Cyber monday vs black friday

The line between Black Friday and Cyber Monday has become increasingly blurred over the years, leaving many of us asking: What is Cyber Monday?

Read on to learn all you need to know about Cyber Monday, including what it is, how it differs from Black Friday and whether you can expect to bag a deal. 

What is Cyber Monday?

Cyber Monday is the name used to refer to the Monday that follows Black Friday.

The importance of Cyber Monday has certainly dropped over the years as Black Friday has evolved and become more of a week, or even month, long event. 

Traditionally, Black Friday took place the Friday after Thanksgiving and marked the day shops in the US (and later, in the UK and other countries) would discount items for one day in the lead-up to Christmas.

This meant that shoppers would rush to these locations in a frenzy, stampeding through aisles and queuing around the block to catch that year’s hottest deals. 

Cyber Monday, in turn, marked the Monday that followed the in

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