Missed your chance to save on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Don’t worry. December has more great deals in store for you. WalletHub kept a close eye on them all year to help you get ahead of the lines and find exactly what you’re looking for — at bargain prices.
Below, we’ve listed 10 special offers handpicked by WalletHub, followed by the most heavily discounted items in December versus the rest of the year. If you’re in the market for a laptop, this month is the time to buy one.
Finally, you’ll find a complete list of the best deals by product category such as Apparel, Electronics and Jewelry. Each item is listed with its sale price and discount percentage to show you exactly how much you stand to save.
Read on to find the best savings opportunities and learn how we identified the deals. Plus, get useful shopping tips in WalletHub’s Q&A with retail experts.
1 – Offers valid until Dec. 24 3 – Offers valid until Dec. 09 5 – Offers valid until Dec. 31 16 – Offers valid until Dec. 11 with store’s offer pass 21 – Offers valid until Dec. 26 22 – Offers valid until Dec. 25 23 – Offers valid until Dec. 22 24 – Offers valid Dec. 15 – 24
Ask the Experts
For a more intimate look at holiday savings opportunities, we asked a panel of retail experts to share their thoughts on the following key questions:
What types of products are most likely to be discounted as part of holiday sales?
What tips do you have for finding the best holiday deals?
What tips do you have for avoiding overspending during the holiday sales period?
Ask the Experts
Haakon T. Brown Associate Professor of Marketing in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration at California State University, San Bernardino Read More
Temple Northup Associate Professor in and Director of the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication and Co-Director of the Gulf Coast Food Project at the University of Houston Read More
Uma R. Karmarkar Assistant Professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy & Joint Appointment Holder with the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego Read More
Hemant K. Bhargava Professor & Jerome and Elsie Suran Chair in Technology Management, and Academic Director at the University of California Davis Graduate School of Management Read More
Naveen Donthu Katherine S. Bernhardt Research Professor, Distinguished University Professor and Department Chair of Marketing in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University Read More
Diane Pickel Member of the American Marketing Association and Associate Professor of Business Administration in the School of Professional Studies at Central Penn College Read More
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Methodology
In order to identify the best savings opportunities for the holidays, WalletHub surveyed deals from the following 17 retailers:
Kmart
Macy's
Office Depot and OfficeMax
Sears
The Home Depot
Walmart
AAFES/Exchange
BJ’s
Dell
Costco
Sam’s Club
Lord & Taylor
Belk
Wayfair
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Shopko
Barnes & Noble
We selected retailers that made their offers available either online or via email, with discounts valid during the period of time that is relevant to this report.
Our editors then picked the 30 best deals from those retailers and organized them into nine product categories, such as “Apparel & Accessories,” “Electronics” and “Jewelry,” to help shoppers easily find savings that match their needs.
In addition, we identified the best savings opportunities in December for the 16 item categories listed below by collecting the regular list price and discounted price of each item every day from Nov. 1, 2016 to Nov. 30, 2017. We then compared each item’s average discount in December with its average discount in the 11 other months. If its discount was highest in December, 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 for only the items within a reasonable price range in order to avoid skewing our findings toward products that are likely too expensive for the average consumer.
Electronics
TV ($300–$600)
Digital Camera ($170–$340)
No-Contract Cell Phones ($100–$400)
Appliances
Refrigerator ($200–$1000)
Dishwasher ($500–$1000)
Washing Machine ($500–$2000)
Ranges ($1000–$1500)
Microwaves ($100–$200)
Computers
Laptop ($450–$900)
Tablets ($200–$500)
Jewelry
Engagement Rings ($1000–$3000)
Sports
Exercise Bikes ($400–$600)
Treadmills ($500–$1200)
Baby Furniture
Baby Crib ($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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