Best Holiday Deals on Home Products

The Shark Rocket HV322 corded vacuum excels in pet hair pickup but is only so-so at cleaning carpet. It converts to a hand vacuum and comes with a bare-floor tool and a motorized small-brush accessory. This model can be stored compactly, and the dirt chamber can be emptied in just one step. Plus, surveyed owners gave the brand high marks for reliability and satisfaction. It’s $30 less than it has been all month, and $10 less than during Black Friday, making it an exceptionally great deal.

The Roborock Dyad Pro Wet and Dry Vacuum Cleaner Mop’s strength is its ability to clean up wet messes, such as cereal and milk. It’s also great at suctioning up dry debris and removing dried stains. Our evaluators found it easy to clean after usage, and it comes with convenient features such as an auto-drying function for its brushrolls. This is $50 more than we saw for Black Friday.

The Coop Home Goods Premium Adjustable Loft Pillow is made of shredded memory foam and excels in our tests for support, no matter your size or sleep position. The Coop also keeps its shape well, showing little to no change in height or fluffiness in our resilience tests. Each pillow comes with extra foam, so you can adjust the filling to your liking. The only area where this pillow falls a bit short is in breathability—it sleeps slightly warm.

Brushed microfiber isn’t as breathable as cotton, but for those who don’t find synthetic fibers to be a hang-up, this Mellanni sheet set is a top-notch pick (and about $5 less than usual). It offers a softer feel than most cotton options and is pretty resistant to wrinkling, and you can expect a great fit even after a year of laundering. You can also expect to have this set in rotation for a while, because it does pretty well in our strength test. The one area where these bedsheets miss the mark a bit is in our fit test. Though the packaging claims “deep pockets,” this set is best suited for mattresses with a depth of 10 inches or less.

Buffy’s Cloud Comforter is the softest choice in our at-home assessment, and it’s now down to the lowest price we’ve seen at Amazon. Thanks to its smooth, silky feel and fluffiness, the duvet is comfortable enough to use without a duvet cover. Made of recycled materials, it’s uniformly stuffed in layers to prevent clumping and shedding. The shell material is 100 percent sateen-weave Tencel lyocell.

A portable purifier that keeps your air clean and matches your mid-century modern design aesthetic—yes, please. The HoMedics AP-C500 is a large-room air purifier with a budget-friendly price tag, even on a normal day. It’s an even better deal on sale. It performs impressively on both high and low speeds and it’s easy to use, but you should expect a fair amount of noise while it’s running.

This is the lowest price we’ve ever seen for this air purifier, dropping an astounding $60 since Black Friday.

The kid sister to the 211i Max, Blueair’s 411i Max has a similar design, but for a smaller space—CR recommends a medium room or less. The portable air purifier delivers impressive results on its higher speed, and as with many air purifiers, it’s less effective on the lower speed. A true selling point is its relatively low annual operating cost and the fact that CR members are highly satisfied with their Blueairs. If you’re looking for an even cheaper option for a smaller room, the Pure 511 is another three-speed model that performs reasonably well in our tests.

The portable Blue Pure 211i Max does a terrific job removing dust, pollen, and smoke on its higher setting, but expect a bit of noise. Try it on low, and you’ll have more quiet while still experiencing top-notch results. This model is designed for use in a large space of 350 to 650 square feet and costs about $109 a year to maintain. It also weighs just 17 pounds, making it easy to move around. 

The Frida 3-in-1 with Diffuser and Nightlight cool-mist humidifier is quiet, efficient, and works well even when filled with hard water. It’s also fairly convenient; for instance, it shuts off automatically when empty, and glows in the dark. You also can add essential oils for the unit to diffuse. However, we found it didn’t live up to the manufacturer’s claim that it could humidify areas up to 320 square feet—say a room of about 18x18 feet. So, it’s better off being used in a smaller area.

The low-priced, ultrasonic Levoit Classic 300S can humidify a room of up to 505 square feet, which earns it a solid rating in our output test. It aces other evaluations too. It has a variety of features including automatic shut-off, a digital humidity display more accurate than those of most competitors, and the option to diffuse aromas.

The small-capacity hOmeLabs HME020030N can tackle roughly 22 pints of water a day with a tank size that holds 7 pints of water at once. Among its many features are a digital display that’s coupled with a timer, frost control, built-in cord storage, and an alert for when its filter needs cleaning. It earns high scores in our tests when it comes to water removal and humidistat accuracy, showing no discernible flaws in performance. Based on data from our member survey, it gets impressive scores for predicted reliability as well. This is $30 more than it was for Black Friday.

The Labigo Electric Spin Scrubber comes with four different cleaning heads (large flat, small flat, pointed corner, and large round). It has a single speed and weighs 26 ounces with its extension handle. The unit’s battery is located in the handle, and its head is fixed at 45 degrees, so this unit may not fit into tighter spaces.

The Shark CarpetXpert is a strong performer, with an excellent score for dryness and very good scores in both cleaning and convenience.

In terms of noisiness, it’s not the quietest, but it’s on a par with the Bissell model above. It has a 5-foot hose and a carrying handle, and it covers an area of 24 square feet per tank of solution—a decent range, though it may be more ideal for a one-story home or an apartment. It has two separate tanks for clean and dirty water, and it weighs 18 pounds empty and 23 pounds full—which means its tank fits less solution than the models above, but it also means that even when full, it’s not as heavy as other carpet cleaners.

It comes with a handful of brush attachments—a reversible bristle tool, a crevice tool, a pet tool, and a hose-cleaning tool—and two types of cleaning formula.

The GearLight S1000 LED Tactical Flashlight offers a lot of bang for your buck. It boasts a good amount of brightness, long battery life, and dual power. At 5.5 ounces, it’s pretty light, and it’s also compact in size—which makes it ideal for users concerned about storage space or portability. The flashlight lasted for more than 24 hours in our run-time test and was one of only three models to do so. It’s $5 more than its Black Friday price, but still a nice discount for an already lower-cost product.

Runner-up in our robot lawn mower evaluations, The Husqvarna Automower was slow to mow, but left behind impressive results. The grass in the plot was evenly cut, even though the robot drove through it in a random, disorganized pattern. Through a connected app, you can view a satellite image of your yard with the mower’s path clearly depicted in the image and adjust the blades’ cutting height.

The Husqvarna 320iL is a top-of-the-line battery string trimmer from a brand that’s best known for its premium gas-powered tools. This tool boasts solid performance and a battery that can power lawn mowers, leaf blowers, or chainsaws on Husqvarna’s 40-volt platform.

The Hopopro 6-function showerhead is an easy-to-use handheld shower with variable settings for different users. In our tests it provided a nice-feeling shower while using minimal water. We tested it with a 1.8-gallon-per-minute (GPM)  flow restrictor in place, but it comes with a 2.5GPM restrictor if you want more pressure.

This showerhead from Hopopro is a best-seller on Amazon for a reason: It delivers steady pressure while using just 1.3 gallons of water per minute. It comes in five finishes and has five spray settings that are easy to adjust. It typically costs $18, so you’re really only saving $5, but it’s still a stellar price considering its performance and the number of settings.

Lerekam Solar Spot Lights are among the priciest outdoor spotlights we’ve reviewed, but our tests found they offered tremendous performance. They can be angled, installed with ground spikes (included), or screwed to other surfaces. They have an on/off button and can be recharged with a USB cable (also included). Each of the lights in the six-pack has 40 LEDs, resulting in intense white light that shines wide over an area, not unlike a flashlight. This is the usual sale price, which comes and goes frequently, so if you don’t need these now, don’t feel like you’ll miss your chance to score the discount if you don’t buy right away.

It’s hard to contend with the value offered by the Gigalumi Grid Solar Pathway Lights. Their cost is lower (on a per-light basis) than just about any other path light we’ve seen, though this discount is only about $2 less than their usual price. There’s a single setting, an on/off button, and a removable battery, but the lights can’t be charged or angled.

The JSOT Outdoor Solar Deck Lights, are stellar deck lights that emit a medium-bright light. Each fixture contains 3 LEDs. While the lights can’t be charged with a cable, they have an on/off switch, so you can turn them off to build up power if you’re concerned about their charge.

One of the most budget-friendly top-load agitators in our tests, especially now that it’s back down to its best price, the LG WT7005CW delivers across the board. This eco-friendly Green Choice washer isn’t the gentlest on clothes, but it conserves energy and water. It’s among the quietest models in our tests and causes little to no vibration, meaning it won’t disturb you with rumbling. The cycle time is 70 minutes using the normal-wash, heavy-soil setting. Shorten it by using the normal-soil setting when you can.

The LG WT8405CW is among the best top-load agitator washers in our ratings. Don’t be scared off by its long 90-minute wash cycle—it offers excellent cleaning performance and water efficiency, and a very good energy rating (it’s Energy Star certified). This model features a unique design with a white cabinet and black lid, complete with digital display, dial controls, and  5.3-cubic-foot capacity, which can easily handle large loads, including comforters. It has a stainless steel tub, auto detergent dispensers, an extra rinse cycle, and remote WiFi access so that you can track the timing of your loads from wherever you happen to be.

Overall, the Electrolux ELFW4222AW performs very well across CR’s tests. Its washing performance and water efficiency are excellent, and its energy efficiency, its gentleness on clothes, and the vibration levels during its 65-minute operation earn very good ratings. In our most recent surveys, CR members reported that Electrolux, as a company, had excellent predicted reliability. (Electrolux and LG are the only companies with a compact washing machine that achieves this rating.) But its owner satisfaction score is only adequate. The price has increased $50 since Black Friday.

This sleek black LG WT8600CB is an HE washing machine with first-rate cleaning performance and water efficiency, coupled with minimal vibration. It also earns an impressive rating for energy efficiency and has an Energy Star certification. It can handle big loads with its 5.5-cubic-foot stainless steel tub, but you’ll want to be careful when washing your delicates. LG’s HE washing machines earn top marks for predicted reliability in CR’s latest member survey, indicating that they’re less likely to develop problems or break within the first five years. Additional braided stainless steel washer fill hoses are recommended for this machine. The price has increased $50 since Black Friday.

The LG WT7150CW ranks among the top high-efficiency washing machines in CR’s tests, primarily for its first-rate cleaning performance, water efficiency, and vibration. It also earns a top rating for energy efficiency, but its gentleness on clothes is middling. It can still handle big loads within its slight interior and exterior frame: 5 cubic feet, 44.5 inches high, 29.1 inches deep, and the standard 27 inches wide. LG’s HE washing machines earned top marks for predicted reliability in CR’s latest member survey, which means they’re less likely to develop problems or break within the first five years. The price has increased $50 since Black Friday.

The LG DLGX5501W offers great performance and some nice extras at a moderate price. It scores admirably in our tests for drying performance, convenience, and noise, and offers a steam option, extended tumble, and WiFi capability—and it’s our top-rated dryer. Its stainless steel drum has a 7.4-cubic-foot capacity. In our surveys, CR members rank LG gas dryers tops in both reliability and owner satisfaction. The price has increased $50 since Black Friday.

There’s a lot to like about this sleek, matte black LG DLEX8600BE electric dryer, which is Energy Star certified. It’s a strong performer, is quiet and easy to operate, and comes loaded with useful features like extended tumble, a moisture sensor, a steam option, WiFi, and a duct blockage indicator. With its 7.3-cubic-foot stainless steel drum, capacity won’t be an issue, even for large bedding. But at 43 inches high, it’s a tad taller than most of the other dryers we test, and it’s not stackable. The price has increased $50 since Black Friday.

The Energy Star certified Samsung DV25B6900EW compact dryer earns CR’s Green Choice designation for being among the most eco-friendly models in our ratings. This 4-cubic-foot-capacity dryer gets high scores for both drying performance and noise, and an average score for convenience. It offers extras that include a moisture sensor, a stainless steel drum, and WiFi capability. As a brand, Samsung compact dryers get a very good mark from CR members for reliability but a mediocre mark for owner satisfaction.

The LG DLE3400W should perform similarly to the CR-tested LG DLEX3700W (now discontinued). The tested model delivers solid performance across the board, nabbing an ace rating for noise and ratings near the top in our drying and convenience tests. This stackable Energy Star certified machine, with a claimed capacity of 7.4 cubic feet, is equipped with a moisture sensor, an extended tumble, custom programs, and an end-of-cycle signal—offering all these features at a fairly low price. The price has increased $50 since Black Friday.

This Beautyrest mattress is only $50 more than it was during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It may be a suitable option for large and tall back sleepers, as it got top marks in our test for that sleeper group. It performed nearly as well for sleepers of all other sizes and sleep styles, except large and tall side sleepers, for which the mattress only got middling test results. Otherwise, durability is first-rate, with little in the way of sagging, softening, or other damage in eight years of simulated use.

Avocado makes some top-notch mattresses, and this sale is a great chance to save on one. (The Green usually goes for $1,999, and the Green Pillowtop is priced at $2,799.) Both Avocado mattresses support a wide range of side- and back-sleeper body types. On our firmness scale, the Avocado Green is very firm and the Green Pillowtop is medium-firm. If you’re a digital CR member, log in to save just a bit more.