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After a long week covering Mother’s Day gifts on sale, I’m back for your regularly scheduled roundup of random (but good) deals I’ve unearthed from the internet’s clearance bins. First, I suggest you check out Dôen’s sale — the brand rarely offers discounts, and the cuter stuff is starting to sell out. I also found a cache of unsexy-but-useful basics at Amazon, including a rechargeable stroller fan for hot days ahead, a mosquito-repelling orb (vetted by our outdoors writer), and quite a lot of Strategist-approved beauty products. As always, make sure to sign up for our email newsletter for even more sales coverage — including extra deals each Friday hand-selected by yours truly.
This sampler set of Fly by Jing’s Strategist-approved condiments is 20 percent off. It makes an especially nice last-minute gift for new moms who are craving spice postpartum.
I was shocked to find this puffy backpack from See by Chloé not only on sale but on sale at Amazon.
I’ve never been one to care about fancy wallets, but this has me seriously reconsidering.
This wireless fan that can be strapped to strollers, treadmills, and Pelotons is less than $25 right now. It charges via USB and has a few speed settings to choose from.
Here’s a nicely priced mosquito repeller that actually works, according to writer Kat Gillespie. It creates a 20-foot protective field — no smoke or flames required — that keeps bugs away for about five hours. Grab it now and thank yourself at the Memorial Day barbecue later.
According to dentists everywhere, water flossers really are more effective than traditional floss. Steve-O’s favorite cordless flosser is $20 off today, if you want a low-risk way to try one out yourself.
More on-sale everyday picks from famous people: The throat spray Alfonso Ribeiro uses before every performance to protect and moisturize his vocal cords is 23 percent off.
And model Winnie Harlow’s moisturizer is 20 percent off when you apply the on-site coupon.
This leave-on body exfoliant is especially helpful for skin prone to keratosis pilaris.
For a body lotion that exfoliates, too, Strategist writer Tembe Denton-Hurst likes this AHA-infused moisturizer. “It gently sloughs away dry skin while also moisturizing the fresh, new skin underneath,” she says.
Shark makes some of our favorite inexpensive vacuums, and you can find a few on sale at Amazon at any given time. This corded one has two extra attachments to vacuum upholstery and hard-to-reach crevices.
If you, like our junior writer Brenley Goertzen, have fully embraced bodysuit season, this one from Free People is only $35.
Very few early Memorial Day sales are live right now, but Blundstone’s is one of the better ones. Its offering 25 percent off select styles, including these low-cut boots you can wear throughout spring.
The only other really good Memorial Day deals live right now are on mattresses, and our sleep writer Amelia Jerden has put together a list of the best Memorial Day mattress sales so you compare them all. My pick: this (Strategist-tested) memory-foam option from Tuft & Needle.
This warm, woodsy candle duo from one of our favorite brands, Maison Louis Marie, is 30 percent off. That’s $19 per 8.5-ounce candle, which is a very good deal.
This duffel bag from the North Face looks spacious and sturdy enough to fly carry-on-only.
Strategist senior writer Liza Corsillo, who crowned this our best overall pregnancy pillow because of its versatility (it’s the one she slept with while pregnant), clocked that it’s half price right now.
Dôen never offers discounts, so don’t snooze on its Mother’s Day sale. Everything is half off, which means sizes are already starting to sell out. This airy blouse will make dressing for the office (or brunch) a breeze.
Okay, I admit that this pattern does read a bit autumnal, but I still think it works year-round.
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