FWIW, I placed an order on Jan 2 and it arrived yesterday. My 12 volt drill kit was well-packed and looked brand new, except for the word “RECON” branded in the rubber covering of the handgrip.
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RE: Certified Pre-Owned Ryobi 3/8 Drill/Driver Kits from Direct Tool Outlet - 12 Volt $20.99, 18 Volt $29.99 - Free Ship!
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Certified Pre-Owned Ryobi 3/8 Drill/Driver Kits from Direct Tool Outlet - 12 Volt $20.99, 18 Volt $29.99 - Free Ship!
Direct Tools Outlet is the factory outlet store for Techtronic Industries (TTI.) TTI owns Ryobi, Milwaukee, Homelite and Hart, and while they don’t own Ridgid, they do manufacture Ridgid’s power tools.
You can learn more from Direct Tool Outlet’s About Us page.
They offer, among other things, reconditioned power tools (they refer to them as Certified Pre-Owned) at steep discounts.
Right now they’re offering the ZRHJP004 12 Volt Compact Drill/Driver with battery and charger for $20.99, and the ZRP1810 18 Volt ONE+ Drill/Driver with compact battery and one-hour charger for $29.99. Shipping is free.
Reviews:
The 12 Volt kit is priced about the same as a cheap cordless screwdriver, and the 18 Volt kit is priced at roughly the cost of one battery. Both include a one-year warranty.
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Corded & Cordless CPO Ryobi Power Tools starting at $9.99, free ship over $20
https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com
Direct Tools Outlet is the factory outlet store for Techtronic Industries (TTI.) TTI owns Ryobi, Milwaukee, Homelite and Hart, and while they don’t own Ridgid, they do manufacture Ridgid’s power tools.
You can learn more from Direct Tool Outlet’s About Us page.
They offer, among other things, reconditioned power tools (they refer to them as Certified Pre-Owned) at steep discounts. Right now, they’re offering an additional 30% off many items, with free ground shipping on orders over $20.
I’ve bought into Ryobi’s cordless ecosystem, so those products are of the most interest to me. Some examples:
CPO RYOBI ONE+ 18 Volt 1/2 In. Drill/Driver, $13.99
CPO RYOBI ONE+ 18 Volt 7-1/4 In. Circular Saw, $35.99 SOLD OUT
[CPO RYOBI ONE+ 18 Volt Reciprocating Saw, $13.99]
(https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com/Brands/Platform/ONE%2B/RYOBI-ONE%2B-18-Volt-Reciprocating-Saw/p/ZRP514) SOLD OUTCPO RYOBI 12 Volt Lithium-Ion 3/8 In. Cordless Drill/Driver Kit with charger and battery, $20.99
There’s plenty more, including corded tools starting at $9.99, and accessories like drill bit sets starting at $2.50. All the reconditioned items carry a one-year warranty.
If you’re not familiar with Ryobi power tools, you can check Amazon and eBay. You can’t buy worn, battered units, or for that matter, even broken ones for parts at these prices.
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RE: [Currently $3.93] Maglite Mini Incandescent 2-Cell AA Flashlight, Black $7.49 + FSSS/Prime @ Amazon.com
Okay. I placed an order for one, because I can’t resist a bargain, even if it doesn’t ship for “1 to 3 months”.
But I have to admit, I have LED flashlights stacked up like cordwood, most of them with CREE drivers and 18650 batteries which throw rocks at AAs. For the life of me, I cannot imagine what the use case for one of these might be in 2020.
Thanks, OP!
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Sceptre 65" Class 4K Ultra HD (2160P) HDR LED TV (U650CV-U) $359.99 @ Wally World, online or in-store
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/48874705
$20 price drop. Now $359.99. Pretty sharp deal for a non-BF unit you can order for free home delivery, or stroll in and buy without risking your life.
I lived with two of these sets for a week or so each. They both went back, here’s the story:
I use a Fire Stick 4K, which is why I prefer non-smart TVs. Unfortunately, when I bought mine in October, there was some confusion about the number of HDMI ports. Walmart’s website originally had incorrect technical info, advertising them as having four HDMI ports, even going so far as to show a photo of the rear, with two banks of two ports each.
In reality, they have three stacked on top of each other. The Fire Stick 4K is especially big and interferes with the port next to it. So you either have you use an HDMI extension, or give up one port. Most other HDMI devices would probably be fine, but it’s something to look out for.
The reason mine went back, though, was that when I connected my Pioneer VSX-524-K receiver to the TV using CEC/ARC, it would show a pop-up on the screen reading “ARC Device Connected” every seven seconds, and it never stopped.
If you’re not familar with ARC, it stands for “Audio Return Channel”, which allows you to use the same HDMI cable to send TV audio to the receiver, and video from other devices (DVD, Blu-Ray, game console, etc) to the TV. CEC allows you to control the TV with the receiver remote, and vice versa. The number of functions available in this mode depends on the age of the equipment and the particular CEC implementation used by the manufacturer, but it’s worth it’s weight in gold just to be able to adjust the volume from either remote.
The Pioneer is a three-year-old, entry level home theater receiver. Will any other ARC/CEC devices have the same effect? No clue. For what it’s worth Sceptre tech support told me, “That TV is so new, we don’t even have a manual for it here in our department”. They assured me it was defective, so I had Wally World send me another one, which displayed exactly the same issue. So they both went back.
If you’re not using a receiver or sound bar with your TV, you can pretty much ignore all that. As a standalone TV, it’s a real bargain. The remote’s a little clunky, but once I adjusted the picture (still using Joe Kane’s Digital Video Essentials) I was very happy with it. Nothing wrong with the feature set, either.
The sound, like most built-in rear-firing speakers on modern TVs, is terrible. But you can grab a cheap sound bar, a stereo amp and bookshelf speakers, or an even cheaper set of computer speakers if that’s all your budget allows. Any of them would be a big improvement. And even if you do run into the ARC banner issue, you could use the optical digital output instead.
Just my 2¢.
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RE: Amazon Fire TV Stick Streaming Media Player With All-New Alexa Voice Remote - Black $19.99 (4K for $24.99) + FS/FSSS/Prime @ BestBuy.com & Amazon.com
@fivetalents Nice find. Fire Stick 4k also available for $24.99.
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RE: Alisena Dash Cam 1080P FHD DVR Car Driving Recorder 2.7 Inch LCD Screen 120° Wide Angle, Parking Monitor, Loop Recording, Motion Detection $8.49 @ 1SALE / Amazon
@tankyuong said in Alisena Dash Cam 1080P FHD DVR Car Driving Recorder 2.7 Inch LCD Screen 120° Wide Angle, Parking Monitor, Loop Recording, Motion Detection $8.49 @ 1SALE / Amazon:
Have one not that great
So, not worth $9? Can you be just a little more specific about your dissatisfaction with it?
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RE: ShopYourWay members, text THANKS to 73277 for $10 coupon at Sears
Thank you for participating in the forums. However, this deal has already been posted here: https://phatwalletforums.com/topic/19894/syw-members-receive-10-coupon-for-sears-w-text-starting-11-24