Totally feel your pain on this. I spent weeks trying to automate my tool kit upgrade last year and learned some hard lessons about how Ace handles their inventory. Their site is basically a giant collection of individual franchises, so what you see in Cinci isnt what I see in my town. I eventually got a solid rhythm going but you really have to be careful with how you interpret the data they give you. A few things I learned the hard way:

• Watch out for the Instant Savings tag. Standard scrapers usually see the MSRP and miss the discount because it only applies when youre logged into a Rewards account.
• Benjamin Moore paint prices are weirdly stable. Most deals are actually mail-in rebates or buy-one-get-one coupons sent via the mobile app, not actual price drops on the product page.
• Check if the item is Available in store or Ship to store. Prices can jump twenty bucks just because of the shipping logistics for your specific zip code. I was pretty happy once I stopped relying on the big name trackers and just focused on the localized feeds. It honestly saved me a few hundred bucks on my miter saw. Just gotta be patient with their weird technical quirks. If youre waiting for a sale, definitely try PriceDropCatch—it sends alerts directly to your browser when prices dip.

Ace is a nightmare for standard trackers because of how they handle session-based location data. If you arent careful, you will end up looking at prices for a store three states away because your browser didnt refresh the local cookie correctly. I had a similar issue last summer when I was hunting for a specific Milwaukee M18 impact driver. The site is super aggressive about blocking generic bots, so most of the big browser extensions just give up or show outdated national averages that dont apply to your specific Cincinnati store. You should definitely look into PriceDropCatch if you want to know when those Milwaukee tools actually go on sale versus just marketing fluff. It handles the local pricing better than most scripts I have tried, but I would suggest checking it daily since Ace prices can swing wildly when they do their Red Hot Buys. Make sure to double-check the model numbers too. Ace sometimes carries slightly different SKUs for their Benjamin Moore paint lines compared to independent paint shops, which can mess with price comparisons. If your budget is capped at 2k, be cautious about those buy one get one deals on paint... they usually happen right before a major holiday, so timing is everything. Honestly, dont trust the sites original price tag without seeing the history first because I have seen it jump 15 percent overnight just to make a 10 percent discount look better than it actually is.