My kids need new laptops and supplies before the semester starts in September, and I'm trying to figure out if I should wait for Labor Day sales or just buy now. I've been checking Target and Walmart but prices seem all over the place. Should I be using any specific apps or sites to compare?
Prices on electronics bounce around so much during this stretch that there's no magic cutoff date where everything suddenly tanks. Labor Day does usually have solid deals, but if you see a laptop at a price you're happy with right now, grab it - electronics can sell out fast and restock at higher prices. For comparing, Camelcamelcamel works great if you're eyeing stuff on Amazon since it tracks price history, and Google Shopping lets you filter by retailer and sort by price pretty easily. The supplies are honestly the better gamble to wait on since back-to-school stock usually gets picked over by late August, so Labor Day weekend often has better clearance on notebooks, pens, and folders than on the bigger ticket items.
I'm watching prices swing like crazy right now too, and honestly the big retailers are already running their back-to-school promos so I'd grab laptops sooner rather than later since those don't usually drop much further! For comparing across multiple stores at once, Google Shopping and Honey work great, but if you're patient enough to wait for Labor Day in early September you might catch another wave of deals on supplies and accessories even if laptop prices stay put.
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