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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 (here are some Home Depot coupons you can use).
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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I expanded my kitchen over four years ago, but I still haven’t installed a backsplash yet.
fixing up the front yard.
We’ve lived in our house for eight years and I still haven’t gotten around to painting the living room. It’s still the same dull beige as when we moved it.
I expanded my kitchen over four years ago and have yet to put up a back splash.
I expanded my kitchen over four years ago, but I still haven’t installed a back splash yet.
Finishing our remodel on the first level. We have some exposed insulation because we don’t want to finish drywalling until we have a new door installed.
I have been needing to paint my daughters room!!
Finishing my attic.
We need to paint the inside of our house this year. The gift certificate would be a great help!
I have been putting off painting.
I’ve put off building a custom fish tank stand for about 3 years now.
I would purchase flowers for my flower beds.
new front door, really needs to be relpaced
I’ve been putting off cleaning my carpets.
I’ve been putting off getting windows
I need to refurbish my patio furniture, repaint and restrap.
I’ve been putting off fixing our water-damaged cabinet under our kitchen sink.
We replaced our front screen door with a really nice new one. Only the frame was a little bigger than the old one and we had to pull our doorbell button out in order for the door to fit correctly. Our doorbell button is still hanging out a little ways, and some people sometimes afraid to push it because they can see the wires.
We really should get that fixed.
I put tile in my kitchen, when I first bough it, and I haven’t installed the quarter round yet.
door doesn’t work. need to fix it. maybe replace it.
I moved in my new home in October, 2008 and all that was planted around the house was grass and one tree. So I would like some plants and flowers all around the house. Also the back porch needs to be replaced and a little painting done to a wooded decorative board around the home.
I’ve been putting off fixing the bathroom sink which is dripping.
oinkmoobaa (at) yahoo (.) com
i have been putting off remodeling the kitchen on a budget, the two biggest projects are redoing the counters and the cabinets, they are big jobs, and i really need some good weather to redo them, so i put it off……help me
Getting the garage cleaned and organized.
I’ve been putting off redoing my kitchen cabinets. Thanks for the giveaway!
kport207 at gmail dot com
I’ve been putting off painting my attic wall.
Fixing (replacing?) the leaky garbage disposal.
Replacing the carpets
I need a lot of potting mix to redo my planters.
I’m STILL working on Katrina damage to my home.
I need to install new shelving in my closet.
Organizing the kids’ toys! thanks!
Been “finishing” my 25 year old kitchen for 2 years now-this Home Depot card would be a big help!
Planting trees in our yard.
I’d say finishing dry wall, hate this job and it’s time to get it done. Thank you for the great giveaway!
Two summers I repainted our enclosed front porch. I have as of yet finished up by repainting the ceiling. I sure do hope I will get it done this year. I just hate the thought of having to tape off all the trim that goes around the ceiling. Thank you
we’ve been building an indoor doggie house
I would like to paint my kitchen and add some shelving. Thanks for the opportunity!
Painting the house both inside and out.
I would finally get granular insulation for my common wall. shadowsangell(at) hotmail.com
Regrouting the kitchen tile.
I have been putting off getting all my books and knick-knacks on shelves. I need to get some shelving units and wall shelves and get everything off the floor and onto shelves!
Thank you for the giveaway!
I have a leaky bathroom faucet that I’ve been putting off fixing since last summer.
Recarpet the upstairs
I’ve put off getting new blinds. The old ones are dingy.
eddiem11@ca.rr.com
I’ve been putting off fixing the garage wall where one of the horses kicked a ball that rolled near it’s feet and it put a hole in the wall.
The dreaded painting.
I’ve put off painting the house
I’m putting off cleaning and sheet rocking the cellar.We’ve been remodling the house we bought 1 year ago so the cellar is a catch all.
Gotta get it done soon
I’ve been putting off a new deck. I guess I’m just waiting for it to fall off the back of the house so I don’t have to spend the time taken it down. i’m half serious.
I have been wanting to paint the office for a while