker residue.