Is July 4th a big sale week?

[hockey mom]

A Canadian here who crosses the border for "Black Friday" and my friends and I were wondering if there are any good sales around July 4th and if so when does the sale start?

Thanks

 

[MrsPete]

To American retailers, EVERY holiday is a reason for a sale; shoot, we invent holidays so that we can have sales (Mothers' Day was invented by Hallmark). However, July 4 isn't a 'specially big sale day. You're likely to see summer fun items on sale: coolers, swimsuits, tents, pool toys, picnic foods -- the sales are likely to be limited to these types of things. These same things will be clearanced shortly after July 4 (so the retailers can lay in back-to-school clothes), and the prices will be better then.

I would not make a long trip JUST for July 4 sales; but if I were going to be traveling anyway, I'd make a point to stop and shop.

 

[AnninIowa]

Malls usually do their "sidewalk sales" toward the middle of July - from then on through August, it's clearance, clearance, clearance! I try to do the majority of my shopping twice a year: mid-January and mid-July.