Boom! Boom! Boom! Let’s hope the 4th of July Fireworks will spark some good sales, especially in the supermarket.

After the Fourth, you’ll find sales on beach towels, picnic baskets, and luggage. Shop your favorite online stores too! They’ll deliver right to your door; PLUS you’ll get a much better selection. Don’t forget all those patriotic items that you can use all through Summer until Labor Day!

The well-known convenience chain 7-Eleven will host a FREE Slurpee Day on July 11 to celebrate their holiday! (get it 7-11)

Prime Day, July 16 and July 17, is always a BIG hit for Amazon, but other retailers will not want to be outdone so they’ll offer competing sales this July to try to get in on the action. Target Deal Days has been the bull’s-eye’s version of a Prime Day sale. This year, Target is stepping up its game and turning Deal Days into Target Circle Week, which will run from July 7-13. Like Target, Walmart is also taking a new approach for 2024. It’s reportedly hosting Walmart Deals from July 08-11 to jump ahead of Amazon! National Ice Cream Day falls on July 21 this year so many confection parlors will get in the spirit with different FREEBIE promotions.

Kitchen appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, and microwaves will be on sale at the mid point of the month. If your grill needs replacing, try to wait until after the 4th because you’ll find plenty of markdowns. As we approach the middle of the Summer, prices will dip on lawn mowers and other gardening supplies.

New Furniture lines are coming in August. Take a look at floor samples. You can find a great bargain on these gems. If you are decorating, paint will be cheaper too, at most big retailers, during the first week of July.

Gyms and fitness centers want your membership and will be competing with each other for your business, so shop around for a good price. See if yours offers one-day passes to give your friends so you will be more apt to go when you have a buddy to workout with! Also, opt for month-to-month so if a better deal comes along, you won’t be tied down.

The price of men’s suits and sports jackets go down as the temperature goes up because most guys have shed their blazers and wool numbers for sport shirts and slacks. Also, since many of us are still working from home, the need to dress-up is definitely not required, so there is a large selection available. Summer clothing will be reduced too. There will still be plenty of warm days ahead to wear them, so grab some bargains! The remainder of the swimsuits and warm weather wear at most department stores will be discounted to make way for Fall fashions. But remember, the largest selections will be online.

Promotions on Sporting Goods will begin this month. You may even find deals on football equipment!

Expect party goods and supplies to be lower priced after July fourth. Stock up on plates, plastic cups, napkins, as well as patriotic-themed items like banners and flags. Again, don’t forget these can be used for Labor Day too or saved for next year. Solid colors can be used all year long.

There may be some left over Father’s Day tools at your favorite stores. You may find just the one you need on sale!

The next FREE Kids Activity Kit at most Home Depot Stores on Saturday, July 6th.  These in-store events take place on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

You will start to see back-to-school supplies hitting the shelves. Our schools have been out just one week so we don’t return until September, but other states go back earlier, so stock on on pencils, crayons, folders, and notebooks this month. Supermarkets will have very good prices on these, so grab them when on sale. Don’t dilly dally or you’ll be sorry!

Also, in your favorite supermarket, July is National Ice Cream Month! A whole month!! There’s no excuse needed to enjoy ice cream, but savings sweetens the deal! Other specials you’ll find will be on, of course, hamburger meat, hot dogs, buns, ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, relish, and salad dressing. Combine your coupons, if you are lucky enough to find them, with sales on soda, bottled water, chips, and charcoal. In the produce department fresh corn, tomatoes, and watermelon, pears, beans, blueberries, cucumbers, eggplant, figs, garlic, grapes, nectarines, onions, oranges, peaches, peppers, plums, potatoes, and squash will be on sale.

Happy Summer! Enjoy!