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Best Labor Day 2024 deals you can shop right now at all retailers
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Labor Day weekend is just a few days away, so retailers have already kick started their Labor Day sales. For those who don’t know, Labor Day weekend is one of the biggest sales events of the year. It’s a great time to save on home, tech and travel essentials, especially high-priced products such as TVs, appliances, furniture and more.
For those who are itching to start their Labor Day weekend shopping now, we rounded up all the best early Labor Day sales available right now. The savings so far are impressive, with shoppers able to save up to 50% on indoor and outdoor furniture, kitchen essentials and premium mattresses. Shop some of our favorite retailers’ Labor Day sales and be sure to check back as we update this article with more Labor Day sales as they happen.
When is Labor Day 2024?
This year, Labor Day is on Monday, September 2, 2024.
When do Labor Day sales start?
Many brands have already started their Labor Day sales. It’s not uncommon for retailers to start their Labor Day sales ahead of the holiday to generate excitement (and additional sales) from shoppers.
Where (and on what) can we expect the best Labor Day sales?
The best Labor Day deals can usually be found on high-priced products, such as home appliances, outdoor furniture, TVs, computers and mattresses.
Labor Day is also a great time to score major discounts on home decor. That’s because retailers’ fall and Halloween inventory has already arrived, so stores are marking down prices on tons of products to clear their stores’ shelves and warehouses of summer products.
Best Labor Day deals to shop now
- Away: The luggage brand that doesn’t do sales all that often is offering up to 50% off backpacks, carryalls, duffles, sling bags and more Away luggage.
- Amazon: Amazon’s Labor Day sale is already live, offering consumers discounts across various shopping categories, including tech, kitchen, home, furniture and plenty of Weber grills. (You can find more of our Amazon Labor Day deal picks below.)
- Article: This premium furniture brand has put more than 450 of its products on sale for Labor Day. You could save up to $1,000 on side tables, armchairs, couches, beds, lighting, patio furniture and more.
- Avocado Mattress: The brand famous for its organic mattresses is offering 20% off their mattresses as well as 10% off on pillows, furniture, bath and body products, and robes and pajamas. You can also save 50% on the brand’s loungewear and Suvin and Hemp bedding.
- Casterly: This splurge-worthy furniture brand is offering shoppers up to $450 off purchases site-wide. You can also get up to 40% off on-sale items during Labor Day.
- EyeBuyDirect: The EyeBuyDirect Labor Day sale is on now. Right now you can buy one pair of eyeglasses at their already low price, plus save a whopping 65% off the second pair when you use promo code HOT65 at checkout. Check out more information about this sale on popular prescription eyewear.
- Eyeglasses.com – Save up to 50% on prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses. Use promo code CBSNEWS50 at check.out.
- Frontgate: The brand that bills itself as having “the world’s best outdoor furniture” is discounting its outdoor sets up to $2,200 off (you’ll also get free shipping with that purchase). Shopping for indoor furniture and decor? Don’t worry, there’s a discount for that (25% off site-wide, to be exact).
- Home Depot: The home improvement retailer’s Labor Day sale is happening now, with big savings on appliances, tools, outdoor power equipment, grills and patio furniture. Some of Home Depot’s best Halloween decorations are also on sale.
- Leesa: Save 30% on Leesa mattresses for Labor Day. You can score a free sleep bundle with the purchase of select mattresses, which includes a free pillow set and microfiber sheet set. You can also save 25% off bases and bedding as well as 15% off kids mattresses.
- LG: Save big on appliances this Labor Day with LG. The brand is offering discounts of up to 30% off on dishwashers, washers, dryers, washer towers, microwaves and more.
- Nolah Mattress: Nolah’s Labor Day mattress sale is one of the earliest we’ve seen, gifting shoppers with a site-wide discount of 35% off. But the deal gets even sweeter for CBS Essentials readers. Enter our exclusive Nolah promo code CBSNEWS50 at checkout and you’ll save an additional $50 off your already discounted mattress purchase.
- Pottery Barn: Shoppers will appreciate Pottery Barn’s Labor Day sale, which includes up to 60% off hundreds of the brand’s items, ranging from patio furniture to decorative accent pillows. (While you’re there, check out the new Pottery Barn Halloween collection.)
- Purple: Purple’s Labor Day sale is the biggest the brand has had so far this year. You can save up to $700 on mattresses and up to $300 on bases.
- Walmart: Don’t miss Walmart’s Labor Day sale, with deep discounts on TVs and more tech, home essentials and more. One of our favorite deals: The retailer’s bestselling 4-piece patio furniture set is clearance priced at $185, the lowest price we’ve ever seen.
- Wayfair: Save up to 70% ahead of Labor Day across Wayfair’s many home departments including furniture, outdoor, rugs, kitchen, lighting and more.
- West Elm: Labor Day is a great time to save on outdoor furniture from West Elm. The brand is offering up to 30% off all types of patio furniture, ranging from chairs to an outdoor kitchen. You can also shop their general sale section, which features up to 50% off on goods.
- Sam’s Club: If you’re not a Sam’s Club member yet, today is the perfect opportunity to join. New Club memberships are just $25, reduced from $50 (with auto-renew). There’s a $40 off discount on Sam’s Club Plus memberships too.
- Samsonite: Level up your luggage for fall travel by taking advantage of Samsonite’s The Perfect Getaway Sale. Save up to 40% off (when you add the code EXTRA10 at checkout) on suitcases, travel backpacks and travel accessories.
- Samsung: During Samsung’s Labor Day sale, you can save up to $1,300 on eligible refrigerators, up to $1,300 on laundry combos, up to $500 on dishwashers, and up to $900 on the company’s most popular induction ranges.
- Traeger: One of the best grill brands on the market is discounting select grills, including pellet grills, up to $300 for Labor Day.
- Tumi: Tumi, one of our favorite luxury travel brands is offering shoppers up to 40% off on luggage, travel backpacks, cosmetic bags, purses and even some of the brand’s phone cases.
Does Amazon have a Labor Day sale?
Yes. Amazon has already put loads of products on sale for Labor Day, including furniture, travel, kitchen, home and tech products. Scroll the brand’s deals page to find all of their Labor Day discounts. As Labor Day approaches though, we expect there to be plenty of limited-time and lightning deals, which could last anywhere from a few days (limited-time deals) to a couple of hours (lightning deals).
Apple iPad (9th generation): $199 (Save 40%)
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Amazon is a great place to score deals on a variety of Apple products. Case in point: You can get a new iPad for $199 at Amazon’s early Labor Day sale.
The ninth-generation Apple iPad offers 64 or 256 GB of space (price varies by size) and comes with all of Apple’s standard apps and features, including a front and back camera, perfect for pictures and FaceTime. The 10.2-inch Retina display will reveal a brilliant, crystal clear picture that will make watching your favorite TV shows or movies a near-immersive experience.
The Apple iPad (9th generation) has a 4.8-star rating out of more than 66,800 ratings on Amazon. One reviewer wrote, “I bought this for nursing school and it does everything I need it to! So far no issues with it and I’ve had it for six months.”
Another customer said, “This is my second iPad, and it works great. I can’t imagine using any other tablet brand, especially for internet browsing, gaming and work. Highly recommended.”
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Best deals at Walmart’s Labor Day sale
Walmart has a ton of deals available right now across all its major categories. Tap the button below to shop Amazon’s current selection of deals, or read on for some of our top Walmart sale picks.
Costway four-piece patio rattan conversation set: Save 45%
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This is one of our bestselling products on CBS Essentials. Readers truly can’t stop buying it and we’re sure with this steeper discount, that won’t stop. This four-piece patio conversation set is popular for its affordability as well as its weather-resistant materials and modest size. You don’t need a big backyard to accommodate this patio furniture. It can seat between four to five people and comes in multiple cushion color options, including red and navy (price varies by color).
The Costway four-piece patio rattan conversation set has a 4.3-star rating on Walmart. One reviewer wrote, “I’m glad we purchased this patio furniture. It’s sturdy and holds up well to the weather and the many guests we’ve entertained this summer. We got many compliments on it. You cannot beat the price.”
Another customer wrote, “Looks exactly as pictured. Easy to assemble. Comfortable to just sit outside and relax. Love the color too!”
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The best Labor Day deals at Wayfair
Furniture tends to go on deep discount during Labor Day, and Wayfair is one of our go-to places to shop for furniture online. Take a look at our top Wayfair sale picks this Labor Day.
Laurel Foundry Modern Farmhouse queen black Kawamoto bed: Save 68%
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This is one of Wayfair’s most impressive markdowns ahead of Labor Day. The Kawamoto bed from Laurel Foundry Modern Farmhouse is vintage-inspired and designed to be able to blend in well with a variety of decor styles, not just rustic, farmhouse decor. The frame has a weight capacity of 800 pounds and features ample under-bed storage, perfect for storing extra bed linens and other home essentials.
This metal bed has a 4.7-star rating on Wayfair. One reviewer wrote, “The bed is super cute, and matches the decor I was looking for. Easy to assemble and very comfortable.”
Another customer said, “Beautiful bed. It fits perfectly in our old farmhouse, but would be just as beautiful in a more modern designed room too.”
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Best deals to shop at Target this Labor Day
Score deals on home goods and more at Target this Labor Day. Here are some of our top picks to shop there now.
Henckels Modernist 13-piece knife set with block: Save 69%
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Every home cook needs a great set of knives. The problem with knife sets though is that a quality one usually costs an arm and a leg. This Henckels knife set is on sale and comparatively, quite affordable, with shoppers able to save a whopping $372 on their purchase.
The set comes with every knife you’ll ever need, including 3- and 4-inch paring knives, a 5-inch serrated utility knife, a 7-inch hollow-edge santoku, an 8-inch chef’s knife, an 8-inch bread knife, four 4.5-inch steak knives, kitchen shears as well as sharpening steel, which will come in great handy when your knives need a tune-up. What’s more, they can be put in the dishwasher.
The Henckels Modernist 13-piece knife set with block has a 4.8-star rating on Target. One reviewer wrote, “Enjoy the balance and fine sharpness of these knives. I have never used a better set of knives. The stainless steel look also matches my kitchen decor perfectly.”
Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 5): $20 (50% off)
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This mega-popular racing, action and shooting game for the PS5 is currently on sale for 50% off at Target, so you’ll ay just $20. The game offers enhanced levels of performance with new graphics modes that feature up to 4K resolution (60 frames per second)
Beyond the high action of this rated-M (for mature) game, we love that it offers HDR support and showcases the best of what the PS5 can do when it comes to ray tracing, displaying texture quality, and offering quick loading. As a result, the world of Los Santos and Blaine County offer far more intense action than ever before.
Be sure to visit Hao’s Special Works at the Los Santos Car Meet. It’s here you’ll discover elite new vehicle upgrades and exclusive modifications. You can then take your high-performance vehicle to participate in HSW races, new time trials, and more.
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Best Labor Day deals at Best Buy
If you’re looking for some great deals on popular tech and major appliances, head over to Best Buy, where you can currently save up to 50% on some bestselling major appliances. Plus, when you purchase select appliances at the Best Buy Labor Day sale, you get a bonus Best Buy gift card worth up to $500, too.
Samsung 3-door French door smart refrigerator: $1,700 (save $640) + $200 gift card
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Many major appliances are on sale for Labor Day at Best Buy, including this popular Samsung 3-door, French door refrigerator. It offers 312 cubit feet of space and can create four types of ice. It features a flat-front french door refrigerator design with recessed drawer handle that will blend beautifully into your kitchen.
And like most of Samsung’s newest appliances, this fridge can be monitored and controlled using the SmartThings mobile app. Meanwhile, the adjustable slide-in shelf offers a flexible design, so you can slide it back to create more room for tall and bulky items.
For a limited time, not only is this refrigerator on sale for a whopping $640 off, but with you get a $200 Best Buy gift card as a bonus with your purchase.
GE 4.5 cubic foot high-efficiency top load washer: $560 (Save $240) + $50 gift card
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If you’re seeking an affordable, 4.5 cubit foot capacity, top-loading washer, this GE appliance is not on sale for just $560, which is a savings of $240. Plus, you get a $50 Best Buy gift card as a bonus. The agitator-driven washer comes in white, with a matte-black control panel.
One notable feature is the durable, built-in, dual action agitator that provides better circulation and turnover of clothes. This results in a deep clean, while being gentle on your clothes. You can manually add up to 26 gallons of water to the washer, or let the washer optimize the water level with its auto-fill feature.
And if you’re looking for a matching dryer, Best Buy has the GE 7.2 cubic foot gas dryer on sale for $660, which is $200 off. You also get a $50 Best Buy gift card with the purchase of this appliance. The matching electric version of the dryer is on sale for $560, with a $50 Best Buy gift card included.
Samsung 14″ Galaxy Book Edge4 Copilot+ PC: $1,000 (save $350)
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Here’s a chance to save $350 on one of the latest Windows laptops that offers the latest Microsoft CoPilot+ PC artificial intelligence integration built in. The laptop is powered using a Snapdragon X Elite processor and comes configured with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD for storage.
Beyond the advanced AI features, we love that this laptop offers a lovely 14-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Battery life is up to 18 hours. Another notable feature is the laptop’s sound system, which includes four AKG speakers with a built in subwoofer.
This computer weighs in at just 2.62 pounds and is a mere 0.43 inches think when shut. It’s a great general purpose laptop that’s chock full of features offered at a very competitive price.
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Labor Day 2024 is almost here, which means Labor Day sales are live now. The shopping experts at CBS Essentials have scoured the best Labor Day sales at all your favorite retailers to bring you the best mattress deals, the best luggage deals, the best deals on major appliances, best patio furniture clearance deals and even the best tire deals to shop this Labor Day.
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Sen. Duckworth says Trump defense secretary pick is “flat-out wrong” about women in combat roles
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary is “flat-out wrong” in his view that women should not serve in the military in combat roles.
“Our military could not go to war without the women who wear this uniform,” Duckworth said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” “And frankly, America’s daughters are just as capable of defending liberty and freedom as her sons.”
Trump tapped Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as his pick to head the Defense Department earlier this month. The 44-year-old has drawn criticism for his stance on women in combat roles, along with his level of experience.
Duckworth, who in 2004 deployed to Iraq as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot and sustained severe injuries when her helicopter was hit by an RPG, outlined that women who serve in combat roles have met the same standards as men, passing rigorous testing. She said Hegseth’s position “just shows his lack of understanding of where our military is,” while arguing that he’s “inordinately unqualified for the position.”
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“Our military could not go to war without the 220,000-plus women who serve in uniform,” Duckworth said. She added that having women in the military “does make us more effective, does make us more lethal.”
Hegseth has also drawn scrutiny amid recently unearthed details about an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth denies the allegation and characterized the incident as a consensual encounter. The Monterey County district attorney’s office declined to file charges as none were “supported by proof beyond a reasonable doubt.” His lawyer has acknowledged that Hegseth paid a confidential financial settlement to the woman out of concern that the allegation would jeopardize his employment.
Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat who serves on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, said it’s “really troubling” that Trump would nominate someone who “has admitted that he’s paid off a victim who has claimed rape allegations against him.”
“This is not the kind of person you want to lead the Department of Defense,” she added.
The comments come after Trump announced a slew of picks for top posts in his administration in recent days. Meanwhile, one pick — former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general — has already withdrawn his name from consideration after he faced intense scrutiny amid a House Ethics Committee investigation and a tenuous path to Senate confirmation.
While Duckworth acknowledged that she’s glad her Senate Republicans “held the line” on Gaetz and also elected Sen. John Thune as leader over a candidate favored by many in Trump’s orbit, she said she’s “deeply concerned” her Republican colleagues will green light Trump’s nominees.
“From what I’m hearing from my Republican colleagues on everything from defense secretary to other posts, it sounds like they are ready to roll over for Mr. Trump,” Duckworth said.
But Duckworth didn’t rule out supporting some of the nominees herself during the Senate confirmation process, pledged to evaluate each candidate based on their ability to do the job, and their willingness to put the needs of the American people before “a retribution campaign for Mr. Trump.”
Meanwhile, a CBS News poll released on Sunday found that 33% of Americans say Hegseth is a “good choice” for defense secretary, including 64% of Trump voters. But 39% of Americans said they hadn’t heard enough yet about the pick. More broadly, Americans generally say they want Trump to appoint people who’ll speak their minds and who have experience in the field or agency they’ll run.
Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican who also appeared on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, said he believes that Hegseth can run the massive Defense Department, despite his lack of experience managing a large organization. Though he did not address Hegseth’s comments about women in combat roles, Paul said he believes the “vast majority of people” support leaders who are picked based on merit, citing Hegseth’s criticism of the Pentagon for what he says has been a move away from merit-based hiring and toward hiring based on “racial characteristics.”
Hezbollah fired at least 185 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in the militant group’s heaviest barrage in several days, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the war.
Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on the southwestern coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura, Lebanon’s military said. Israel’s military expressed regret and said the strike occurred in an area of combat against Hezbollah, adding that its operations are directed solely against the militants. The strike was under review.
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Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Lebanese troops since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, even as Lebanon’s military has largely kept to the sidelines.
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned it as an assault on U.S.-led cease-fire efforts, calling it a “direct, bloody message rejecting all efforts and ongoing contacts” to end the war.
“(Israel is) again writing in Lebanese blood a brazen rejection of the solution that is being discussed,” a statement from his office read.
The strike occurred in southwestern Lebanon on the coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura, where there has been heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Hezbollah began firing rockets, missiles and drones into Israel after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of the Gaza Strip ignited the war there. Hezbollah has portrayed the attacks as an act of solidarity with the Palestinians and Hamas. Iran supports both armed groups.
Israel has launched retaliatory airstrikes since the rocket fire began, and in September the low-level conflict erupted into all-out war, as Israel launched waves of airstrikes across large parts of Lebanon and killed Hezbollah’s top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and several of his top commanders.
Hezbollah fired a total of around 160 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, some of which were intercepted, the Israeli military said.
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Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said it was treating two people in the central city of Petah Tikva, a 23-year-old man who was lightly wounded by a blast and a 70-year-old woman suffering from smoke inhalation from a car that caught fire. The first responders said they treated three other people in northern Israel, closer to the border, including a 60-year-old man in serious condition.
It was unclear whether the injuries and damage were caused by the rockets or interceptors.
Israeli airstrikes early Saturday pounded central Beirut, killing at least 20 people and wounding 66, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,500 people in Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The fighting has displaced about 1.2 million people, or a quarter of Lebanon’s population.
On the Israeli side, about 90 soldiers and nearly 50 civilians have been killed by bombardments in northern Israel and in battle following Israel’s ground invasion in early October. Around 60,000 Israelis have been displaced from the country’s north.
The Biden administration has spent months trying to broker a cease-fire, and U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein was back in the region last week.
The European Union’s top diplomat called for more pressure on both Israel and Hezbollah to reach a deal, saying one was “pending with a final agreement from the Israeli government.”
Josep Borrell spoke Sunday after meeting with Mikati and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who has been mediating with the group.
Borrell said the EU is ready to allocate 200 million euros ($208m) to assist the Lebanese military, which would deploy additional forces to the south.
The emerging agreement would pave the way for the withdrawal of Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops from southern Lebanon below the Litani River in accordance with the U.N. Security Council resolution that ended the 2006 war. Lebanese troops would patrol the area, with the presence of U.N. peacekeepers.
Lebanon’s army reflects the religious diversity of the country and is respected as a national institution, but it does not have the military capability to impose its will on Hezbollah or resist Israel’s invasion.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Pete Hegseth is “flat-out wrong” about women in combat roles
Sen. Duckworth says Trump defense secretary pick is “flat-out wrong” about women in combat roles
Israeli strike kills Lebanese soldier as Hezbollah fires at least 185 rockets at Israel
Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Pete Hegseth is “flat-out wrong” about women in combat roles
Sen. Duckworth says Trump defense secretary pick is “flat-out wrong” about women in combat roles