Cyber Monday is a better day to shop for tech deals and smaller gifts; you'll also see slightly better online prices. The short answer is that Cyber Monday has better deals overall — but it's close. When to shop Black Friday versus Cyber MondayShop Black Friday for major stores; shop Cyber Monday for secondhand buys"For Black Friday, look to the biggest retailers, the ones who can afford to have smaller margins," said Janet Alvarez, the executive editor of the personal-finance publication Wise Bread. The exception is Amazon, which tends to have better deals on Cyber Monday, as long as you're a Prime member. Shop Black Friday for this year's products; shop Cyber Monday for older generations"Latest-generation products tend to be cheaper on Black Friday than on Cyber Monday," Alvarez said.

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