Tag Archives: cyber-monday

We’re giving away an HP Spectre x360 laptop

This is your chance to win* an new HP Spectre x360 laptop! We are kicking off this online sweepstakes during our live show, Best Holiday Deals 2018 to help you find the best bargains on the Internet just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday and to thank you for being the best audience …

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Live now: Watch CNET’s Holiday Deals Guide live for great Black Friday bargains, buying advice and surprises

This is it, folks: Peak holiday-shopping season. You’ve got Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, followed by Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Festivus and all those other giftworthy celebrations. Have no fear: We’re going to help you find the perfect presents for everyone on your list — and maybe win a sweet special something for yourself (see below). CNET’s …

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Black Friday 2018 won’t come close to China’s record breaking Singles Day sale

Black Friday — and Cyber Monday — is a great invention because we get to go crazy buying stuff at lower prices. But you know what’s even better? Alibaba’s Singles Day shopping bonanza. Called the 11/11 Global Shopping Festival, it’s an annual 24-hour online shopping spree of sorts by the Chinese internet giant which falls on Nov. 11, otherwise known …

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Black Friday 2018 sales starting earlier than ever at Best Buy and Walmart

This year, Black Friday will get started early. Like, on Thursday. You may want to experiment with a Thanksgiving lunch instead of Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 22. Best Buy and Walmart have both announced that their in-store Black Friday sales will kick off on the evening of Thanksgiving Day.  Best Buy will open its stores from 5 p.m. local time on …

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Amazon Fire TV Cube fire sale: Just $60

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are likely to bring deep discounts on Amazon gear, but I’m not sure we’ll see anything that quite matches this: Today only, and while supplies last, HSN has the Amazon Fire TV Cube for $59.99. Amazon’s current price: $119.99. Update: Shipping is not free; it’s $3.50. See it at HSN These are going fast (7,800 …

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How to tell if that Black Friday deal is really a deal

Get a 75-inch TV for $99! Get a Roku Ultra and double-lifetime Netflix subscription for £12.75! Take this drone for just AU$50! OK, maybe Black Friday hype isn’t that extreme, but this is definitely the time of year when stores fall all over themselves to whip customers into a buying frenzy. This includes not only leaking Black Friday ads well …

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Black Friday 2018 TV deals: Price predictions for the year’s best TVs

Get ready for some sweet bargains on TVs. No, I’m not talking about no-name 32-inch junkers for $99 that require 5 a.m. fisticuffs at Wal-Mart. I’m talking about TVs that are actually good. On sale for the best prices of the year. No matter how much you’re looking to spend on a new TV — and whether you prefer going …

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eBay: Save 10 percent on anything, today only

Buying something from eBay today? Anything? You can save 10 percent by applying promo code PICKUPTEN. And for once there’s no minimum! shop at Ebay You’ve got until 5 a.m. PT tomorrow (Oct. 26) to use that code. It’s good for a maximum savings of $100, but only on eligible items. Thankfully, nearly everything is eligible. The only exclusions: warranties, protection …

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Despite glitches, Amazon Prime Day 2018 manages another record

Amazon botched Monday’s kickoff of its fourth annual Prime Day sale, with a broken website and app redirecting customers to pictures of dogs on its error pages. For many shoppers, the problems persisted for hours. But the screw-up didn’t change the final outcome: a third Prime Day in a row that broke all previous Amazon sales records. On Wednesday, Amazon said his …

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Amazon appears to be down on Prime Day

All eyes in retail are on Amazon this Monday, and not just for good reasons. The world’s largest e-commerce company kicked off its annual Prime Day sale today with a series of glitches that plagued its site and mobile app for over an hour in the US, based on visits from CNET staff and a host of reports on social …

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