Home Depot slashes Ryobi prices 60%

Home Depot is running broad Ryobi discounts this spring, with cuts on batteries, combo kits, nailers and outdoor power tools. (homedepot.com) The biggest verified markdown on Home Depot’s Ryobi tool-savings page is a 50% cut on a two-pack of 18-volt 6.0 amp-hour HIGH PERFORMANCE batteries, now $139 from $278. (homedepot.com) Other deals are aimed at first-time buyers building into Ryobi’s battery ecosystem. An eight-tool ONE+ combo kit is listed at $296, down from $529, and a 12-tool kit is $584, down from $829. (homedepot.com) Ryobi’s pitch is simple: one battery platform can power a long list of drills, saws, nailers, trimmers and blowers. That makes the battery price almost as important as the tool price for shoppers deciding which brand to buy. (homedepot.com) (bobvila.com) Home Depot is also using free-battery promotions to move selected tools. Its Ryobi savings page advertises a free 2.0 amp-hour battery with some 18-volt tools and other free-battery offers on select bundles. (homedepot.com) The sale stretches beyond hand tools into spring yard gear, where Home Depot’s Ryobi Spring Black Friday page shows lawn mowers, chainsaws, trimmers and blowers alongside tool offers. A 40-volt chainsaw kit is marked down to $239 from $299. (homedepot.com) Some coverage has described the discounts as reaching 60% or more, but Home Depot’s currently visible Ryobi listings reviewed here show verified cuts ranging from single digits to 50% on specific products. Another outlet separately reported seeing discounts as deep as 69% off on some Ryobi items during the event. (lifehacker.com) (thedrive.com) That leaves shoppers with a familiar spring-sale calculation: buy a discounted starter kit now, then add bare tools later if the battery platform fits the jobs ahead. (bobvila.com) (homedepot.com)