the contrarian calendar.
parkas in may · patio in september · christmas in july.
The Premise
Retailers slash off-season inventory 60–80% to clear shelf space for the next season's product. A $189 winter parka in November is often $54 in May. A $799 patio set in April is often $239 in September. We track the twelve-month price floor across 199 products on Amazon and tell you exactly when to strike. Example figures based on historical Amazon price floors; live prices vary — confirm on Amazon.
How It Works
Every month, six picks at their twelve-month low. The season nobody is shopping for. We do the price-tracking. You stock up.
Six hand-picked products at their twelve-month price floor on Amazon. The contrarian season — winter coats in May, patio sets in September.
Every pick is locked to a verified ASIN with our affiliate tag. No bait-and-switch search results. The price you see is the price you pay.
Stage your picks on the site, then send all ten to your Amazon cart in one click. Buy with Prime. Ship overnight. Done.
May · On the Board
A taste of what's in the May issue. The full board has six picks plus a 12-month calendar of paradoxes.
New · Team Merch
Same off-season thesis, applied to sports. Championship-loser jerseys crater the day after the loss. Division-loser merch hits its twelve-month low during their off-season. Swipe through a few picks — or browse all 92 MLB, NBA, and NFL teams.
Season Floor · Top Picks
Daily-tracked products currently sitting at or near their floor on Amazon. The discount changes daily — what’s here is what just hit.
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Every month, we surface the Amazon products at their twelve-month floor — parkas in May, patio in September, Christmas in July.
Every star's current Fanatics gear, browsable by team and player. MLB · NBA · NFL across 92 teams.
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.
The week after the 25th is the year's biggest off-season window. Trees, lights, and ornaments crash for shelf space.
November 1st is the cheapest day to buy Halloween. Costumes, decor, and candy hit deep markdown before the witches even wash off.
Black Friday weekend kicks Thanksgiving decor to clearance. Carving sets, gravy boats, and harvest wreaths at deep discount.
By the third week of February, hearts go on sale. Teddy bears, candy boxes, and "XO" decor for next year's gift drawer.
Easter passes, the baskets stay. Decorating kits, plush bunnies, and chocolate clearance the week after Sunday.
Flags, lights, and patriotic everything hits markdown the second week of July when retailers pivot to back-to-school.
Niche category, real discount. The day after March 17th, the green decor crashes for next year's office party.
Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, New Year’s, back-to-school. Filter the full catalog by holiday.
Browse all holidays →Championship-loser jerseys crater the day after. Division-loser merch hits its 12-month low during their off-season.
Daily-tracked products currently sitting at or near their floor on Amazon. The discount changes daily — what’s here is what just hit.
Retailers liquidate seasonal inventory hard. Coats in May. Patio sets in September. Real discounts, not 20%-off theater.
Nobody's bidding on "winter coat" in May. We are. CPMs are low and the pattern interrupt does the rest.
Every deal goes to Amazon. No ten-tab comparison shopping. You see the floor, click once, done.
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.
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.
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