Best Clearance Tool Deals at Lowe's and Home Depot: Five Finds Worth a Look

Introduction

Clearance season is one of the best windows to pick up tools at prices that rarely reappear. A recent walk through both Lowe’s and Home Depot turned up a mix of genuinely strong markdowns and a few prices that are harder to justify. This roundup focuses on five finds that stood out, with the trade-offs worth knowing before you commit.

What We Looked For

The goal was simple: find real clearance, not just holiday pricing that carries over with a new sticker. That ruled out plenty of shelves, where some markdowns amounted to a dollar or two off. The best deals tended to cluster around a few names, and Kobalt in particular had unusually broad clearance across nearly every store visited, which is not typical for the brand.

Air hoses were also worth a glance: a 25-footer with a three-year warranty for six dollars, and a 50-footer for fourteen. Small purchases, but useful garage staples if you are already in the aisle.

Kobalt Drill Set: Deep Clearance Find

The standout of the trip was a Kobalt drill set marked down from $159 to $69. That is a serious cut, and it fits a broader pattern: Kobalt clearance has been unusually plentiful lately, showing up in almost every store rather than just a handful of locations.

If you need an entry-level cordless drill kit for around the house, this kind of markdown is hard to argue with. The usual caveat applies: clearance stock varies by store, so it is worth checking your local shelf rather than assuming the price is everywhere.

Makita XGT: Finally on the Store Floor

One surprise at Home Depot was seeing the Makita XGT 40V line stocked in-store for the first time, roughly two years after launch. Pricing sits close to Milwaukee’s comparable tools, so it is not a clearance story, but the availability itself is new. A blower runs about $380, a string trimmer around $400, and a blower kit with a battery around $420.

The chainsaw is where the pricing stings: $630, tool only, without a battery. For a saw like this you realistically want at least three battery packs so one is charging, one is cooling, and one is running. Buyers coming from older 36V setups that cost closer to $300 with four batteries may find the jump steep.

XGT makes sense if you are already committed to the platform and value the in-store availability. If you are starting from zero, budget carefully for batteries before the tool-only prices look like bargains.

Milwaukee M18 Fuel: One Genuinely Great Deal

Amid the newer, pricier stock, one Milwaukee deal stood out clearly: the M18 Fuel circular saw with a 6.0Ah battery for $200. For a brushless Fuel-line tool that includes a high-capacity battery, that is an excellent price and probably the easiest recommendation of anything spotted at Home Depot.

On the other end of the range, the M18 Fuel mower is now stocked at Home Depot too, but at around $1,200 with two 12.0Ah batteries it is priced the same as the new Makita XGT mower. It is a lot of money for a mower, especially when earlier generation setups could be had for a fraction of that with more batteries included. The battery covers on these newer mowers also feel flimsy, a shared complaint across several brands.

EGO Fan: A Simple, Surprisingly Good Deal

Back at Lowe’s, the EGO portable fan was marked at $167 as a bare tool. That is a fantastic price for what it is, and it has been selling well, particularly in warm climates where a cordless fan earns its keep on job sites and in garages.

It is not a complicated purchase. If you spend time in a hot workshop or garage and already run a battery platform, a bare-tool fan at this price is an easy add-on.

Bissell Vacuum: Small Clearance, Real Savings

Among the non-tool clearance at Lowe’s, a Bissell vacuum dropped from $100 to $68, a solid $30 cut. There was not much hands-on detail to evaluate, but for a household vacuum at that price, the markdown alone makes it worth a look if you are due for a replacement.

Overall Buying Advice

The pattern across both stores is consistent: the deepest, most reliable savings are in Kobalt clearance and the Milwaukee M18 Fuel circ saw deal, while the newest premium platforms like XGT and the big-battery mowers carry prices that deserve a pause. Clearance stock moves fast and varies by location, so if a price resonates, check your local store soon. Small accessories like air hoses and bit sets are also worth sweeping up while they are marked down.

Conclusion

Not every clearance tag is a real deal, but this trip produced five worth acting on. The Kobalt drill set and the M18 Fuel circular saw are the clearest wins, the EGO fan is an easy impulse pickup, and the Bissell vacuum is a straightforward $30 saving. The premium Makita XGT and M18 Fuel mower pricing is more of a watch-and-wait situation than a buy-now recommendation.