About a week ago, I was about to pull the trigger on some Bessey bar clamps that I kept adding and removing from my Home Depot cart, since they were on sale, when I noticed a shipping charge.
For some reason, the a pair of 24″ clamps wouldn’t ship free, while the 50″ clamps were eligible for free shipping on a $45+ order.
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That was odd. Then it was marked as eligible for free shipping, but wasn’t available for purchase. Now, they look to be on sale and eligible for free shipping again.
Well, that was weird, but at least it was brief. I’m not the only one that noticed.
Avi wrote in:
Is it just me or did Home Depot recently remove the free shipping to home on orders over $45 from everything under $35.
In the past everything I ever ordered from home depot used to qualify, now I just put together an order and nothing does.
I even went back and checked items from the past and they no longer qualify.
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Did I miss an announcement or policy change, have you heard anything?
I didn’t think too much of the shipping charge on those clamps until Avi’s email came in a couple of days ago.
The 24″ clamp, marked at $34.97, was the one that mysteriously and briefly carried a shipping charge.
But now that I’m prepping this post, I can’t seem to find a single shippable item under $45 that isn’t eligible for the long-lasting “free shipping on $45+ orders” promo. I did find one item under $45 – a Milwaukee bit set – that ships for free without requiring a minimum order amount.
So what I’m thinking is that maybe this was a temporary glitch?
For those of you that shop at Home Depot online, did you notice any oddities about their free shipping over $45+ policy, and if so did they go away or are they still there?
As of the time of this posting, I couldn’t seem to find a single example of a sub-$45 item not being eligible for their free shipping over $45+ order. Can you?
Bruce
Amazon, pay your shipping up front. Never visit Home Despot again.
Bruce
On a more helpful note, I’ve noticed similar behavior if the web site kinda sorta looks like your logged in, but when you get to your cart, you’re not logged in. It happened to me the other day on Graingers.
fred
I always have them ship to a local store – then pick-up.
A bit more effort – but free regardless of total cost
Jerry
I noticed a few things on clearance don’t say free shipping, but sometimes if I add so etching to the order that has free shipping, then the whole order will be. Anyway I assume it is something on clearance or deeply discounted, as that is mostly what I order online from them. If it is not on sale I usually get it at the store. Most things I my at cull price are things I need NOW, and not something I need after a few days
Michael Quinlan
I haven’t noticed what you described, but I just ordered the Milwaukee stand light and noticed that there was a shipping charge plus a shipping discount for the same amount. I don’t recall ever seeing that before. Maybe they’re transitioning to some new method of handling free shipping?
Jay
Yes. Go to table saws. Go to biggest dewalt table saw. The one w wheels. Price only shown in cart. Cart it. Go to cart. See shipping charges. Estmated.
Stuart
That saw ships via ground freight. It weighs 110 lbs and is probably oversized as well.
Most retailers that offer free shipping will charge extra for freight fees.
Chris T
I just ordered 4 of the k body clamps, 2 50’s and 2 31’s. No shipping charges from their app. If anything I noticed that their shipping estimates are always off by a day or two, everything arrives early.
Kyle
It is screwy. If you notice, most of their early black friday specials, which would be great deals, are completely unavailable for pickup or delivery. All the build up, no release.