When to buy what
Retail runs on a calendar. This page is the year's shape — the annual sale moments with this year's dates, then each month's classic buys. What's actually discounted today lives on the live feed; the biggest verified price drops of the week have their own RSS feed.
Live now & coming up
- October big-deal events (dates vary) · October 8 (approximate) — in 15 days. Worth watching: early holiday electronics.
Month by month
September (now)
- Appliances & mattresses — Labor Day weekend — the home shelf
- Last year's iPhones — new models launch, old ones drop — the electronics shelf
- Patio furniture — end-of-season clearance — the garden shelf
- Jeans & denim — back-to-school tail — the fashion shelf
October
- Early holiday electronics — October 'Prime Big Deal Days' and rivals — the electronics shelf
- Patio & garden — final clearance — the garden shelf
- Candy — the week before Halloween beats the week after for selection — the grocery shelf
November
- Almost everything — Black Friday & Cyber Monday — TVs, laptops, appliances, toys — the electronics shelf
- Cookware — holiday-cooking promotions — the home shelf
December
- Toys & gift sets — pre-Christmas price wars — the toys shelf
- Holiday decorations — half off from Dec 26 — the home shelf
- Cars & model-year clearance — dealers close the year
January
- Fitness equipment — resolution season pricing — the sports shelf
- Bedding & linens — the January 'white sales' — the home shelf
- Winter clothing — post-holiday clearance — the fashion shelf
- TVs — prices start falling ahead of the Super Bowl — the electronics shelf
February
- TVs — Super Bowl week is the year's second-best TV moment — the electronics shelf
- Mattresses & furniture — Presidents Day sales — the home shelf
- Chocolate — half price the morning after Valentine's — the grocery shelf
March
- Luggage — pre-spring-break markdowns — the travel shelf
- Ski & snow gear — end-of-season clearance — the outdoors shelf
- Frozen food — National Frozen Food Month promos — the grocery shelf
April
- Vacuums & spring cleaning — new models push last year's out — the home shelf
- Sneakers — spring lines settle, last season drops — the fashion shelf
May
- Mattresses, appliances & grills — Memorial Day is one of the two big home weekends — the home shelf
- Small kitchen appliances — Mother's Day bundles — the home shelf
June
- Tools — Father's Day is the year's best tool moment — the tools shelf
- Gym gear — summer promotions — the sports shelf
July
- Electronics — Prime Day (typically mid-July) and everyone's counter-sales — the electronics shelf
- Outdoor furniture — clearance begins as summer peaks — the garden shelf
August
- Laptops & school supplies — back-to-school season — the electronics shelf
- Summer clothing — deep clearance — the fashion shelf
- Outdoor gear — season-end markdowns — the outdoors shelf
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