>>VIC MICOLUCCI: WITH INFLATION, SOARING, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE WAYS TO SAVE.
AND YOU COULD SAVE BIG MONEY
BY SHOPPING. SOME DEALS THIS
WEEKEND FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
CONSUMER REPORTS SHOPPING
EDITOR MARY BETH QUIRK JOINS
US NOW FROM NEW YORK TO REVEAL
A FEW OF THE BEST DEALS THAT
SHE AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO FIND. GOOD MORNING TO
YOU. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR
HAVING ME. ABSOLUTELY. SO
CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW
THE REASON FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
WE WANT YOU KNOW, HONOR OUR
SERVICE MEMBERS, HONOR THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED FOR
US. AND WHEN WE SEE THIS, WE
ALSO SEE A LOT OF DEALS, A LOT
OF DEALS FOR CONSUMERS. WHAT
KIND OF PRODUCTS ARE YOU
SEEING ON SALE THIS COMING
WEEKEND?
>>LAUREN VERNO: WE’RE SEEING A
LOT OF THINGS ON SALE,
ESPECIALLY MATTRESSES,
MEMORIAL DAY. THESE LONG
THREE-DAY WEEKENDS ARE BIG
TIME FOR MATTRESS SALES AND
THEY’RE HUGE AND EXPENSIVE
PURCHASE. SO IT’S A GOOD TIME
TO GET ONE ON SALE. THERE ALSO
WILL BE GRILLED IF YOU HAVEN’T
GOTTEN YOUR REALLY AFTER THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND AS WELL AS
TECH DEVICES. SMART WATCHES,
FITNESS TRACKERS, BLUETOOTH
SPEAKERS. IT’S ALSO GOOD TIME
TO CHECK TO SEE IF YOU NEED
FOR OUTDOOR SUMMERTIME, LIKE
INSECT REPELLENT AND SUNSCREEN
THINKING LOOK FOR DEALS ON
THOSE 2. BUT NO MATTER WHAT
YOU’RE SHOPPING FOR, YOU DON’T
WANT TO GET SOMETHING JUST ON
PRICE ALONE, BRINGING HOME AND
FIND OUT. IT’S NOT WORTH IT.
SO CONSUMER REPORTS CAN HELP
YOU WE LOOK AT PRICES ALL YEAR
LONG AND ON THE PRODUCTS THAT
WE TESTED OUR LABS. AND WE CAN
LET YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHICH
ONES WHICH DEALS WILL
DISAPPOINT YOU ON THOSE
PRODUCTS, RIGHT? CERTAINLY
BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO
SHELL OUT MONEY FOR SOMETHING
THAT DOESN’T WORK. LET’S TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC
DEALS.
>> A LOT OF US GOING OUTSIDE
FOR SOME BARBECUE. HOW ABOUT
BARBECUE GRILLS? A LOT OF
TIMES THIS TIME OF YEAR WE SEE
THE PRICES DIP.
>> YES. SO IF YOU’RE READY FOR
AN UPGRADE ON YOUR CHARCOAL
GRILL ON THE DYNA GLO DUAL
ZONE PREMIUM CHARCOAL GRILL IS
ON SALE RIGHT NOW. IT’S 200,
NOT $80. IT PLACES LIKE TARGET
AND WALMART. IT’S USUALLY
ABOUT 400. SO THAT’S A GREAT,
GREAT DEAL. AND SO IF YOU LOVE
TO COOK OVER CHARCOL, BUT YOU
NEED SOMETHING THE DYNA GLO
DUAL ZONE IS ONE OF THE BEST
CR HAS TESTED ITS A BARREL
GRILL. IT’S A STEP UP FROM
THAT REST DEAL. KIND REALLY MY
HAVING A GARAGE RIGHT NOW IN
PERFORMED REALLY WELL IN OUR
TESTS FOR COOKING EVEN THIS
CONVENIENCE AND CLEANING AND
HAS A SON PERK. IT HAS A
BUILT-IN BOTTLE OPENER SO UP
IN A REDWOOD AND REALLY
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: THEY GO
ABSOLUTELY SO. SO, MARY BETH,
YOU SAID THAT YOU’RE UP IN NEW
YORK. WELL, YEAH, WE’RE DOWN
HERE IN FLORIDA AND WE MORE
HEAT AND HUMIDITY. THE NEW
RIGHT NOW. SO SOME PEOPLE CAN
EVEN WANT TO GO IN THE
BACKYARD. AND GET CARRIED AWAY
BY MOSQUITOES. SO INSTEAD
THEY’RE GOING TO WANT DEALS
KITCHEN APPLIANCES. THEY WANT
TO STAY INSIDE IN THE AIR
CONDITIONING. YEAH, WE AIR
FIRES ARE PRETTY POPULAR RIGHT
NOW. I THINK THAT PEOPLE WILL
TRY COULD ANYTHING THEY CAN AN
AIR FRYER GUILTY AND THERE IS
>> RE GOING ON SALE. THAT
THOUGH LIES AIR FRYER. $68
RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT I THINK
IT’S AN AMAZON ALSO HOME
DEPOT. IT’S USUALLY 90. SO
THIS ONE IS A CR BEST BUY. SO
IT’S A GREAT VALUE. AND FOR MY
>> AND AS A MEASURE CAPACITY
OF 4.9 PORT. SO YOU CAN BUNCH
IN IT’S TOUCH BUTTONS AND
PROGRAM SETTINGS ARE SOME OF
THE EASIEST TO SEE HIM USE IN
OUR TEST. AND IT’S ONE OF THE
QUIETEST AIR FRYERS WE HAD IN
OUR LABS. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I
LOVE THE WORK OF AN AIR FRYER.
CERTAINLY IT SAVES ME A WHOLE
LOT OF TIME.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: MATTRESSES.
YOU TALKED ABOUT MATTRESSES.
GOOD DEALS THERE. CERTAINLY A
LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, HEY, I
WANT TO SLEEP BETTER. BUT I
DON’T WANT TO PAY ALL THAT
MONEY.
>> OH, FOR SURE. AND LIKE I
SAID, THE MEMORIAL DAY IS ONE
OF THE BEST TIMES TO BUY A
MATTRESS ALL YEAR. EVEN THOUGH
PRICES ACROSS THE BOARD OF
KIND OF GOT UP ON DISCOUNTS
WILL TEND TO BE 5 TO 10%
BETTER THIS HOLIDAY. SO
SPECIFICALLY, IF YOU’RE
LOOKING FOR A MATTRESS,
THERE’S A BARE MATTRESS AT
6.99, USUALLY 9.98. AND THAT
YOU CAN SAY IT’S SO THE
SAVINGS OF 30% AND YOU ALSO
GET A FREE SHEET TO FREE CLOUD
PILLOWS. AND MATTRESS
PROTECTOR, THE ZIP CODE AND
THE 30. AND THIS IS THE
ORIGINAL MATTRESS FIRM.
BARRETT PERFORMED WELL FAST.
AND IT’S A GOOD CHOICE FOR
BACK AND SIDE SLEEPERS. YOU
CAN BET AVERAGE, RIGHT? MAYBE
NOT. THE TOP FOLKS LOOK
SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT OUR TESTS
FROM THIS MATTRESS TENDS TO
RETAIN HEAT A LITTLE SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU’RE THINK WE’RE ALL READY
OR GET THAT A SECRET ALL
RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. WELL,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME THIS MORNING. WISH YOU
THE BEST AND.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: CERTAINLY
HOPE EVERYBODY CAN CAN SAVE A
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FOR THEIR
FAMILIES BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY
WERE PAYING MORE FOR THE GAS
AND THE GROCERY. SO IF YOU CAN
SAVE ON SOME OF THOSE OTHER
THINGS. IT WILL HELP BALANCE