Today’s example of Home Depot deal math focuses on the Dewalt 20V Max Atomic series cordless pin nailer, model DCN623.
Do NOT spend full price on the tool-only version – in this post we’ll talk about why.
Home Depot has the tool-only Dewalt cordless pin nailer for $299, which is its regular price.
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But if you shop carefully, you can get the same tool-only nailer bundled with a pack of nails for $248.68.
Basically, if you buy a bundle with a 2000 count pack of nails looks to retail for around $19, you save just over $50 compared to buying just the nailer by itself.
Home Depot has the pin nailer kit for $349, which is $50 more than the tool-only.
Or, you could buy a bundle with the pin nailer kit plus a 2000 count pack of nails for $297.26.
Does that make sense to you? You can get the kit, with battery and charger, plus a pack of nails, for less than just the nailer by itself. It’s situations like this why we now have a “Home Depot Deal Pricing Math” series.
It looks like they have limited quantities of both bundle options.
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Home Depot purchase links with prices accurate as of the time of this posting:
Dewalt Pin Nailer – $299
Dewalt Pin Nailer with Nails – $248.68
Dewalt Pin Nailer Kit – $349
Dewalt Pin Nailer Kit with Nails – $297.26
Dewalt 23 gauge 1-1/2 Pin Nails – $18.78
As an example pf why it’s always worth shopping around, Acme Tools has a deal where you buy the tool-only nailer for $299 and get a free starter kit with charger and 5Ah battery.
In my opinion, Home Depot has the best deal if you do NOT need a battery and charger, and Acme has the better deal if you DO need a battery charger.
On the other hand, this is a cordless pin nailer. It works fine with the compact battery, and that’d be its preferred power source unless you source a compact PowerStack battery separately.
If you go with the Home Depot kit bundle, you save a dollar and change compared to the Acme deal, but also get a pack of nails.
Whatever you do, if you’re in the market for the Dewalt cordless pin nailer, I’d go in any direction BUT the tool-only at $299 or the kit at $349. The alternative options I found will both save you around $50.
Scott K
I guess this is a new thing that needs to be considered when buying tools. I recently bought a Ryobi SDS Plus and it was about $5 more to get the tools bundled with a 4ah HP battery and what seems to be a faster charger. Price is now about $50 more for the bundle.
https://www.homedepot.com/pep/RYOBI-ONE-HP-18V-Brushless-Cordless-1-in-SDS-Plus-Rotary-Hammer-Drill-Tool-Only-P223/313700864
Fowler
This is why I think convenience is really the only reason to stick to one battery system. For most of the brands that run promos like this (and that’s most of them) you can get most tools with batteries and a charger for slightly more, or sometimes even less money than buying the bare tool for the battery system you already have
Mark S
Totally not surprising, and I feel like I’ve seen these hijinks before from Orange Box. In particular with Ryobi items. When you buy two tools in a combo, a three tool combo also comes up as cheaper. It’s like they know some people are dumb and they try to capitalize on it.
Stuart
I don’t think that’s it; I think it’s just the way that Home Depot runs promos.
TomD
Part of it is that Home Depot sells to businesses – small contractors can just buy whatever they need, but larger companies will tell their guys to order and get the exact part number of the bare tool – if you deviate, even if it’s cheaper, you can get snapped at or expenses denied.
Stuart
I highly doubt that’s Home Depot sets pricing or promos to cater to commercial businesses reimbursing their workers for individual purchases.
John
I think he is saying that they cannot deviate from the part # approved for purchase through the company they work for…. like if you hold the company CC in your wallet and someone requests a nailer, you get approved, and then get to shopping…. you are only able to buy the part number (tool only in this example)….
Think of how grainger prices things and how they are sold and to who it’s targeted towards ….
The military is very strict with prior approval of where you direct their funds and exactly what will be bought all the way down to the pens and pencils…. you can’t deviate at all
Stuart
I get that – what I’m wondering is whether such an audience is large enough to warrant deliberate strategy. HD Supply is Home Depot’s primary sales channel for businesses, with Home Depot catering towards individuals and small Pro teams.
It’s like how some restaurant chefs might shop at the supermarket, but supermarkets cater towards home shoppers rather than restaurants. You don’t often see bargains there that are tailored towards the needs of restaurants.
Robbie
I think this is about dewalt MAP minimum advertised price, dewalt has strict pricing contracts with its retailers, since dewalt doesn’t offer a pin nailer + 2000 count nail bundle they technically are not breaking their contract with dewalt
Derek
Home Depot drives me nuts with this. It’s the same thing with Milwaukee. The battery prices are all over the place sometimes too. They’ll have a 3 AH battery for $40 but a 2 AH battery for $80.
Mike
Basically, by pricing the tool-only at list, it makes the package deals look better (which they are) and encourages more folks to buy the package when they might have been holding off.
Anderson
Same deal math with the new 21 degree 20v framing nailer.
As of this post, the bare tool is $449. The kit with battery and charger is $549. Or, currently you can buy the kit with extended magazine for $479.
Zack
Lots of interesting theories from other commenters. Here’s mine. It works because buyers get the feeling they’re exploiting a glitch or a loophole and getting a good deal. The tendency to comparison shop is reduced, and a sense of urgency is created. Home Depot probably has research to indicate that this a consistent effect, so here we are.
Meng
This is why I like this website! Thanks Stuart for sharing what’s good deal or not. I don’t have enough time in the to run around figure what a good bargain is.
Stuart
Thanks, I appreciate it!
With posts like this part of the intent is to show everyone what to look for, kind of like secret paths towards better deals.