Home Depot Penny Hunting Terms: YMMV, Pulled, Hidden and More

Penny hunting terms A to Z

Clearance. Stock a store wants to move out, marked with a yellow tag and set store by store. See the Home Depot clearance guide.

Clearance tag (yellow tag). The tag that shows the clearance price, the original price and a date. See how to read it.

Discontinued. An item Home Depot won't restock. Discontinued items are common clearance and penny candidates.

End cap. The shelf at the end of an aisle, often used for clearance.

Hidden clearance. Clearance you can't see on the shelf: untagged, under-tagged or hidden online. See hidden clearance.

Hidden price. An in-stock item with no price online, often shown as "see price in store". Read why prices don't show online.

Internet number. The 9-digit number Home Depot uses online. You can paste it into the PennyLoot Price Tracker. See SKU vs UPC vs Internet number.

Likely penny. An item whose price was removed online after a late markdown, a common sign it was pennied.

Markdown. A price cut on a clearance item. Most clearance drops in steps. See the markdown schedule.

Near penny. A very low clearance price, often under $1 or ending in .03 or .02.

Penny item. An item that rings up at $0.01. See the penny items guide.

Penny list. A list of reported penny items. Usually national and delayed. See is there a penny list?

Price ending. The last digits of a price, like .06, .03 or .02, which hunters read as clues. See price endings.

Pulled. Removed from the sales floor by staff, usually after an item reached a penny.

Special Buy. A limited-time promotion, not clearance. See Special Buy vs clearance.

Store SKU. The number on the shelf tag you search in the Home Depot app to check a store's price.

UPC. The barcode number from the manufacturer.

YMMV. Your mileage may vary. The deal depends on your store.

More terms you'll hear

As-is. Sold with known damage, often not returnable. See returning clearance.

Floor model. A display item, often sold at a discount at the end of a season.

Open box. A returned or opened item, sometimes marked down.

Price adjustment. Getting the difference back if the price drops after you buy. See Home Depot price match.

Price history. The record of an item's past prices at a store. See clearance price history.

Reset. When a store reorganizes an aisle for new products. Resets often push old items to clearance.

Scan. Checking an item's price by scanning its barcode in the Home Depot app or at self-checkout.

Still there / Gone. PennyLoot member reports on whether an item was found in the store. See is it still in stock?

Common abbreviations in penny groups

Put the terms to work

Now that you speak penny, see the latest Home Depot penny deals and read how to find penny items at Home Depot.