Cyber Monday

It’s the day after Thanksgiving. You're spending wholesome time with the family...and then, suddenly, midnight strikes. It's now Black Friday. The day of madmen-and-women shopping with crazy-good retail deals, and many consumer deaths from unruly crowds.

Cyber Monday takes this craziness off the streets and onto the web. No more trampling innocent shoppers, or risking getting trampled yourself. Why get up at 3 am and go to the store to participate in a wrestling match for that comforter when you could do it from the, um...comfort of your own home (or bed).

Cyber Monday is always the Monday after Thanksgiving, where retailers slash prices online for their customers. Because Christmas is coming, and because retailers want to get rid of their old stuff. Out with the old, and in with the new.

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