That's Fresh November Issue | Page 19

CYBER MONDAY

Q: What is it?

A: Cyber Monday is a online shopping day that happens the Monday after Thanksgiving. Online retailers have special sales you can only get that day.

Q: Who does it?

A: Both large and small retail stores do cyber monday. It has become more popular with the smaller online only stores who don't have store fronts.

Q: Why do people do it?

A: Compared to black Friday, everything is online so customers know what is sold out and what is still availale. There are no waiting outdoors in the cold for stores to open and it becomes more convienent for many people.

Q: How do you do it?

A: I have not done much shopping on Cyber Monday but I have found a handful of great deals.

The internet has allowed both small and large retailers to create special deals for shoppers who visit their online stores on Cyber Monday. With online ondemand shopping you can know instantly what items are still availanle to purcahse and which are sold out. This makes it easy to see what is still for sale without wasting a drive down to a store only to see that the item or items are already sold out. It becomes a great convience to those who do not wish to go out and be caught in traffic and crowds of people.