Thanksgiving is over and December is just a few days away; yes, there's no avoiding it, Christmastime and the shopping season are here.
The last four days have been filled with Holiday Specials, Door-buster Discounts and Early Bird Specials, but for me it's all been about today -- Cyber Monday, the day when online retailers attempt to lure me away from my office inbox with deep discounts and shipping specials. And it doesn't take much to do it.
Today is also the day that the average working stiff gets to knock out some significant holiday shopping on the boss' dime. According to a Boston-based consulting firm, it's estimated that 69 million workers will be online shopping today, which will cost their employers a half a billion dollars in lost productivity (ouch).
But enough about the boss man and his needs – today is Cyber Monday. It's time to shop.
We'll be updating throughout the day with discounts and specials from some of our favorite online retailers (of course, with an Excel spreadsheet ready and waiting to take over the screen if the boss walks by) and we'd love to hear your online shopping stories, too.
Who are you shopping for, which sites do you love and what kind of discounts are you finding? Send your Cyber Monday shopping stories to karri.peifer@corp.richmond.com. Don't worry, we'll only print your first name so the boss will never know it was you.
-- Karri Peifer, Richmond.com React: What do you think?