Everyone loves online shopping, especially as the holiday season approaches. November 30 is just around the corner, and that means Cyber Monday: the biggest online shopping day of them all.
Wait –you thought Black Friday was the biggest?
According to a report from ComScore, in 2014 desktop online shopping in the U.S. on Black Friday was an impressive $1.5 billion. But the growing number of Cyber Monday deals got the attention of shoppers to the tune of more than $2 billion.
It’s a safe bet that Cyber Monday 2015 figures are going to top that.
Retailers are still being cagey with their Cyber Monday sales specifics — after all, they don’t want you holding off on Black Friday shopping — but some of the details are beginning to leak.
Here are five of the best Cyber Monday deals we’ve seen so far.
Cyber Monday Deals: Surface Pro 3 for $599 at Walmart
Walmart (WMT) is kicking off its online Cyber Monday sale this year on Sunday at 8 p.m., with 2,000 online-only specials.
The company’s flyer shows all the details, including teasers of some of the early Cyber Monday 2015 deals.
For tech fans, one of the notable items is a Microsoft (MSFT) Surface Pro 3 for $599 with free shipping. It may not be as slick as the new Surface Pro 4, but this is still a very powerful professional tablet that runs Windows 10.
The cheapest Surface Pro 3 is going for $799 at Microsoft Stores, so $599 is a pretty good deal.
Cyber Monday Deals: Dell Inspiron Laptop for $199.99
Dell’s Cyber Monday 2015 flyer has leaked online, and there are plenty of savings being offered for anyone in need of a new PC.
The feature Doorbuster deal — starting at 8 a.m. on Monday — is a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series laptop for $199.99, which is half off the current price on Dell’s website.
Ultimately, 200 bucks for a 15-inch Windows laptop with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive is a pretty good deal, considering it’s usually only Chromebooks or ultra-compact 11-inch laptops in this price range.
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Cyber Monday Deals: 15% Off Target.com on Cyber Monday
According to its official Cyber Monday press release, Target (TGT) will offer a CYBER15 promo code that takes 15% off all online orders on November 30.
That might not sound like a lot, but it is stackable, so that’s an additional 15% off sale prices as well.
And more importantly — at least for those looking to score a rare deal on Apple (AAPL) gear — this code is site-wide, so it should work for iPods, iPads, Apple Watch and other Apple products carried by Target.
Target is also offering deeply discounted merchandise online, including a 48-inch Samsung (SSNLF) 4K Ultra HDTV discounted from $899.99 to $599.99 plus a free $100 target gift card.
Cyber Monday Deals: Fitbit Charge HR on eBay
Despite the surge in sales of the Apple Watch — which quickly became the top-selling smartwatch — there’s another wearable company that sells more: Fitbit (FIT).
The long-time leader in fitness trackers tends to be faced with backlogs for its latest models, so they don’t tend to go on sale very often.
However, eBay (EBAY) is being tipped as offering a Fitbit Charge HR — a very popular device with built-in heart rate monitor — for $114.95 as part of its Cyber Monday 2015, “Thanksgiving Blowout” promotion.
The only thing better than a big turkey dinner is saving money on Cyber Monday deals that help you work off those extra calories.
Cyber Monday Deals: Xbox One Bundles for $299 at Microsoft
Video games and game consoles are always hot items at Cyber Monday sales, as parents stock up on big-ticket Christmas gifts.
Look for the Xbox One to be featured at a number of retailers, and Microsoft itself isn’t being left out.
Online and in stores, Microsoft will be offering $299 Xbox One bundles, knocking $50 off a dozen different Xbox One holiday bundles, including the Fallout 4 bundle and Halo 5: Guardians bundle.
As of this writing, Brad Moon did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
