Memorial Day grill deals as much as $250

WIRED and other shopping outlets published Memorial Day sale roundups on Saturday that put grills near the top of the holiday-weekend deal list. The coverage focused on discounts for gas grills, pellet smokers and flat-top griddles rather than food or accessories. WIRED said some of its recommended grill and griddle deals were discounted by as much as $250. Good Housekeeping said some offers reached 21% off on brands including Traeger, Weber and Kamado. ### How big are the discounts being advertised? WIRED said the headline savings in its May 23 roundup ran up to $250 across selected grills, griddles and pellet smokers. The publication framed the sale as a Memorial Day equipment-buying window for shoppers replacing or upgrading outdoor cooking gear. Good Housekeeping said its May 23 roundup found savings of up to 21% on major grill brands, including Traeger, Weber and Kamado. (wired.com) That percentage-based framing differs from WIRED’s dollar-off approach, but both outlets pointed to the same holiday-sales pattern: larger-ticket outdoor cooking equipment was being discounted ahead of Memorial Day. ### Which products are showing up in these sale guides? (wired.com) WIRED’s roundup centered on three main categories: traditional grills, flat-top griddles and pellet smokers. That matters because Memorial Day shopping lists often blur those categories, even though they serve different buyers — gas or charcoal grill shoppers, griddle buyers looking for a broader cook surface, and pellet-smoker users focused on temperature-controlled smoking. (goodhousekeeping.com) Good Housekeeping’s list emphasized brands that already have broad recognition in backyard cooking, including Traeger, Weber and Kamado. USA Today, in a separate May 22 roundup, said shoppers could find grill deals through retailers including Lowe’s, Ace Hardware and REI. ### Why are grills getting singled out this Memorial Day? USA Today and CNN Underscored both flagged grills as one of the stronger Memorial Day shopping categories in broader holiday-sales coverage, according to the source briefing and published roundups. (wired.com) That lines up with the timing of the holiday: Memorial Day is a seasonal reset for outdoor cooking, and retailers often use it to promote summer inventory. (goodhousekeeping.com) The sale coverage also arrived as food costs for cookouts remained elevated. Fox Business, Quartz and ConsumerAffairs reported higher beef prices ahead of the holiday, with Quartz saying ground beef had climbed to a record $6.90 per pound. Those reports were about food inflation, not grill pricing, but they help explain why equipment deals and cookout costs were appearing side by side in holiday coverage. (usatoday.com) ### Are these retailer promotions limited to one chain? USA Today said the live grill offers were spread across multiple sellers, including Lowe’s, Ace and REI, rather than concentrated at a single retailer. Separate USA Today sale coverage said Lowe’s Memorial Day sale was running through May 26 and included grills among its seasonal categories. Another USA Today item said Ace Hardware’s Memorial Day promotion ran through Monday, May 25. (usatoday.com) That retailer spread is consistent with how holiday-sale guides are being assembled this weekend. The roundups are not presenting one nationwide price benchmark for grills; they are aggregating brand-specific and store-specific markdowns that vary by model and merchant. ### What should shoppers watch over the rest of the weekend? May 25 is the key near-term date in the published coverage. (usatoday.com) USA Today said Ace Hardware’s Memorial Day sale runs through Monday, May 25, while separate USA Today coverage said Lowe’s Memorial Day sale continues through May 26. WIRED and Good Housekeeping both published their grill roundups on May 23, giving shoppers a current snapshot of which Traeger, Weber, Kamado, griddle and pellet-smoker offers were live heading into the holiday weekend. (wired.com) (usatoday.com)