Best time to buy

When things go on sale through the year, how much you save, and how long until the next sale.

TVs Best: Black Friday through Cyber Monday Nov 27, 2026 · 31 days away · save about 22% Electronics Best: Black Friday through Cyber Monday Nov 27, 2026 · 31 days away · save about 31% Toys Best: Black Friday through Cyber Monday Nov 27, 2026 · 31 days away · save about 28% Clothes Best: Black Friday through Cyber Monday Nov 27, 2026 · 31 days away · save about 25% Appliances Best: Black Friday through Cyber Monday Nov 27, 2026 · 31 days away · save about 19% Mattresses Best: Memorial Day weekend May 31, 2027 · 216 days away Grills Best: Labor Day weekend Sep 6, 2027 · 314 days away Halloween costumes Best: the day after Halloween Nov 1, 2026 · 5 days away · save about 50–80% Christmas decorations Best: the after-Christmas clearance Dec 26, 2026 · 60 days away · save about 50%

Best time to buy

Darker squares are better months to buy. Based on 2025 sale results and published shopping guides. Tap or hover a square for the details.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
TVs
Electronics
Toys
Clothing
Appliances and mattresses
Grills
Halloween costumes and decor
Christmas decor and wrap

Tap a square to see why.

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Where this comes from

TVs. Jan: Pre-Super Bowl TV sales, mostly entry-level and midrange sets. Feb: Pre-Super Bowl TV sales, mostly entry-level and midrange sets. Jul: Prime Day 2025: TVs averaged 18% off listed price. Nov: Black Friday to Cyber Monday (Nov 28 to Dec 1, 2025): TVs hit 22% off listed price, usually the deepest TV discounts of the year. Dec: First week of December 2025: TVs still up to 19% off. Sources: Consumer Reports, best time to buy a TV; Adobe Digital Insights, Prime Day 2025 (July 8–11); Adobe, Cyber Monday 2025 results.
Electronics. Jul: Prime Day 2025: electronics 23% off listed price. Nov: Cyber Week 2025 (Nov 28 to Dec 1): electronics peaked at 31% off listed price. Dec: First week of December 2025: electronics still up to 19% off. Sources: Adobe Digital Insights, Prime Day 2025 (July 8–11); Adobe, Cyber Monday 2025 results.
Toys. Jul: Prime Day 2025: toys 19% off listed price. Nov: Cyber Week 2025 (Nov 28 to Dec 1): toys peaked at 28% off listed price. Dec: First week of December 2025: toys still up to 23% off. Sources: Adobe Digital Insights, Prime Day 2025 (July 8–11); Adobe, Cyber Monday 2025 results.
Clothing. Jul: Prime Day 2025: apparel peaked at 24% off listed price. Nov: Cyber Week 2025 (Nov 28 to Dec 1): apparel 25% off listed price. Dec: First week of December 2025: apparel up to 18% off. Sources: Adobe Digital Insights, Prime Day 2025 (July 8–11); Adobe, Cyber Monday 2025 results.
Appliances and mattresses. May: Memorial Day: major appliances 30–60% off and mattresses 30–50% off (AARP). Jul: Prime Day 2025: appliances 17% off listed price. Sep: Labor Day is typically a great time for a mattress or large appliance (Consumer Reports). Nov: Black Friday has the deepest appliance discounts (Adobe); up to 19% off in Cyber Week 2025. Sources: AARP, best things to buy in May; Adobe Digital Insights, Prime Day 2025 (July 8–11); Consumer Reports, best holiday deals; Adobe, 2025 holiday season forecast; Adobe, Cyber Monday 2025 results.
Grills. May: National Barbecue Month: grills often 40–50% off (AARP). Sep: The best grill deals are on Labor Day weekend (AARP). Sources: AARP, best things to buy in May.
Halloween costumes and decor. Nov: Right after Halloween: 50–80% off (Andrea Woroch, via Romper). Sources: Romper, best time to buy Halloween costumes.
Christmas decor and wrap. Jan: After New Year's, leftover holiday stock can go deeper still (Hip2Save). Dec: From December 26: holiday stock usually marked down to 50% off, deeper by month's end (Hip2Save). Sources: Hip2Save, after-Christmas clearance.

Discounts are off listed prices across US online stores, as the sources report them. Each year differs, so set a price watch to catch the real drop.