8 Best Items To Buy at Target Before Fall

If you haven’t gone on a fall-themed Target shopping run yet, consider this article your sign that it’s time. Shoppers heading to Target ahead of the first day of fall will be able to spend their money on new fall arrivals while they’re in stock and even snag a few sales along the way.

To help you shop and keep costs down, GOBankingRates rounded up some of Target’s best fall items that are worth buying now. Don’t wait to stock up on these eight fall arrivals at Target.

• Price: $10.00

You had us at the smell of an almond croissant. Target shoppers will want to buy Threshold’s line of glass jar candles while supplies last in all their favorite autumn scents. 

Each two-wick candle is $10 and offers a 50 hour burn time to add a relaxing touch in every home. And if almond croissant isn’t the scent for you, the Threshold brand also carries more fall-themed candles like cinnamon pumpkin muffin and fall day for $10 each.

• Price: $10.00

Who can resist a throw blanket for $10? Target’s Room Essentials plush throw blankets are must-haves for getting cozy this fall and may be added to couches and beds or gifted as presents to family members and friends. 

“I want to buy every color!” wrote lennie93 in a five-star review. “This time I went with the green one. They’re nice blankets for how inexpensive they are. I love the blanket options at Target!”

• Price: $20.00

Add a festive fall touch to couches, beds and armchairs without breaking the bank. 

Threshold’s velvet throw pillows are priced at $20 each and come in a wide variety of fall colors including green, light brown and dark brown among more shades.

• Price: $7.00

Can’t recall the last time you replaced your bath towels? Target has you covered with their Threshold line of antimicrobial towels. 

Sizes include oversized bath towels, regular size bath towels (pictured above), hand towels and washcloths. The bath towels cost $7 each with a wide selection of colors to choose from, including fall shades like gold, orange and olive green. Pick up one or two to refresh your bathroom or shop a few extras to have on hand for any guest bathrooms.

• Price: $1.99

Apple juice is a must-have ingredient if you’re working on fall drink concoctions. Compared to a brand name like Mott’s, which retails regularly for $3.79 at Target, shoppers that want to pick up a 64-ounce bottle of apple juice can save more money if they buy the Market Pantry brand.

• Price: $4.79

We’re big believers in having a comfort meal on hand on those busy fall nights where you don’t feel like cooking, like Good & Gather’s white cheddar mac and cheese. 

Several positive five-star reviews on the Target website compared the Good & Gather mac and cheese brand as an affordable alternative to dining out at pricier establishments like Panera Bread.

• Price: $3.39

Out of all the sweet potato options for sale, how did we decide on Good & Gather’s frozen seasoned sweet potato and vegetables blend? 

To keep costs down, we referred to shopping for the Good & Gather brand. And while Target carries Good & Gather’s sweet potatoes for $1.99 each, we were also mindful to shop frozen produce instead of fresh to eliminate any potential food waste. This blend contains pre-cut and seasoned sweet potatoes along with yellow and orange carrots and butternut squash. Whatever you don’t use immediately, you can keep frozen in the freezer and enjoy later in the fall.

• Price: $3.79

As a garnish for your favorite fall drinks like hot apple cider or coffee, don’t leave Target without adding Good & Gather’s cinnamon sticks to your shopping cart. 

Currently, these cinnamon sticks have a 4.6 rating on the Target website with satisfied customers praising the value and product. The biggest piece of constructive feedback among five-star ratings is that shoppers wish the cinnamon sticks were sold in a bulk value bag.