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Yes, and for once the discount is on yeti.com itself. YETI has 20% off its four seasonal color collections, which puts the Roadie 15 at $160 against $200, the Hopper Flip 18 at $240 against $300 and the Hopper M30 at $280 against $350, and the Rambler 35 oz straw mug is 30% off at $29.40. Scheels and Academy carry the identical cuts on the identical colors, so the store you pick changes the shipping, not the price.
YETI is one of the strictest minimum-advertised-price brands in the outdoor world, which is why its gear seems never to go on sale. The way around that policy is the color wheel. YETI rotates seasonal finishes constantly, and when a collection is on its way out the brand cuts it 20% everywhere at once, while the identical cooler in Navy or Charcoal holds list. The early Columbus Day sale is four of those collections, Tropical Pink, Venom, Cherry Blossom and Firefly Yellow, plus a 30% cut on the 35 oz straw mug. If you can live with a loud cooler, you save a fifth of the price for nothing.
Early Columbus Day YETI Deals
YETI sets the sale and every dealer runs the same one, so the seasonal colors are 20% off wherever you look and the core colors are full price wherever you look. These are the live markdowns at the brand and at the sporting goods store that mirrors it, checked against each listing.
YETI Roadie 15 Hard Cooler, Tropical Pink
- Hard cooler
- Tropical Pink
- 20% off
The small rotomolded one, sized for a day at the beach or a week of lunches, with the same Interlock lid and Bearfoot feet as the big Tundras. Tropical Pink is one of the four seasonal collections carrying the cut, and the core colors on the same page stay at $200.
Academy lists the same Roadie 15 in the same color at the same $160, which tells you YETI is setting this price for everyone. Pick the store by shipping and pickup, not by the number.
$160$20020% off
YETI Hopper Flip 18 Soft Cooler, Venom
- Soft cooler
- Venom
- 20% off
The boxy soft cooler that holds its shape when it's half empty, in the 18 size that fits a weekend for two. Venom is the bright green seasonal finish, and it's the one YETI is discounting across the whole Hopper Flip line.
YETI RESCUES has the refurbished Hopper Flip 18 at $220 to $235 against the same $300 list. That's a $5 to $20 gap for a returned unit versus a new one in a loud color, so buy new unless you want a core color.
$240$30020% off
YETI Hopper M30 Tote Soft Cooler, Venom
- Soft cooler
- Magnetic closure
- 20% off
The tote-style Hopper with the magnetic strip closure instead of a zipper, which is the part people pay extra for because it seals with one hand and never jams. Same 20% as the rest of the Venom collection, and $70 is the largest dollar saving on the sale page.
The M30 is the one people leave in the garage. It carries 20 cans plus ice and it's heavy when it's full. If you'll actually shoulder it every weekend, the Flip 18 above does most of the same job for $40 less.
$280$35020% off
YETI Hopper Flip 12 Cooler, Venom
- Soft cooler
- Venom
- 20% off
The 12 size of the Hopper Flip, which is the one that gets carried to the park rather than loaded into a truck. Scheels lands you on the Venom colorway at the sale price, while the other ten colors on the same page hold the $250 list.
This is exactly what YETI charges for the same cooler in the same color on its own site. Scheels earns the click on free in-store pickup if there's one near you, and on the employee-owned return desk.
$200$25020% off
YETI Rambler 35 oz Mug with Straw Lid
- Drinkware
- 35 oz
- 30% off
The big straw mug with the handle, which is the YETI answer to the 40 oz tumbler everyone else makes. The 30% is the deepest cut across the whole YETI range this fall, on a piece of drinkware that normally never moves off $42.
Drinkware is where YETI holds price hardest, so a 30% cut is worth more than the same percentage on a cooler. If you've been waiting on one of these, this is the number to take.
$29.40$4230% off
YETI Rambler 20 oz Travel Mug with Stronghold Lid
- Drinkware
- 20 oz
- Leakproof lid
The travel mug with the two-part Stronghold lid, which is the only YETI lid rated fully leakproof rather than splash resistant. It fits a car cup holder, and the handle is the reason people buy it over the plain tumbler.
The lid is the part that eventually fails on any YETI mug, and it's sold on its own for a fraction of the mug. Buy the mug on sale and plan on replacing the lid in a few years rather than the whole thing.
$30.40$3820% off
Prices come from each seller at the time this page was last refreshed. YETI marks its color offers as subject to availability with no end date, and the seasonal colors sell through by size, so check the current number on the retailer page before you buy.
Top 3 YETI Deals on Amazon
The three YETI listings with the steepest discounts on Amazon, ranked by markdown. Check the seller name before you buy, because this is where the marketplace resellers turn up, and a YETI priced above list is a reseller, not a premium version.
When YETI Actually Goes On Sale
On a schedule set by the color wheel more than the calendar. Once you know that, the timing makes a lot more sense.
Outside those windows YETI holds price, so the standing discounts are the only real lever. It's worth checking the current YETI promo codes and discounts before you pay full price, because the ID.me discount and the free shipping threshold run all year.
| When | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Early Columbus Day, through October | The best window outside the holidays. Four seasonal color collections are 20% off at yeti.com and at every dealer that carries them, and the 35 oz straw mug is 30% off. Coolers and drinkware both move, which is rare. |
| Black Friday through Cyber Monday | The annual low, and the one stretch where the discounts run deep on current colors rather than just the ones being cleared out. Worth waiting for if nothing you want comes in a sale color. |
| Whenever a colorway gets retired | Not a date, but the single most reliable pattern in this brand. YETI rotates seasonal colors constantly, and the outgoing ones get marked down while the identical product in Navy stays at full list. |
| End of summer, through September | Coolers are seasonal and the shelves need clearing. Hard coolers and soft coolers both move, and the fall sale usually starts here and runs into October. |
| Prime Day, July and October | Decent on drinkware and accessories, thinner on the big coolers. Check the seller before you buy, because this is when the marketplace resellers turn up in numbers. |
| Spring, from March into June | The worst stretch. New colors launch, demand climbs into summer, and there's no reason for anyone to discount. If you can wait until autumn, wait. |
What Actually Counts as a Good YETI Deal
YETI list prices barely move, so a real deal is easy to recognize once you know the numbers. Every figure below comes from the retailer's own listing.
- Anything at 20% off is a genuine sale. That's the ceiling outside Black Friday, and the seasonal color sale sits exactly there: the Hopper M30 at $280 against $350, the Hopper Flip 18 at $240 against $300 and the Hopper Flip 12 at $200 against $250, all at yeti.com and matched at Scheels.
- Roadie 15 at $160. Down from $200 in Tropical Pink at yeti.com and at Academy. Academy also has the Tundra 45 at $260 against $325 and the Roadie 8 at $132 against $165 in the limited edition colors.
- Drinkware at 20% off or better. The Rambler 35 oz straw mug is $29.40 against $42, the 20 oz travel mug is $30.40 against $38 at Scheels, and the 26 oz bottle with the straw cap is $32 against $40 at yeti.com. Drinkware almost never gets cut, so these are worth taking.
- Refurbished only when it beats the sale price. YETI RESCUES has the Hopper Flip 12 at $185 to $205 refurbished and the new one is $200 in Venom. Check both. The refurbished shelf wins on bags far more often than on coolers.
- Lunch boxes and totes under $130. The Daytrip 5L lunch box is $68 against $85 at yeti.com, and the Camino 35 carryall is $128 against $160 at Academy in the sale colors.
- Ignore anything priced above list. Marketplace sellers list YETI well over retail and people pay it. We found a Hopper Flip 8 at $449.97 on one marketplace against a $200 list price. Always check the number against yeti.com before you buy.
Where to Shop YETI
Worth checking beyond Amazon on this brand especially, because YETI sets one sale price and every dealer runs it, so the only things that differ between stores are which sizes they stock in the sale colors and how you get the box home.
How to Pick the Right YETI
Shop the color, not the model. This is the whole trick with YETI. The same cooler in a retiring seasonal color is 20% cheaper than the identical one in Navy, because the brand clears the odd finishes while the core range holds list. If you don't care what shade your cooler is, you can save a fifth of the price for nothing.
Check the sale price against the refurbished price, in that order. The usual assumption is that refurbished is cheapest, and during a color sale that's wrong on coolers. The Hopper Flip 12 is $200 new in Venom and $185 to $205 refurbished through YETI RESCUES. Refurbished still wins on bags and duffels, where the savings run closer to 25%.
Buy the soft cooler you'll carry, not the hard one you admire. Hard coolers hold ice longer and they're heavy enough that most people leave them in the garage. A Hopper Flip gets used every weekend. If you're choosing between one of each, the soft one will do more work.
Verify the seller before you click buy. YETI is heavily counterfeited and heavily marked up on third-party marketplaces. We found a Hopper Flip 8 listed at $449.97 against a $200 list price, alongside decals and knockoff accessories in the same results. Buying from YETI, a named retailer or an official storefront avoids the whole problem.
Be honest about how often it leaves the house. A YETI is worth it if it lives in a truck, gets dragged onto boats and takes real abuse for a decade. For a cooler that comes out for two barbecues a year, a cheaper rotomolded box holds ice nearly as long and costs half as much. Spend the difference on the thing you're actually doing.
YETI Sale FAQ
The Bottom Line
Buy the sale color and buy it wherever is easiest to collect, because the price is the same everywhere. The early Columbus Day sale is a flat 20% on four seasonal collections at yeti.com, matched to the dollar at Scheels and Academy: the Roadie 15 at $160 against $200, the Hopper Flip 18 at $240 against $300 and the Hopper M30 at $280 against $350, with the Rambler 35 oz straw mug at $29.40 against $42 as the deepest cut on the page. Check those against YETI RESCUES rather than assuming refurbished is cheaper, because on coolers it's a wash, though it still wins on bags and duffels. And check any marketplace price against list first, because we found the same soft cooler listed at more than twice what YETI charges.
