2017’s March Sales: The Best Things to Buy This Month

Spring’s nearly here, and what better way to start the season than by saving money while you shop. For more than a year, WalletHub tracked deals from a dozen big retailers to help you score the biggest bargains this month.

Listed below are WalletHub’s picks of the 10 most exceptional deals from the heap, followed by the top offers in nine product categories, such as Apparel, Electronics and Jewelry. You’ll also find each item’s sale price and discount percentage, showing exactly how much you’ll save.

Finally, if you’re in the market for a digital cameras and exercise bikes, March is the month to budget for one. The two items are marked down more heavily in March than any other time of year, according to our analysis.

So scroll down to see the best savings opportunities and our methodology.

10 Best Cherry-Picked Deals in March

 

Items with Biggest Discounts in March vs. Rest of Year

 

 

Best Deals in March by Category

For a more in-depth look at the best Presidents’ Day deals, please select your favorite category below.

 

Apparel & Accessories

1 – Prices valid until March 18, 2017
3 – Prices valid until March 26, 2017
4 – Prices valid until March 25, 2017
5 – Prices valid March 19-25, 2017
6 – Prices valid March 26 – April 8, 2017

Appliances

1 – Prices valid until March 18, 2017
2 – Prices valid until March 27, 2017
4 – Prices valid until March 25, 2017
6 – Prices valid March 26 – April 8, 2017

Computers & Phones

1 – Prices valid until March 18, 2017
2 – Prices valid until March 27, 2017
3 – Prices valid until March 26, 2017
4 – Prices valid until March 25, 2017
5 – Prices valid March 19-25, 2017
7 – Prices valid March 26 – April 1, 2017
8 - Prices valid until March 24, 2017
9 - Prices valid until March 28, 2017

Electronics

1 – Prices valid until March 18, 2017
2 – Prices valid until March 27, 2017
3 – Prices valid until March 26, 2017

Packaged Goods

1 – Prices valid until March 18, 2017
2 – Prices valid until March 27, 2017
3 – Prices valid until March 26, 2017
4 – Prices valid until March 25, 2017
# - Online only

Furniture

1 – Prices valid until March 18, 2017
2 – Prices valid until March 27, 2017
4 – Prices valid until March 25, 2017
6 – Prices valid March 26 – April 8, 2017
7 – Prices valid March 26 – April 1, 2017

Jewelry

2 – Prices valid until March 27, 2017
3 – Prices valid until March 26, 2017
6 – Prices valid March 26 – April 8, 2017

Toys

1 – Prices valid until March 18, 2017
2 – Prices valid until March 27, 2017

All Other Products

1 – Prices valid until March 18, 2017
2 – Prices valid until March 27, 2017
4 – Prices valid until March 25, 2017

Methodology

In order to identify the best savings opportunities in March, WalletHub’s data team surveyed deals from the following 12 retailers:

 
Our editors then picked the 30 best deals 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 March for the 16 item categories listed below by collecting the regular list price and discounted price of each item every day from Feb. 1, 2016, to Feb. 28, 2017. We used Amazon.com’s “Best Sellers” list as the source of our price data. 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

• 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.