2018’s Best Labor Day Deals & Sales
3:47 AMPosted by: Adam McCann
Labor Day weekend is not just the last summer holiday you can celebrate — it’s also one of the best times of the year to shop. Many retailers mark down their inventory considerably during the holiday, which is why many parents hold off until then to do their children’s back-to-school shopping. You’re likely to find deep discounts on just about everything, from clothes to books to furniture to video games.
For more than a year, WalletHub kept an eye on America’s biggest retailers to find out what special deals they have in store for the upcoming holiday shopping bonanza. We also tracked various product categories to see which among them are discounted most heavily in September compared with the rest of the year. The standouts? Treadmills. If your wish list includes those items, September is the time to make room in your budget.
Below, we’ve listed 10 special Labor Day deals, followed by the most heavily discounted items in September and the best bargains by product category, such as “Apparel,” “Electronics” and “Furniture.” For each, you’ll find the sale price and discount percentage to help you gauge your savings.
Read on for the best deals, money-saving tips from shopping experts and a complete description of our methodology.
- 10 Best Cherry-Picked Deals
- Items with Biggest Discounts in September vs. Rest of Year
- Best Labor Day Sales & Deals by Category
- Ask the Experts: How to Save on Labor Day Shopping
10 Best Cherry-Picked Deals
| Italian Leather East-West Tote, Peachy Pink | |
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Sale: $106.80 40.00% offBanana Republic |
| Inspiron 11 3000 | |
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Sale: $129.99 35.00% offDell (Price valid Aug. 31 – Sept. 04) |
| Whirlpool Dishwasher with 1-Hour Wash Cycle, Stainless Steel | |
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Sale: $299.99 43.40% offBJ’s (Price valid until Sept. 26) |
| Realspace® Ampresso Big & Tall Bonded Leather High-Back Chair | |
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Sale: $179.99 35.72% offOffice Depot & OfficeMax (Price valid Sept. 2 – 8, in-store only) |
| Moto Z2 Force | |
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Sale: $400.00 44.44% offMotorola (Price valid until Sept. 8) |
| Outdoor Gourmet 5-Burner Stainless Steel Griddle | |
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Sale: $299.99 25.00% offAcademy Sports + Outdoors (Price valid Aug. 29 - Sept. 11) |
| Men's or Women's NFL Game Jerseys | |
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Sale: $100.00 33.33% offDICK’S Sporting Goods |
| Insignia™ - 32" Class - LED - 720p - Smart - Roku TV | |
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Sale: $129.99 27.78% offBest Buy (Price valid until Sept. 3) |
| Beautyrest Silver Navy Pier Plush Queen Pillowtop Mattress | |
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Sale: $611.49 64.03% offSears (Prices valid until Sept. 9) |
| Gemini PA-15L 15" Loudspeaker Pack | |
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Sale: $149.99 40.00% offGuitar Center |
Treadmills are discounted more heavily in September than at any other time of the year.
Best Labor Day Sales & Deals by CategoryFor a more in-depth look at the best deals for Labor Day, please select your favorite category below.
- Apparel & Accessories
- Appliances
- Computers & Phones
- Electronics
- Packaged Goods
- Furniture
- Toys
- All Other Categories
1 – Prices valid until Sept. 15 3 – Prices valid Aug. 29 – Sept. 3 4 – Prices valid Aug. 29 – Sept. 11 6 – Prices valid Aug. 30 – Sept. 26 7 – Prices valid until Sept. 5
Appliances2 – Prices valid until Sept. 6 5 – Prices valid until Sept. 26 6 – Prices valid Aug. 30 – Sept. 26 7 – Prices valid until Sept. 5 8 – Prices valid until Sept. 4 9 – Prices valid until Sept. 3
Computers & Phones2 – Prices valid until Sept. 6 5 – Prices valid until Sept. 26 6 – Prices valid Aug. 30 – Sept. 26 7 – Prices valid until Sept. 5 9 – Prices valid until Sept. 3 10 – Prices valid Aug. 27 – Sept. 4 12 – Prices valid Sept. 2 – 8, in-store only 13 – Prices valid Sept. 2 – 8 14 – Prices valid until Sept. 8
Electronics2 – Prices valid until Sept. 6 6 – Prices valid Aug. 30 – Sept. 26 7 – Prices valid until Sept. 5 9 – Prices valid until Sept. 3 11 – Prices valid Sept. 2 – 6 13 – Prices valid Sept. 2 – 8 * offer valid only online
Packaged Goods2 – Prices valid until Sept. 6 6 – Prices valid Aug. 30 – Sept. 26 17 – Prices valid until Sept. 17
Furniture2 – Prices valid until Sept. 6 4 – Prices valid Aug. 29 - Sept. 11 6 – Prices valid Aug. 30 – Sept. 26 7 – Prices valid until Sept. 5 8 – Prices valid until Sept. 4 12 – Prices valid Sept. 2 – 8, in-store only 14 – Prices valid until Sept. 8 17 – Prices valid until Sept. 17 18 – Prices valid until Sept. 27
Toys1 – Prices valid until Sept. 15 2 – Prices valid until Sept. 6 7 – Prices valid until Sept. 5 9 – Prices valid until Sept. 3 14 – Prices valid until Sept. 8 19 – Prices valid until Sept. 20
All Other Categories2 – Prices valid until Sept. 6 3 – Prices valid Aug. 29 – Sept. 03 6 – Prices valid Aug. 30 – Sept. 26 8 – Prices valid until Sept. 4 15 – Prices valid until Sept. 9 16 – Prices valid until Sept. 13
Ask the Experts: How to Save on Labor Day Shopping
It’s easy to go crazy overboard whilewith the shopping when deals are everywhere. To help consumers keep their shopping budgets in check and find only the best bargains — as well as to give advice to retailers food for thought regarding their participation in the Labor Day shopping craze — we asked a panel of experts to weigh in. Click on the panelists’ profiles to read their bios and thoughts on the following key questions:
- What types of products are most likely to be discounted as part of a Labor Day sale?
- What tips do you have for finding the best Labor Day deals?
- Do you think retailers should remain open or closed in observation of Labor Day? Does keeping stores open on a national holiday hurt employee morale?
- What tips do you have for avoiding overspending during the Labor Day sales period?
Ahmed Maamoun Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth
Venky Shankar Ph.D., Professor of Marketing & Coleman Chair in Marketing, Director of Research, Center for Retailing Studies, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
Ahmed Maamoun Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth
Venky Shankar Ph.D., Professor of Marketing & Coleman Chair in Marketing, Director of Research, Center for Retailing Studies, Mays Business School, Texas A&M UniversityIn order to identify the best Labor Day savings opportunities, we surveyed the following twenty retailers:
- Sam’s Club
- BJ’s
- Wayfair
- Best Buy
- DICK’S Sporting Goods
- JCPenney
- Office Depot & OfficeMax
- Sears
- Kmart
- Macy’s
- Dell
- Exchange
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Banana Republic
- Guitar Center
- Motorola
- Serta
- Big Lots
- AutoZone
- Meijer
Our editors then picked the 30 best deals and organized them into eight product categories, such as “Electronics” and “Computers & Phones,” to help shoppers easily find savings that match their needs.
In addition, we identified the best savings opportunities in September for the 15 item categories listed below by collecting the regular list price and discounted price of each item every day from August 1, 2017, to August 21, 2018. We then compared each item’s average discount in September with its average discount in other months. If its discount was highest in September, the item category was listed below as one of the best savings opportunities.
For price data, we referred to Amazon.com’s “Best Sellers” list. In each item category, we collected data only for items within a reasonable price range in order to avoid skewing our findings toward items that are likely too expensive for the average consumer.
Electronics- TVs ($300–$600)
- Digital Cameras ($170–$340)
- No-Contract Cell Phones ($100–$400)
- Refrigerators ($200–$1000)
- Dishwashers ($500–$1000)
- Washing Machines ($500–$2000)
- Ranges ($1000–$2500)
- Microwaves ($100–$200)
- Laptops ($450–$900)
- Tablets ($200–$500)
- Exercise Bikes ($300–$700)
- Treadmills ($500–$1200)
- Baby Cribs ($200–$500)
- Strollers ($200–$500)
- Car Seats ($200–$500)
Sources: Data used to create the above lists were collected from the aforementioned retailers as well as SlickDeals, DealNews and offers.com.
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