What Time Does Cyber Monday Start

If you do holiday shopping online, you may wonder at some point, "What time does Cyber Monday start?" Often, there are unique deals online that can't be found in a store, so knowing what time Cyber Monday starts allows you to be prepared in finding the best deals on the Internet.

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Cyber Monday is the Monday following Thanksgiving and is recognized as the official start of the online shopping season. That day resembles Black Friday because online retailers offer deals just like the brick-and-mortar stores present deals in their print ads. Cyber Monday symbolizes more of a kick-off to the online gift buying season rather than being the busiest online shopping day of the year.

Before high speed Internet became commonplace in the late 1990s and early 2000s, people traditionally shopped in-person for the deals, and for most consumers, that was fine. As more and more retailers went online and offered online only specials, businesses found that the Monday following Black Friday found many consumers using work Internet to buy products and find similar deals they couldn't get in the store.

The term Cyber Monday was coined by Shop.org in 2005 and was first used during that year's holiday season. In the early years of online shopping, retailers did see significant increases in online shopping on the Monday following Thanksgiving, but now, many businesses and credit card companies find that many busy online shopping days fall between December 5 and December 15. Shop.org is the official Cyber Monday website where online retailers from large to small list their goods and specials for you to buy in one convenient Internet location.

What time Cyber Monday starts depends on the online retailer. Some sales may start at 12:01 a.m. on that Monday, while other sales from retailers might have special hours. Just like brick-and-mortar stores have special five- or six- hour sales starting at certain times on Black Friday, the same online merchants may provide sales at different times on Cyber Monday. To give everyone a fair chance to order any discounted merchandise for Cyber Monday, most sales begin in the morning since retailer realize that most people aren't going to stay up all night to buy online.

Many stores begin placing ads on their websites as early as November 1. Visit your favorite online shopping sites regularly and pay attention to the ads that appear you normally wouldn't pay attention to. This is especially important if you plan on purchasing from smaller online retailers or merchants who don't publish a print ad.

When the print ads get released for the larger retailers for the week of Thanksgiving, check those ads for Cyber Monday start times. The times are typically displayed prominently on the front page.

• Know the times sales begin or when certain items are discounted for Cyber Monday ads. Since many products get purchases within the first minutes, it is frustrating to come online three hours after the fact and realize you too late.
• Have your payment source ready. Have any credit cards or electronic check numbers handy so you can get them typed in quickly to secure your great deal. One quick way is to CTRL-C to copy your credit card number, then CTRL-V the number to paste it into the right field.
• Do you plan on purchasing multiple items from different online retailers? Ensure you have more than one tab open to increase your chances of getting all the deals you want. Traffic increases greatly so you'll need to be prepared to move that mouse quickly over extra windows.
• Bookmark your favorite shopping sites and visit them often so you won't miss their Cyber Monday start times.
• Most importantly, have fun shopping online for the holidays!

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