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By Jill Kelley, Staff Writer Updated 1:52 PM Sunday, November 29, 2009

At the office on Monday, look over the shoulder of a co-worker or two. You might find some of them shopping online.

They are just trying to save money.

This Monday, Nov. 30, is Cyber Monday, which is online retailers’ answer to Black Friday.

It is reportedly the day when some of the best discounts of the holiday season can be found at online retailers.

According to a survey by BIGresearch for the National Retail Federation, 53.5 percent of workers with Internet access, or 68.8 million people, will shop for gifts from work that day.

Cyber Monday first came about mid-decade, but the idea didn’t really draw attention until 2006, when online shoppers broke the single-day online sales record by spending $608 million, according to Information Week magazine.

Last year, the research firm ComScore reported, $846 million was spent.

The concept, like most related to the Internet, just continues to grow.

In 2009, the NRF expects nine out of 10 U.S. retailers to have Cyber Monday deals on their Web sites, which is up from about 84 percent last year.

Deals on specific products, one-day sales and free shipping are expected to be the most common promotions available.

Get tips for online shopping and more to prepare you for Cyber Monday

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My debit card was on fire this morning BEFORE I went to work! I guess you could say I was doing my part to spur on the economy, one website at a time.

commonsensegal
12:12 PM, 11/30/2009

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This story was intended to be a broad overview, since there was already a comprehensive guide published within the Life section. For that guide, as well as more specific deals and sites of note, visit the Here's the Deal blog at www.DaytonDailyNews.com/go/bargains.

Jill Kelley
11:32 AM, 11/30/2009

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DDN needs to let everybody know where they could get their news on the internet instead of in their paper. This would greatly decrease DDN's carbon footprint. They wouldn't need to publish anything anymore so there would be no need to cut trees, haul the trees to the paper mill, haul paper to their plant, run printing presses which use electricity, and deliver papers which uses lots of energy. Then,they might think twice encouraging their readers to buy merchandise from out-of-the-area stores.

Socialism Sucks
9:17 PM, 11/29/2009

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"At the office on Monday, look over the shoulder of a co-worker or two. You might find some of them shopping online."

And then many of them will want a raise for their hard work over the holidays.

Curious
8:06 PM, 11/29/2009

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Why is there a still a cyber-Monday when most employers now block shopping sites at work?

Years ago when many people only had internet at work and/or employers didn't have 'net filtering software, it made sense. Why not cyber-some-other-day-that-isn't-a-work-day-so-we-can-shop-day?

really?
4:40 PM, 11/29/2009

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