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I normally am not a fan of gift cards because they force you to spend them at a particular store, I instead think that cash can still be a classy gift if presented in the right way (and who doesn’t like cash?). However, if I were to get a gift card, there are few stores I’d rather get a card for than Home Depot because, like all other homeowners, I seem to be one project away from being “finished.” There’s always something I can get there and Home Depot doesn’t play any of the BS gift card games like devaluing the card if you don’t use it or charging annual fees.
From now until February 28th, The Home Depot is offering a special commemorative “Dream” gift card to celebrate and support the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Home Depot will donate 5% of each “Dream” gift card to support the Center for Civil and Human Rights, up to $1 million dollars. The monies will then be used to build a permanent home for Dr. Martin Luther King’s history papers, a collection of over 10,000 items consisting of his personal writings and papers. The collection includes over 7,000 handwritten notes from 1946 to 1968 and include drafts of his “I Have a Dream” speech, his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” other theological writings and his Nobel Peace Prize addresses.
You can buy these cards at a store or online at Home Depot.
To help get the word out, Home Depot is giving Bargaineering readers an opportunity to win a $50 gift card! To win, all you have to do is leave a comment telling us what is the one project in your house that you keep putting off? You all know what I mean, it’s the toilet with the leaky tank, the door that doesn’t close all the way, the faucet that continually drips. What is the one project you keep putting off? For me, it’s my closet door that doesn’t close all the way. My closet won’t close because it’s just too big. I’ve sanded it a little but I need to get the electric sander out and really go to town before the stupid thing will close. I haven’t done it yet because my office is carpeted and I just don’t want to deal with both sanding and cleaning up. 
So, what project have you been putting off? Tell us all by noon on February 13th and you will be in the running. I will randomly select one commenter to receive the $50 Home Depot “Dream” gift card. Void where prohibited. Good luck!
The contest is now closed, the lucky winner is “tom rundel” (Comment ID 296068) who just put in a wood stove, I hope this $50 gift card from Home Depot can help complete the look!
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LOL! What project HAVEN’T we been putting off?
We NEED:
…to repair some badly installed tiles in a kitchen;
…to install wooden blinds in the heater-like front windows before the hot weather comes in;
…to get someone who knows what he’s doing to rehang a front door and install weatherstripping so water doesn’t pour in under the door during a hard rain;
…to fix or replace the dishwasher;
…to install a room air conditioner in a bedroom.
We WANT:
…to replace the heater-like front windows with double-paned windows;
…to replace all the rest of the windows, ditto;
…to repair a beautiful old door that someone’s dog scratched up;
…to replace three sliding doors, one of which does not latch at all and one of which doesn’t lock, with new French doors with double-paned lights;
…to install security doors that don’t look like prison bars on four doors.
Not knowing whether either of us will be employed in a month or two, we’re putting off both NEEDs and WANTs. We just can’t risk spending money that may be needed for food.
Entering Mom, so I can go get her some of the MANY lil ol “Honey Do” projects that need to be done…
i really need to repaint a few rooms and remodel the kitchen, so this would definitely help out!
We have a sliding door on one bathroom and it’s been broken for years. We’ve repaired it before and it always seems to just come off the tracks again. Sigh.
I have been putting off repainitng the living room! My house needs a paint scheme update so bad!
i have been putting off installing a closet organizer
we’ve been procrastinating on fixing the bathroom caulking.
I’ve put off cleaning the shower.
We need new carpeting for our bedroom. That is my next project and this Home Depot gift card would help us get started.
Fixing up the kitchen cabinets.
Let’s see…the basement hallway needs to be painted, need to fix some water damage in the bathroom, we can only run the washing machine on cold, need to order a part for it, need to fix the garbage disposal.
I’ve been putting off fixing a window that doesn’t open in my kitchen.
I have been putting off painting the kitchen!
painting living room
I take great pride in my lovely deck full of glorious flowers–over the summer my apartment complex did some work on my deck and locked my plants inside while we were away–when we returned my plants had all died. Some had been with me for more than ten years– I miss them, and would use the Home Depot card to replace them.
One project is to replace the leaky faucet in the bathroom.
been putting off finishing the basement…i think the worst part is getting it clean before construction
Oh jeesh, where do I start? I guess with the front yard – need to plant a garden and paint!
I’ve been putting off replacing some rotten boards on the 2nd floor porch, painting the bathroom cabinet, and unclogging the tub drain.
I have put off assembling 2 chests from IKEA for a long time..must find the time.
I have been putting off bathroom remodeling that really needs to get done and this would help out.
My husband has been putting off painting the bathroom.
We need to replace and install new ceiling fans before summer, fix the clogged drain in upstairs bathroom, fix constant “running” upstairs toliet, new carpet in front room, weed the yard, replace light bulbs that I can’t reach without an extension ladder, clean the garage, ….the list goes on and on!
I need to organize my closet (otherwise known as the abyss).
washing the house
don’t recall my dad having to
wash our house !?!?!?!?!
but my vynil siding YUCK
Replacing a cracked window in the basement is what I have been putting off doing.
painting the kitchen
i need a storage building to put my belongings in. I have no home of my own and i need to buy a storage building from home depot with the floor kit so I can store my stuff at my parents
It’s my bedroom…I have been threatening to give it a makeover for a couple years now and it just isn’t getting done. Probably going to be a little longer now that we have to pay for those Wall St. guys with my husband’s unemployment insurance…
I have been delaying a painting project for my living room for over a year!!!
I have been putting off tiling my kitchen
I have been putting off replacing my toilet
My bathroom needs painting- in the worst way!
My husband is balking, and I suppose I’ll eventually have to give in and do it myself.
I have been putting off painting. I really need to paint the kitchen and bathroom.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Can you say leaking faucets????? OMGosh my bathroom faucet leeks so bad I can’t take a long shower without the hot water running out. Thanks for the reminder, I’m gonna get hubby right on it!!!!! Thanks!
I’ve been putting off painting and carpeting my youngest son’s room due to lack of extra money. This would be a great win, as we have already picked out the colors of both paint and carpet. Thank you for offering this for your readers.
I have truly been putting off a painting project. My dining room needs to be painted. (like for the last two years…). I could use the gift card to purchase some paintbrushes, rollers, etc. Thanks for this chance.
We have had a leaky faucet for sometime. I use a heavey washcloth as a tourniquet to keep the water from spilling all over. Your great giveaway reminded me of the importance of fixing this so as to remove the pan from under the sink and get back to more important things.
I have been putting off painting the laundry room.
I’ve been putting off building cabinet for my garage. It has been a year, and my stuff is still in bins.
new carpet in the playroom as well as elsewhere.
I really need to re-tile my shower but just can’t bring myself to start that project, despite having to look at the ugly, waterstained avocado tiles in there now. If I were lucky enough to win the GC, maybe I’d have some extra motivation. Thanks!
I’ve been putting off replacing the kitchen sink and faucet. It’s a terrible combo and the sprayer doesn’t even work. Plus, my daughter just painted some of our carpet. So special…
We bought our home four years ago and have been putting off re-doing the kitchen cabinets. They’re not in good shape and re-painting them didn’t do a bit of good.
It would be so great to modernize them… I think they’re originals from the 50s.
My bathroom floor really needs new tile and this would certainly help. Thanks for having the contest!
4 years ago I moved into a townhouse that had not been updated in years. In the kitchen they had carpeting that was so greasy you could actually slide across it!!!I ripped it out BEFORE I moved in. I have been walking on the plywood for 4 years and desperately NEED a floor but something always comes up that the money has to be spent on..either medical bills or car repairs on a 10 year old car!!! I NEED A NEW FLOOR!!!!
Been meaning to clean out the gutters…
I need to get some trim fixed that my puppy chewed on.
I’ve been delaying replacing the tile floor in my kitchen.
I’ve been putting off organizing my bedroom.
I’ve been putting off painting my bedroom.
I need to repaint my kitchen and dining area.
Painting the bathroom and replacing our back door–among many other things.
Finish do electrial work on my Garage.
The shelves in our closets are falling because the previous owner never installed them correctly. We’ve been putting it off for a couple weeks, and really need to get it fixed.
bathroom – sink, tub, tiles, oi
Pushing off planting new trees.
The two main projects we have been putting off are the kitchen and bathroom.
I’ve been putting off finishing my living room. The walls are just so bare. I need to get them done.
When I first painted, I accidently got some on the ceiling. I’ve always wanted to take the effort to find a matching white and then touch it up, but I haven’t gotten motivated to do such on my budget. The $50 will be a great motivator!
I also need to touch up the parts of my wall that my bunnies have chewed on, so I need to get some spackle and matching paint for that too!
installing a shower
Fix the door.
i need new cabinet pulls/hardware, this would be just the ticket, ty!
painting my dining room
Weatherstripping