81 Amazing Cyber Monday Deals to Grab From Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart and More

When is Cyber Monday?

Cyber Monday is happening today, Dec. 2nd. It always lands the Monday after Thanksgiving in the US, which falls on the fourth Thursday of November. There are hundreds of price cuts and sizable sales from the biggest online retailers, some of which are carry-overs from Black Friday you can still snag right now and many that are brand new deals to enjoy.

Which stores have Cyber Monday sales?

Almost all major retailers offer tons of deals and discounts for Cyber Monday. Think the likes of Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart, as well as more specialized retailers such as B&H Photo, GameStop and Dell. Major retailers with brick-and-mortar locations — such as Target and Walmart — will be offering online-only savings, whereas Best Buy’s Cyber Monday deals are both in-store and online. Keep in mind physical locations can also run out of stock. We’ve researched Cyber Monday store hours to help you shop in-person, too.

When do Cyber Monday sales end?

Just like Black Friday, these sales tend to last a few days after the major sales event itself, which is Dec. 2 this year. With this in mind, it’s fair to assume offers will run throughout the weekend into early December. Just note that the best deals are expected on the main Cyber Monday date, unless the retailer has decided to extend sales from Black Friday.

Are Cyber Monday deals only available online?

Generally speaking, yes. Cyber Monday has always existed as a digital version of Black Friday, focused largely on tech deals that exist separate from the first event. As more and more shopping is done online, these two shopping events have started to blend together a little. That doesn’t mean all of the deals are the same, but it does mean finding new deals has started to become a greater challenge. 

Best Cyber Monday retailers

• Amazon: One of the biggest online retailers, Amazon has massive discounts with significant savings on tech, home appliances, and smart home equipment. 
• Walmart: Save big on appliances like televisions, refrigerators, laptops, and more at Walmart’s Cyber Monday event.
• Best Buy: Cyber Monday is historically a great time to buy TVs and Best Buy has you covered for that and more.
• The Home Depot: Eyeing home improvement tools? Home Depot has the best discounts on tools, appliances, and even grills.
• Target: Target may not be as big on Cyber Monday as other retailers but it does offer some great deals on toys, gifts and board games.

Why are they called Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

The term “black” has historically been used to denote distressing or calamitous events. The earliest known use of Black Friday for the Friday after Thanksgiving was to refer to the practice of workers calling in sick the day after Thanksgiving in the early 1950s. Around that same time, US police adopted the term to describe the traffic conditions during the first major holiday shopping date. 

After attempts to move to the term “Big Friday” failed, merchants attempted to ameliorate the term Black Friday in subsequent years, suggesting that its origin was not due to the terrible traffic the shopping spree created, but because the profit it generated put stores “back in the black” in financial terms. 

Then, in 2005, the National Retail Federation coined the term “Cyber Monday” because it had noticed a spike in online traffic the Monday following Thanksgiving. At the time, it was believed it was because people were making online purchases while they were at work following the holiday, so their kids couldn’t see any gift purchases and because work computers typically had faster internet connections. There was some chatter about calling the date Black Monday or Blue Monday — because hyperlinks are blue — but eventually, everyone settled on the more futuristic-sounding Cyber Monday. In 2014, Cyber Monday became the biggest online shopping day in the country.