Acme's free 8Ah DeWalt battery with a bare tool: what to check first
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Verdict: we cannot call it a good deal, because Acme's deals page returns an error to our servers and the list of qualifying tools is not public in any source we could read. What we can give you is the break-even: the free battery is worth buying a bare tool for only if you would pay that tool price anyway.
Status: Ends 2026-10-31. Source: www.acmetools.com, last checked 2026-10-28.
What we know
| Fact | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Free 20V 8Ah battery with select bare 20V MAX tool | Search-result quote of acmetools.com/deals (page blocked to us, 403) | Secondary |
| Ends 2026-10-31, 11:59 PM CT | Same quote | Secondary |
| Qualifying tools | Not read | Unknown |
Break-even
The free battery has to be worth more than the price gap to the cheapest alternative that gives you the same tool and a battery. For the DCD800 drill/driver, the bare tool and the kit sold with small batteries are:
| Kit | Kit price | Compared with | Price | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCD800E2 | $257.54 | DCD800B | $152.15 | $105.39 |
If an 8Ah battery sells for clearly more than that gap (check it), the free battery wins on that tool, assuming the tool qualifies and you own a charger. The kit's gap pays for its batteries, charger and bag.
| Battery | Ah | Price | Dealer | $/Ah | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCB2108 | 8 | $229.00 | Power Tool Store | $28.62 | Amazon |
If you own batteries already, the free 8Ah is a bonus, not a saving: only buy the promo tool if you needed it.
Before you pay
Open acmetools.com/deals, filter to DeWalt, and look for the free-8Ah banner on the tool's own page. The battery is free only if it appears in the cart as a zero-price line.
Prices are authorized dealers only and change daily; open the dealer link to confirm before you buy. Amazon links are search links, we show no Amazon prices. How we get prices.