Best Buy and Costco are closing out the Labor Day weekend with electronics sales that run through Sept. 7, offering discounts on laptops, headphones, and tablets from Apple, Samsung, Bose, Lenovo, and HP. The promotions are a routine retail event, but they offer a snapshot of consumer spending as the holiday wraps up.
Both retailers set their sales to end at midnight tonight, a common move for holiday promotions. The deals cover a range of price points, from a $17.99 streaming stick to a $1,849.99 MacBook Pro.
Best Buy's lineup
Best Buy's sale runs through midnight. The 2025 Apple MacBook Air M5 (13-inch, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) is $1,699, a $100 saving. The Amazon Fire TV Stick HD 2nd Gen is $17.99, down $22. The Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 2K Touchscreen Laptop is $749.99, a $450 cut. Bose QuietComfort Headphones are $229, saving $130. The Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is $579, a $170 discount. And the Lenovo LOQ 15 2K Gaming Laptop is $1,149.99, saving $700.
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Costco's picks
Costco's sale is live through Sept. 7. The Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 chip, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) is $1,849.99, saving $149.01. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ is $239.99, a $60 discount. Bose Ultra Open-Ear True Wireless Earbuds are $199.99, saving $100, and they come with a $50 gift card. The HP OmniBook 3 16-inch laptop is $799.99, a $400 saving.
Why crypto traders should look elsewhere
For crypto traders, this is a non-event. A single promotional window at two retailers is too granular to move BTC or ETH. The market is currently driven by macro factors like Fed policy, liquidity, and BTC dominance. If anything, strong consumer electronics sales might signal robust discretionary spending, which could marginally support risk-on sentiment, but the effect is too small and indirect to matter.
The sales end at midnight tonight. Early sales figures from retailers could offer a read on consumer confidence in the coming days, but that's a stretch from a single holiday weekend.
