Winter sales 2020: when they start and end, even online, and what to buy

The conclusion of the Christmas period always leads to the "opening of the fateful sales season and, every year, the question that all of us women - and not only - ask ourselves is:" when do they officially start? ". In fact, even for the 2020 winter sales their start - and end - dates vary according to the different regions of Italy.

Before discovering the complete calendar and advice on what to buy, here's how to survive and get out of the crazy and exhausting shopping sessions unscathed!

From Lombardy to Lazio: the 2020 winter sales calendar

As always happens, there are "more fortunate" regions than others, which see the start of the sales anticipated by a few days: this year we are talking about Basilicata, Sicily and Valle d'Aosta. However, if the starting dates of the sales it varies slightly between the different regions of Italy, the end regions see more important differences.

From Milan and Venice to Rome and Naples, here is the complete calendar of the 2020 winter sales:

Abruzzo: 4 January - 3 March 2020
Basilicata: 2nd January - 2nd March 2020
Calabria: January 4 - March 3, 2020
Campania: 4 January - 3 March 2020
Emilia-Romagna: January 4 - March 5, 2020
Lazio: 4 January - 15 February 2020
Liguria: 4 January - 17 February 2020
Lombardy: 4 January - 3 March 2020
Marche: 4th January - 1st March 2020
Molise: 4 January - 5 March 2020
Piedmont: January 4 - February 29
Puglia: 4 January - 3 March 2020
Tuscany: 4 January - 3 March 2020
Umbria: 4 January - 5 March 2020
Veneto: January 4 - February 28, 2020
Friuli Venezia Giulia: 4 January - 31 March 2020
Sardinia: 4 January - 4 March 2020
Sicily: 2 January - 15 March 2020
Aosta Valley: 2 January - 31 March 2020

See also

How to choose the right size for your clothes (also online)

Winter sales 2020: instructions for use

During the sales period it is easy to fall into some unpleasant situations. For this reason, it is always better to observe some basic rules in order not to be ruined the first shopping session of the year:

• Always check the product: if you buy in the store, try to carefully observe what you are about to buy so as not to risk taking home a defective dress or object.
• Watch out for the tag: check the label of your next purchase. In fact, there must be both the original price and the discounted price on it.
• Beware of exaggerated discounts: those over 50% can hide an untrue starting price or they could be synonymous with goods that are not exactly new.
• Keep the receipt: a false myth of the sales is that of the impossibility of exchanging a product if purchased with the discounted price. Nothing could be more false!

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What you need to know about online sales

Although most of us are madly fond of shopping, choosing different products directly or trying on clothing before buying them, many people prefer the comfort of their own home over the confusion and crowds that arise in stores especially. during the first days of the sales. All this is possible thanks to the various e-commerce sites that offer advantageous discounts, respecting, more or less, the classic sales calendar established region by region, even if Amazon, Zalando, Asos and others anticipate of a few days the beginning of the decrease in prices, a bit like it happens in the week preceding Black Friday.

What to buy during the 2020 winter sales

During the winter season, with a fairly low budget, it is possible to buy various items of clothing that are the favorite purchase of Italians. Many people, in fact, choose sweaters, coats and heavy clothes to renew their wardrobe immediately after the Christmas holidays, paying particular attention to the trends and trends of the year, starting, for example, with colors.
In the wishlist, there is also no shortage of shoes that can range from original ankle boots to show off every day to elegant décolleté to wear on the most refined occasions, up to sneakers for the warmest days of late winter!