Amazon Haul: Great for Impulse Buys — Not for Tool Deals
Published October 16, 2025If you’ve been scrolling through Amazon lately, you might’ve noticed something new called Amazon Haul. It looks a lot like one of those flashy deal sections where everything feels like it’s on sale—but is it actually a good place to find deals on tools or material?
After tracking tool prices for months across major retailers, including Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Ace, we decided to take a closer look. The verdict? Amazon Haul isn’t the secret stash of tool savings it’s made out to be.
What Exactly Is Amazon Haul?
Amazon launched Haul as a shopping destination that highlights “trending” or “must-have” products across different categories. It feels a little like Prime Day meets TikTok—lots of quick clips, bold “deal” tags, and limited-time buzz. You’ll find everything from kitchen gadgets to workout gear to quirky home finds.
Amazon describes it as the place to “Shop ultra-affordable products across fashion, home, select beauty items, and electronics” on their About Amazon Haul page. And yes, there’s a Tools & Home Improvement section tucked inside. But when you dig into the pricing, things start to look less impressive.
What’s limiting the potential of Amazon Haul for solid tool finds? Amazon Haul has no products over $20, which limits what you might find there to begin with. It’s more of the impulse buy display that you see before you checkout at a store than an aisle of products.
Yes, you can find some novelty tools that might be a fun gift or something to keep in a backup tool bag, like this mini ratchets, or material products, like 3M adhesives. The products that you find on Amazon Haul might be enticing to buy, because of the way they are presented. Presenting product inventory creates a sense of urgency. Seeing “Only 3 Left” really gets buyers to avoid price comparisons, because the product might be gone by the time they come back.
The Reality: Everyday Prices in Disguise
Amazon Haul loves to promote items with big banners that scream “Limited Time Deal!” or “Save Now!”—but in most tool categories, those prices are identical to what you’ll find any other day.
We compared prices on cordless drills, circular saws, batteries, and sanders from brands like DEWALT, Milwaukee, and Makita. The differences? Pennies, if anything.
In many cases, the so-called “deal” prices on Amazon Haul were the same as what those items had been selling for the entire month—or what you’d see at Home Depot or Lowe’s on any given day.
So while Amazon Haul may look like a bargain bin, it’s really more of a marketing layer—a way to make regular pricing feel like a special event.
What Amazon Haul is Good For
Don’t get us wrong—Amazon Haul isn’t useless. It’s a fun place to stumble onto novelty gear, like LED work-light hats, shop gadgets, magnetic wristbands, or those oddly satisfying socket organizers you didn’t know you needed.
If you’re in the mood to scroll and grab something under $25 that might make your toolbox or garage life a little easier, Haul can be entertaining. It’s just not the right place to hunt down serious savings on pro-grade tools or building materials.
Where the Real Tool Deals Still Live
If your goal is to save real money on tools, you’re better off checking:
- Home Depot Special Buys of the Day
- Lowe’s Savings Events (especially around holidays)
- Ace Hardware clearance and bundle promos
- Amazon’s own limited-time Lightning Deals or Prime Big Deal Day finds—those are still separate from Haul
- And of course, Slice Hardware’s price tracking, which compares prices across all major retailers every week
Bundle deals by popular retailers have always been a great deal source, especially when individual items in the bundle can be returned and the desired product can be kept for a steep discount.
Those are the channels where price drops actually happen—where a DEWALT drill kit might dip 20% below its historical average or Milwaukee battery bundles show genuine markdowns.
Bottom Line
Amazon Haul is slick, entertaining, and fun to browse—but it’s more about presentation than price drops. For tools and building materials, it’s not the deal goldmine some shoppers might hope for. You’ll find everyday prices wrapped in bright marketing banners—and maybe a few impulse-buy gadgets along the way.
So grab your novelty items there if you want, but when it comes to real tool deals, keep your eye on the places that actually move the numbers.
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