Went back to HD to check out the combo set I saw.
It’s the TE-1 rotary hammer and the WSR reciprocating saw for $259. The yellow label says “while supplies last.”

I will send some picts to Toolguyd.

Has anybody else seen this set, or have experience with it?

Were they in the rental or contractor service area, or the regular power tool display?

Speaking of Hilti, I’ve noticed at several Home Depots, a $250 Hilti combo pack that includes a reciprocating saw and a huge drill. It may be a huge 1″ SDS hammer drill. I’m probably way off. Anyhow, the packaging states “limited quantities” in yellow.

I didn’t check the part numbers, unfortunately, but it struck me as a good value, because Hilti tools are typically $300 each.

Next time I’m in HD I will try to get some picts if they are still there.

Not included tools being evaluated and reviewed for ToolGuyd, I purchased Hitachi, Bosch, Ridgid, Dremel, Craftsman, and Dewalt cordless and/or corded tools in the past three years.

Next on the wish list for personal use tools are Milwaukee and Makita. Further down the wishlist are Hilti, Festool, Fein, Metabo, and others, but it will probably be quite some time before/if I can get to them.

You save a LOT by going with a cordless combo kit than if you were to buy the tools separately, but once you have a core combo kit with a charger and two batteries, you can always order a barebones standalone tool.

However, with a combo kit you’re usually locked into buying tools that you otherwise might not buy. I don’t really have need for a cordless hammer drill or recip saw, nor do I need additional cordless work lights.

It all comes down to preference and usage requirements. If my utility power strip ever gets as cluttered as my gadget/electronics one is, it may be the time to reconsider my affinity for buying different brands’ cordless tools.

Tools are a constant daily struggle. My set works fine for my needs; it does what I ask it to do….HOWEVER I’m always yearning for a fancy Dewalt or Milwaukee set….

Ah well, my tool budget couldn’t handle it anyways. But that certainly won’t stop me from refreshing the page every five minutes to see if it pops back in stock!

Right now I have 7 tools, 4 batteries, and 2 chargers for less than $250 (homeowner brand which I won’t mention)

http://www.homedepot.com/Special-Values-Promotions-Tools-and-Hardware/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xi1Zbkuz/R-100669996/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Then there’s also the possibility that Home Depot merely wanted to clear older stock from the shelves very rapidly.

I took a look at Dewalt cordless circular saw kits at two Lowes locations and a Home Depot lately. At one Lowes, there was a single saw on the shelf with a production date sticker that said 2007, and at the other there were two saws with 2008 date stickers. At the one Home Depot I recently visited, there were two saws with 2009 stickers and Dewalt’s current black and yellow styling, as opposed to all-yellow as with the older saws.

Another possibility that was suggested elsewhere, is that Dewalt is soon moving to offer more affordable kits.

Over the winter holiday season, both Lowes and Home Depot stocked $100 Dewalt cordless drill kits that practically flew off of the shelves. No doubt these special kits had standard capacity batteries, but with charging times as quick as they are these days, that’s all that many cordless users need.

Long story short, my theory is that Home Depot intended to clear out these tools to make space for newly configured combo kits.

I will probably check back everyday until the 16th, but I’m actually hoping I don’t find anything. I just bought a cordless set, which took me a long time to decide on, and now I don’t want to have any regrets!!!