Home Depot Labor Day Tool Deals Worth Knowing About: Ridgid, Ryobi, and Milwaukee

Introduction

Labor Day is one of the better times of year to buy into a cordless tool platform, and this round of Home Depot promotions on Ridgid, Ryobi, and Milwaukee covers a lot of ground. There are buy-one-get-one offers, heavily discounted kits, and battery bundles that effectively lower the cost of expanding a system. This guide breaks down the deals that stood out, what each one includes, and which buyers they suit best.

Ridgid SubCompact Combo Kit: Buy One, Get a Free Bare Tool

Ridgid’s headline offer is a buy-one-get-one deal: buy the SubCompact drill driver and impact driver combo kit for $199 and you can choose one free bare tool. The free options include a brushless one-handed reciprocating saw, a right angle drill, and a 6-1/2-inch circular saw. There is also a single SubCompact drill driver for $149, but the combo kit is the stronger value because you get two tools plus your pick of a third for only $50 more.

The one-handed reciprocating saw is arguably the most versatile of the free bare tool choices, especially for demolition and flush cutting tasks. If you are starting a Ridgid collection from scratch, this is the deal to look at first.

Ryobi ONE+ HP 2Ah Battery Two-Pack: The Battery Deal to Prioritize

Ryobi’s Labor Day promotion works differently: buy a qualifying bare tool or kit and you get a free battery or battery starter kit. The two-pack of ONE+ HP 2Ah batteries is the smarter choice over the starter kit that pairs a charger with a standard 2Ah battery. HP batteries unlock more performance from Ryobi’s HP tools, so existing HP tool owners get more out of this bundle.

Qualifying products include combo kits with six, four, or two tools, plus bare tools such as the Airstrike brad nailer, rotary hammer, compact cut-off tool, circular saw, one-handed recip saw, right angle drill, and 3/8-inch impact wrench. Whichever you buy, the free battery choice applies.

Ryobi ONE+ Combo Kit: Solid Entry Pricing With a Bonus Battery

The Ryobi two-tool combo kit with a drill driver and impact driver has been marked down from $199 to $179. It comes with two 2Ah batteries and a charger, and buying either the table saw or the sliding compound miter saw at $399 adds a free 4Ah HP battery to the package. Additional savings extend to the ONE+ 6-gallon wet/dry vac, and a universal motor saw stand is available for $179.

This is a practical entry point for homeowners who want a complete starter setup without a large upfront spend, especially if a saw purchase is already on the list.

Milwaukee M18 Gen 3 Hammer Drill Kit: A Big Discount on the Previous Generation

Milwaukee’s Gen 3 hammer drill and impact driver bare tools have been marked down to $129, a steep cut as the previous generation is being cleared out. More interesting for most buyers is the Gen 3 hammer drill kit at $229, down $40 from $269. That kit includes two 5Ah batteries, a charger, and a hard case, which makes it a complete ready-to-work package.

Since this is clearance inventory, availability may vary by store, so it is worth checking stock before planning a purchase around it.

Milwaukee M18 Fuel Brushless Drill Driver and Impact Driver Kit

The M18 buy-one-get-one event uses tiers. At the entry tier, the brushless drill driver and impact driver kit costs $229 and earns a free 2Ah battery. Other entry-tier bare tools include the M18 Fuel Surge at $169, the Fuel Hackzall at $159, and the standard M18 oscillating multi-tool at $129.

Milwaukee M12 Jigsaw: A Strong Pick From the M12 Bare Tool Deal

The separate M12 bare tool promotion offers a free 2Ah battery with any qualifying tool: the pin nailer, high-speed ratchet, straight die grinder, jigsaw, oscillating multi-tool, or right angle drill driver. Among these, the M12 jigsaw stands out as the pick with the widest earning potential for anyone doing trim, craft, or curve-cutting work, with the oscillating multi-tool and the 23-gauge-style pin nailer close behind.

Any single bare tool from the list scores the free battery, so the best choice really depends on the work you do most often.

Stepping Up: Milwaukee’s Higher Tiers and the Ridgid 6-Tool Combo

The mid tier of the M18 promotion includes a brushless hammer drill and circular saw combo at $299, the Packout light charger at $199, the Fuel grinder at $199, and the M18 Fuel compact vacuum at $199. The compact vacuum is the weakest of these options and is best left on the shelf.

The top tier earns a free 6Ah battery with upgraded kits: a six-tool combo with circular saw, flashlight, grinder, recip saw, drill driver, and impact driver, plus two batteries, a charger, and a bag for $499; the 1-inch SDS-Plus rotary hammer at $329; the Fuel Super Sawzall at $249; or the 7-1/4-inch circular saw at $249.

On the Ridgid side, a $99 choice deal lets platform owners pick up any one of several tools or batteries at a greatly reduced price, which is a straightforward way to fill gaps in an existing Ridgid collection.

Buying Advice

Start with the platform you already own, since batteries are the real cost driver in cordless tools. Ridgid users should look at the SubCompact combo kit and the $99 choice deal. Ryobi owners get the most from the free HP battery two-pack rather than the standard starter kit. Milwaukee buyers weighing the Gen 3 clearance kit should act quickly, while the tiered M18 and M12 promotions reward planning: match the tier to the battery capacity you actually want, and skip the compact vacuum.

Conclusion

The strongest values in this Labor Day lineup are the Ridgid buy-one-get-one combo kit, the Ryobi free HP battery bundle, and the discounted Milwaukee Gen 3 hammer drill kit. Each rewards a slightly different buyer, but all three lower the usual cost of getting into or expanding a cordless tool system. Check in-store stock, since several of these are clearance or limited-time offers.