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How to Save Money on Ironing Clothes

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I don’t own a clothes iron. My lifestyle simply doesn’t require me to have ironed clothes. So, if someone were to ask me how to save money ironing clothes then my best advice would be: just don’t iron. However, I know that other people do iron their clothing. Whether it’s required for their professional lives or simply a preference, many people engage in this practice weekly, if not daily. Is it possible to save money on ironing clothes?

Buy the Right Iron and the Right Clothing

Most of the time, the key to really saving money on anything is to shop smart. If you buy the wrong materials to begin with, you waste more money over time. For example, you might find that paying a little bit more for clothes that iron easily saves you money in the long run. It can also be more efficient, saving you time. Likewise, spending money on the right iron (one that will last a long time) can help you avoid having to waste money replacing the item in the near future.

Buy the right iron.

You don’t want to buy the cheapest iron on the market. You also don’t need to buy the most expensive one. Shop around. Get the features that you need but no other frills. Find an iron with good reviews that emphasize long-lasting durability and good performance. Look for energy-saving models.

Buy clothing that doesn’t need to be ironed.

When looking for professional clothing, you can often find a “no iron” mention in the product description. You can also learn about different materials that generally stay wrinkle-free without ironing. Wool and other knits, denim, and rayon are just a few examples of fabrics that don’t typically need to be ironed.

Proper Preparation: Before You Iron

It’s important to have a routine for everything you do regularly in your life. Setting up the right routine can help save time. Done correctly, it can also help you save money. There are certain things that you can do to prepare your clothing for ironing. Here are those tips:

Remove clothing from the dryer immediately.

Hang clothing neatly as soon as you remove it from the dryer. Therefore, you minimize wrinkles. Even if you need to iron the item, you won’t have to spend nearly so much time doing it as you would if you had left the clothes in the dryer for days and allowed wrinkles to set in.

If you are the type of person who irons your linens, then the trick here is to fold them rather than hang them. Remove them from the dryer promptly. Fold them on top of the warm dryer, smoothing them down so that they are crisp. This typically eliminates the need to iron. At the very least, you won’t have to iron for long.

Don’t do your laundry and then let it sit. Don’t let it sit in the dryer. Make sure you don’t just move it from the dryer to a basket. If you want to have wrinkle-free clothing, make time in your routine to hang or fold everything as it comes out of the just-finished drying cycle.

Steam out wrinkles while you shower.

You just woke up. Your work clothes have wrinkles in them. Take them into the bathroom with you while you shower. Hang them up and shower as usual. The steam from your shower will help remove some of the wrinkles. You may find that you don’t even need to iron after all. If you do, the clothes are ready for very quick ironing.

Get your items ready to iron.

Generally speaking, you shouldn’t actually just iron one set of clothing at a time like in the above example. Instead, you should iron as much as possible at once. Just like it’s a waste to put one item in the dryer, it’s a waste to turn your iron on just to iron one thing. Therefore, you should set aside ironing time and do sets of items all at once.

Before you even turn on the iron, you should sort your items into piles. At the very least, sort into lightweight items and dense, heavy items. You should iron all of the lightweight items first, warming up the iron. Then you should move on to the batch of heavier items.

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How to Avoid Energy Waste When Ironing

As you can see, a lot of the money that you can save on ironing happens before you even begin the ironing process. Once you start ironing, the most important thing is to avoid wasting energy. The longer an iron is on, the more energy you use; therefore, the more money you spend to use it. Here are some tips to avoid energy waste with your iron:

Clean the iron.

If your iron is dirty then you cause yourself unnecessary hassle. It also takes longer to iron your clothes. Therefore, make sure that you begin with a clean iron. Wipe the face of it down before you begin ironing.

If it’s a steam iron, check for mineral deposits before you start to iron. If they’re on there, they can get steamed into the clothes, which can ruin your clothing. Then you’ll have to buy more clothing, which is a waste of money.

Use the right heat setting.

You do not have to use the highest heat setting every time that you iron your clothing. In fact, each type of clothing does best with a specific level of heat. If you use too much heat, you might even burn your clothing and have to replace it. More than that, though, you’re just wasting your iron’s energy if you’re ironing with more heat than it requires. Figure out the best heat setting for each of your clothing items. Write it down so you remember it for next time.

Additional Tips to Save Money on Ironing Clothes

Finally, here are some additional tips to keep in mind to save money on ironing clothes:

  • Don’t iron if you don’t have to. It’s truly not always necessary. Relax a little about it when you can.
  • Iron when you have time to iron. If the iron is just sitting there while you do other things then you’re wasting energy. Focus on the task at hand. Turn the iron on, do all of your ironing, and then turn the iron off.
  • Try using spray starch. Some people find that they enjoy the crisp feeling of spray starch. Plus, it cuts down on ironing time. Of course, you do pay to buy the starch, so this might be a financial wash. It’s a personal preference.
  • Turn the iron off as soon as you finish ironing. Make sure that you immediately unplug it. Don’t allow vampire energy to run up your electric bill.

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Avoiding the Monthly Payments Mentality

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Chances are that you often think about money in terms of monthly payments. For example, you make monthly payments on your car, house, and cell phone. It’s not your fault; we’ve been conditioned to think this way. However, the monthly payments mentality can be such a trap. If you look only at that small picture, you might end up spending money when you could have been saving it. That’s why it’s important to learn how to get out of the monthly payments mentality.

What is the Monthly Payments Mentality?

You walk into a car dealership and the salesperson says to you, “how much are you looking to spend per month?” It’s finally time for you to buy your first home, and the broker wants to know what you are able to pay monthly on your mortgage. You sign up for a new cell phone service and they try to upsell you with a bundle package that’s “only” x dollars more per month. Or to give you a better phone that you pay for in small monthly additions to your regular bill. These are all examples of the monthly payments mentality.

The monthly payments mentality means that you’re thinking entirely or primarily about how much you’re paying for something per month. Therefore, you aren’t thinking about the bigger picture. You aren’t worried so much about the total amount paid over time. You aren’t concerned with what else you could do with that money over the long haul. You’re simply looking at, “what’s the cost per month and can I afford it?”

Why is the Monthly Payments Mentality So Popular?

The monthly payments mentality is so popular, so common, that you probably didn’t even think it was weird until you started to think about it a little bit more closely. Most of us pay almost everything in monthly installments. Car loans, student loans, mortgages, credit card bills, rent-to-own furniture, video streaming services … the bills arrive monthly, so we pay them monthly, and we don’t think much else about it.

Part of the reason for this is because most of us only get paid once or twice per month. We know what we earn per paycheck (or approximately what we earn monthly as freelancers.) Therefore, we can easily tell whether or not we can afford to make a monthly payment for something. It’s a little bit harder to look at your annual income and determine what you can and can’t afford all throughout the year. After all, doing so requires some serious advance planning.

However, the main reason that the monthly payments mentality is so popular is because it benefits the sellers. They realized long ago that you’re a lot more likely to believe something is affordable if you can pay just $10 per month for one year than if they want $120 out of pocket right now. Some services offer you a discount if you pay an annual fee instead of a monthly fee, knowing that they will benefit either way (with a smaller upfront one-time payment or more money paid out over the long run.) Some businesses even offer you the first month or two “free” so that what you’re focused on is zero payments until the future. It lures you in to make impulse purchases.

Make no mistake: the monthly payments mentality is popular because it benefits a business’s bottom line. It’s not popular because it’s best for you.

What’s Wrong with the Monthly Payments Mentality?

There are four key reasons that the monthly payments mentality is a problem for individuals who are truly interested in saving money.

1. It hides the total cost of your item.

What are you paying for your cell phone over the entire lifetime of the phone? You probably don’t know. All that you know is what you pay for it monthly. Hopefully you know what your total mortgage cost is, including all of the interest accrued over time, but many people don’t even know that. They know what they pay monthly, and that’s it.

If you don’t have a true understanding of the total cost of each and every item that you’re paying for monthly then you don’t really understand your finances. And if you don’t understand your finances then you’re on a slippery slope towards financial trouble.

2. Monthly pricing makes comparison shopping challenging.

This relates back to point one. If you aren’t looking at the total cost of an item, then you aren’t able to make the best long-term decisions about the right items to purchase.

Consider, for example, if you are about to buy a new car.

  • Loan #1 is for a car that costs $15,000. You pay $2000 down. Then you pay the rest in monthly installments at 6% interest rate for 84 months. You only pay $189.91 per month.
  • Loan #2 is for the same car with the same down payment and the same interest rate. However, you only take out the loan for 24 months. Your monthly payment is $576.17.

If you’re only comparing your monthly payments, then of course you take the first option. But obviously, when you consider the interest rate (not to mention the fact that you’ll be saddled with Loan 1 payments for many more years than Loan 2), you should take the second option. You’ll save over $2000 by making higher monthly payments for a shorter amount of time. If you can’t afford that, then maybe you should get a less expensive car.

Oftentimes, when you’re trying to compare monthly payments, you’re working with different interest rates and other terms of the sale. It all gets confusing. That’s why it’s important to look closely at total cost, rather than monthly costs.

3. Small Loans Encourage Big Debt

When you’re trapped in the monthly payments mentality, you can easily find yourself taking on a lot of debt. As long as you can cover the monthly bills, what’s the problem? The problem is that debt comes with interest, so you’re paying more than you need to for items that you may or may not need in the first place. Moreover, if you get into financial trouble, you’ll have all of that debt to deal with.

4. If You’re Spending, Then You Aren’t Saving

The more that you shell out, the less that you have to save and invest. If you get trapped into worrying about the amount of money you can afford to spend each month, then you’re no longer thinking about all that you can save. Therefore, the monthly payments mentality encourages waste.

How to Avoid the Monthly Payments Mentality

It’s time to get out of the monthly payments mentality. It’s time to start thinking about the bigger picture. Take a long hard look at your budget and make sure that you understand the total cost, including interest, of everything that you’re currently paying out monthly.

In cases of subscriptions, or services such as cell phones and streaming services, calculate not just your monthly cost but also the annual and five-year costs. This will give you a better view of the big picture of your spending. Therefore, you’ll be better able to make choices that empower you to save and invest, rather than to spend.

Before you make any new purchases, always go in with a plan. Never disclose your “monthly allowance” to the lender. That just encourages them to upsell you to that amount. Instead, make sure that you focus on the total cost of the item over time. In many cases, if you can’t pay the total cost out of pocket now, you might not actually want to purchase the item at all. If you do decide to make the purchase, looking at the total cost will enable you to make the soundest financial decision.

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Can You Fax a Check?

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How many people use checks these days? How many people use fax machines? Despite the numbers going down dramatically, thanks to email and mobile banking options, there are still plenty of people out there who use both of these tools. Therefore, you might find yourself wondering, “can you fax a check?” The short answer: yes. However, it’s not as simple as sticking a check in the fax machine.

Why You Might Want to Fax a Check

The number one reason that someone usually wants to fax a check is that they want to make a payment by check immediately. In other words, even though they are writing out a check, they don’t want to have to wait for mail delivery before the recipient sees that check. For example, if you owe a company a check by a certain date, and it’s the last day of payment before you incur a fee, then you might want to fax a check.

The Business Has to Accept Faxed Checks

To fax a check, you have to make sure that the person or business receiving the check has the capability to receive it. Sending a check through a fax machine doesn’t automatically mean that the company receives a check that they can use. They have to have software or other tools that allow them to accept this form of payment.

Therefore, if you want to fax a check, you should first ask the business. Confirm that you have its correct fax number. Then, before you send the check, make sure that they don’t have any specific rules, guidelines, or formatting.

Some businesses require you to first submit your banking information to them through a specific form that they keep on file. Other businesses require that you put specific information in your cover letter when you fax a check.

Tips for Preparing to Fax a Check

Always follow all of the rules that the business you’re faxing lays out for you. With that in mind, here are some general tips to consider when you fax a check:

  • Include a cover letter that clearly explains what you’re sending, including the amount, and what the check is for
  • Also write “Faxed Check: (reason)” in the memo line of the check itself. Example: “Faxed Check: September electric bill”
  • Photocopy your check so that you have an 8.5″ x 11″ piece of white paper with the check centered in the middle. Then fax that paper, rather than trying to stick a small check through a fax machine
  • Make sure that you can read all details of the check on the photocopy, including routing number and account number
  • Contact the company to follow up, confirming that they received the fax check and have all of the information that they need in order to process it

Send Check Via Fax For Authorization

In some cases, you might fax check authorization to a business, rather than faxing a specific check for payment. Let’s say that you want your landlord to regularly pull your specific rent amount out of your checking account every first of the month. To do that, it needs your banking details. Sending a check to them so that they have the details is an easy way to do that.

In fact, many landlords and other businesses have tools that allow them to accept your faxed check as authorization for future payments. Typically, you will send a voided check to them via fax, using the same tips as shown above. Of course, follow any specific rules they require, which may include a form with details about what you’re authorizing them to do with your account.

In other words, you’re sending them your banking information by sending them a check. Doing so, you authorize them to print checks on their end using your information to obtain a specific set of money that you’ve agreed upon in advance.

How to Accept a Faxed Check

Maybe you are on the other end of the deal and would like to receive a check by fax. If you operate a business that will use this service regularly, then you’ll want to purchase software expressly designed for this purpose. Examples of popular check faxing software include:

  • CHAX
  • CheckComposer.com
  • CheckWriter.net
  • echeckdirect
  • ezCheckDraft software
  • OnlineCheckWriter.com
  • Vcheck

These check faxing programs allow you to integrate the service with other aspects of your business. You can integrate some of them with Quickbooks. You can easily set up automatic recurring check deposits. You can retain copies of faxed checks, which can assist in easily settling any billing disputes with customers.

Note that you will print the check on your end. In some cases, your bank may require you to use a special type of paper for check printing. You do not need special ink for printing out faxed checks. However, because the check doesn’t have some of the built-in security features of regular checks, you may have to go to a teller to deposit your faxed check rather than putting it through an ATM or mobile deposit.

If you choose to accept faxed checks, make sure that you pay attention to all fees. Find out if there are transaction, processing, or setup fees before you make a decision on which software you want to use.

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Best Offshore Bank Accounts and Why You Need One

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I confess that for a long time I never would have thought about the best offshore bank accounts. I had a mistaken image that these accounts were for super-rich people who wanted to hide their money. In fact, I figured that most of them were criminals in the vein of an American Greed episode. However, now that I’ve learned more about what offshore banking really is, I understand that anyone can benefit from using these types of bank accounts. That’s how I’ve come to wonder about which ones are the best offshore bank accounts.

What Are Offshore Bank Accounts?

As you likely know, offshore bank accounts are bank accounts that are established in a country other than the one where you reside. More specifically, it’s an account at a bank that operates under an international banking license. Many people who live in the United States do opt to open offshore banking accounts around the world.

Benefits of Offshore Banking

There are many different reasons that people choose offshore banking. Here are some of the most common benefits people seek when choosing this option:

Protect Your Money

Nomad Capitalist reports that there are 39 countries that offer safer bank accounts than the United States does. If something goes awry here politically and/or economically, your money could be at risk. Theoretically, it’s protected, of course, if it’s FDIC insured. Nevertheless, you don’t want to be caught with your pants down when it comes to large sums of money. Putting some of your money in offshore bank accounts can help protect you from problems with the government and/or the American banks that you use.

Diversify Your Accounts and Your Currency

You don’t want to put all of your money in one account. In fact, you shouldn’t even keep all of your money in one currency. By saving your funds in multiple currencies, you protect yourself against a variety of changes in the global economy. The best offshore bank accounts offer the opportunity to utilize several different currencies and to easily transfer funds from one currency to another.

Earn More Interest

The best offshore bank accounts also offer very high-interest rates on your savings. Therefore, if you want to maximize the money that you earn in interest, you should explore your offshore options. Make sure that you do your research and understand all fees as you work to make the most of your money.

More Reasons You Need an Offshore Bank Account

International Man suggests these additional benefits:

  • It gives you financial freedom compared to tethering yourself to one country’s banking system.
  • It can give you access to medical care abroad just in case you need it.
  • Generally speaking, it helps with banking as an expat/tourist.
  • Acting now can help you make the most of your money in the future.

Of course, you want to keep your regular American bank accounts. But if you have extra money besides what you need in your immediate checking and savings account, then you might want to think about looking into the best offshore bank accounts.

Where Are the Best Offshore Bank Accounts?

You can open an offshore bank account almost anywhere. However, each country has its own rules when it comes to banking. Moreover, the United States has its own banking rules that you must understand if you engage in offshore banking. Depending on your specific needs, certain countries will offer better options than others. That said, some of the best offshore bank accounts are located in:

  • Belize, which has high-interest rates and 24 percent required liquidity; note that this one is controversial because of a poor reputation and should be considered carefully, weighing all pros and cons
  • Georgia, which Nomad Capitalist says is the easiest place to bank in and has good interest rates
  • Germany, which is widely recognized as one of the safest banking systems in the world
  • Hong Kong, which Sovereign Man ranks number one
  • Singapore, which has monetary stability and top financial advisors at their banks
  • South Korea, which has good business banking options
  • Switzerland, which leads the way in financial privacy
  • UAE, which is emerging as a strong new market for offshore banking

Generally speaking, the best offshore bank accounts are located in areas that are financially stable, don’t face a lot of US pressure for compliance, and have laws that are pro-business. Note that some countries (such as Sweden and France) have very safe banks but also have some drawbacks such as very high taxes.

What Are the Best Offshore Bank Accounts?

The best offshore bank accounts are located in countries where they are required to keep a lot of cash on hand (which isn’t the case with the United States, by the way). You want to choose a bank that offers good customer service, is relatively easy to bank with as a foreigner, and has terms you like (such as a high-interest rate.)

Here are some of the best offshore bank accounts to consider in 2019.

 

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Dryer Savings Tips to Reduce Laundry and Energy Costs at Home

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There are so many great dryer savings tips. If you’re not implementing them, then you’re really missing out on savings. When you implement these tips, you reduce energy waste in your home. Therefore, you’re saving the earth at the same time that you’re saving money on your energy bills. When you fail to implement these tips, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to green your home and save more green.

First, Try to Stop Using Your Dryer, Period

Fun Fact: The average clothes dryer uses 5000 watts of energy. That’s likely more than your home air conditioner. It is one of the most expensive appliances in the home to operate.

All of the dryer savings tips in the world aren’t as good as just not using your dryer to begin with. I stopped using my own home dryer a long time ago. I confess, I did that out of necessity. At first.

I live in an apartment building. Therefore, I have to pay quarters to do my laundry. For a long time, the dryer in our building didn’t work properly. It would eventually dry the laundry inside, but each load would take four or five times through the dryer. It simply didn’t make sense to feed $10 or more into the machine just to dry my laundry. After all, it would dry just fine without the dryer.

I live in a damp, foggy city. Plus, I live in an apartment. Therefore, line drying outside doesn’t really work for me either. My sister knew of my apartment’s dryer situation. She kindly sent me an indoor laundry drying rack. It’s the number one best present I’ve ever received. I use it all of the time now. It has a bunch of different racks and hooks to easily dry all sorts of laundry in a really compact way.

My landlord eventually did repair our dryer. However, I’ve gotten used to using the air dry method. I prefer it. Why would I go back?

Therefore, I strongly suggest that before implementing any other dryer savings tricks, you try giving up the dryer all together. If you can adjust to not using it, you’ll save yourself a lot of money. Plus, if you realize that you don’t need your dryer, then you might even decide to sell it. That will put a nice chunk of change into your savings account.

Top 7 Dryer Savings Tips

Fun Fact: Drying one load of laundry per day typically adds up to $200 per year spent on using your home dryer.

That said, you may find that you want or need to use your dryer some or all of the time. If so, then you’ll want to use these top seven dryer savings tips to reduce costs:

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1. Dry Them Before You Dry Them

In other words, don’t put sopping wet clothes directly in to the dryer. Here are some alternatives:

  • Use 1-2 extra spin cycles in the washing machine to help dry thick clothes like towels, jeans, and blankets.
  • Let the clothes sit in the washing machine or in an open-air basket for 1-4 hours before you put them in the dryer.
  • Dry the clothes on a rack. When they’re almost dry, run them through a short dryer cycle just to smooth out wrinkles.

As a bonus, remember that clothes will continue to dry a small bit as they cool down in the dryer. Let them sit in there, absorbing that heat and completing their dry cycle.

2. Load the Dryer Properly

There are three key dryer savings tips for properly loading the dryer:

  • Don’t overload the dryer. The whole load won’t dry which means that you will have to run the clothes through again.
  • Don’t underload the dryer. Make sure not to waste space. If you only have one towel to dry, it’s better to air dry it than to pay money to run the dryer.
  • Sort your clothes before loading the dryer. Separate lightweight items from heavy ones. Dry the light ones first to heat up the dryer in preparation for the heavy ones. This way, you run each load for the minimum time necessary to get the clothes dry.

Bonus tip: add a clean, dry towel to an almost-full load of heavy clothes. It will absorb the moisture, reducing the total amount of time necessary to dry that load.

3. Clear All Lint

Hopefully you already know that you should clear your lint tray every single time you’re about to use your dryer. If for some reason you have to run the same load through twice (for example, you made the mistake of overloading the dryer), then you should still clear the lint tray between those loads.

Most people do clear the lint tray regularly. However, a lot of people get lazy about clearing their outside dryer vent. This can clog up the vent with lint. When that happens, clothes don’t dry as quickly in the dryer. Perform those regular lint checks to prevent problems.

4. Set The Dryer on the Least Heat

Whenever possible, use settings with the lowest heat. Delicate and permanent press are two great options. You can use them on any lightweight clothes. Of course, you won’t easily dry a thick blanket with delicate settings. However, you may not need the highest heat setting either. Play around with your dryer to figure out the coolest setting that properly dries each load of laundry.

5. Know Your Settings

By the way, if you don’t pay much attention to your dryer settings, now is the time to learn all about them. Some dryers have dozens of different options. Make sure you understand what each setting is and how to best utilize it.

For example, does your dryer have an automatic censor option? If so then you should use that instead of setting a timer. This will tell your dryer to shut off as soon as the clothes are dry, rather than continuing to run unnecessarily for whatever set period of time you may have chosen.

6. Pay Attention to the Temperature of Your Laundry Room

Your dryer heats up the place. Therefore, you want to think about how hot that room gets. More importantly, you want to think about how that affects the rest of your home heating and cooling.

In the summer, your dryer can make the house even hotter. Therefore, you would spend more trying to cool it down. In that case, close the laundry room door to confine the heat to that room. Use the dryer during hours when you don’t mind the house getting a bit warmer.

In contrast, take advantage of the dryer’s heat in the winter by leaving the laundry room door open so the heat will spread to the rest of the house.

7. When It’s Time to Buy a New Machine …

You don’t want to replace your dryer before it’s necessary. However, once it becomes less cost-effective to keep using it than to buy a new one, it’s time to invest.

First, ask yourself if you can go without. This goes back to rule number one: not using a dryer is better than any dryer savings tips you can implement when using one.

If you do decide that you need one then you want to choose a gas-operated machine. Gas dryers are less expensive than electric dryers, so if that’s an option in your home, then choose it.

If you have to buy a washing machine at the same time, then make sure that you choose a side-loading washing machne. This will dry your clothes more effectively in the spin cycle than a top-loading washing machine can. Therefore, you’ll save on dryer costs over the long haul.

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Is Sam’s Club Open On Labor Day 2019?

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Labor Day is very early in the month this year so make sure that you’re prepared. It’s always the first Monday of September, and this month that means it’s on the 2nd. Labor Day is a popular day for shopping, but many stores opt to close for the long weekend. Is Sam’s Club open on Labor Day 2019?

Is Sam’s Club Open on Labor Day 2019?

If the question that you came here to get answered is “Is Sam’s Club Open on Labor Day 2019?” then the answer that you’re looking for is YES. Sam’s Club warehouses are open on Labor Day this year, just like they are every year. Sam’s Club is a store that prides itself on customer satisfaction. Customers aren’t going to be very satisfied with stores that close frequently. Therefore, Sam’s Club stays open on most holidays including Labor Day.

Is Sam’s Club Open Regular Hours on Labor Day 2019?

Sam’s Club regularly opens at 10 am Sunday-Friday and at 9 am on Saturdays. The store regularly closes at 8:30 pm Monday-Saturday and at 6 pm on Sundays. Therefore, Monday store hours are usually 10 am – 8:30 pm.

However, on Labor Day 2019, Sam’s Club changes their hours slightly. The store will open at 7 am and will close at 6 pm.

Are All Sam’s Club’s Open the Same Hours on Labor Day 2019?

Almost all Sam’s Club stores will follow these hours. However, it’s important to make sure that you double-check your own store location. Occasionally, local stores will use different hourse than those provided here. Therefore, you should call your local Sam’s Club in advance to check what time they open and close on Labor Day. They will be open on Labor Day, but their hours may differ in some instances.

Also, if you are a Plus member, then make sure to ask about special hours. The store generally opens early for Plus members. For example, Mondays from 7-10 am are usually for Plus members only. If you’re planning to do some early morning Labor Day shopping then ask your location if all members are allowed during those hours.

Sam’s Club Labor Day Sale

Labor Day is a great sales weekend. If you’re looking to get some good prices on Sam’s Club items on September 2, 2019, then you’re in luck. In fact, their Labor Day sale isn’t just on Labor Day. It’s not even just on Labor Day weekend. They celebrate the holiday with Labor Day deals that run from 8/22/19 – 9/10/19. That’s almost three weeks of affordable shopping available to you at Sam’s Club. The sales prices are good both online and in the store.

5 Big Ticket Items at Sam’s Club Labor Day Sale 2019

There are five key areas of the store that are going to have huge deals this year:

  • Appliances
  • Furniture
  • Mattresses
  • Outdoor Living
  • Tech

Therefore, if you’ve been needing to update these pricey parts of your home, then Labor Day is a great time to do so. Here are just a few examples of Labor Day sales prices:

  • Dining table sets starting at $499
  • Huge discounts on Serta and Beautyrest mattresses
  • New electric range easy-clean ovens for under $700
  • 65″ VIZIO Smart TV for under $700

All appliances on sale include a two-year warranty. Children’s stacking chairs, industrial bookshelves, outdoor grills, and outdoor spas are just a few of the other items available at the Sam’s Club Labor Day 2019 sale. Many prices are member-only prices and you’ll have to sign in on the website to see the exact deals or simply visit your local store.

Big Discounts on Items for the Holidays

In addition to big-ticket items for your home, you’ll also find some great deals on less expensive items. Many of these Labor Day sales items will be perfect to gift to others when Christmas comes around. They even have some great discounts on gift cards for Krispy Kreme, Steak ‘n Shake, Macaroni Grill, and other restaurants. For example, pay $37.50 for $50 worth of Krispy Kreme gift cards during this Sam’s Club Labor Day sale.

What Holidays Does Sam’s Club Close For?

Sam’s Club typically only closes for four holidays out of the year:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Easter
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Day

Therefore, Sam’s Club is open on Labor Day. The next holiday on the calendar that you can expect it to be closed is Thanksgiving. However, it’ll be open immediately after for Black Friday, during which the store will have extended hours. In fact, Sam’s Club offers extended hours several times throughout the year. Rather than closing early, they like to stay open as much as possible to meet all customers’ shopping needs.

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