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Home Appliance Shopping Tips: Best Times to Save Money

  • Writer: Matt Weber
    Matt Weber
  • Dec 18, 2025
  • 3 min read

Is someone in your home in the throes of a shopping frenzy? Are boxes piling up throughout your house? Is your credit card smoldering from overuse? You're not alone.


The holidays bring the hottest days in retail sales every year, so you might as well develop a plan to spend as wisely as possible when shelling out all that money.


New analysis reveals the best days and times to shop for home appliances this December to get the lowest prices. 

 

Data-collection provider Decodo analyzed over 785,000 prices from 37 major U.S. retailers throughout 2025 with a focus on home appliances. The study highlights how prices fluctuate throughout the week and day, helping shoppers find the best deals this holiday season. 

 

Best Times to Buy Home Appliances Online in December 

  • Best time to shop: Wednesday at 4:00 PM, when prices drop by 22.16% on average 

  • Worst time to shop: Thursday at 9:00 PM, when prices increase by 33.63% on average 

 

Dynamic pricing means prices can fluctuate based on demand, time of day, inventory, and store restocking schedules. That’s why an item priced at $499 may drop to $459 if you shop at the optimal window. 

 

Best Week Times to Shop Home Appliances 

 Day 

Time 

Median Price 

Savings vs Baseline 

Status 

Wednesday 

4:00 PM 

$349.50 

-22.16% 

Best time 

Sunday 

12:00 AM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Midnight deal 

Sunday 

8:00 PM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Evening 

Monday 

12:00 AM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Start of week 

Tuesday 

4:00 PM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Afternoon 

Tuesday 

8:00 PM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Evening 

Wednesday 

12:00 AM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Midnight 

Wednesday 

4:00 AM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Early morning 

Wednesday 

8:00 PM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Evening 

Thursday 

12:00 AM 

$349.99 

-22.05% 

Midnight  

The results show that early Wednesday afternoons (4:00 PM) consistently offer the deepest discounts, making it the best time for holiday appliance shopping. Other notable savings can be found during the week, highlighting that appliances are regularly discounted.  


Worst Week Time to Shop Home Appliances 

Day 

Time 

Median Price 

Savings vs Baseline 

Status 

Thursday 

9:00 AM 

$599.99 

33.63% 

Worst time 

Sunday 

2:00 AM 

$499.00 

11.14% 

Early morning 

Sunday 

6:00 AM 

$499.00 

11.14% 

Morning 

Sunday 

10:00 AM 

$499.00 

11.14% 

Late morning 

Monday 

6:00 AM 

$499.00 

11.14% 

Morning  

Thursday early mornings (9:00 PM) are the worst time to purchase home appliances, with price increases of 33.63% on average.    


Home Appliance Prices Throughout 2025 

Month 

Median Price 

MoM Change 

Discount from Jan 

Status 

January 

349.99 

0.00 

0.00 

Post-holiday clearance 

February 

429.99 

+22.86 

+22.86 

Sharp post-sale rise 

March 

369.99 

-13.95 

+5.71 

Spring clearance 

April 

449.99 

+21.62 

+28.57 

Post-clearance jump 

May 

479.99 

+6.67 

+37.14 

Rising 

June 

499.99 

+4.17 

+42.86 

Summer premium 

July 

519.99 

+4.00 

+48.57 

Mid-summer high 

August 

539.99 

+3.85 

+54.29 

Peak summer 

September 

389.99 

-27.78 

+11.43 

Fall clearance 

October 

549.99 

+41.03 

+57.14 

Pre-holiday spike 

November 

379.99 

-30.91 

+8.57 

Black Friday 

December 

449.99 

+18.42 

+28.57 

Holiday recovery 

 

Methodology 

Over 785,000 price checks and observations were collected from 37 major U.S. eCommerce retailers throughout 2025. Prices were tracked across categories including computing, mobile & tablets, TVs, and audio, cosmetics, clothing, and groceries. Dynamic pricing trends were analyzed to determine optimal shopping windows for maximum savings.  

 

Understanding Median Prices 

Decodo reports median prices, which represent the middle value when all prices are arranged from lowest to highest. 

For example: 

  • $200 

  • $350 

  • $400 ← Median 

  • $450 

  • $1,200 

The median is $400 because half the products cost less and half cost more. Unlike the average, which can be skewed by extremely high or low prices, the median provides a better reflection of what a typical shopper actually pays. 

 


 

 
 
 

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