Wal-Mart will kick off Cyber Monday on Friday

A majority of these deals will be during the Turkey 5 starting on Thanksgiving Day and go though Cyber Monday.

Shopping on Thanksgiving is controversial, but some stores are open.

A lot of stores open sales early – some even start Thursday evening.

Making its debut in 2005, Cyber Monday was presented to Americans and global shoppers as the online equivalent to Black Friday.

Shopping in local stores is typical for Saturdays after Thanksgiving, but it is not limited to just then.

What are some of the best ways to take advantage of Cyber-Monday?

The FanSided store is featuring massive price-drops sitewide up, some as high as 97% off.

Duquesne University marketing professor Dr. Audrey Guskey said the best deals won’t be on Black Friday.

Many people plan their Thanksgiving gatherings around their Black Friday shopping schedules, which means finishing dinners early to head out to the malls.

Cyber Monday, which technically falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving, is typically the busiest day of the year for online shopping.

Based on research done by DealNews.com, it really depends on what you want to buy.

However, TVs and clothing are two items shoppers should not skip out on while shopping, he said. “Select stores I somewhat understand but I believe that there is no need to be open on Thanksgiving for sales that are exclusively marketed for the day after the holiday”. It will be hard to pay for all those online bargains if you end up on the unemployment line.

How many shoppers will excuse themselves after Thanksgiving dinner to race off to big sales?

Know the advertiser. Some of the best deals are only available online, but be careful. DealNews Black Friday keeps track of specials throughout the holiday season too. Check whether retailers will let you buy online and pick up later so you can miss the crowds. There’s the option to buy one get one 50 percent off select toys from Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, and more. For example, with the purchase of the iPhone 7, Best Buy is all offering a $250 store gift card. “So, why put them on sale?” Of course, in-store, Walmart exclusive deals are there as always, but unless these are not one the items you’d be need this weekend.

Not surprisingly, millennials were more likely than older respondents to say they would shop at the Thanksgiving table. “Say you go into Costco”. Not only this, with Christmas fast approaching, Kohl’s have placed fantastic offers on the decorations as well.

Each year, I leave my family and a warm meal earlier and earlier to attend to ungrateful mobs of people jostling one another for savings on holiday shopping.