Home Depot has been late to join the mini tool box trend but seems intent to start a different one. For the 2025 holiday tool deals and gift season, Home Depot has launched mini Ryobi cordless power tools.
Unfortunately, they don’t work – these are just non-functional keychains – but they’re still kind of cute.
There are 6 different keychains, all featuring Ryobi tools- a cordless drill, 18V battery, reciprocating saw, sander, vacuum, and lawn mower.
Advertisement
Here’s the Ryobi 18V cordless drill keychain. Looking closely, it’s an 18V One+ HP brushless model.
Here’s a Ryobi 18V One+ 5Ah battery. Ryobi doesn’t have a 5Ah battery, right?
The sander is a bit different from Ryobi’s 18V model, but was recognizable.
It even has a mock sandpaper sheet on the bottom, with reasonably accurate orange-brown color and dust collection hole pattern!
The reciprocating saw is also labeled 18V One+ HP, after the brushless model.
The 18V cordless stick vacuum was nicely detailed.
Advertisement
The Ryobi mower was the largest of the keychains.
I turned it over, and sure enough it had a silver grass-cutting blade.
You can find the keychains at your local Home Depot store in the holiday tool deals and gifts section, unless they sold out already. They’re selling a 5pc set online. The set looks to feature everything shown here except for the lawn mower.
The set went out of stock, and I presume it’ll return for Black Friday.
I wonder if this is going to become a trend. While I wasn’t compelled enough to buy any of the Ryobi 18V mini tool keychains, a mini Milwaukee Packout tool box, M18 Fuel SURGE impact driver, or maybe Dewalt Atomic series tools might be more convincing.
Frank D.
Pretty cute.
May other brands follow suit and compete 🙂
3D printing may be an option but with the modeling and then color swapping that would be a time consuming and expensive print per unit.
Thomas
Hoping Milwaukee is available sometime.
John Brady
I have seen posts of these in Australia and other overseas locations the last couple years. I wondered if would ever make it here.
Tom
I bought the five piece set online through Home Depot website. In Southern California.
Clay
You know, technically, these are brushless.
Phil H.
And where’s the battery charger?
Farmerguy
Operator needs to make the “brrbrrbrr” and “veeeeeeee” sounds themselves, batteries not included.
S
They’re also wireless
Rick
And armature less.
Robert
IDK. The finish texture is kind of ugly. And most of them look like they would be a nuisance in the pocket if on a keychain. Look like doomed for the landfilled very quickly. Save your money and buy something nice for Toys for Tots instead.
Stuart
Do both – I buy things that bring me joy and also give to Toys for Toys.
Champs
I still can’t afford Hilti.
Jim Felt
But their reps will maybe buy you lunch? Try that at a Big Box.
Marc
This kind of stuff is so silly. I guess if you have the money to waste on something so dumb, it IS your choice. I suppose if buyers are going to be so gullible, retailers will sell you anything.
corey
Gullible? there is no trickery going on here lol
Thomas
No any sillier than buying a Dewalt hat!
Randy M
Amen Brother, preach on !!
Stuart
Any sillier than a pumpkin spice latte for $6? People find joy in different ways.
glenn
Did you know that the word gullible is not in any dictionary? 🙂
tim Rowledge
You may have to look it up in an onamasticon to find alternatives
Robin
Yes it’s in my dictionary 😂
Oarman
Great, more underpowered Ryobi tools
Scott
I would buy a couple of Milwaukee mini tool keychains if they ever should decide to make any. I’m sure if the Ryobi ones become a big hit Milwaukee, DeWalt etc will follow suit. Some people might find it silly, but it’s no different than people buying a Festool track saw pizza cutter that cost a lot more than these do.
Montoya, Michael
Festool makes a pizza cutter? How do I get one? I’d buy a mini makita tool key chain. My wife has this stuffed bear and we’re always buying mini things for him. Shes at home a lot now due to her newly being disabled and buying or finding mini things for her emotional support bear brings her joy. It really does. Different strokes….right? Let’s celebrate our differences. “Money makes the world go ’round”-a wise old man.
HC
Cool. I’ve been waiting for my local Tractor Supply Co store to restock on the mini green John Deere tractors. Not sure they will. They’ve been carrying the mini yellow CAT machines the last two times I checked. For minitools, I hope the competition comes out with a cleaner version with sharper details.
CMF
Yes, but they won’t be 5 for $20…and some will complain they are too expensive.
I don’t need them but if I am at HD and see these, I will probably get them
Rog
These are fun and harmless. Let people enjoy things!
CMF
Yup +1
pmc
I don’t know why they didn’t market these as Christmas decorations. it’s right around the corner and with home Depot making mini bucket Christmas ornaments it seems like a no-brainer.
David
I agree that if they made these as Dewalt or Milwaukee they would sell but not Ryobi. Over the years I rarely see anyone wearing Ryobi gear. This is not a knock on Ryobi and I own plenty of Ryobi tools however after seeing all the promotion and branding Ryobi has tried in the last 10-15 years it just hasn’t took hold IMO. I would venture to say a good comparison would be if Black and Decker came out with a major branding overhaul and were selling these keychains, shirts and hats etc. They wouldn’t sell.
zchris87v
The dewalt one would be more expensive. I bought the ryobi lawnmower one (even though I don’t have one) after losing my shed/lawnmower keys for a week because it’s bright green and hard to lose.
James Peteete
I ordered a set of these when they bought them back months ago but never got them so I’m ordering another set
Grady
Buy two and give them to your wife as earrings for Christmas.
mattd
I saw one of their employees that had 2 of the drills she turned into earings, thought it was super cleaver.
ElectroAtletico
Do they come with a 5-year warranty?
Vards Uzvards
Should be 3-year, max.