The Nov-Dec period each year is not only an important time for Americans because of two main holidays — Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus an assortment of unofficial holidays from various cultures — it’s also an important time for retailers. In fact, it’s become something of a tradition to shop for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, aka Black Friday, to get a start on Christmas shopping.
Unfortunately Black Fridays of recent past have resulted in out of control crowds and even deaths. There’s also Thanksgiving Weekend as popular shopping days, but those can be hectic as well, if you can even find parking. Fortunately, in the last few years, there’s Cyber Monday and a whole lot of shopping going on — online, that is.
Cyber Monday, which falls on the first Monday after Thanksgiving, is the online sibling event to Black Friday. Forget the crowds; there’s often free shipping, and you can buy pretty much everything you need online. If you know what you want, Cyber Monday may be the way to shop, which saves you more time to enjoy Thanksgiving Day and the rest of week/ weekend with friends and family.
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