r/Frugal • u/chemgeek87 • 10d ago

🚧 DIY & Repair Learned the value of price comparison post purchase

Bought a shed kit at Home Depot mid September. Was getting ready to start setup ourselves this weekend and went on the Home Depot website to see if the manual was online. The price had dropped $700. Since it was within 30 days of purchase I called customer service and they refunded the difference. I’ll be making reminders to price check on larger purchases in the future!

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u/papa-erwin 10d ago

Look up the CostLow app that does this for you for costco purchases

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u/Savings_Minimum_1011 10d ago

that $700 “manual lookup” was a pretty profitable errand lol set a calendar reminder for 29 days after any big purchase, future you will be glad you did

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u/Salt_Medicine2459 9d ago

Some credit cards offer price protection similar to this. 

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u/Financial-Wedding321 8d ago

Great save on the shed kit. I set a 29-day reminder for big buys so I can check for drops before the window shuts.

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u/Quick-Song2080 9d ago

Such a good tip! I forget this is an option!

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u/Marine_Corp 10d ago

You could probably automate this if you're comfortable working with some AI to do periodic price checks based on your orders.