{"id":7356,"date":"2024-07-24T09:39:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/?p=7356"},"modified":"2024-09-17T16:37:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T23:37:55","slug":"the-best-time-to-find-amazing-back-to-school-deals-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/guides\/the-best-time-to-find-amazing-back-to-school-deals-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Time to Find Amazing Back-To-School Deals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It seems like the school year starts sooner every year. With tax holidays, sales flyers and special promotions to keep track of, it’s tough to make sure you’re saving money when filling up your shopping basket with back-to-school clothes, electronics and more. Be sure to check out the main Ben’s Bargains deal feed<\/a>\u00a0updated multiple times daily with the latest back-to-school deals for the new school year.<\/p>\n

\"back-to-school-comparison-shopping\"<\/a>W<\/span>ith nearly two decades of experience under our belt, we have seen countless back-to-school sales and promotions.\u00a0In order to give you an accurate forecast on when you will be able to get the best deals on back-to-school shopping, we compiled historical data on all back-to-school sales and deals.<\/p>\n

Specifically, we looked at the popularity of each deal within our community, the volume of deals within a product category and the average price of those deals. On a monthly basis, our data set included between 4,100 to 4,400 deals. That’s approximately 17,000 deals over the four-month period between July and October.<\/p>\n

While we have provided a handy guide below to help figure out when to start shopping for \u00a0back-to-school products, here are a few of the highlights:<\/p>\n

1.<\/span>\u00a0When shopping for back-to-school clothing<\/a> and shoes<\/a>, there’s no better month than\u00a0August<\/strong>. Specifically, prices of apparel deals are about 18 percent lower<\/strong> than September and October. Shoes are discounted at an even larger margin, approximately 30 percent cheaper<\/strong> than waiting until September or October.<\/p>\n

2.<\/span>\u00a0If you can wait until early<\/strong>\u00a0October<\/strong> to purchase a new laptop<\/a> for your student, you will end up saving nearly 10 percent<\/strong> over prices in July and August. Obviously, waiting until the Black Friday shopping period would offer even greater savings, but your student would be without a laptop until the end of November. Keep an eye on Amazon<\/a>, Newegg<\/a>, Dell<\/a>, HP<\/a> and Lenovo<\/a> for the best deals.<\/p>\n

3.<\/span> Mid to late<\/strong>\u00a0September<\/strong> is the best time to purchase mobile devices like smartphones<\/a>, tablets and eReaders<\/a>. Many manufacturers introduce new models prior to the fourth quarter, thus previous generation models are heavily discounted. Smartphones are a particularly good buy during September at Best Buy<\/a> and Amazon<\/a>, about 15 percent less<\/strong> than other back-to-school shopping months.<\/p>\n

4.<\/span>\u00a0If you’re outfitting a dorm room or college apartment with home theater gear like televisions<\/a>, headphones<\/a>, media players<\/a> or speakers<\/a>, September<\/strong> is your best best. However, if you need furniture<\/a>, kitchen appliances<\/a> or tools<\/a> for that first place away from home, it’s best to wait until October<\/strong> in order to save the most money. Of course, your college student will have to get by on cheap Craigslist couches and a handheld can opener until then.<\/p>\n

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6 More Back-to-School Shopping Tips<\/h3>\n

1.<\/span>\u00a0Take an inventory of what you already have.<\/strong>\u00a0There’s no reason to purchase a duplicate of something that you purchased last year, as long as it’s still useful. For example, with computers, look to upgrade your current hardware over purchasing an entirely new laptop or desktop computer. Simply adding an\u00a0SSD hard drive<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0more RAM<\/a>\u00a0can significantly boost the performance of your computer without breaking the bank. Simple tutorials for both upgrades can be found on YouTube.<\/p>\n

Regarding basic school supplies, set up a central location within the home to collect and store all supplies. This will help you see what you have and restock as the school year progresses. Watch for major back-to-school sales at Office Depot<\/a>, OfficeMax<\/a> and Staples<\/a> during the first half of August.<\/p>\n

2.<\/span>\u00a0Figure out what you shouldn’t buy.<\/strong>\u00a0Put yourself in the shoes of your student. Do they really need a printer<\/a> or can they print off their assignments in a computer lab? Do they really need a USB flash drive<\/a> or can they simply use a service like Dropbox to share data between computers? Are the majority of school assignments going to be submitted digitally? If so, reduce the portion of your budget dedicated to office supplies.<\/p>\n

3.<\/span> Don’t pay sales tax if you don’t have to.<\/strong> Be sure to check out the list of 2018 sales tax holidays<\/a> to see if your state participates. While mostly offered in Southern states, some states offer huge savings for families. For instance, South Carolina has no cap on back-to-school purchases that qualify for the no sales tax benefit.<\/p>\n

4.<\/span>\u00a0Team up with other families for bulk purchases.<\/strong>\u00a0Reach out to other families within your school’s community and talk about purchasing school supplies in bulk. Many times, warehouse clubs like Sam’s Club<\/a> and Costco<\/a> will offer great deals, but the quantity is too big for the traditional family. Joining forces with another family can cut down the cost even more and allow you to split up the supplies.<\/p>\n

5.<\/span>\u00a0College students should investigate textbook rentals.<\/strong>\u00a0Textbook rentals are extremely helpful in order to avoid insane textbook prices at the college bookstore. While the go-to retailer is\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0for physical textbook rentals, be sure to check out the Google Play<\/a> store if your student has an Android device and wants to rent a digital textbook. Chegg<\/a> is also an option.<\/p>\n

6.<\/span>\u00a0For big ticket items, set up a deal alert.<\/strong>\u00a0If you are shopping for something expensive like a laptop, let us do the work for you with a\u00a0deal alert<\/a>\u00a0and send you an email notification when something hits your price point. With the 17,000+ deals we publish during the back-to-school period, we can definitely help you save money this year. You can also take a quick look at the main\u00a0Ben’s Bargains deal feed<\/a>\u00a0to see the best deals on any given day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems like the school year starts sooner every year. With tax holidays, sales flyers and special promotions to keep track of, it’s tough to make sure you’re saving money when filling up your shopping basket with back-to-school clothes, electronics and more. Be sure to check out the main Ben’s Bargains deal feed\u00a0updated multiple times […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[537,604,451,436,632,102],"class_list":["post-7356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides","tag-amazon","tag-back-to-school","tag-laptops","tag-online-shopping","tag-school-supplies","tag-splendiferous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7356"}],"version-history":[{"count":113,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32631,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7356\/revisions\/32631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}