Cyber Monday is a hugely popular online sales event that happens on the first Monday after Thanksgiving. Like Black Friday, retailers offer numerous sale deals, but for online purchases only.
Traditionally it was a one-day deal but now has become a multiple-day event due to the pandemic.
With COVID-19 cases raging out of control across the country, and New Jersey’s rates as high as they were back in April, things are shutting down again. Even if the mall is open for the days after Thanksgiving most people aren’t likely to head out to crowded stores to buy holiday gifts.
According to TechRadar, a technology buying guide, this year the best deals will be, “cheap 4K TVs, affordable name-brand laptops, Apple iPads (including the iPad Pro 2020), DNA kits, noise-canceling headphones, Insta Pots, and last year’s best-seller, the AirPods Pro.”
Companies such as Target, Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy are already previewing the deals to come prior to the Monday itself.
Joe Dobles, a first-year Mercer student, says his shopping plans haven’t changed. “I was going to do most of my shopping online, but find stocking stuffers in stores…Considering the current state of the world I won’t be window shopping at the mall anytime soon! Wow is COVID-19 making our gift-giving more thoughtful? I guess we’ll see!”
