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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: April Tools

| By John Petersik | April 1, 2013 | 7,817 Comments

Fab Freebie: April Tools

***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!***

Well the lucky April fool, er, person who’s getting the $500 gift card to the home improvement store of their choosing  – all thanks to Hometalk! – is… Rebecca (who says she and her husband really need a router table to change out some non-functional kitchen cabinets). Congrats!

Nope, this isn’t a joke. Someone somewhere in the world is gonna win $500 this week, and it’s all thanks to Hometalk. It’s a free community where DIYers and pros can exchange projects and advice, which makes it a great spot to discover new ideas (everything from major remodels to easy cleaning tips pop up). The photo-centric boards make browsing for inspiration a breeze and connecting with the creator is just as easy. And since Hometalk is all about helping you tackle our next project, they want to give you the right tools – which is why they’re serving up a $500 gift card to your favorite home improvement store (be it Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sears or something else). Not a bad way to ring in April, right?

 HomeTalk Giveaway

  • PRIZE: A $500 gift card to the home improvement store of your choice, courtesy of Hometalk
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “TOOL ME” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … what tool you’ve been wanting lately and what project you’re hoping it will help you tackle. Have you had your eye on a certain saw to make your next building project easier? Do you desperately need a sewing machine for some pillow making? Or are you waiting on that nail gun to update some trim in your house?
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: This giveaway is available worldwide!
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, April 3rd or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…
  • ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Hometalk.

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  1. Carole White says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    TOOL ME! I would like to buy roofing materials as my husband is soon to replace ours.

    Reply
  2. Veronica says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    TOOL ME!

    A calking gun would be sublime! How do I not have one already?

    Reply
  3. Kristen says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    Tool me…. I am ready for a welder to make my own outdoor furniture. Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Rachel says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    Tool me!! We desperately need a wheelbarrow- I’m sure our neighbors would love to stop loaning us theirs too! :)

    Reply
  5. Michelle says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    Tool me
    We have some yard renovation we would love to do.

    Reply
  6. Kristin says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    TOOL ME! Sadly, we need a couple of new toilets. Not glamorous.

    Reply
  7. Christina D says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    TOOL ME!!!

    Well I just got a staple gun so I can recover my dining room chairs :) But I am also contemplating getting a sewing machine… Hmmm…

    Reply
  8. Alexandra says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    TOOL ME!
    I would love to have a table saw that can also cut tile. we will be doing our master bath sometime, plus the back splash in the kitchen and that would be super handy!

    Reply
  9. Abby says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    Tool me! I would get something to help me do picture frame molding below the chair rail in my dining room. A saw of some sort. :)

    Reply
  10. Jaqui T says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    TOOL ME! I want a gas stove. I also want to just completely redo my entire kitchen lol.

    Reply
  11. Ana says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    Tool me! We are doing a lot of work in the house right now and don’t have a single power tool that’s ours!!

    Reply
  12. Ana says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    Tool me! Pretty please.

    Reply
  13. LoriSF says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    TOOL ME!

    We’d love to get some lawn gardening tools… like a de-thatcher, aerator, and seed roller.

    Reply
  14. Robert says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    Tool me! Tool us! We need some power in our lives.

    Reply
  15. Carrie K. says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    Hi – love your site and this giveaway! We just moved into a new rental and are trying to make it homey. I sewing machine for drapes and pillows and some extra cash for new doorknobs and some paint would definitely do the trick!

    Reply
  16. Terri Mc says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    TOOL ME!!
    I need a small sander.

    Reply
  17. Erika says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    Tool me. I could use a sander or a table saw or other woodworking tools for my husband!

    Reply
  18. Theresa S. says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    “TOOL ME” please I need a sewing machine to make seat cashion

    Reply
  19. Sasha says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:25 pm

    Tool me! How much does John cost? (Definitely not implying he is a tool… Just could use a handyman to go with the tools!)

    Reply
  20. Karen says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:25 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I need a sander to refinish my dining room table!

    Reply
  21. Corey says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    Tool Me!

    I would really like a hammer drill to help with the conversion of our garage into a den.

    Reply
  22. Amy H. says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Reply
  23. Alicia Zepeda says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Tool Me! Please! My finance and I could really use a table saw and chop saw to make some new furniture pieces.

    Reply
  24. Meghan says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    TOOL ME! I want an air compressor. I bought nail and staple guns that run off the compressor and have been using the one from our school’s theater (HS teacher). I didn’t buy one initially because I didn’t think I’d need one often, but now I am in love with my nail and staple guns…and hate dragging the school’s compressor back and forth.

    Reply
  25. Janet says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I want a nail gun so I can repair the loose boards on my fence

    Reply
  26. Kari @ Human, MD says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    Tool Me! I really really need a mitre saw… I have molding to cut and deck planks to cut and lots of other things to cut.

    Reply
  27. David says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I want/need a new miter saw…and a table saw…and a gazillion other tools!

    Reply
  28. Crystal L says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    Tool me! I’d love a nice nail gun to add some moulding to my daughter’s bedroom. And then maybe my other daughter’s bedroom… and then maybe our bedroom… hmmm…

    Reply
  29. Ginger says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I could use a sander to refinish some furniture!

    Reply
  30. maribeth says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    TOOL ME

    Nail gun please :)

    Reply
  31. Tori says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    Tool me! I want a miter saw so I can do more wood projects!

    Reply
  32. Sarah F. says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:38 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I want to get an electric sander to save my hands from cramping so I can refinish some furniture and cabinets!

    Reply
  33. Travis says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    TOOL ME!

    We are buying our first home (closing next week) so there’s a million and one projects to do soon.

    Reply
  34. amandam says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    TOOL ME!
    we could use… lots of things.

    Reply
  35. Sarah says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    TOOL ME!

    It’s spring time and we have a yard for the first time so we need a lawnmower and all sorts of tools like a ladder, shovel, wheelbarrow…

    Reply
  36. Cortney S says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I would love a nail gun.. that way we can stop borrowing my dad’s finally.

    Reply
  37. John says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Need a staple gun desperately for my wife’s never-ending list of re-upholstry projects!

    Reply
  38. Kate says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    Tool me! I need everything :( but to start, perhaps a saw!

    Reply
  39. Sarah F. says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    TOOL ME!

    My husband and I are about to buy our first home so there are lots of little upgrades we want to do like new locks, a few new light fixtures, paint, and a bunch of other stuff I’m sure we don’t even know we want to do!

    Reply
  40. Amy says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Tool Me !!! :)
    Please?
    We’ve been planning to update (aka – gut) our 2 bathrooms, so I would let my husband choose any tools he thinks we need, since we have very few … Nail gun, Kreg jig, tile saw, any other saw, Dremel, miter box, a better stud finder …
    We’re also planning on finishing out our basement, building a new deck & patio, landscaping, then replacing our carpet with wood floors ….

    Reply
  41. Amy P says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    TOOL ME! I want a circular saw so I can upgrade/add molding throughout the house!

    Reply
  42. April says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    TOOL ME! We need to do all of the fence and landscaping at our new house.

    Reply
  43. Deana says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    TOOL ME! I’d love a Kreg Jig (just because all the “cool” folks have one), a table saw, or a paint sprayer. We’re finishing our basement right now so we’re in need of just about anything at any home improvement store.

    Reply
  44. Marie says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    “Tool Me!” Please! pretty, pretty please!!! I want a table saw. And a nail gun! (so we can finish the floors we did a YEAR and a HALF ago!) Really, there isn’t a tool I don’t want.

    Reply
  45. Lauren says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Tool Me!! Ooh, I really need a powerdrill…is that what they are called?? Haha. I seriously just need any tools- maybe a beginners kit.

    Reply
  46. Curtisl says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    TOOL ME
    I need tiling tools for the kitchen backsplash.

    Reply
  47. Susan says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    tool me! oh please oh please. The bathroom needs new fixtures!

    Reply
  48. Erin says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    Tool me! I need just about everything!

    Reply
  49. April says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    TOOL ME!
    We are about to do all of the fence and landscaping for our new house, so we need lots of things!

    Reply
  50. Jess says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Paint sprayer for sure. We have to paint EVERY door in our house!

    Reply
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