Cyber Monday in 2010 is not the special, clearly defined one-day event that it has been in the past because in the price-conscious shopping environment of 2010, Cyber Monday is just another day in a long string of discount days for many U.S. retailers. Find out how and when the largest U.S. retail chains are participating in Cyber Monday and whether or not they are offering Cyber Monday only sales, specials, discounts and deals in this article.
This list is arranged alphabetically, according to the name of the retail chain. Unless a specific time is indicated, it is presumed that the Cyber Monday deals start at 12:00 midnight E.S.T on Monday, November 29, 2010.
Start Times and Details About Cyber Monday Events from Major U.S. Retail Chains:
Amazon.com
Cyber Monday is a 2-Day event beginning on Sunday, which seems reasonable since Black Friday was a week-long event. Different Cyber Monday deals will be posted at different times throughout the two days, but you'd better be ready to hit the button as soon as one of them pops up because as we saw with the Kindle 2 deal on Black Friday, "Gone In 60 Seconds" is not just a movie title at Amazon.
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Barnes & Noble
Cyber Monday will last two days on BarnesandNoble.com beginning on Monday. The Barnes & Noble online-only Cyber Monday specials will include 50% off a select number of books, toys and games. Some DVDs and BluRays will be up to 80% off on Cyber Monday and Cyber Tuesday.
Best Buy
Like Wal-Mart, BestBuy.com will be hosting a Cyber Week of discounts, deals, sales, and specials which starts on Sunday. They do have specific "Cyber Monday" specials which are available on Sunday and Monday only (while supplies last).
Blue Nile
BlueNile.com is using Cyber Monday as a launching pad for a daily holiday deal marketing program. Starting on Cyber Monday, at midnight every night, a new piece of jewelry will be offered at a discount on BueNile.com, with discounts up to 44% off.
Here are some of the Cyber Monday deals available from BlueNile.com
- For Cyber Monday only, all online orders will receive a free shipping upgrade to overnight delivery.
- Blue Nile Facebook fans will be able to browse and buy before the rest of the world. Blue Nile Twitter followers will get sale alerts before they begin.
- You will be able to purchase a $65,000 28-carat diamond necklace for $39,000 from BlueNile.com on Cyber Monday. (Or you could take that same money and buy a 1 1/2 cars at the Honda-Days sale.)
Costco
Costco.com will have a 3-day Cyber Monday sale, which starts on Cyber Monday "while supplies last."
The Gap
There is no indication that Gap.com is doing anything special or different on Cyber Monday, so the deals that shoppers have been seeing online all weekend may be the only deals that they get from Gap.com on Cyber Monday. But if you're a big Gap fan, it wouldn't hurt to check the Gap.com website for surprise Cyber Monday deals around midnight just in case.
Home Depot
Throughout Black Friday weekend, Home Depot.com is offering free shipping on 90,000 items through Cyber Monday with no minimum purchase. In addition to Cyber Monday Specials, Home Depot will also host Cyber Monday-esque sales online on two other Mondays - December 6 and December 13.
Home Depot will also price match any deal or discount that you find at any other retail store or website on any products that they carry. So if you find a price on another website or in another sales flier, you should be able to take it to any Home Depot store and get them to beat the lower price by 10%. Get information about the Home Depot Low Price Guarantee here.
HSN.COM
Online only Cyber Monday deals will be available on the HSN website, with no advance hints about what those "incredible deals" will be. The Cyber Monday Pricebusters will start at midnight EST on Cyber Monday.
JC Penney
Cyber Monday begins at Cyber Sunday on JCPenney.com. The site boasts that there are 40,000 deals to be found there "while supplies last." You can also avoid shipping charges with with free in-store pickup and returns for all your JC Penney Cyber Monday online purchases.
Kohl's
Like many other major online retailers, Cyber Monday starts on Sunday at Kohs.com and is a 2-day event. The 2-day Only specials can be found here, and you can get free shipping when you spend $50. - ends Sunday.
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