A Typical Yearly Sales Cycle: What Goes On Sale & When?

When should you stock up?

My wonderful friend from Become A Coupon Queen wrote up the most awesome Sales Cycle list EVER! So rather then re-invent the wheel, I’m just going to share her list with you.

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January:

National Oatmeal Month

Quaker

*Diet Foods including*
Healthy Choice Special K South Beach Kashi Lean Cuisine Smart Start 100 Calorie Packs yogurt

*Super Bowl Sunday*
Pepsi Cheese Dips Coke sandwich items snacks Chips crackers wings

*Seasonal Produce*
Avocado Collards Leeks Broccoli Celery Pears Cabbage Grapefruit Spinach Carrots Kale Oranges Cauliflower Kiwi Tangerines Chard Lemons

Clearance

Christmas Decorations
Toys
candles
Wrapping Papers
ornaments
computers

Winter Health:

Cold Medicines
Vitamins

*Seasonal Sales*
Soup Chili White Sales Furniture

February:

*National Canned Food Month*
Fruit Vegetables tuna Beans Cherry pie filling

*Meats*
Tuna, salmon chicken

*National Hot Breakfast Month*
Malt O Meal Eggo Waffles Oatmeal Syrup

*Valentines*
Chocolate Hershey’s KY Lubricant, etc Condoms Monistat Candy

*Chinese New Year*
Soy Sauce Teriyaki Sauce Noodles Water chestnuts Bamboo shoots Stir fry

*Seasonal Produce*
Cauliflower Spinach Collards Celery Avocado Kale Chard Kiwi

March:

*Frozen Food Month*
Frozen Meals TGI Fridays Contessa Foster Farms Chicken Eggo, Sara Lee Healthy Choice DiGiorno Freschetta Breyers Dreyers Marie Callendars

*Other Seasonal sales*
Corned beef Irish foods potatoes Gardening supplies

*Seasonal Produce*
Artichoke Collards Peas Asparagus Fennel Radish Avocado Kale Rhubarb Haas Leek Spinach Broccoli Lemon Strawberries Cabbage Lime Tangerines Carrots Mushrooms Chard Cauliflower Onions Oranges Celery

April:

*Easter*
Ham chocolate chips Food coloring Eggs baking mixes butter sugar spices horseradish

*Earth Day*
Organic foods Energy saver Reusable bags

*Seasonal Produce*
Artichokes Grapefruit Peas Asparagus Hass Avocado Cabbages Beets Mushrooms Carrots Broccoli Onions Rhubarb

Clearance

Easter supplies

May:

*Memorial Day*
BBQ Sauce dips charcoal Ketchup potato chips condiments salad dressing

*Paper Products*
plates insect repellant utensils sunscreen

*Cinco De Mayo*
Salsa tortillas

*Seasonal Produce*
Artichokes Onions Potatoes Asparagus Sweet Vidalia Raspberries Avocado, Peas Strawberries Beans Edible Pods Beets Blackberries Carrots

June:

*National Dairy Month*
Eggs In-store dairy	coupons or booklets
Milk (Free Milk Catalina, wyb cereal)	cool whip Ice Cream Yogurt Cheese Butter

*Beginning July 4^th Sales*
Hot Dogs Ketchup salad dressing Hamburgers condiments potato chips BBQ Sauce charcoal dips

*Seasonal Produce*
Apricots Nectarines Tomatoes Blackberries Peaches Watermelon Blueberries Potatoes Vidalia Onions Boysenberries Honeydew Grapes Cherries Raspberries Strawberries Corn, Red Onions Eggplant Cucumber Squash

July:

National Ice Cream Month

*4th of July Sales*
Hot Dogs charcoal Hamburgers salad dressing BBQ Sauce potato chips Ketchup dips condiments

*End of July Back to School Sales begin*
crayons binders pencils folders

*Seasonal Produce*
Asian Pears Figs Peaches Bartlett Pears Garlic Peppers Beans Grapes Sweet/Bell Blueberries Nectarines Plums Corn Onions Potatoes Cucumber Valencia Oranges Summer Squash Eggplant Watermelon Tomatoes

August:

*Back to School*
Pudding cups Clorox Lunch meat Purell Staples and Office Depot Penny items

*Clearance*
Insect Repellant Sunscreen charcoal

*Seasonal Produce*
Apples Melons Tomatillo Hass Avocado Onion Tomato Green Beans Peaches Grapes Berries Pears Summer Squash Corn Bartlett Raspberries Cucumber Bell peppers Figs Eggplant Plums

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September:

*Back to School Sales through labor day*
crayons binders folders pencils

*Diabetes*
Bayer Glucose Meters Glucerna Cereal

*Seasonal Produce*
Apples Squash Winter Squash Artichokes Tomatillo Grapes Beans Eggplant Tomatoes Bell Peppers Valencia Orange Pomegranate Chile Peppers Asian Pears Bartlett Pears Cucumber Onion

October:

Halloween:

Candy

*Beginning of the baking sales*
Canned pumpkin baking chips evaporated milk

National Seafood Month

*Adopt a Shelter-Dog Month*
Pedigree Purina

*Seasonal Produce*
Almonds Yams Parsnip Apples Sweet Potatoes Lemons Artichokes Chard Pomegranate Arugula Spinach Turnips Beets Pumpkin Squash, Winter Broccoli Chestnuts Potatoes Brussels Sprouts Cranberries Pears Cabbages

November:

*Baking Sales in full swing*
nuts cake mixes coconut chocolate chips sweetened condensed milk evaporated milk Baking powder Sugar Flour Baking soda vanilla

*Canned foods*
soup fruits spaghetti sauce broth vegetables condensed milk

*Thanksgiving Foods*
Turkey rhodes rolls jello, canned pumpkin frozen pies marshmallows stovetop stuffing gravy mixes cranberry sauce betty crocker boxed potatoes

*Seasonal Produce:*
Pears Anjou Carrots lemons Beets Celery orange Broccoli Comice pears potato Brussels Sprouts cranberries squash Cabbages kiwi yams

Clearance:

After Halloween sales

December:

*Holiday Dinner:*
Egg Nog gravy mixes cranberry sauce Deli Platters rhodes rolls jello Instant Potatoes frozen pies marshmallows

*Baking:*
Flour Brownie mix Breads Sugar Cake mix Pie Crust Butter Whipped cream Marshmallows Cream Muffin mix

*Canned foods*
soup spaghetti sauce fruits broth vegetables condensed milk

Clearance

Thanksgiving Decorations

A big thanks to Become a Coupon Queen for this awesome list!

A Typical Yearly Sales Cycle: What Goes On Sale & When?

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