We're just a week away from Labor Day and plenty of the best Labor Day sales are already underway. Arriving ahead of Black Friday, Labor Day sales give you an early opportunity to save on a range of products across major retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Home Depot and more.
Home appliances and furniture are some of the big-ticket items that are already seeing steep price drops and some stellar tech deals on laptops, headphones and TVs are also cropping up right now.
Below, we'll go through everything you need to know ahead of Labor Day, including this year's Labor Day date, the best early Labor Day sales to shop now and what else to expect from Labor Day 2022.
When is Labor Day 2022?
Labor Day always falls on the first Monday of September. That means that Labor Day 2022 will be celebrated on Monday, Sept. 5. We expect most Labor Day sales will be up and running for at least the weekend preceding Labor Day and we're already seeing some go live a couple of weeks in advance.
Early Labor Day sales live now
- Amazon: Up to 40% off Echo and Fire TV devices
- Best Buy: Save on laptops, TVs, smart home devices and appliances
- Walmart: Tech and home deals
- Target: Back to school savings on clothing, tech and school supplies
- Staples: Save on back-to-school essentials
- Home Depot: Save on power tools, furniture and home decor
- Lowe's: Summer savings on grills, appliances, tools and more
- Bed Bath & Beyond: Warehouse clearance event
- Wayfair: Up to 60% off furniture, decor and appliances
- Casper: Up to $600 off mattresses and 50% off select accessories
- Purple: Up to $300 off mattresses
- Overstock: End of summer sale with up to 70% off
- Dell: Six months of the Disney Bundle with select purchases
- Samsung: Discounts, boosted trade-ins, instant credit and more
Best Labor Day deals to shop now
Early Labor Day tech deals
Samsung Right now, you can get as much as $900 off a Galaxy Z Fold 4 when you trade in your existing device directly at Samsung, plus you'll receive $150 in Samsung store credit to spend on accessories. Additional Samsung credit and bundle savings of up to 30% are also available when you buy your Galaxy Z Fold 4 alongside other Samsung products, like the Galaxy Watch 5, Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and Galaxy Tab S8.
CNET A huge variety of Amazon devices are on sale right now with as much as half off regular prices. The early Labor Day sale includes popular Fire TV Sticks, Fire tablets, Kindle e-readers, Eero mesh Wi-Fi systems and more.
Early Labor Day TV deals
Amazon For a limited time, Amazon and Best buy are throwing a free Echo Dot (third-gen) in with select smart Fire TV purchases. Several different models are eligible for the freebie, from 24-inch HD models up to 75-inch 4K-compatible TV sets, with prices starting at just $90.
Hisense Hisense's R6 Series TVs offer a bunch of advanced features at a low price, including a 4K resolution, HDR support, a 120Hz refresh rate and Google Assistant or Alexa controls via your existing smart speakers. Using the excellent Roku OS, you'll be able to easily access all of the streaming services you know and love, too.
Vizio Vizio's V-Series made its way onto our best TVs list as a runner-up budget option because it comes with Chromecast and Apple AirPlay 2 built in, which plenty of other smart TVs do not. These allow you to stream, or even mirror, content from your phone or computer. It also boasts 4K UHD picture, and an IQ active processor that enhances the quality of any non-4K content.
Toshiba At just $430, the Toshiba M550 is packed full of features, including AirPlay support, built-in microphones for truly hands-free control and a low latency gaming mode. It's equipped with a Regza Engine 4K for stunning UHD picture, as well as support for Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10 Plus. And with DTS Virtual: X technology, it also features powerful, immersive audio.
Early Labor Day home and garden deals
Ashley Furniture Ashley is offering a huge array of Labor Day deals with as much as 50% off regular prices. Discounted items include furniture, mattresses, home decor and more and you can take an extra 5% off select purchases with code LDSAVINGS.
Early Labor Day mattress deals
My Slumber Yard Get up to $350 off Helix products during its early Labor Day mattress sale.
Use the following codes to get the discount:
- $100 off orders of $600 or more with code: LDSALE100
- $150 off orders of $1,250 or more with code: LDSALE150
- $200 off orders of $1,700 or more with code: LDSALE200
- $250 off orders of $2,550 or more with code: LDSALE250
- $300 off orders of $2,700 or more with code: LDSALE300
- $350 off orders of $2,950 or more with code: LDSALE350
Every order includes two free Dream pillows.
Read more about its beds in our Helix mattress review.
Early Labor Day appliance deals
Instant Pot/CNET If you want to simplify cooking, consider investing in an Instant Pot. These versatile multicookers can prepare a plethora of plates in one device, helping save you space in your kitchen. Right now Amazon has the Instant Pot Duo Plus marked down by 38%, bringing the price to just $80. This 6-quart cooker has nine different functions including pressure cook, slow cook, rice cooker, steamer, sauté pan, yogurt maker and sterilizer. It even has 15 customizable smart programs to cook ribs, soups, beans, rice, poultry, desserts and other tasty treats at the push of a button.
Molekule If you're looking to improve the quality of air in your home, having an air purifier can help, and with Molekule's Air Mini Plus or Air Pro, you can purify the air in personal or professional spaces to keep viruses and other allergens at bay while saving as much as $200.
Labor Day health and fitness deals
Labor Day beauty and fashion deals
Which Labor Day sales are the best?
There are going to be plenty of competing sales when Labor Day 2022 rolls around (with many having launched already). Deciding which is best for you to shop will depend on what you're hoping to buy.
Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart are generally good starting points if tech and smart home purchases are on your mind with stores like Lowes, Home Depot and Overstock being the places to begin your hunt for home and garden products.
Don't rule out more niche retailers like B&H Photo, Dell, HP and GameStop, though, as each will likely run some form of Labor Day sale as will most of your favorite brands. We'll be sure to keep you posted on the best Labor Day sales as they crop up.
When do Labor Day sales begin?
Though Labor Day falls on Monday, Sept. 5 this year, there's no official date that sales will kick off and many early Labor Day sales are already live. Expect others to launch in the coming days.
Should I wait for Black Friday sales?
Labor Day sales offer some of the best savings at this time of year, sitting nicely between Memorial Day sales and Black Friday. If you need something now, particularly furniture or yard equipment, Labor Day is a great time to buy, with end-of-summer pricing applying to a lot of those types of products.
Black Friday is the biggest sale of the year, though, and if you can afford to wait the extra couple of months you could potentially get more for your money. That being said, rumors abound of a second Prime Day sale, or "Prime Early Access Sale," slated for October, which could kick off the holiday shopping season much earlier and may mean even less time between Labor Day sales and fall sales.
How do I prepare for Labor Day sales?
The best thing to do between now and Labor Day 2022 is narrow down exactly what is on your shopping list this year. That way, you can identify the best retailers to start your search and avoid being distracted by the thousands of deals that will bombard you as more Labor Day sales officially kick off.
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