4 Surprisingly Affordable and Practical Home Depot Gifts Retirees Will Love

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If you are having a hard time this holiday season finding the perfect present for the retiree in your life, you might want to consider heading to Home Depot. The giant hardware retailer has stocked the shelves with plenty of tools, gadgets and items to delight any retiree who loves fix-it jobs and do-it-yourself tasks.

Here are four surprisingly great gifts for retirees at Home Depot.

1. Gorilla Ladders 3-Step Aluminum Step Stool

• Price: $74.97

This Gorilla step stool offers a large wide stable platform that is far safer and more secure than standard folding chairs or cheap stepstools in the opinion of Šarūnas Bružas, chief executive officer at Desktronic.

“Its aluminum frame makes it lightweight, typically weighing less than 10 pounds, which makes it easy to move from room to room,” Bružas described, noting that despite its light weight, this step stool is able to accommodate more than 250 pounds. 

“It is perfect for things such as changing light bulbs, painting or getting to things on high shelves, which keeps retirees independent while working safely,” Bružas went on to say. “Its stability also reduces the danger of falling, which is particularly important for active seniors.”

2. BLAZE 100 ft. Laser Measure

• Price: $39.97

While many retirees might be old fashioned in their ways of using tape measures and rulers to calculate distance, the BLAZE laser measure from Home Depot might be the new, modern tool they didn’t know they were looking to have around the house.

Albert Varkki, a retail and shopping expert and co-founder of the luxury leather goods brand Von Baer, pointed out that for about $40, this laser “…upgrades an old tape measure, allowing [retirees] to measure entire rooms alone, accurately, and without repetitive bending or climbing.”

3. Husky 12-Gallon Professional Duty Waterproof Storage Container

• Price: $31.98

This Husky storage container from Home Depot is not only, in Bružas’s words, “rugged, but waterproof too, allowing costly tools and valuable project materials to be protected from moisture, dust and other physical damage.”

“Handy retirees will appreciate this as it will help them keep their tools and equipment organized, protected and easy to find when starting a new project,” noted Bružas, highlighting that these storage containers maintain order even in the garage or workshop by enabling similar containers to be neatly stacked and labeled.

4. 20V MAX Cordless Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit

• Price: $428.00

The DeWalt cordless drill and impact driver kit from Home Depot is an excellent choice to give to your handy family member, according to Bružas. The cordless design allows for easy use anywhere in a retiree’s home or workshop without the hassle of using heavy, cumbersome extension cords. 

“Many retirees will find these convenient when assembling furniture, repairing things around the home or even building shelving in their garage,” explained Bružas. “Although they’re extremely powerful, they’re generally less than five pounds each, so they’ll help to prevent you from experiencing arm fatigue during extended periods of time while working on your project.”

Disclaimer: Prices and availability accurate as of Dec. 7, 2025 and subject to change. All imagery sourced from HomeDepot.com.

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