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Black Friday Deals I Skipped Last Year and Regretted Every Single Month
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items You know that feeling when you see something on sale, talk yourself out of it, then spend the next 12 months paying full price for the same thing? That was me with at least a dozen products last November. If you're the type who overthinks every purch...
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Kitchen Deals I Watched Sell Out While I Hesitated
Home and Cleaning Finds That Would Have Saved Me Hours
Tech and Electronics I Talked Myself Out Of
Bedroom and Sleep Stuff I Should Have Bought Immediately
Fitness Gear I Kept Putting Off Buying
Everyday Carry and Personal Care I Now Buy at Full Price
Kitchen Deals I Watched Sell Out While I Hesitated
I stood in the aisle holding a Ninja blender for ten minutes, put it back, and then bought a worse one in March for $40 more. Never again.
Grab this before it jumps back to full price. I spent all year making chunky smoothies with my old blender because I was too cheap to pull the trigger on this one in November. My coworker got hers on sale and I watched her make perfect frozen margari...
Ninja Professional Plus 72-Oz Blender with Auto-iQ, Gray, BN701
Use this if you're someone who gets home at 6pm and doesn't want to wait an hour for dinner. I told myself I didn't need one, then spent every Wednesday ordering $15 takeout because cooking felt like too much effort.
Instant Pot, 6Qt RIO Chef Series 7-in-1 Multi-Cooker
Switch to this if you're still brewing a full pot just for yourself and dumping half of it. My old coffee maker died in February and I paid $60 more for this exact model because I missed the holiday price.
Keurig K-Duo Essentials Coffee Maker
Keep this on your counter if you live in an apartment with no balcony. I wanted to grill year-round but skipped this deal, then ate sad pan-cooked burgers until August.
Hamilton Beach Indoor Electric Searing Grill with Viewing
Snag this for anyone feeding more than two people. The single-basket version I settled for in January can barely handle a full bag of frozen fries without crowding.
Ninja Foodi 4 in 1 DUAL AIR FRYER, 8 qt. 2-Basket
Toss your ingredients in before work and come home to actual food. I kept saying I'd meal prep on Sundays but never did because my tiny old slow cooker made portions for one person.
Crock-Pot Manual 7-Quart Slow Cooker, Mussel Grey
Get this if you bake even three times a year. I hand-mixed cookie dough for every holiday party this year and my wrist still hasn't forgiven me for skipping the November sale.
KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
Home and Cleaning Finds That Would Have Saved Me Hours
Spent the whole year scrubbing floors on my hands and knees and washing dishes by hand in ways that made no sense. These would have fixed that months ago.
Use this if you have pets dropping fur on every surface. I kept my dying vacuum alive with duct tape until April, then bought this at full price like a fool.
One (1) Year Limited Warranty
Set this to run while you're at work and come home to clean floors. For anyone who hates vacuuming but has hardwood that shows every crumb. I told myself it was a luxury, then spent 30 minutes every Saturday doing what this does on its own.
iRobot Roomba 694 Robot Vacuum, WiFi
Swap out your separate mop and vacuum situation for this one thing. My kitchen floor was always slightly sticky because I never had the energy to do both steps.
BISSELL CrossWave Hard Floor Expert
Try this if you're the person everyone calls when someone in the house gets sick. Flu season hit my family in January and I spent three days wiping every doorknob by hand.
Clorox TurboPro Handheld Electrostatic Sprayer
Ditch the old string mop that smells weird after two uses. Perfect for anyone in a small apartment who doesn't have room to store a bucket and wringer setup.
Swiffer PowerMop Multi-Surface Kit, 10 Pads
Bring this out for quick cleanups when you don't want to drag a full vacuum from the closet. My friend bought hers on sale last year and I watched her clean her entire car in five minutes.
Dyson V8 Origin Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
Keep one of these in every room if you have kids who eat crackers like they're trying to feed the floor. Paid full price in March after my toddler discovered goldfish crackers.
BLACK+DECKER Cordless Handheld Vacuum ...
Tech and Electronics I Talked Myself Out Of
Told myself I'd wait for a better deal on headphones and a tablet. Spoiler: the better deal was the one I was already looking at.
Get these if you commute or work in a noisy office. I used my old wired earbuds all year, got them tangled every single morning, and spent more time untangling than listening.
Apple, Wireless Earbuds, AirPods Pro 2, Active ...
Try this for anyone whose kid keeps borrowing their phone to watch YouTube. I finally caved and bought one in June at full price because sharing my phone was driving me insane.
Free Samsung Tab Wallpaper Photos
Snag these as a backup pair or a gift. They sat in my cart for two days last November before I removed them, and then I needed headphones for the gym in January.
JBL TUNE 510BT Wireless On-Ear Headphones
Swap your old slow streaming device for this. My old Fire Stick took 45 seconds to load Netflix and I put up with it for an entire year out of stubbornness.
Roku Streaming Stick 4K with Voice Remote
Wear this if you're trying to move more but forget to track anything. I kept saying I'd start walking daily, but without something on my wrist bugging me, I just didn't.
Apple Watch SE (GPS, 2nd generation) - Walmart.ca
Use this for the college student or remote worker still running a laptop from 2018. My old one crashed during a Zoom presentation in March. That was fun to explain.
HP, Laptop, 15.6 inch FHD Touch, Windows 11, Silver
Bring this to every cookout and pool day. Borrowed my neighbor's speaker four times this summer because I couldn't justify full price after missing the holiday deal.
JBL Charge 5 - Portable Waterproof Speaker - Black
Bedroom and Sleep Stuff I Should Have Bought Immediately
Woke up with a sore neck roughly 200 mornings this year. Could have fixed it last November for 40% less.
Swap your flat, sad pillows for these. I kept folding my old pillow in half to get any support and woke up with neck pain so often I thought something was actually wrong with me.
(2 pack) Beckham Hotel Collection Customizable Down
Try these if you wake up with creased skin and tangled hair every morning. For anyone who keeps meaning to upgrade their pillowcases but never thinks about it until 2am.
Bedsure Satin Pillowcases King Set of 2
Use this if your brain won't shut off at night. I scrolled past this deal, then spent January through March lying awake at 1am thinking about emails.
YnM Original Cotton 48 x 72 In 15 Pound Weighted Blanket
Get this for the person who runs cold and layers three blankets every night. One thick comforter would have replaced my whole messy pile months ago.
King/California Heavyweight Linen Blend Comforter
Keep this on your nightstand if street noise or a snoring partner wakes you up. My neighbor got a dog in December and that dog barked at 6am every single day.
Hatch Restore 2 Sunrise Alarm Clock
Toss this on top of your existing mattress if buying a new one isn't in the budget. Slept on a saggy mattress all year because I thought a topper wouldn't make a difference. Wrong.
Lucid Lavender and Gel Covered Memory Foam Mattress
Ditch your phone alarm if you wake up groggy and angry every morning. For anyone who hits snooze six times, this gradual light thing actually works and I wish I'd grabbed it at the sale price.
Philips Smartsleep Alarm Clock, Smart Sunrise & Sunset
Fitness Gear I Kept Putting Off Buying
Joined a gym in January, quit by March, realized I'd rather work out at home. Would have been way cheaper if I'd bought this stuff on sale.
Get these if you want to lift at home but don't have space for a full rack. I used two gallon water jugs as weights for three months before admitting I needed real dumbbells.
BowFlex Select Tech 552 Dumbbell (Single)
Wear this if you keep guessing how many steps you're getting and always overestimating. Turns out my daily walks were barely 3,000 steps and I had no idea until I finally tracked it.
Fitbit Charge 6 Premium Fitness Tracker
Try this for a full-body workout when running hurts your knees. Paid for a gym membership for four months just to use the rowing machine, which cost more than buying this on sale.
Sunny Health Rowing Machines for Fitness
Grab one thick enough that your knees don't ache on hard floors. Did yoga on a towel for two months because I kept forgetting to order a real mat. My kneecaps remember.
BalanceFrom, Yoga Mat, 71"x24"x1/2" Anti-Tear All
Use this after leg day or long walks if you're over 30 and everything is sore all the time. For the person who asks their partner for a back rub every night. Just get the massage gun.
RENPHO Body Massager Muscle Massage Gun for Pain
Toss these in a drawer for days you can't make it to the gym. They take up zero space and I spent months thinking I needed a whole home gym when these would have covered most exercises.
WHATAFIT Resistance Bands, Workout Bands Set
Keep this in your garage or spare room for rainy days and winter months. Skipped my runs from November through February because it was too cold outside, and this was sitting on sale the whole time.
Treadmill Belt 263241 for NordicTrack T6.5s
Everyday Carry and Personal Care I Now Buy at Full Price
Small stuff adds up. A $12 water bottle here, a $25 skincare product there. Across a whole year, I probably wasted $200 by not stocking up when everything was marked down.
Bring this everywhere if you never drink enough water. Bought mine in March for full price and my coworker who got hers on Black Friday still reminds me about it weekly.
Stanley Quencher H2 0 FlowState Tumblers
Stock up on this before winter hits your skin. Went through three tubs this year at regular price when I could have grabbed two for the cost of one last November.
CeraVe Face & Body Moisturizing Cream with Pump
Keep a tube in every bag, car, and nightstand. For anyone whose lips and hands crack the second the temperature drops. I ran out in January and paid pharmacy markup prices.
Aquaphor Advanced Therapy Healing Ointment Skin
Switch to this if your current deodorant stops working by noon. Smelled like a middle school locker room after my afternoon meetings until I finally tried this brand.
Native Deodorant | Coconut & Vanilla
Use this once a week if your hair feels like straw from heat styling. My hairdresser told me to buy it in November when it was cheap and I ignored her. Paid full price in April after she gave me a look.
Olaplex Hair Perfector No 3, 3.3 Oz (pack Of 1) By Olaplex
Ditch your manual toothbrush if your dentist keeps telling you that you brush too hard. Got scolded at two cleanings this year before I finally upgraded.
Oral-B, Toothbrush, Pro 1000, Rechargeable Electric White
Try this if heavier creams make you break out but your skin still feels dry. Perfect for combo skin people who can never find something that doesn't cause one problem while fixing another.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hyaluronic Acid Water Gel