Different fruits and vegetables are best purchased in certain season, and the same is true for manufactured goods. They reach their lowest prices at certain times.
Here's a general guideline on when to buy what:
- Apparel - Back-to-School, post-Holiday clearance sale, coupons, friends-and-family discounts
- Appliances (kitchen) - The cheap stuff get really cheap on Balck Friday
- Appliances (large) - Major retailers like Sears have discounts at the end of the quarter (Jan 31 for Sears). This year, Lowe's and Home Depot did great deals on Thanksgiving week.
- Computers - Cyber Monday. On Black Friday, some (like Dell and HP) will let stores offer deep discounts for their stuff ; but only on that day. Other steep discounts are offered in the manufacturer's site only.
- Electronics -Best prices are in early December, lower even than Black Friday
- Food that's seasonal - After the holiday. For example, candies after Halloween; fruitcakes after Christmas (but don't buy it anyway!!!!)
- Jackets (and cold gear) - January
- Media (DVD, books, and music)- Thanksgiving week.
- Toys - weeks after Thanksgiving, because toys have short shelf lives (people don't buy them after Christmas). Prices go back up the week before Christmas, though, for those last-minute shoppers.
