The Contrarian
Calendar.

Every month, we surface the products sitting at their twelve-month price floor on Amazon — usually during the season nobody’s shopping for. Parkas in May. Patio sets in September. Christmas in July. We find the windows; you stock up.

See May's picks → The 12-month plan

At their floor right now · 1 / 10

The Off-Season Holiday Edit

Buy the holiday, on the wrong side of it.

The cheapest day to buy Christmas decor is December 26. We track the eleven months between every holiday and its next one — and surface the products at their floor.

Floor: January 60-80% off

Christmas

The week after the 25th is the year's biggest off-season window. Trees, lights, and ornaments crash for shelf space.

— Shop Christmas picks →
Floor: November 1-7 60-84% off

Halloween

November 1st is the cheapest day to buy Halloween. Costumes, decor, and candy hit deep markdown before the witches even wash off.

— Shop Halloween picks →
Floor: December 50-70% off

Thanksgiving

Black Friday weekend kicks Thanksgiving decor to clearance. Carving sets, gravy boats, and harvest wreaths at deep discount.

— Shop Thanksgiving picks →
Floor: March 50-75% off

Valentine’s Day

By the third week of February, hearts go on sale. Teddy bears, candy boxes, and "XO" decor for next year's gift drawer.

— Shop Valentine’s picks →
Floor: May 30-60% off

Easter

Easter passes, the baskets stay. Decorating kits, plush bunnies, and chocolate clearance the week after Sunday.

— Shop Easter picks →
Floor: August 40-60% off

4th of July

Flags, lights, and patriotic everything hits markdown the second week of July when retailers pivot to back-to-school.

— Shop 4th of July picks →
Floor: April 30-50% off

St. Patrick’s Day

Niche category, real discount. The day after March 17th, the green decor crashes for next year's office party.

— Shop St. Patrick’s picks →
+ Five more holidays

Every holiday, off-season.

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, New Year’s, back-to-school. Filter the full catalog by holiday.

Browse all holidays →

The math is
boringly simple.

01

Off-season floor

Retailers liquidate seasonal inventory hard. Coats in May. Patio sets in September. Real discounts, not 20%-off theater.

02

Empty ad market

Nobody's bidding on "winter coat" in May. We are. CPMs are low and the pattern interrupt does the rest.

03

One link, one cart

Every deal goes to Amazon. No ten-tab comparison shopping. You see the floor, click once, done.

Under the Hood

Pick. Stage. Send.

The off-season catalog runs on real Amazon ASINs and Amazon's own bulk-cart URL format. No middleman, no markup, no waiting on stock.
01 · Pick

Browse the floor.

199 hand-curated picks, each at its 12-month low on Amazon. Filter by season, holiday, or category. Editorial blurbs explain why each item is at floor right now — no algorithmic noise, no sponsored listings, no upsells.

02 · Stage

Build your cart.

Add items in the right size and quantity. Stack picks across categories — a parka, a snow shovel, an early Christmas-in-July tree. Compare totals against in-season retail. Save for later or send now.

03 · Send

One click → Amazon.

Tap Send to Amazon Cart. Your full cart — up to 10 items, each with the correct size variant and quantity — lands in your Amazon cart in a single tab. Items hold for up to 89 days, so off-season patience still earns you the floor price.

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