Cyber Monday for Safety

Today, November 30th, is Cyber Monday! Cyber Monday is celebrated the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend. Established in 2005, Cyber Monday is the Internet’s answer to brick-and-mortar holiday shopping. Unlike Black Friday, Cyber Monday gives you the chance to shop those amazing Black Friday deals from the comfort of your couch or office. In recent years, Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals tend to run together. Some start as early as the week of Thanksgiving and run right through the holiday season. But don’t neglect online deals. There may still be savings to be had. 

This year, Cyber Monday is especially appealing because of COVID. Doing your holiday shopping from home is much safer than venturing out to crowded malls where germs can be spread. The CDC still recommends avoiding indoor spaces where there are a lot of people, especially now that cold and flu season is here. This year, retailers are offering Cyber Monday holiday deals that are just as good as Black Friday sales and some of those sales have been extended. Cyber Monday is also less stressful, because you don’t have to drive to the mall, deal with traffic, try to find a parking space, trapeze your way through the crowd, fight for the items on your wish list, negotiate the checkout line, and so forth. Even reading that sentence sounds stressful! Cyber Monday also allows for easier returns because you can send it back in the same box it came in. You can still support small and local businesses on Cyber Monday by ordering artisan gifts from websites like etsy.com. This year in particular, Cyber Monday makes most sense for your health and well being. With the simple click of a mouse, you can finish your holiday shopping for loved ones, hassle-free. Now that is a good deal.