What to Know About Walmart's Upcoming Walmart+ Weekend Sale

Walmart+ is Walmart’s answer to Amazon Prime—a paid subscription that gives users access to perks like free shipping on every order (regular shoppers must meet a $35 order minimum to avoid shipping charges).

While we don’t know every single item Walmart plans to discount, we do know there will be deeper-than-usual savings on thousands of items across almost every category. And Walmart’s sale page is live, listing items that will drop in price for the event. Some of these items are on sale already, but Walmart promises the deals will get better starting June 2. And you will need to be logged in to see the member price during the sale, so keep that in mind if you’re browsing the site looking for big savings.

Consumer Reports will also be watching the sale and sharing the best deals on products that score well in CR’s tests, so you can always bookmark our Deals page for the latest.

Walmart has teased a handful of deals and savings as high as 50 percent off full price on everything from TVs and laptops to coffee makers, air fryers, and grills. For example, the Keurig K-Compact pod coffee maker that usually costs $89 will go on sale for $49. And a 58-inch Onn TV that currently sells for $378 will also receive a discount, though we’re not yet sure how big the price drop will be. We haven’t tested this set, which is part of Walmart’s exclusive brand, but other Onn models have received mixed results in our ratings. However, if you’re not too finicky about picture quality, they’re decent sets at very low prices.

There’s also a hefty discount coming on an 8-quart Gourmia air fryer as well, bringing the price down from $99 to $59. And while we haven’t tested that exact model, other Gourmia air fryers get solid scores in CR’s test.

Walmart is also promising savings on apparel, toys, furniture, grills, craft supplies, and even large appliances, as well as heavy hitters, like headphones, vacuums, and tablets.

Walmart displays prices in a few different ways, and you might not always know the original price. For example, there may only be on a Rollback Price icon to let you know the price has dropped, with no indication of how far it has fallen. When it comes to the Walmart+ Weekend, we expect Walmart to make it readily apparent that you’re saving, but even still, this typically involves the original price and doesn’t take into account what the item usually sells for.

Some items may have been selling for a discount for weeks or even months, meaning a seemingly steep discount might not be as impressive as it looks. So how do you know just how much you’re saving? Well, the first step is to compare prices. Unless you’re looking at a Walmart-exclusive brand like Onn, you should be able to find the same product at other retailers, which can help you get an idea of whether a deal is really that exclusive. You may find that it is, indeed, cheaper to buy something in this sale, or you might learn that the sale price is available everywhere, so there’s no real rush to buy something right away.

The sale is still on the horizon, so you can use this time to peruse the early access page. If you see something you might like to buy, take note of the current price. You can add things you want to your cart now, and then you’ll be even more ready to shop when the sale starts, with easy access to all the items you had your eye on.