Labor Day lands on Monday, September 7 this year, and Amazon has already thrown open its end-of-summer clearance event, discounting everything from insulated tumblers to cold-weather slippers well ahead of the actual holiday weekend. Retailers tend to use the final long weekend of summer to clear out warm-weather inventory and make room for fall stock, which means shoppers who move now can grab some genuinely steep markdowns before the best sizes and colors disappear. Here’s a rundown of ten of the sharpest discounts worth a look this week, along with a few notes on what’s actually worth buying versus what’s just noise.
Best Amazon Deals This Week
- 80% Off: Aspiron Cordless Handheld Vacuum, $60 (orig. $299)
- Shailene Woodley-Inspired Pants: Lomon Wide-Leg DressTrousers, $18 (orig. $33)
- 56,400+ Perfect Ratings: Stanley IceFlow 2.0 Flip Straw Tumbler, $18 (orig. $35)
- $6 Fall Layer: Gayhay Long-Sleeve Shirt, $6 (orig. $13)
- Cozy Fall Footwear: Ugg Classic Micro Sun Stitch, $105 (orig. $150)
- A Bra You’ll Forget You’re Wearing: As Fairy Wireless Bras, $15 (orig. $25)
- Cloud-Like Comfort: Beckham Hotel Collection Bed Pillows, $42 (orig. $60)
- Designer Deal: Michael Kors Bryant Small Crossbody Bag, $75 (orig. $148)
- Sally Field-Inspired Slip-Ons: Dr. Scholl’s Nova Slip-On Shoes, $55 (orig. $80)
- Mom-Approved Matching Set: Wiholl 2-Piece Matching Set, $30 (orig. $49)
Labor Day sales just dropped ahead of schedule at Amazon.
We rounded up the best Amazon deals this week, including steep savings on top brands like Ugg, Michael Kors, and Stanley. Score up to 80 percent off on home and kitchen essentials plus early fall closet staples. Don’t miss out on comfy fashion finds, like the Dr. Scholl’s slip-on sneakers similar to a pair Sally Field wore or this mom-approved matching set that feels like pajamas but looks polished for travel, errands, and more.
Beat the shopping rush and take advantage of the best early Labor Day deals at Amazon, with prices starting at just $6.
Stanley is having one of its stronger sales of the year right now. The brand’s Quencher line rarely sees discounts this deep outside of major shopping holidays, and right now shoppers can find markdowns of up to 56 percent across tumblers, jugs and water bottles. The 40-ounce Quencher H2.0 Flow State Tumbler has dropped to around $23 from its usual $45, while the smaller 14-ounce version is down to about $12. The ProTour Flipstraw Tumbler is discounted to roughly $18, and even the larger IceFlow Fast Flow Jug, which normally runs $90, is selling for around $68. With colder mornings on the way, a Stanley tumbler is one of those purchases that gets used daily, so this is a reasonable one to act on rather than wait out.
Ugg’s Amazon storefront is also seeing some of its biggest markdowns of the season, with savings reaching 50 percent across slippers, boots and loungewear. Much of the steepest discounting is happening on the brand’s Koolaburra by Ugg line, which uses faux fur and synthetic materials to hit a lower price point than Ugg’s classic sheepskin styles. The Koolaburra Tizz Sandal is marked down 57 percent, the Koola Mini Hybrid boot is 50 percent off, and the Deza style is discounted 49 percent. Men’s Koolaburra slippers are seeing similar treatment, with the Tipton Slipper down 47 percent. Given that these are exactly the kind of items people start reaching for as temperatures drop, buying ahead of the seasonal price creep that typically follows Labor Day makes sense.
Columbia’s apparel sale is worth a scroll too. Jackets, t-shirts and shorts across the men’s and women’s lines are marked down to start at $13, which is a meaningful cut for a brand that doesn’t discount casually. It’s a good category to check if you’re restocking layers for shoulder-season weather, since fleece and lightweight shells tend to sell out of popular sizes once the sale ends.
Denim is getting a genuine discount this year as well. Levi’s Baggy Dad Barrel jeans, one of the brand’s more popular recent silhouettes, have dropped to about $66 from their usual $110, a 40 percent reduction. Levi’s sales on Amazon tend to be inconsistent in depth, so a cut this size on a current style is worth grabbing if the fit is one you already know works for you.
Owala’s insulated bottles and tumblers, which have built a loyal following largely through word of mouth and social media, are also seeing price drops this week. The SmoothSip Slider tumbler is down to around $20, a solid discount for a brand that rarely goes on sale at all. If you’ve been curious about the hype around Owala without wanting to pay full price, this is close to the best window of the year to try one.
On the small appliance side, Ninja has a broad sweep of markdowns starting at $59, covering air fryers, blenders and coffee makers. Keurig is also worth checking, with the K-Supreme model discounted by roughly 53 percent, one of the stronger deals in the kitchen category this cycle. Coffee and countertop appliances are a category where Amazon consistently competes hard during Labor Day, since kitchen upgrades tend to spike alongside back-to-school and fall-cooking search traffic, so this is a fair week to replace anything on its last legs.
Dyson’s V8 cordless vacuum is also seeing a notable markdown, and Dyson discounts are worth paying attention to regardless of the specific percentage, since the brand rarely cuts prices outside of major sales events. If a cordless vacuum has been on your list, this is one of the more dependable picks in the current lineup, and it tends to hold resale value well if you ever decide to upgrade later.
For anyone doing early holiday shopping or restocking travel gear, Apple AirTags are discounted by about $20, a small but useful markdown given how rarely Apple accessories see meaningful price cuts on Amazon.
Beyond the individual product callouts, Amazon is also running a broader apparel promotion this week offering up to 80 percent off select clothing items for women, kids and men, layered on top of the brand-specific sales already mentioned. These broader discounts rotate frequently and aren’t always tied to a single retailer’s Labor Day push, so it’s worth checking Amazon’s own deals page directly, since availability and pricing on the deepest cuts can shift within the same day.
A word of caution that applies to any Labor Day sale, not just this one: not every discount is as good as it looks. Deals on mattresses, furniture, major appliances and warm-weather fashion tend to be the genuine standouts this time of year, while some electronics and gadget “deals” are recycled from earlier promotions and aren’t actually lower than prices seen a few weeks ago. If you’re shopping tech specifically, it’s often smarter to wait for Black Friday, when discounting in that category tends to be considerably deeper.
Most of these sales are expected to run through the Labor Day weekend itself, with some retailers extending select promotions a few days past the holiday. Given that popular sizes and colors, particularly in the Ugg and Stanley lines, have a habit of selling out well before a sale officially ends, it’s worth checking stock sooner rather than waiting until Monday.
