Top Cyber Monday Holiday Shopping Deals

Black Friday may not be for you, maybe you prefer to shop online, or shop from work online, on Cyber Monday, the Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend holiday. Cyber Monday was officially coined in 2005 (Shop.org), and online retailers offer online holiday shoppers some online only deals. Online shoppers will enjoy free shipping, online deals, and other great shopping deals on Cyber Monday.

Online retailers have also tried to streamline the process for online shoppers, by offering RSS feeds, email reminders, and other easy ways to track online holiday sales.

As with any sales, shoppers need to read the fine print for Cyber Monday sales and other holiday sales, be aware that the sales have deadlines, which may be on or before Cyber Monday, or last until November 30, 2007.

For information on Cyber Monday deals for 2010, please see my updated article here.

Best Cyber Monday Holiday Shopping Deals

Free Shipping For Cyber Monday Shoppers:

Please be aware that all of these online retailers offer free shipping only on select items. Typically the minimum order amount is the pre-tax amount of merchandise, see each online retailer for the fine print. Cyber Monday holiday shoppers can enjoy free shipping from the following online stores:

Barnes & Noble - $25 off eligible orders; this does not seem special for Cyber Monday, since this is the regular shipping policy at Barnes & Noble

Circuit City - "Free shipping on orders $24 and up" and receive the order within seven to 10 days. - Circuitcity.com

Home Depot - "Now for a short time, get $49 Shipping on Orders Over $49." - HomeDepot.com

JC Penney - Free shipping on orders over $49 when ordered through November 28, 2007. Instructions: when ordering, click "Yes" under the discounts section on your shopping bag page, and enter the code "WPTHANKS" into the promotion code box - JCPenney.com

Sears - "free shipping on select items" of orders of $49 or more Sears.com

Target - "free shipping Target.com" on select items. Please be aware that many of Target.com's free shipping offers are on orders placed through November 24, 2007, which is before Cyber Monday.

Toys R Us - "Free Shipping on Select Toy Orders of $49" - Toysrus.com.

Best Cyber Monday Deals for Electronics

Amazon.com - here are the top pics from Amazon.com:

"7.1-megapixel Canon SD800 with built-in image stabilization for only $249.94" - Amazon.com
"Pay a penny for the Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman phone when you sign up for a new service plan" - Amazon.com

Apple.com - Apple.com will add free laser engraving to any iPod. I have seen an example of it in person, and it really is quite stunning. It really personalizes the gift. Apple.com is also offering free shipping and free gift wrapping for gifts bought from their gift guide at the Apple.com store.

BestBuy.com - Receive a $30 BestBuy gift card when you purchase the 160GB of storage iPod Classic; free shipping.

Sony.com - $300 off Sony Vaio - Sony.com

Please note, this Cyber Monday information came directly from the online retailers and was accurate at time of publication. All information is subject to change.

Best Cyber Monday Deals for Clothing

JC Penney is offering 30-60 percent off clothing items for babies, kids, young men, men, juniors, women, and on lingerie, jewelry and shoes. The 30-60 percent off is also available on certain housewares including bed and bath items, furniture, home accents, and furniture. - JCPenney.com

Order Online and Pick up in-Store

A number of retailers allow shoppers on Cyber Monday, and other days to order online and pick up holiday merchandise in the store. This is not an exhaustive list, please see the web site of your favorite retailer to verify they offer this service.

Circuit City - In-store pickup. Online orders must be placed 30 minutes before the store closes on December 24th to guarantee 24-minute in-store pickup. Please note that our 24/24 guarantee will be suspended as of 3 p.m. on December 24th and resume on December 28th.

Sears.com - order online, select "pick up in store," "wait for your email confirmation" (it doesn't say how long you may have to wait), print your email confirmation and go to your nearest Sears and if you don't have your holiday merchandise within five minutes, Sears.com claims they will give you a $5 gift certificate.

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