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What We’re Buying This Week: August’s Best Deals

While I’m not the type of person to make a purchase just because something is on sale, after covering online shopping for years I do know for a fact that you never need to pay full-price. You might have to wait for the right moment, but everything goes on sale eventually (even perennial best-sellers like the Le Creuset Dutch oven, which is currently nearly half-off at Williams-Sonoma). That’s never seemed more true than this August, when we’re being presented with a huge number of truly great deals at every turn.

First, all the major retailers are cranking up their end-of-season sales to make room for fall merchandise. That means all the stuff you want to use or wear right now is discounted, from swimwear to outdoor gear to patio furniture. You can get all the details in our weekly best sales roundup, but here are some of the highlights (plus scroll below for deals on specific items):

• Backcountry is running a 50% off sale stocked with bikes and cycling gear, running shoes, workout clothes, camping tents, and all sorts of other fun stuff.


• Mansur Gavriel’s 60% off summer sale is definitely worth a visit — you can score the brand’s super popular mini bucket bag for $200 off and chic sun bag for up to half-off. (Mansur too pricey? Baggu, the maker of my favorite-ever carryall tote — now $42! —, is also having a summer sale you should definitely check out.)


• As far as designer fashion goes, Net-a-Porter’s sale is now up to 80% off; Moda Operandi is up to 75% off; Matches, Ssense and Shopbop are up to 70% off; and Farfetch is up to 60% off. (This is about as high as these discounts will go, folks!)

• Wayfair has had an outdoor furniture sale going strong all summer, but the number of adjustable standing desks on sale — a purchase your back will likely thank you for — deserves a shout out this week.

If you’d rather make purchases for the upcoming season than buy stuff you’ll have to put away in a month or two, just sit tight until the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale opens up to cardmembers on August 13 and the wider public on August 19.

13 Amazon Best-Sellers To Add to Your Cart This Week

While you’re shopping for toilet paper, groceries, and other household essentials this week, you might want to consider some of the trending products we’ve identified below. A mix of Amazon’s self-reported best-sellers and “movers-and-shakers,” as well as some of the most-clicked and most-purchased items we’ve seen from our own website, we’re willing to bet these 13 products may pique your interest.

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Sales & Deals You Don't Want To Miss This Week

• The Coway Airmega 400 Smart Air Purifier, our pick for the best air purifier with smart monitoring, is currently $170 off at Amazon right now.


• You can save $80 on the Sonic LX Professional Percussion Massage Gun, our pick for best percussive massager for everyday use.


• Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7, our pick for best overall 2-in-1 laptop, is $120 less than the listed price at Amazon.

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