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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Cyber Monday: Finding Deals From Your Brookline Home

Are you gearing up to let your fingers do the walking on Cyber Monday?

  Brookline residents who didn’t want to brave the crowds on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday still have one more big chance to save courtesy of Cyber Monday. Similar to the two other major shopping events, Cyber Monday differs in that consumers don’t have to leave the comfort of their own homes (or offices) to take advantage of some pretty big pre-holiday deals. All the bargains laid out for Cyber Monday are for online shoppers only. So how can you find the best deals online this Cyber Monday? While most major retailers that have an online presence aren’t tipping their hats on their online deals just yet, many have splash pages set up that they're inviting shoppers to bookmark in advance of the Nov. 26 shopping holiday. Here are …

Monday, November 28, 2011

Cyber Monday: Are You "Shopping"? [POLL]

Bargain hunters spent more than $1 billion online last year. Will you join them this year?

Black Friday is done. Small Business Saturday, over. But fear not, bargain shoppers — today is Cyber Monday. Launched by Shop.org in 2005 as a way to carry forth the shopping momentum of Black Friday, by last year Cyber Monday had enticed shoppers to spend more than $1 billion online, according to comScore — the most spent in on cybershopping in a single day. And it’s no wonder. With deals rivaling Black Friday doorbusters a mere click away — and the day currently being repackaged as “Cyber Week” by many retailers — it’s tempting for many to continue bargain hunting at their desks. Are you tempted, or was Black Friday enough for now? Take our poll and let us know.

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