If you bypassed the malls during the early hours of Black Friday so you could shop from the comfort of your home on Monday, you definitely were not alone. In a report released yesterday, stats tell us that Cyber Monday purchases topped $800 million [1] — that figure is up 15 percent from last year, whereas Black Friday sales jumped seven percent.

Although there were deep discounts to be had on various online sites [2], don't think that you've missed the boat just yet — most retailers hold out until the last few weeks of December to release their best deals [3]. And honestly, I'm not surprised that people want to stay home during the shopping insanity, especially now that people are dying in the name of a discount [4].

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