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.
Tdot77
Those huge kits with all the ‘old’ brushed motor tools are bought by the homeowners who see yellow DeWalt and assume they’re all the same or don’t care about the best or highest performance tools. There’s many people out there that see that yellow DeWalt tool which does it’s job just fine as a perfect solution to their very rare, once in awhile home projects. Generally a yellow DeWalt is seen as the same as what the professional contractor uses on TV, or who came to do work at their house are all the same thing to the uneducated tool users. Many are also bought as gifts for the holidays, and once again the buyers just see yellow DeWalt tools in a big kit at a price equal to a few of the other tools separately so they think they’re getting a great deal….price alone sells this kit. It’s a kit that is bought by new first-time users of powertools, homeowners, younger people just getting into their first tool set, etc. because the person buying these kits are not tool people familiar with brushed\brushless tool or any of their differences or improvements. Unless you’re a professional contractor, very serious DIYer\tool user the higher end, more expensive tools aren’t at all necessary and that’s what makes this kit still popular. Those of us who know what brushless motors actually means won’t get a big kit like this and instead buy smaller high end kits to start and then generally buy tool-only models to get what we need when we need it, or there’s a great sale happening.
MattT
If I wasn’t perfectly happy with my current M12 Fuel drill/driver combo, I’d be all over that deal. 200 bucks and 4 batteries? That’s almost a no-brainer.
skfarmer
i really don’t get all of the hate for any brushed tools. i have an older brushed dewalt drill as well as several newer, larger brushless drills and a hammer drill.
i honestly use the brushed one more often than the others. why? because it works well, is balanced, light and is just a nice size with a 2ah or compact tabless battery. it drills 3/8 and smaller holes with no difficulty in most things. if i need a bigger, heavier drill to hog a big hole or 100 smaller ones i grab a bigger drill with a bigger battery.
are brushless tools better? for the most part you bet.
does every job or person need them? that is a harder one to answer. sometimes good enough is good enough.
Tdot77
Exactly! The whole brushless tool thing is so over hyped. Believe it or not we had tool motors that all worked great with replaceable brushes for more than a few century before the whole computer controlled brushless motor trend started to be ‘The Thing’ to have! Are they better? Yes, they are better. Are they mandatory to a tools usefulness or function? No, they aren’t. Brushless is an improvement that helps battery longevity more than anything else…but it also comes with that dreaded computer chip circuit board motor controller that could fail at any point and is not easily replaceable like brushes are, nor anywhere as cheap as a set of carbon brushes are!
Stuart
“computer chip circuit board motor controller that could fail at any point” is not a realistic concern.
s
same reason horsepower sells.
to read some car reviews, it’s very easy to start to believe anything with less than 500 horsepower can’t even safely travel at 45mph.
outside of some very limited environments where sparks are deadly, there’s not a significant difference between the two. brushed can produce the same power as brushless, just not as efficiently, or as cheaply.
but for the same reason every car guy knows what a dodge ‘hellcat’ is, brushless is a simple buzzword that indicates MORE of everything. longer battery life, more power, etc.
Stuart
Ignore the brushed vs brushless motor.
Do you think the 9pc combo kit at $699 is a better buy than than the 6pc combo kit at $529? Why?
The 6pc combo kit has a better drill, impact driver, circular saw, and angle grinder, and the oscillating tool is largely the same.
You are not the target user for these types of combo kits. These are entry price point starter kits, not for users who already have powerful drills and higher capacity batteries.
Consider the new apprentice, woodworker, or whatever type of user who is looking to buy their first cordless power tool combo kit, or maybe a standalone portable project kit for whatever reasons.
Would you rather buy a 13 year old entry priced brushed motor drill, or the latest brushless model that’s lighter, more compact, more powerful, and more efficient (with respect to lower battery consumption for the same tasks), all for the same price?
Brushless does not automatically mean a tool is awesome – there are plenty of garbage tools with brushless motors these days.
For the 2 combo kit deals discussed in this post, it’s a matter of performance and value, and I’d say the brushless combo kit gives you more of both.
skfarmer
i won’t pretend to know why people buy what they buy.
to one person a kit with fewer, better fancier tools is a better value.
to the next person the kit that offers the most variety of tools is a better value, even if they may not be the newest greatest. for example the 9 pc kit has a recip saw and flashlight. if you need or want either the smaller kit is a fail even if the tools are better. once again. some people don’t need the best and as i said sometimes good enough is good enough.
it is good to have choices and one persons needs are not always the same as the next.
s
just be warned on amazon prime days.
i’ve noticed a trend where many retailers will have better sales of 40-50% off a few months before, ratchet the price up to near-retail for a few weeks in advance, and then run a “sale” at 10-20% off that ratcheted up price.
in many cases, the same or better deal can be had 2-3 weeks after the ‘prime day sales’.
Stuart
I’ve seen best-of-the-season prices during Prime Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday deals, and also examples where products were discounted further before or after.
For bigger ticket items, you have to know your prices. Luckily, I know of a great tool site where someone has painstakingly covered major tool deals for a very long time.
Irving
This is not exactly breaking news; other sellers routinely beat Amazon’s prices. I never reflexively purchase stuff from Amazon, especially tools, without checking the other “usual suspects.” And, living within 100 miles of a Home Depot distribution center was advantageous when I didn’t have Prime – second day free delivery was fairly frequent (assuming one’s order exceeded the minimum for free delivery), and if one is willing to pay the premium for it (usually around $8) same-day delivery from a local store was often available (that saved my butt a few times on a job site).
Amazon’s big advantage is an absolutely terrific web site; Home Depot could learn a lot from them because “ease of purchase” and “delivery reliability” are both real things (as for Lowe’s web site, I’m convinced there’s not a single person at Lowe’s Corporate HQ who can dress and feed themselves without a lot of assistance from a caretaker, and what goes on in the stores isn’t so much better that it stands out).
Random thought – were someone to offer a reasonably priced – and sufficiently accurate – “search bot” that would take a search term or phrase and scour the “usual suspects” on AlGore’s InterTubes for best price/best terms/best delivery I’d be willing to pay for it and install it on the laptop that lives in the van.
Stuart
Home Depot has the Fluke 87V titled as “87-5 Digital Multi-meter (87-Voltolt)”
“Voltolt?” Multimeter as 2 hyphenated words?
Searching tends to be far more complex than people realize. Go to Makita’s USA website, search for “impact driver,” and it’ll load a bunch of results after a “loading” graphic swirls around. Search for “XGT impact driver” and it’ll say “0 items found.”
Our own search is a mess, and is something WordPress has never improved upon. There’s now a paid add-on, but it seems optimized for their web store functionality.
Even Amazon’s search has become bloated, with sponsored listings crowding out what you intend and desire to shop for. For both, I sometimes have to take to Google to find what I’m looking for.
Doing site:blahblah.com comes in very handy.
Filtering can also use work. Home Depot used to allow shoppers to filter by new listings, but they removed that capability a bunch of years ago.
McMaster Carr’s remains the best product search with the best filtering that I’ve ever seen, and that’s because it seems their entire database was manually created.
That’s the problem with modern searching – you have automatic product entry creation and then a one-search-fits-all way to sort through it all. Amazon absorbed an industrial supplier they acquired years ago (Small Parts), and seemingly did away with their entire search and filtering scheme.
Irving
I’ll agree – wholeheartedly – that “searching” is a hot mess.
Amazon’s seems about the best (you’re right, no one holds a candle to McMaster-Carr) but it certainly has no shortages of flaws; one of my pet peeves is “construct a precise search term and……watch it return 300 items, only 8 of which are related to what you searched for.” The other is returning 30 items that may be pretty close, but delivering them 6-8 per page so you have to click forward interminably, and going back to compare individual items means starting over. .
“Lessee, what did their inventory specialist / web designer / warehouse rat decide to call THIS?” Usually, but not always, going for the top heirarchy – “drill” rather than “cordless 20 volt drill” will, after you sort through the large volume of dreck returned, sort of allow you to find what you may be looking for. But, there’s always the nagging doubt that “that PERFECT 20 volt cordless drill” is out there, just barely off the search returns.
The manufacturers don’t help much, either, with long convoluted lists of options and sub-categories.
I don’t see it getting much better anytime soon.