Cyber Monday Has Evolved With Faster Home Internet Connections
With faster connections at home, CyberMonday has become more about online retailers offering bargains than people shopping from the office. "Americans appreciate the convenience of shopping online, which doesn’t require standing in line, circling for a parking spot, or even changing out of your pajamas,” said Scott Silverman, Executive Director of Shop.org. “Cyber Monday promotions are enticing, so shoppers can expect incredible bargains on popular holiday items, percentages off entire websites, and a lot of free shipping.” The survey says that while some Cyber Monday shoppers will choose to shop from the office, the large majority will shop from home. And, 3.8 percent of them will shop from a mobile device like an iPhone or a Blackberry.
Is Cyber Monday For You?
Before I wrote it off as a gimmick, I decided to see if there were any deals online for the things that I was going to buy the people on my list any way. I'm happy to report that there was! My nieces love to use my Flip Camera, so I decided to get them one of their own for Christmas this year. American Express is letting you cash in points for one. But, before I did that, I decided to type "Cyber Monday deals" into Google. This search term took me straight to cybermonday.com (a shop.org site) where I typed in "Flip Video" and was presented with options from $119 to $189 from online retailers. So I just went ahead and bought one from Amazon.com for $119 and took the free shipping option.
I'd encourage anyone to at least give online shopping a shot to see what deals you can find regardless of where you're doing your online shopping or which day you're actually shopping on. In this competitive marketplace, you might as well take advantage of the Internet to help you save some money.
