Amazon has been hyping about their early Prime Big Deal Days and Lowe’s has been promoting their Dewalt Days Deals, but there are better tool deals are at Home Depot, today only (10/3/25).
As usual, the focus is on cordless power tool deals by Dewalt, Milwaukee, Ryobi, and also a mix of hand tools, power tool accessories, Jet woodworking equipment, outdoor tools, and more.
Amazon has a Dewalt 9-tool cordless power tool combo kit as a “limited time deal” for $699. Home Depot has a Dewalt 6-tool cordless power tool combo kit with ToughSystem tool box for $529.
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Sure, you get fewer tools, but they give you better tools – more modern brushless tools. You do get a brushless tool with Amazon’s deal – a slightly more featured oscillating tool, but the others are ancient. Overall, I feel the Home Depot deal is a much better value – they give you better quality over Amazon’s higher quantity deal.
The 9-tool combo kit is for tool users who either know exactly what they want, or are completely clueless. It comes with a circular saw and a reciprocating saw – both with brushed motors – but both batteries have 2Ah charge capacity.
While the 6-tool combo kit is also value and “special buy” focused, you get a compact battery for the smaller tools, and a higher capacity 4Ah battery for the more demanding tools.
The 6pc combo gives you a tool box but is missing the Sawzall-style recip saw, right angle drill, radio, and LED light from the 9pc combo. It does give you a sander in place of one of those tools.
Need a right angle drill? Get an adapter. Need a reciprocating saw? The $170 difference is much more than the cost of the same tool from Amazon. Personally, I’d put the $170 difference towards a holiday “free tool with cordless starter kit combo” deal, or whatever other promo Dewalt retailers will be running this year (hopefully still for $199).
As part of Lowe’s Dewalt Deal days, you can get a 12″ sliding miter saw plus a saw stand for $549.
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Home Depot has a slightly different deal where you get the same miter saw with a more compact folding stand for $499. The saw is a good one and has extending supports – I’d rather have the Home Depot deal and an extra $50 in my wallet.
Amazon has the Jet 6-inch helical cutter benchtop jointer for $928, with a label saying this is its lowest price in 30 days. That is indeed a good price – I’ve been debating whether to replace my full-size jointer with this benchtop model, at least after I get my large queued projects out of the way – and $928 with free shipping is lower than everywhere else.
Today only, Home Depot has the same Jet jointer for $870 with free shipping.
Looking through the list, there are some surprises, such as the Fluke 87V multimeter, although it’s only a few dollars less than at Amazon right now.
Maybe you can get a head start on your holiday shopping, such as with a 2-pack of Ryobi multi-tools – the Leatherman folding pliers and stuff kind – for $20.
There are plenty of more deals – we didn’t even talk about the Milwaukee cordless power tool kits and combos.
These and more tool deals of the day end at 3am ET 10/4/25 unless supplies sell out sooner.
In related news, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days take place next week (October 7-8, 2025). We’ve already seen some featured deals (see Early Prime Day Dewalt Tool Deals). Frankly speaking, I see this is the start of the holiday shopping season.
Please let me know what kinds of tool deals you’d like ToolGuyd to be on the lookout for – this way I can give you a shout if I come across a promo or sale price that I otherwise might not think to post about.
Also, some regular readers typically – and understandably – lament that their tool kits are already well-equipped and that there’s never anything for them to buy during Prime Day deals, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or broad holiday season promos and special buys. I’m still working out the details, but I’m planning on a series of posts just for you guys.
Brandon
Just saw another minor typo in the subtitle on the main website: “ending the work with with tool deals” – I think that should be “ending the work week with tool deals”.
Stuart
Thanks! *fixed* Sorry, I’m not sure what happened there.
Phil H.
Any on-sale help this holliday season for Dewalt’s best 20/60 V Flexvolt batteries, the DCB615 (15 Ah Flexvolt) or the DCB612 (12 Ah Flexvolt) would be appreciated. Need them for a 18 inch Dewalt chainsaw.
And of course, many of us Dewalt faithful are patiently waiting for the 60 V tabless battery lineup to be released. I use the 8 Ah 20 V powerpack tabless in my 12 inch chainsaw, and it’s worth every penny.
Thanks!
Stuart
I’ve never seen a promo on the 15Ah – that’s more of a specialty size.
So far there hasn’t been any word about Dewalt tabless cells coming to FlexVolt batteries.
TimL
Also a good idea to keep an eye on FlexVolt combos. Many times you can sell off a battery or a tool to end up with a great deal on the piece you want.
TomD
I wish Home Depot made it easy to search “all kits with two 12.0ah m18 batteries” because the two batteries are about $500 but now and then a tool with two batteries appears for that or less – but you have to scroll tens of pages to find it if it’s not one of the obvious (dual battery blower/chainsaw).
My mower wants new batteries and I’m cheap.
Alexk
Good thing I don’t need new tools this season. It’s gonna cost three grand to repair my biggest tool – my 2002 Ford Ranger. Total repair of entire rusted out bed frame. Going to make a flatbed out of it.
Would have liked to get a Rikon 10” bandsaw, but that will wait. Thankfully, I have my M18 jigsaw. And my M12 fuel jigsaw, and my Bosch….. yeah, I don’t need any new tools.
Matt_T
I’ve been using HD instead of Amazon quite a lot lately. They generally price match each other and HD ship way faster than “prime”. Their deals rarely interest me though. Heavily skewed towards TTI products I have zero interest in.
Regards the Dewalt miter saw bundles the stands are rated 10′ vs. 16′. $50 more for the larger one is a no brainer for carpentry work IMO.
Stuart
If you’re doing carpentry, the DWS780 has a few extra features (crown stops, built-in LED shadow light).
Don
I was just looking at the Miter saw deal and stand at both Lowes and Home Depot. Trying to decide if now is the time to pull the trigger or wait until Black Friday. Any thoughts? And I agree on leaning towards the HD deal and keeping 50 bucks.
Robert
I still haven’t read a convincing reason why the ancient Dewalt brushed tools are still in stock/production. Is it that there are desperate factories in the Gobi Desert that can’t afford to retool giving SDB great wholesale prices?
Stuart
You make it sound like things aren’t the same across the industry. A lot of practices are driven by sales and profits. Companies don’t make changes when things keep working.
Robert
Just that as one of the Big Two I hoped for better from Dewalt. Tools with limitations cause users to get frustrated quicker and the tools more likely to end up in landfills.
Stuart
Again, a lot of practices are driven by sales and profits. Entry price point tools exist because there’s demand for them.