
Retailers are encouraging shoppers to shop early and online - a stark departure from previous years. This year, we saw a lot of deals crop up weeks before Black Friday.

"With big deals on TVs, laptops, game consoles, and more during Black Friday week, many purchases end up being for themselves or their own households." "Black Friday equals big-ticket items," said Steve Koenig, the vice president of research at the Consumer Technology Association. Different products receive better discounts on each day, and the deals that each retailer offers will vary.

That said, overall savings aren't the only thing to consider. Anything you'd buy as a gift is likely to have better discounts on Cyber Monday. For items you're likely to buy once a year or less often, you'll probably find better discounts on Black Friday. In past years, we found there to be a few differences, and the line between the two deal days has blurred considerably, with many retailers offering the same deals throughout the whole weekend (and even before and after). However, we expect the difference between the two holidays to be negligible this year, especially with many retailers encouraging customers to shop early and online with expected supply chain issues. Is Cyber Monday better than Black Friday? Generally speaking, tech products are more widely discounted than anything else on this day.Ĭyber Monday is actually now even bigger than Black Friday - retail sales on Cyber Monday in 2020 soared to a record high of $10.8 billion online. This year, Cyber Monday is today, November 29.

Cyber Monday comes three days after Black Friday - the Monday after, naturally - and revolves around online deals.
