Subscribe: What He Really Wants: Win a $100 Home Depot Gift Certificate
Shopping for dad can be difficult. Many men view gifts of clothing much the way women view receiving small kitchen appliances and cleaning supplies as presents– way too utilitarian. Practical gifts are useful, but they are not exciting.
But who wants to waste money on frivolous things in this economy? Seriously….how many office toys and other useless junk does dad really need?
For a gift both exciting and practical, consider a Home Depot gift card. My husband’s eyes light up when he walks into Home Depot. Walking through their aisles gets him thinking about all of the possible projects he could complete.
At times…I don’t always see this as a good thing. I’ll always remember the day I came home from the grocery store to find a big gaping hole in my wall. But it does keep things exciting…and that gaping hole is now a beautiful built-in bookshelf.
If you are just a beginner or want to improve your home improvement skills before you follow my husband’s lead and start knocking down walls, you can take free classes both online or at your local Home Depot. Check out www.homedepotclinics.com.
So if you’re either a procrastinator looking for a great last-minute holiday gift or just in need of some gift-giving inspirations, consider buying a Home Depot Gift Certificate. You can find them at local Home Depot stores or online at www.homedepot.com with free shipping.
Win It:
To make your New Year a little brighter, Home Depot is giving away a $100 gift card on Mamanista.com. To enter, leave a comment on this post by 11:59pm EST on December 31, 2008 letting us know your favorite product at www.homedepot.com or what home improvement project you hope to tackle in 2009.
Oh, my husband has LOTS of little projects that he has planned…and then there are the DREAMING big projects.
For a $100, I think it would cover one of his little projects–he needs to do some work around the back yard–some minor landscaping.
Who knew Home Depot had cameras??? We’d probably put it towards a new camera!!!
dansan826 at yahoo.com
I love Home Depot. We are hoping to replace the closet doors in our home.
We would like granite counter tops in our kitchen.
We would like to put flooring in our basement!
For ‘09, I want to have more flowers & plants in our home. That’s what we would spend the card on.
Our project that we’re hoping to take care of in 2009 is actually the barn! We really need to get it fixed up!
We plan to repaint our son’s bedroom in 2009 since his baby room does not reflect the fact that he’s so NOT a baby anymore!
Thanks for this chance! We want to tackle redoing our master shower. It’s terrible.
My husband loves Home Depot…but what guy doesn’t?! We need to install gutter guards, redo the floors near the front door and replace our shower doors in 2009!
I can think of too many things! I need to do some weather-proofing, so maybe some weather stripping. We also want a shed eventually, so maybe this would go into the shed fund.
I would for starters get new paint for my living room. The pink color that we moved into does not quite go with my decor.
Then I’d get storage supplies and shelving for the garage.
I would buy the 7-1/2 Ft. Pre-Lit Glittery Pine with 750 White Lights
I would buy paint rollers and drop cloths, as we don’t have any painting supplies
I would use this toward the purchase of a whirlpool tub! I love to take baths and soak in hot-tubs!
Thanks!
I love the Graham & Brown 12 In. x 16 In. Metallic Eiffel Tower Impression 3-Dimensional Wooden Photo Box
Oh man, this sure would make the new year brighter!! We would love to put hardwood floors in our kitchen/dining room someday!!! This would definitely help!
We just moved, so we have a couple of projects that it could be used for. We have the ugliest white floral wallpaper in our kitchen that just has to go!
would love to put these in my daughter’s room – Outer Edges Three Dimensional Hand Painted Lite Weight Glow in the Dark Stars
Would love to get the kitchen pantry and island built!
In my home you need to jiggle the handle on all 3 toilets! I need to buy new insides for all 3 toilets before the jiggling and trickling drives me nuts!!!
My upstairs bathroom has need remodeling since we moved in 2 years ago. It has this hideous wallpaper I would like to remove and paint the walls. I’d also like to get a new sink & vanity for it too.
We have a bunch of different things we want to get done with our house, but the biggest one is getting the basement finished! Its been a work in progress for about a year now!!
I am going to finish the upstairs by laying tile in the bedroom. Then the house will be complete after two years of work!
My next project is takling my closet–home dep has some awsome closet organization items and $ would give me a good start
My favorite Home Depot item is a Honeywell 7-Day Programmable Touchscreen Thermostat – $99.99 – Model RTH7600D. I had one installed in my home and its been fantastic. Now I’d like to get one for my parents home.
This year we want to tackle our outdoor patio. It has zero, nothing on it right now, and we want to buy some furniture, potted plants, and a few nice birdfeeders for it.
I would get the Hampton Bay 52 In. Osborn Fan. I need to replace the one in my family room. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
I would love to get a new workbench!
We are planning to re-do all our closet areas in 2009.
Oh that would come in so handy to start remodeling the guest bathroom! Thanks for a great contest!
I love their paints, and painting my apt. is my 2009 goal.
I would like to take on getting new kitchen cabinets. Thanks for the giveaway!
kport207 at gmail dot com
need some repairs and some energy saving stuff, some water savers- so would do that mrs.mommyyatgmail.com
Paint, paint and more interior paint. We would use the gift card for a spring cleaning and sprucing up painting project in the house.
oranjkaat@yahoo.com
My big home depot wish for this year? A new refrigerator!
I would buy myself a new showerhead to conserve water.
I would like to tile my living room, this would certainly help.
Thank you. :-)
Our 1st important project that we hope to start soon is a new floor in our kitchen and this would really help out there, I have wanted laminate floors for so long and we plan on doing it after the first of the year, Thanks for the great giveaway and want to wish everyone a very merry christmas
We need to start up greading the kitchen…little by little.
HomeDepot actually carries alot of things you don’t know about……I would love to get a headboard…we also need an area rug…and my favorite department is the lighting department, but I don’t know if I can pick only one favorite item. I would love to win, though, and give this card to my other half who is at HD all the time…..
Great giveaway! Thanks!
My husband wants a band saw so we would put this money towards that.
My favorite product is the Ulitmate BodyZone Queen Memory Foam Mattress!
I don’t know who loves The Home Depot more, my DH or me! We need to finish putting down our laminate wood flooring in my craft room/den, so that’s where the gift certificate would come in handy:) Great giveaway!
maggie@mannwieler.com
I’m a subscriber by email :)
maggie@mannwieler.com
We have a lot of home improvement projects on the “to do list” — painting the living room, upgrading a bathroom, maybe some new hardwood floors. Thanks for this contest!
What a wonderful giveaway! Who can’t use Home Depot products, I ask? Speaking personally, my kitchen floor needs replaceding desperately.
dlcwin AT gmail DOT com
I want to finish a section in the garage to store the yard tools. Happy Holidays.
We hope to finish our basement in 2009 and plan to put a rec room and a place where the kids can play. We also want a bedroom and a half bathroom too. It should add much value to our home when we go to sell it.
We really need to replace our bathroom sink and pipes. Its in really bad shape and we just don’t have the money. This would be so great. Thank you!
The Maytag Dishwashers…Mine is on it’s last leg, so this would be awesome to win! Thanks for the chance!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com
The thing we need most is a new mower by next spring. This would go a good way toward the purchase.
We’re going to be doing a LOT of remodeling this next year, and the year after that.
The Home Depot employees know us pretty well from all the times we’ve been there the last year. The Bathroom, and living room are our main projects right now.
So many issues and Home Depot can resolve most of them. My sprayer attachment at the sink just fell apart. The whole assembly needs to be replaced. We also need to replace the shower attachment in the kids bathroom to one of the restricted flows. Thanks
We just moved and now have a huge patio with nothing on it. Our project is to get our patio ready for the spring/summer season. This would go great towards the purchase of a new grill. Great giveaway!
We desparatly need outdoor lighting in our front yard!! Our porch light just doesn’t cast enough light to make me feel as safe as I’d like! This is home improvement project #1 on my list!! Thanks!
Hubby would love this and undoubtedly we would use the card for some great plant pots; we both love the plant pots at Home Depot!
(in Canada)
Since my husband is a real handyman this would be great. Tiling the bathroom and sunroom. Thanks.
I plan on redoing my kids whole bathroom. Nothing works in there anymore. This would really help with it. Thanks for the chance.
My project for 2009 is making my own bookshelves! I am determined to learn and build some.
Our project is to paint – the entire house. We will save a lot of money doing it ourselves, but it is a huge task. Thanks!
I really love walking around the faux kitchens in Home Depot, dreaming of redecorating my cabinets and putting in a brand new sink. Thanks so much for this fab contest.
We have a project remodeling a kitchen,from top to bottom all by ourselves,so this would come in handy,HomeDepot has some cabinets that I just love to have,thanks
Oh we will tackle alot of projects in 2009. We will be retiring in our home hopefully 6 years. So there is alot of remodeling we want to get done on our house. Insulating, new roof, and the list goes on. We don’t live in the house right now, we live in another town, closer to hubby’s work. We do all our home remodeling shopping at Home Depot.
I would buy a Dremel tool.
I want a porch off my laundry room! My husband and son work outside in the mud and dirt and they carry it all in my laundry room!
I would love to be able to replace the carpeting in 2009. Here’s hoping!
We desperately need tile in our hallway. We pulled up the old, and have yet to buy the new!
Thank you so much for this great giveaway. We have a desk that is falling apart and we’ve been pricing and checking out some desks at local stores. First they are so expensive and they also look to be of really poor quality. My husband is going to build the desk himself, so we know the quality will be better. In addition, after that project, I would love for him to build us a nice TV stand too.
It seems that he spends much of his time at Home Depot. Would love to win this. Thanks so much.
DH plans to do some work on the bathroom walls. We don’t need new fixtures, but he needs some good paint (and whatever goes on the walls first to prep it for the good paint). I know Home Depot has exactly what he needs.
I want to tackle my backyard. Its hideous!
I would tackle my backyard. Its hideous!
One of my favorite products is the Rachael Ray 10 Pc. Hard Anodized Set (pots).
I get all my mulch at Home Depot!
We hope to replace the cabinet doors in our kitchen. Thanks for the chance.
I would love to put in a backsplash in the kitchen
we would get an area rug for family room!
thanks!
moore.g@insideconnect.net
I would love to have the LG Electronics 4.5 Cu Ft High Efficiency SteamWasher. But, I would probably use the gift card for some paint to repaint the kids bedrooms.
Thanks!
I would love my husband to finish all the projects that are half done.
I need to replace all my garden plants that just froze and died this week, Home Depot can you help me out?
We would use the money at Home Depot to help fund an “overhaul” of our bathroom. We need a new vanity, mirror, flooring, shower door, and everything else that goes with it. Love Home Depot. It’s our one-stop shopping place for everything for the home. They’re great!
Thank you for offering this wonderful Home Depot giveaway.
I want to paint my living room.
I have my eye on a country style light for the dining room.
oh my – our place needs paint so badly and this gift card would help us tackle it in 2009!
Makita cordless power tools
I need the kohler bathtub
We bought a house this past summer, so we have lots of projects. I’d like to build a garden this summer.
I am desperately trying to get my kitchen finished – the walls, pantry door, and the floor!
My husband started refinishing a large room in our basement for a play room for the kids but it isn’t finished yet and will probably wait for spring. We can’t wait though for a kids to have a large space to play in. He did buy all his materials at Home Depot. :)
Oh, my hubbie got all kinds of projects done last year like a deck, patio for a gazebo, finished a garage and walkway, etc. This year, I’d just be happy if he finally fixed the bathroom sink which has been broken for a year! You can use it but the sink can’t fill up with water. It is annoying. This gift card would be perfect to get a new one with.
I love home depot, it is almost as if it is our second home! This year we plan on re-tiling the bathroom, so $100 would come in very handy!
Thanks for the giveaway!
commentsweeps [at] gmail [dot] com
love all their garden equipment. am always looking to expand the garden. also great closet organizer systems.
We moved into our apartment in 2007, and walked into a bad paint job. It is really sad, to say the least. I would really like to spruce up the bedroom and paint the walls. Yes, that is what I would do with a hundred big ones. I’m sure my wife would be happy.
Happy Holidays everybody!!!
We love their tool selection. We need to get our stairs, doors and trim stained.
I want to rip out my carpet and put down flooring.
we will be screening in the patio this summer so I can sit out there and enter my sweeps!! Cool idea or what!!
We hope to re-do the bathroom this year!! This would help!
Could surely use this. Something always needs repairs around an older home.
I have lots of projects for my husband. Top on the list is painting our bedroom.
I like the airblown Santa around the world snowglobe, but I should be saying how much I love their blinds because we really need blinds for twelve of the windows in our house.
I’m going to tile my bathroom floor. And maybe my entry way too. I did one bathroom already and love it compared to linoleum. Thanks for the great contest! I could really use this!
I hope to fix the stair railing. It is slightly broken.
Ugh… during the next year I’m afraid we need to replace the toilet in our bathroom, and the gappy linoleum tiles could use replacing as well while we’re at it!
Hello! Fantastic giveaway drawing. Please count me in. Thanks and Happy Holidays…..Cindi
I hope to get a new shower and tiles for one of my bathrooms.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
They carry so many awesome things, I wouldn’t know where to begin to choose a favorite item. Great giveaway!!
I hope to help my husband with his project of building a new deck out back. I will help by staying out of the way. LOL
we need to paint pretty much every room!
autumn398 (at) yahoo.com
Levolor®
1″ Premium Hardwood Blinds would be great on my window/windows
Would love a new programable thermostat
I do subscrible
My husband would like some wood working tools!
I would love to install a new ceiling fan in 2009. Thanks for the giveaway!
I need to paint the interior and exterior of my house. I hate painting. It’s so boring. But it does make the house look so nice and the results are worth the effort.Maybe I’ll make that my New Year’s resolution. Nah, then I’ll be sure NOT to paint.
We need to do some painting.
We have so many little projects that need to get done around here…repainting the interior has to get done this coming year, we also pulled up our carpet in the living room and want to put down hardwood floors, I’d love to re-do my kitchen counters and floor, we need to give our guest bathroom a face lift, and also need to stain the new deck addition we added on in the Fall. So I’m sure my hubby could find something to put that 100.00 to work for him.
Thank you so much for a wonderful contest!
Merry Christmas !!
Cathy
I just logged onto Home Depot earlier today and want a generator, what with our snow and windstorm coming.
I’d like to help my mother clean out and fix up her garage so we can make part of it into an artspace for her.
I need a new medicine cabinet
If I had a $100 gift card I would buy the Dremel 400 Series XPR Rotary Tool Kit. I don’t know what I’d do with the leftover penny,oh yea ,taxes.
Home Improvement…painting all of the rooms in the house, which so badly need it…thanks for entry!
Wood and lumber.
I would like to tackle installing a new front door with new hardware. Our door is worn and the rust is starting to show on the hardware. I think a new door would give our house and whole new appearance.
We’re just finishing up one bathroom redo and we would like to start on another one in the New Year…so this $100 Home Depot Gift Card will come in very handy!
A new barbeque grill.
we need to do roof repair this year, we have already patched the ceiling.
I would like a new vanity in my bathroom in 2009.
jceko77@yahoo.com
We need to replace our broken patio this year, so a little sweat equity and an affair with Home Depot are in order.
I need a new faucet
We need a new bookcase for our ever expanding book collection so I would use the GC to buy oak lumber.
Thanks!
I’d love to replace all the ceiling light fixtures in my older home. Time to lighten up!
I plan on painting my computer room and new carpet
Hellooooo…Home Depot!
We need a new sink and toilet for the bathroom.
We would like to get furniture for our porch.
I want to redo our counter tops.
We would really like to start working on our bathroom. It needs updating in the worst way. It looks exactly the same from when we bought our house years and years ago. My husband wants to replace the sink and bathtub, and start tiling. Very expensive!
We always have home improvement plans. This year, we’ll redecorate our bedroom, get a new front door, and landscape the yard.
I like SilverStone Culinary Colors Series 13 Piece Set – Red Model 20807
Thanks!
We have plans to landscape the front yard next year. The $100 would help buy new plants. Thanks…..
If I were to win, it would probably go towards the Dremel 400 Series XPR Rotary Tool Kit.
Please enter me, we want to buy FreshAire no-voc paint.
We are going to put tile in our bathrooms this would help out tremendously. Thanks
I would get one of their cool drill kits to fix our dresser drawers, replace our counter top trim, and replace our doorknobs! We love Home Depot!
smchester at gmail dot com
My husband and children are big hunters and fishermen, I really need a small deep freezer from home depot. I already have one chosen. I will be waiting on the gift card to make the purchase an even better deal!
My husband wants to install a new fireplace mantle… we’ll just have to see how that goes :) We can’t even repaint a room without making 5 separate trips to Home Depot for last minuute supplies!
next project a new kitchen sink and fixtures
I need a new kitchen,but I would settle for a new front door that the $100.00 can go towards.
Thanx for the contest.
$100 would buy 1 1/2 boxes of flooring for my bedroom!
I need to replace the sliding glass doors which are rotting. Thanks for the giveaway.
We have a bedroom that needs to updated.
We’ve lived in this house for almost 5 years now. The couple that lived here before, lived here probably for 40 years. The last update that they did was back in the 80’s so you can image what the colors were and shaggy carpet.
We have finished all the rooms except the last bedroom. I would like to get this room done in 2009. Thank you
What is it with men and Home Depot? My husband coulkd shop there every single day if I let him. I have a project that I could really use this gift card for – we have removed most of the UGLY wallpaper from the walls in our main bathroom. I need to figure out what to do with the walls once they have been completely scraped and cleaned. I want to paint the room a nice relaxing color and perhaps place a ceiling border.
I like the garden center the best.
I love Home Depot plants in the Spring. $100 certainly would fill a lot of pots!
I’d get the Mohawk Home Aviara Natural 5 Ft. x 8 Ft. Area Rug
Oh, my second home – Home Depot!
I’m going to tackle organizing my garage.
I need to replace my baseboards and am eyeing some at Home Depot
I need to replace the kitchen sink and faucet.
My husband has always wanted a fancy freestanding toolbox organizer.
Our basement bathroom needs a serious face lift–like gutting it and starting over.
we want to paint the living room!
High on the list is a deck in the backyard, with a water feature, built in grill and built in fireplace.
painting
Hubby does so many wonderful things for me, I’d love a way to honor him in return. Gift card to his favorite store would be lovely!
Painting bedrooms
We need to redo our bathroom!
I need to get an electric fireplace insert for my fireplace. This card will go a long way.
I would like to build my daughter a play house.
I need a new washing machine and they have some really nice ones. I want a front loading one.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway. Hope you and your family have a great holiday.
Time to go greener. Light bulbs, solar lights for outside, garden to grow, …
We need to regrout our tile floors, so we would put it toward that.
My yard needs tons of work.
We hope to put in a garden in the spring, so I’d use the card to buy plants and fertilizer. Thanks for the contest!
I’m in the midst of a remodel, so this would really come in handy. I need to purchase a new kitchen light fixture right now, so this card would definitely cover that.
Thanks for a great giveaway!!
Build up a raised bed garden for veggies and flowers this spring.
We have to insulate underneath the bedrooms (they’re over a crawl space); we bought an old, old house and it has very little insulation. Thanks for the chance to win a Home Depot gift card – it would cover the insulation for one of the rooms.
Home Depot had cameras?
I need new plants for my garden and living room
Merry Christmas
I would love to paint most of the rooms in our house. Even though we are renting painting just makes it feel like home. Everything is covered in high gloss paint. It’s not attractive!
I love to buy orchid plants at Home Depot, they have a very nice variety of them. Thank you and Happy Holidays to you!
The home improvement project we want to tackle is some serious interior painting.
Painting is the most ambitious home improvement job on my list right now.
Light Effects 24 In. x 36 In. Clematis Decorative Window Film – would be ideal for my kitchen window!
Stripping wallpaper and repainting bedrooms and the kitchen.
I’m doing a bathroom remodel. This GC would go towards new tile flooring. Thanks.
we are totally remodeling our house, so there are many things we could use this for.
my favorite products is the Delta Single Lever Handle 4 In. Centerset Chrome Lavatory Faucet. because the prodect we would like to tackle is to change out the faucet in the bathroom sink. Ours is old and dirty and we can’t seem to get it clean anymore.
We’ll be priming and painting and possibly adding new carpeting.
One of the (small) projects I’d like to accomplish in 2009 is to paint over all the scuff marks and chips on the walls and trim in our home. Thanks for the giveaway!
I’d put it towards buying a new miter saw blade.
this will go towards reflooring my living room, the old rug MUST go
My favorite product is the Sony 32in HDTV because I love Sony products, and I could use a new TV. Ha ha~
The project that I want to tackle is the walls leading to my upstairs and the floors in my upstairs!
I need some new table lamps for our living room.
I would love to buy a new refrigerator to replace our old energy-hog refrigerator.
Would love to remodel our bathroom. I’ve already picked out the tile I want at Home Depot. They have the best selection.
We want to rip up our laminate flooring in the kitchen & laundry room & install tile. Thanks!
We really want to start putting on a sunroom.
I need to build some rolling shelves into my kitchen pantry.
We will be painting
Paint the living room! Its amazing how much of a difference a fresh coat of paint looks!
We bought this house over 10 years ago, remodeled the kitchen 4 years ago and are just now going to get a tiled back splash. I’ll be shopping at Home Depot for the tile.
I love the ClosetMaid ProCuisine Single Trash Bin Slider (27 Qt.). At $49.97, I could get two with the gift card!
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net
This year I will have a refreshed and new landscape. Bring on the blisters! Thanks for a great giveaway!
We are going to attemp to tile an enclosed shower.
We’re repainting our kitchen next month, so this would come in handy!
If I was to win, we would finish the bedroom ceiling. We recently remodeled and had wonderful ideas for lighting, but unfortuntely we ran out of money, so now I’m stuck with holes in the ceiling! i reallllly need this! Thankyou
I would love for my husband to finish the bathroom. Thank you!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
The Cherry Computer Desk and Hutch is a practical yet beautiful piece of furniture.
I would spend the money on our kitchen remodel. The cupboards are falling apart…
Thank you for the contest!
I hope to organize my bedroom closet
We will be fixing a wall in the office and repainting the whole room in the near future. We have major projects outside around the house planned for the Spring.
Our next project will be to paint the kitchen and dining room. We will of course get the paint and supplies from Home Depot.
put up a shed
I need to paint my living room.
My project would be to organize my closets and storage spaces in the basement!
cjnedrow@gmail.com
I can always use a new power tool.
I would love to have a new camera, mine is old and outdated
I want to re-do my kitchen and master bathroom.
I’d love to fix up my patio with some new bushes and plants this spring!
We’re going to upgrade our kitchen this coming year. Because our cabinets offer much more storage than new ones, we’re going to be refinishing them and adding new counter tops.
Thanks for hosting a great giveaway!
I would replace the fans in our room and the kids room . . . they are big and bulky – something sleek @ smooth would be nice!
I want to paint my bedroom in blue.
We are planning to gut our bathroom (tub and all, reconfigure the layout of the bathroom and make a standing shower instead. Cant wait to begin!
Painting the living room
My husband saw a new dining room fixture at Home Depot that he liked so we would probably use the Gift Card towards that.
Oh a little update for the bathroom.
I would like to tackle a new bathroom floor as my project for next year.
I would like to create more storage option in all our closets.
I would love to paint my bedroom.
i’ve got to say i think i am like the others surprised the Home Depot sold more than tools and constructions stuff. i’ve been wanting a pressure cooker and this is the one i like that HD had. deni Electric Pressure Cooker
Model 9700 it’s $120. Sweetness, if i won I’d only have to come up with 20. thanks so much!
We need to refinish a dining table set!
We need to redo our master bedroom bathroom. HD has some beautiful tiles and fixtures.
Need to regrout the shower stall.
We plan on remodeling our kitchen this year with new quartz counter tops.
Anything for the bathroom….we really need to update in the New Year!
This may not be something HE wants but I sure want it! After redecorating our home, we dropped the ball and haven’t finished the kitchen.
Our kitchen is 1940’s and it’s really nice but we desperately need new counters!!
I’d apply it towards this: Pegasus 25 In. Montesol Granite Vanity Top With Bowl & 8 In. Spread (Faucet & Side Splash Not Included)
Model 25649
We really need to update the kids’ bathroom which is small and won’t cost that much, but deperately needs to be “grown up” looking.
We need a set of solar lights for our back yard.
I moved an entertainment center into the basement. While going down the stairs, I put a hole in the wall. My wife says that I need to get that fixed as soon as we get through Christmas.
There are so many projects I’d like to tackle in 2009. I guess the number one should be painting the inside of the house.
I have a list of so many repairs. Painting, foundation, baths, etc. I love Home Depot.
Would like to buy landscaping items
i love the laminated flooring, they have some beautirul colors and styles and i need to redo my living room and kitchen