Thanks for compliments. I do have a knack for finding bargains. I think a big part of that is just being able to flex, at least on some things. For example, today we finally found a fan/light for our living room. We couldn't agree on the big 70" fancy model for $310, so tabled the discussion. On our way to the cabinet aisle, we found a large stack of closeout ceiling fans for half price and got a model we both like, 52" but only $100. I'm sure we will be perfectly happy with the smaller, less expensive one. I can't explain the bargains that seem to find me though. That's just dumb luck. Part of that is when opportunity knocks, I answer the door. 🙂🙂
Where to start? Everything at Menards came with an 11% rebate, always helpful, and that included sale items and closeouts. We still need to spend thousands of dollars there, so using in-store rebates is no problem and equals real money in our pockets. We knew before we got there they had 2 saws on clearance, so we grabbed them first since they were floor models and there was only one of each. The chop saw was not on sale, but we asked if there was a discount for taking the out of box floor model. Yes, indeed, there was a $25 discount plus the 11% rebate, another $44 savings. Not bad, and we don't have a large box to throw away . They also had a display model 5" Worx circular saw. It was already marked down $17 to $52, plus 11% rebate, so not bad. Husby has other Worx tools, so by choosing that brand, we don't have to buy additional batteries, huge savings. I'm happy with both tools. Because of buying the chop saw, we have dropped the laminate flooring cutter from our tool to-buy list for a $150 savings. Because of buying the chop saw now, I will be able to use it to build the ½ wall for our living room myself, saving paying our 2 guys $100 each for the hr it would probably take them to build it. Saving $200 in labor, having the chop saw to do all the flooring vs buying the single purpose flooring tool, and with the discount and rebate, the chop saw is paying for itself almost immediately. Can't beat that.
Lowe's really came through for us, too. We found a small ding on one of the cabines we wanted to buy, so asked a manager if there was a discount. Yes, 10%, about $23 IIRC. As we were about to check out, a clerk explained how we could get further discounts by getting new CCs since our old ones had expired several yrs ago. There were 2 discounts associated with that, one for $20 and also 10% off the entire purchase. We couldn't buy all the cabinets at once because we weren't sure they would all fit in the van, so we bought 3, loaded them and the fan, saw we could get the other 2 in, so went back for those, too, as a separate purchase. I also got a new CC, same deal. It was all sort of complicated and a little confusing. We're not sure how much we saved but it was at least $200, always welcome, plus by getting new CCs, we will get 5% off the remaining $3,000 worth of cabinets we need, which is better than our usual CC's cashback deal. I love gaming the system. Of course when we got home, our financial watchdogs had left us each a message saying there had been unexpected activity on our account and we should call them to confirm it's not fraud. 🤣🤣🤣 Nice to know they're doing their job.
It was a successful day, if exhausting. We spent a lot but got enough rebates, sale prices, and deals to knock it down a few hundred dollars, so we feel like we did all right.
