Walmart Prime Day Tool Deals are a Hot MESS

Walmart has their own Prime Day tool deals going on right now, and they’re not good.

For any Walmart folks who might be reading this and are annoyed by my frankness, know that I rewrote the title 5 times, each time lessening its severity.

I started off with “Walmart Prime Day Tool Deals are Disgustingly Lazy,” and so “Hot Mess” is pretty generous in comparison.

A reader mentioned being able to get a deal from Walmart – a Kreg K4 pocket hole jig – because it seems Amazon had given it Prime exclusivity, blocking their ability to purchase it there at a discount.

This reminded me to take a look to see if Walmart had any good tool deals.

Some of Walmart’s featured deals include 3rd party replacement batteries for EGO and other cordless power tool platforms, a couple of deals from Skil, Porter Cable, and Walmart’s own Hart and Hyper Tough brands, and some junk.

A handheld stick welder from GZ Guozhi for $68?

Walmart: “If it’s hot, it’s here. Don’t miss out. Deals up to 50% off.

What deals?

Ah, Milwaukee tools? Yes – sold by 3rd parties presumably after being purchased on sale from Home Depot.

Dewalt? Yes, with refurbished notices. They also have knockoff Dewalt “replacement” tools and accessories.

Porter Cable has been resurrected!! And oh boy, an AI overview “Smart Summary” with a chunk of text with random features bolded and highlighted in blue. Has anyone checked the usability of these “AI Smart Summaries?” It’s awful.

Amazon has resurrected Porter Cable with Prime Day tool deals as well, but I’d avoid the brand entirely.

My Walmart store STILL doesn’t have any Hyper Stack tool boxes. See New Hyper Stack Tool Storage System is Coming to Walmart .

Walmart’s Prime Day tool deals is like a package of mystery meat at the supermarket in the summer BBQ and grilling section. Balloons, flashy signage, and generic excitement doesn’t change the fact that fancy-packaged and much-hyped mystery meat is any more palatable.

Walmart, have some pride and put some effort into things. The same can be said about most mass market tool retailers these days.

Yeah, I know, I shouldn’t have had high expectations for Walmart. One of these days I’ll learn.

What perhaps bugs me most is that I *know* what Walmart *wants* to do. They just haven’t done any heavy lifting – or much at all – to move towards their goals. I would be so embarrassed.

There will be folks at Walmart and perhaps elsewhere thinking “that Stuart from ToolGuyd isn’t saying nice stuff at all.” But am I wrong in what I’m saying?

Can anyone at Walmart say they have pride in their tool department summer 2025 Prime Day/Week deals?

Major Deals up to 50% off.

Major disappointment.

I could be nicer about this. But sometimes the truth hurts and can prompt change. Do better, Walmart. I know you can. I know you want to. What’s the excuse?

While I’m at it, I heard from a Walmart influencer marketing contact a few months ago, from a “Hyper Tough Groupie” who said they “work closely with Hyper Tough and have a ton of insights…” It was among the worst PR/influencer “collaboration” requests I’ve ever received. Walmart couldn’t afford to hire professionals?

In general, tool deal marketing has been getting slimier. Every day “expert” articles pop up in my news feed from huge magazines and media outlets, and they are outright lying. For example, one magazine called a Dewalt tool-only listing “almost 50% off” and “a steal” even though it was $2 more than what you could spend on an entire kit with battery and charger.

With Walmart, I’d be less massively disappointed if there were actually some good deals mixed into their no-name online marketplace garbage. Somehow I doubt that their no-name 21V cordless drill kit with 3 batteries and a slew of accessories for just $25 is going to be any good.

Maybe you’ll find something worth the click: see their “deals” here:

Why say all this if the deals are no good? Because maybe the feedback will reach Walmart decision-makers who I don’t have direct access to, and maybe some good change will come out of it.

I guess the folks in charge of Walmart’s tool department have been happy with themselves and all of the “VQJTCVLY” branded tools they’ve been selling, but is that the best they can do? Apparently so. Start working on Black Friday or Cyber Monday brand and product deals and prove me wrong.

I should have spent this time looking for more Amazon tool deals, but like I said maybe some good will come of it. But, that is also contingent on anyone at Walmart having pride in their brands or actually caring about the customer experience, so who knows.