If you’re feeling a bit pressured to spend, spend spend as the Cyber Monday deals filter across your Facebook and Twitter feeds, today is not the only day to save on your biggest Christmas and holiday purchases.

Sure, there are some great Cyber Monday deals in 2011, but they’re not always or even often the lowest prices you’ll see all season. Of course, it’s difficult to tell exactly when prices will drop to their absolute lowest, leaving you more money in your budget for stocking stuffers and post-mall cocktails. But while Cyber Monday deals are hot, there will be more deal hotness to come. The New York Times consulted with computer science professor and artificial intelligence expert Oren Etzioni, who- the paper points out- spent Black Friday scuba diving in Bali rather than hunting for deals. (To which we respectfully point out that if you can afford a Thanksgiving trip to Bali you probably don’t need to be punching people at Walmart for a $2 waffle maker.) Etzioni said that better prices can and often do come after Cyber Monday deals are cleared away for the year. He explains:

“The bottom line is, Black Friday is for the retailers to go from the red into the black… It’s not really for people to get great deals on the most popular products.”

Etzioni said toys especially “have a short shelf life,” and that as Christmas (and the end of December) draws nearer, retailers are likely to “slash” prices in an effort to unload excess stock before the new year rolls around. Have you found some Cyber Monday 2011 deals you can’t pass up, or are you rolling the dice and waiting a bit longer in hopes of further cuts?

Cyber Monday 2011 Deals: Is Today the Best Day to Shop? is a post from: The Inquisitr

Now that we have the internet, the Black Friday phenomenon is so puzzling because we all know Cyber Monday exists.

If you’re one of the clever multitudes that avoided waffle maker riots on Thursday night slash Friday morning, you might be looking to kick off your Cyber Monday spending orgy after that 10 o’clock meeting. But like Black Friday before it, Cyber Monday has the distinction of being a bit of information overload for the person looking to buy all the things. Where are deals located, and will you get there early enough? Everyone knows retailers like to stock minimal amounts of doorbusters and leave the regular-priced stuff for everyone to quibble over as they get enveloped in a Cyber Monday deals frenzy.

Don’t panic! Luckily, being internet-based, it’s a bit easier to aggregate Cyber Monday deals together than it would be for actually physically going to stores themselves, and there are a few sites that will help you in your quest. First up is a year-round favorite, that is especially helpful in finding the best Cyber Monday deals- Retail Me Not. A first line of e-shopping defense on any day of the year, Retail Me Not showcases the most popular deals on the web and features coupon codes galore, as well as sale listings and printable coupons to cover those times you can’t get out of actually, physically putting down the Mountain Dew and heading out to the shops.

Another popular aggregator is CyberMonday.com, which deals specifically in Cyber Monday sales. Out of the big deal sites- Amazon, Kohl’s, Macy’s, JC Penney, Hollister, et al- where do you plan to do your Cyber Monday shopping?

Cyber Monday: All the Deals in One Place! is a post from: The Inquisitr