What to buy in July, and some things to hold off on buying [Video]

The month of July is full of deals, starting with the Fourth of July weekend, but July might actually be a case of what not to buy, at least not yet.

That’s because Amazon’s Prime Day and big back-to-school sales are just around the corner, with some of the biggest markdowns of the year on home items and tech devices.

Mom Stacy Henderson and her children know the big sales haven’t started yet, but they wanted to get a head start on back-to-school shopping.

“We’re getting some paper, binders, highlighters,” she said while heading into a Target store.

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But those deals get sweeter as the month goes on.

• Target’s “Circle Week” begins July 7.
• “Walmart Deals” starts on July 8.
• Best Buy’s “July Black Friday” event takes place mid-month.
• And the biggest of them all, Amazon’s Prime Day sale, is July 16 and 17.

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