Try before you buy: The Home Depot wants to spread the word about the benefits of renting tools before you buy them. With approximately 1,175 locations that carry more than 325 types of tools and equipment, The Home Depot Tool Rental Center provides the ultimate “try-before-you-buy” opportunity by offering customers hands-on training and printed tips sheets designed to answer the most frequently asked questions about rented tools. The Home Depot also promises to beat tool rental prices at other do-it-yourself outposts by 10 percent.
Castle Rock goes to the dogs: Kids, teens and college types aren’t the only ones heading back to school this month. Canine Campus is a business that aims to enhance the kennel experience for “four-legged coeds” with plenty of outdoor time and monitored, interactive activities. It has moved into the south-metro suburbs with a location at 780 Kinner St. in Castle Rock. Call 720-259-2515 or visit caninecampus.us for rates and hours.
Dinner, movie and a (optional) swimsuit: Cal Spas takes summer entertaining to a new level with its Galaxy Entertainment GX49 Spa, a portable whirlpool and entertainment system in one. The product boasts an antifog, antiglare 42-inch plasma screen satellite-and cable-ready TV that rises from within the hot tub’s shell, along with inlaid speakers, an amplifier and a subwoofer to enhance favorite DVDs, CDs or satellite radio programming. Prices start around $30,000. Call 303-623-0100 or visit calspas.com for more information.
