When Spring Black Friday actually happens
Spring Black Friday at Home Depot and Lowes runs typically April 4 to 17 each year. The exact dates shift slightly year to year but the window is consistently the first to third week of April. The promotional pricing is comparable in depth to November Black Friday across power tools, select major appliances, and outdoor categories.
For categories where Spring Black Friday consistently beats November Black Friday by 5 to 15 percent (Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Ryobi power tool combo kits at Home Depot; Whirlpool laundry pairs and GE Profile ranges at both retailers), the April window is the actual deepest annual price.
What categories actually win in April
Power tool combo kits are the clearest Spring Black Friday category. Milwaukee M18 cordless combo kits at Home Depot Spring Black Friday 2024 hit $349 vs $499 list (30 percent cut), beating the November Black Friday floor by $50 on the same SKU. DeWalt 20V Max combo kits at Home Depot Spring Black Friday 2024 saw similar 30 to 35 percent cuts.
Whirlpool laundry pairs at both Home Depot and Lowes consistently see deeper Spring Black Friday pricing than November in 2023 and 2024. The Whirlpool front-load washer-dryer pair at Home Depot Spring Black Friday 2024 was $1,799 vs $1,999 November Black Friday floor.
GE Profile ranges (electric and gas) at Home Depot and Lowes often hit their deepest annual price during Spring Black Friday rather than November or Memorial Day. The GE Profile slide-in electric range at Home Depot Spring Black Friday 2024 was $1,899 vs $2,099 November Black Friday floor.
What categories do NOT win in April
LG French door refrigerators at Home Depot and Lowes typically discount deeper in November Black Friday than Spring Black Friday. LG French door pricing follows the Sony OLED-style direct seasonal pricing authority pattern: November is the manufacturer-allocated deepest window.
Samsung Bespoke refrigerators follow the same November pattern. KitchenAid stand mixers and dishwashers also lean toward November.
For these categories, Spring Black Friday is a smaller secondary window. Memorial Day weekend in late May is a competing window for refrigerators specifically.
How Pro Xtra and MyLowes Pro stack in April
Home Depot Pro Xtra members earn 2 to 4 percent back on tool and appliance purchases plus exclusive Pro-only Spring Black Friday pricing on bulk and contractor orders. For contractors and DIY remodelers buying multiple tools at once during Spring Black Friday, Pro Xtra Plus pricing sometimes beats consumer Spring Black Friday by another 5 to 10 percent.
MyLowes Pro members earn 5 percent back at checkout on tool and appliance purchases plus exclusive Pro-only Spring Black Friday pricing on bulk orders. The 5 percent at-checkout discount applies year-round on top of any Spring Black Friday cut.
For shoppers planning a Spring Black Friday tool or appliance purchase, signing up for Pro Xtra (free) or Pro Xtra Plus ($79 per year) at Home Depot or MyLowes Pro (free) at Lowes before the event compounds the savings.
How to track Spring Black Friday URLs
The Spring Black Friday ad publishes typically the first or second week of April. Online prices go live at midnight Eastern on the Spring Black Friday opening day. In-store opens at 6 AM local on the opening day.
For specific power tool combo kits or appliances, paste the model URL into DiffScout and set monthly monitoring through February and March. Switch to weekly monitoring in late March and early April. Switch to 30-minute monitoring on the Spring Black Friday opening day.
Both Home Depot and Lowes soft-launch sale pricing 24 to 48 hours before the formal promotional window opens on product detail pages. Tracking the URL catches the soft-launch price before any landing page is updated.
Why most shoppers miss Spring Black Friday
Spring Black Friday is genuinely under-marketed compared to November Black Friday. Most major media coverage of Black Friday-style deals focuses on November. Most shoppers do not know Spring Black Friday exists, or they assume "Black Friday" means November exclusively.
This creates an opportunity. Less competition for headline doorbusters means longer in-stock windows on premium SKUs. Power tool combo kits at Home Depot Spring Black Friday 2024 were available online for 4 to 8 hours after the opening, vs 30 to 60 minutes for the same SKUs during November Black Friday.
For shoppers who can plan power tool and select appliance purchases for early April, Spring Black Friday delivers comparable or deeper pricing with less time pressure than November.
Categories that have multiple windows
Some categories benefit from tracking across multiple windows:
- Whirlpool laundry pairs: Spring Black Friday (April) and Memorial Day (late May) compete; tracking both catches whichever is deepest in the specific year
- GE Profile ranges: Spring Black Friday (April) and Labor Day (early September) compete; both hit similar floors most years
- Milwaukee, DeWalt power tools: Spring Black Friday (April) and Father Day weekend (mid-June) compete; tracking both catches the deeper window
For shoppers buying these categories, tracking specific URLs across both windows tells you which is cheaper for the specific model in the specific year.
The bottom line
Spring Black Friday at Home Depot and Lowes runs early-to-mid April with discount depth comparable to November Black Friday on power tool combo kits, Whirlpool laundry, and GE Profile ranges. For shoppers who can plan these purchases for April, Spring Black Friday catches the deepest annual price with less doorbuster pressure than November.
For LG French door refrigerators, Samsung Bespoke, and KitchenAid stand mixers, November Black Friday is still the deepest window. Tracking both windows tells you which to act on for any specific model.
*DiffScout monitors any Home Depot or Lowes URL and alerts when Spring Black Friday pricing soft-launches. Try it free →*