Retailers offer discounts in combination with this weekend's sales tax holiday on Energy Star appliances, a first for N.C.
This is the first tax-free weekend in North Carolina for Energy Star-qualified products.
The holiday will be repeated annually beginning on the first Friday in November and ending the following Sunday. Unlike the state's school supplies sales tax holiday, there is no price threshold.
Items that are included are products that meet the Energy Star requirements and are authorized to carry the Energy Star label, including clothes washers, freezers, refrigerators, central air conditioners, room air conditioners, air source heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps, ceiling fans, dehumidifiers and programmable thermostats.
Dishwashers are not included.
Most appliance retailers also are planning sales.
NOTE: Lowe's and Home Depot are giving an additional 10 percent Veteran's Day discount to members of the military and veterans.
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