Some sales offer a nice percentage off a retail price; others give you a dollar discount you see up front without calculating. No matter your preference, we've got five Editors' Choice sales and coupons that offer big savings, no matter how you cut it.

1. Orbitz Coupon
   Discount: 20% off via coupon code "XLMBAM" EXPIRED
   Expires: August 13

   Is It Worth It?: Book your travel by August 13 and travel through September 10 to take advantage of this hospitality deal. Not only can you save 20% of select hotel stays, but the coupon also stacks with sale offers already marked down by 50% or more.

2. Jos. A. Bank Printable Coupon
   Discount: $20 off purchases of $20 or more via printable coupon
   Expires: July 26

   Is It Worth It?: This menswear deal offers a $20 off printable coupon on purchases of $20 or more. You know what that sounds like to us? A potential freebie. Note that you can't use the coupon at factory outlet stores.

3. Men's Wearhouse Coupon
   Discount: 40% off via coupon code "CUSTOMER"
   Shipping: From $8 s&h or free shipping on orders over $50
   Expires: July 29

   Is It Worth It?: Here's yet another top coupon that even discounts some (though not all) clearance items. After the discount, you can get the pictured Tommy Hilfiger Men's Charcoal Suit for $359.99. Or, if you want to dress down, the Twin Hill Men's Ocean Palm Camp Shirt is just $17.99 after the coupon. Want to see the whole lineup? Browse for more deals at Men's Wearhouse.

4. Timberland Sale
   Discount: Extra 30% off in-cart with an additional 10% off via coupon code "WEL085"
   Shipping: Free shipping via coupon code "WEL085"

   Is It Worth It?: This is the best percent-off discount we've seen from Timberland all year! Start with an extra 30% off all sale items, where you'll see the discount taken in-cart. Then, apply coupon code "WEL085" to cut an additional 10% off and yield free shipping. (The technical term for this sort of sale is "Woo hoo!") A best bet are the Timberland Men's Slip-On Boat Shoes in Rootbeer (pictured) or Navy. They're just $50.39 (a low by $20) after the discounts. They're available in sizes 7 to 13, but not in all color/size combinations.

5. Sony Store Sale
   Discount: 20% off in-cart
   Shipping: Free shipping on orders over $25
   Expires: July 25

   Is It Worth It?: We've never seen this kind of sale on such a wide variety of Sony Store items, both new and refurbished. The sale includes laptops, tablets, digital cameras, and more. And for refurbished items, a 90-day Sony warranty applies. At $286 off list (and the lowest price we could find), a best bet is the high-end Sony VAIO Intel Core i7 Dual-Core 2.8GHz 15.5" LED-Backlit 1080p Widescreen Notebook in Black (pictured) for $1143.96 in-cart. It features an Intel Core i7-2640M 2.8GHz Sandy Bridge dual-core processor, 15.5" 1920x1080 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 8GB RAM, 750GB hard drive, Blu-ray disc burner, ATI Radeon HD 6470M 512MB graphics, 802.11n wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, webcam, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

Lou Carlozo is a dealnews contributing writer. He covers personal finance for Reuters Wealth, and was most recently the managing editor of WalletPop.com, and before that a veteran columnist at theChicago Tribune.

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