Got Gloat? The Ultimate Guide to Getting Great Power Tool Deals from Amazon
By Charlie Slagle

Have you ever experienced power tool price gloat?

That s when you tell everyone (buddies, wife, kids, parents, dog) about the Porter-Cable router you got for 60% off + free shipping + rebate + promotional gift card so that Amazon practically PAID YOU to take their merchandise.

I m talking about saving hundreds of dollars on brand new power tools here…

The serious art of saving money on power tools was perfected by the friendly woodworkers at the WoodNet and FamilyWoodworking forums.

I asked both forums recently about the best deals they d ever gotten on power tools. These are SERIOUS woodworkers and they are downright PROFESSIONAL when it comes to getting good deals.

As they told their stories about near-criminal discounts certain patterns began to emerge, certain strategies for getting great prices that every deal-hungry power tool shopper should know about.

So if you re ready to get serious about saving money on power tools here are the top nine tactics I learned from the guys at WoodNet and FamilyWoodworking.

I removed all links from this article, so if you want to read it with links included check out Got Gloat? ToolCrib.com s Guide to Getting Great Power Tool Deals from Amazon on our site!

1) vigilance.
Getting power tool prices you can gloat about means you have to be ever alert!

I suggest that you monitor these three forums - Woodnet.net, FamilyWoodworking.org and SawmillCreek.com.

FamilyWoodworking has an actual “hot deals” section. The other two don t and you ll have to stumble upon them, though they re usually found in areas where the most woodworkers have congregated.

You ll find some of the friendliest, funniest woodworkers you ll ever meet in these forums, and you might just stumble across deals you can gloat about. Be sure to POST DEALS you find to these forums!

Any unwritten quirks or kinks that Amazon s deals have, such as the fact that the recent 20% off code (2OOFFPTA) for blades, bits and dadoes also applied to router lift, will show up in forums first… before they get “fixed” by Amazon.

I also write about deals I find on Amazon in the ToolCrib.com blog plus they go in our email newsletter.

2) timing is everything. move fast.
Here s a limited time deal for example - right now Amazon s offering free certificates to folks buying DeWALT, Black &amp Decker, Porter-Cable or Delta products:

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