I'm a shopping editor: there's already some (very) early Labor Day deals

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Labor Day FAQs

published 26 August 2023

As Homes & Gardens' Head of eCommerce, I spend my life finding, sourcing, and testing the best products in the world. I also spend a pretty big chunk of my time editing articles and monitoring prices as we cover live sales events.

But while I was planning out our coverage for Labor Day next weekend I noticed that a lot of the products we might cover were already on sale.

Labor Day is not traditionally the biggest sales event, so any deal you can grab on the best vacuums and mattresses is well worth considering. You won't see lower prices until the madness of Black Friday.

I'll be upfront: not all of these are the best deals you'll ever see. Some of these products have been at lower prices during other sales periods this year. But if you know what you need, you might find yourself saving hundreds or thousands of dollars.

Kitchen & Cooking

Kitchen deals are pretty rare on Labor Day - you tend to see the best deals around Black Friday. However, I've spotted some pretty decent deals already. If you need an air fryer ASAP, it might be worth considering some of these.

Cleaning

The landmark deals for vacuum cleaners and other cleaning tech tend to come in around Black Friday, but there's some good deals, including the return of one of my favorites.

Mattresses and Sleep

Now we're into more tradtional Labor Day fare. Mattress sales tend to coincide with all the big federal holidays, and Labor Day is one of the biggest as mattress retailers try to shift old stock to make room for the Black Friday rush.

Labor Day FAQs

When is Labor Day?

This year, Labor Day falls on September 4th. It's a federal holiday celebrating workers, so most people will have the day off.

What's on sale on Labor Day?

Pretty much anything you can think of will be on sale, but the biggest discounts will be on mattresses and outdoor furniture.

These are all pretty good deals, but don't feel you have to rush. I have a hunch that a lot of these will hang around until Labour Day itself, and if you miss that, I think they'll be a lot cheaper when Black Friday rolls around in a couple months. That said, if you need any of these products right now, I wouldn't struggle through the best part of three months without them, especially bedding.

As Head of eCommerce, Alex makes sure our readers find the right information to help them make the best purchase. After graduating from Cambridge University, Alex got his start in reviewing at the iconic Good Housekeeping Institute, testing a wide range of household products and appliances. He then moved to BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, assessing gardening tools, machinery, and wildlife products. Helping people find true quality and genuine value is a real passion.