Never Overpay for Appliances Again With These Shopping Tips

Lucas Davis

By Lucas Davis

09 April 2025

4 min read

Best Time To Buy Appliances
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Buying an appliance is not just about choosing the right model, but buying within budget, which can happen only when it’s bought at the ideal time. The ideal time may vary from one city to another and on factors like inflation, supply and demand. The price doesn’t remain the same throughout the year, it even fluctuates with changing seasons or occasions. Retailers keep changing the price of home appliances as per its demand in the market.

Whether you are planning to buy a brand new home appliance or the old ones at a reasonable price, this blog will help you with the ideal days or time to buy them without hindering your budget. This blog has covered all the buying season and time, be it early fall, holiday sales, weekdays or weekends.

8 Ideal Time to Buy Appliances

You can buy appliances at the time of the end of the season, holidays, or the end of the year. However, the price of each appliance keeps changing based on its demand in that specific season. Here are some of the best times in a year to buy appliances:

Early Fall - Release of New Models

New models of some home appliances are released during the fall season, around September and October. The seller decreases the price of some of the old models to clear out previous year’s inventory. When the price of a year old appliances goes down, it becomes easy and affordable to buy good quality products within the budget.

Beginning of the Year

At the beginning of the year, most of the sellers are left with some large appliances that were in less demand throughout the last year. To get rid of those appliances, they put it on sale by decreasing the actual value of the item. If you feel that there is no change in the features of the appliances, it’s highly advisable to buy it around that time.

Black Friday

Black Friday comes after the big holiday of Thanksgiving. Nonetheless it is famous for shopping. Many people wait for black Friday sale to purchase big or small home appliances and other items at a discounted rate. Considering the demand of the consumers, different companies offer lucrative offers on the appliance to attract customers. If you’re planning to shop heavily, wait for the black friday sale to come.

Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday, comes on monday right after black friday. It is considered as one of the biggest online shopping events in the USA. This is one of the best options for those who don’t prefer to shop offline among a huge crowd. On the day of cyber monday, many dealers give bumper deals and offers on large kitchen and other home appliances.

Month End Sales

Often retailers fail to achieve their monthly sales target. In order to achieve their targets, they offer discounts on newly launched home appliances. They also offer discounts on a few old items to get rid of monthly stock to make space for new stock. If you are in the middle of the month and planning to purchase appliances, it is suggested to wait until the month ends. This will help you fetch new products at a discount.

Choose Weekdays for Shopping

If you prefer to shop in a less crowded environment and at the best price, weekdays will be a good option. People working during the week barely get time to shop. As a result, they shop on weekends adding to the crowd. The best option is to take time from your work on week day and shop for home appliances in a less crowded ambience.

Memorial Day Sales

This sale is offered during President's Day and Memorial Day holiday weekend. Some brands give offers or discounts on particular home appliances. You may not get big deals, but if you plan to buy something around May month, it’s worth choosing Memorial Day as your shopping day.

During Off Season

During off season, retailers are usually left with those stocks which were not in much demand throughout the peak season. For example, demand for a room heater or water boiling electronic appliances drops during the summer season. Hence, summer is the best time to buy such appliances. Similarly, there's a price drop on home appliances like AC, refrigerator etc during the winter season.

Year End Sale

Just like month-end targets, retailers have to meet their yearly targets. To meet the yearly goal, retailers try to clear the current year’s inventory and bring fresh stock for the coming year. As a result, companies put sales and discount offers on various appliances.

FAQs

When is the best time to buy a refrigerator?

If you have a limited budget and you can’t buy a newly launched refrigerator, then wait for the fall season or off season. During that time, you can get last year's model at a lesser price. On the other hand, if there’s flexibility in the budget, it is better to buy it during May to get a newly launched refrigerator.

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