Everyone knows that “Black Friday” is the one shopping day of the year when companies go from the “red” to the “black”. But in recent years, the trend has changed where the Monday following the holiday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. “Cyber Monday” has joined the ranks of “Black Friday” as a day that retailers and shoppers have been waiting for.

The prominence of “Cyber Monday” is well evident that the Internet and online shopping has become an massive element of the holiday season. Given that fact, electronics and gadgets are both extremely desired items and must on many “want” lists. There are plenty of retailers online selling these wanted smartphones, tablets and game systems.

On these online retailers, there will be plenty of specials for both “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday”. You probably have been inundated with the weekly mailers and television advertisements from electronics retailers about their specials. But one needs to log on to the Internet to see that there are way more specials available.

Looking for that nicely priced desktop, laptop or tablet? The Lenovo website has a special online code for shoppers on their site. “BlackFriday” is a code that can inputted at the shopping cart prior to purchase. The physical shopping site is powered by Amazon, so you can take that discount and possibly use any Amazon discount to drop that price just a little more.

Samsung devised a new hashtag for their Black Friday promotion -- “#BestBlackFridayEver” is what they hope consumers will be posting and tweeting on their social media accounts. The biggest discount at some retailers is a free Galaxy 3 smartphone, this happens when the phone is purchased with a full contract. On the Samsung website, televisions, tablets and appliances will be discounted up to 40% on select models.

Black Friday does not have to be a struggle that takes place in a crowded mall or department store. There are plenty of trusty places online where one can get a great deal. If you want to enjoy your Thanksgiving sleeping outside of a Best Buy or Walmart, that is your right. But you can get the best deal from endless stock by shopping online.

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