# What happened to "Cyber Monday"? Few interesting deals out there despite the hype **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 28, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079 "2005-11-28T17:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079/1 "2005-11-28T17:32:15Z")
Well? Was this “Cyber Monday” stuff all journalistic hype? I’ve looked at all my usual sites listing PC & Hardware deals and there’s really not all that much out there of unusual interest in terms of “big” deals or discounts beyond what the weekly circulars have. I’m vaguely disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079/2 "2005-11-28T17:45:16Z")
I just read about it being “busy”, not that there’s particularly good deals. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079/3 "2005-11-28T17:53:07Z")
I think it’s just another bit of nonesuch for the talking heads to yammer about. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079/4 "2005-11-28T19:10:18Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I just read about it being “busy”, not that there’s particularly good deals. Ditto. It is the “biggest” day AFAIK in terms of spending, not because retailers are offering good deals. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079/5 "2005-11-28T21:05:11Z")
The idea is that people are back at work where they have access to fast Internet connections, so they do their holiday shopping today, rather than that there were fabulous deals today. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079/6 "2005-11-29T17:43:57Z")
Cyber Monday is just marketing hype: [http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2005/nf20051129\_9946\_db016.htm?campaign\_id=rss\_tech](http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2005/nf20051129_9946_db016.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech) > [@](#): > > Contrary to what the recent blitz of media coverage implies, Cyber Monday isn’t nearly the biggest online shopping or spending day of the year. It ranks only as the 12th-biggest day historically, according to market researcher comScore Networks. It’s not even the first big day of the season. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079/7 "2005-11-29T19:33:33Z")
As the entire internet department of a company that sells many things people like to buy each other, I can say that yesterday was no different from any other Monday-after-a-long-weekend. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cyber-monday-few-interesting-deals-out-there-despite-the-hype/333079/8 "2005-11-29T23:36:55Z")
Actually, on one of my favorite [sites](http://www.techbargains.com/) they had quite a few places Monday that had early morning, half day, and day long sales on-line. A few had special codes to enter during that time to get 20% off, or they had special prices listed for the time period. .