Public beta.The initial catalogue is live; recurring authorised retailer feeds are still being arranged.

Best Time to Buy UK

Buy before THE RUSH.

Don’t get caught out by the next heatwave. Buy air conditioners while demand is quiet, and shop for seasonal essentials before everyone else needs them.

Best Time to Buy UK is currently in beta. We are building a price-tracking engine to help you plan seasonal purchases before demand peaks, when stock is easier to find and prices are lower.

Interested in partnering with us? Email partnerships@besttimetobuy.co.uk.

Demo example

Portable air conditioners

We are currently building our price collection engine. The products below are a beta sample of how the site may look, using the limited real observations collected so far.

Our roadmap

Building the service

The beta shows our intended direction. Reliable seasonal guidance will develop as the collection engine and retailer coverage grow.

Live now

Public beta catalogue

13 exact portable air-conditioner models show the first version of the experience.

In progress

Price collection engine

Recurring observations will create the history needed for useful seasonal comparisons.

After review

Merchant partnerships

We plan to apply to Currys through Awin after the beta review. Current commercial partner count: zero.

Next

More seasonal categories

Consumer requests will help choose the products we track next.

Help shape the site

What are you waiting to buy?

Tell us what you’d like tracked. We’ll use the requests to decide which categories come next and email you when yours is ready.

How the beta works

Clear evidence at every stage.

01

Exact products

Each record is tied to a specific model, with identifiers used to prevent misleading matches.

02

Sourced prices

Every displayed price includes its retailer, source and observation date.

03

Confirmed availability

Stock status comes from a successful retailer observation.

04

Visible coverage

Pages show how much evidence has been collected before comparisons appear.

For retailers, networks and data providers

Help us build the evidence.

We are preparing applications for authorised product, price and availability feeds. No retailer is currently a commercial partner. Future commercial links will be labelled and will never rewrite the historical record.

Email partnerships@besttimetobuy.co.uk