The day after Thanksgiving is Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. While some stores are extending deals or opening as early as Thanksgiving itself, there's still no waiting in line online -- and it saves gas money, too.
According to a press release, the National Retail Federation predicts a 2.8 percent rise in holiday sales for 2011 and 36 percent -- more than a third -- of all holiday shopping will take place online this season. In 2010, customers spent an average of $365.34 on the weekend through Cyber Monday, the Monday following Thanksgiving when many online deals launch.
Popular daily discount site LivingSocial, which usually focuses on local deals, announced Monday that it's offering national sales for Black Friday through the entire weekend, with more offers coming Cyber Monday. Most deals will be 50 percent off or more, available on LivingSocial's website and smartphone apps. Participating retailers include Electronic Arts (video games), Skechers (clothing and sneakers), and Wine.com, selling $80 bottles of wine for $40.
LivingSocial, which has more than 46 million subscribers who typically get deals through emails and apps, says its Black Friday coupons will be available to customers for redemption starting Tuesday, Nov. 29.
While LivingSocial competitor Groupon is not doing Black Friday promotions this year, many other websites are also offering help to avoid waiting in line at sure-to-be-crowded stores like Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
A new website, zaarly.com, is an online marketplace where people list services or goods they want to buy. Launched earlier this year, the service is free but requires users to register. Many use the digital bulletin board to buy sold-out items or recruit personal shoppers.
"I'll pay for someone to stand in line for me," a Suffolk University student told Boston.com. "I'm sure it will be crazy [on Black Friday]."
Another site, Ebates.com, gives customers cash back for making purchases online from retailers instead of going to their brick-and-mortar stores. Shoppers can compare offers and earn a percentage of their purchase back from stores like JC Penney, Nordstrom, Old Navy and Barnes & Noble.
Nerdwallet.com compares rewards for online shopping from credit card "malls" like ShopDiscover and American Express Bonus Points Mall. NerdWallet compares each credit card offer and reward for similar products and displays them in an easy-to-use list of deals.
An additional site and mobile app, DealTaker.com, helps users find and share deals that might be otherwise hard to find. The site informs subscribers about about social media offers from stores' Facebook pages and any unadvertised free shipping codes.
According to a press release, the National Retail Federation predicts a 2.8 percent rise in holiday sales for 2011 and 36 percent -- more than a third -- of all holiday shopping will take place online this season. In 2010, customers spent an average of $365.34 on the weekend through Cyber Monday, the Monday following Thanksgiving when many online deals launch.
Popular daily discount site LivingSocial, which usually focuses on local deals, announced Monday that it's offering national sales for Black Friday through the entire weekend, with more offers coming Cyber Monday. Most deals will be 50 percent off or more, available on LivingSocial's website and smartphone apps. Participating retailers include Electronic Arts (video games), Skechers (clothing and sneakers), and Wine.com, selling $80 bottles of wine for $40.
LivingSocial, which has more than 46 million subscribers who typically get deals through emails and apps, says its Black Friday coupons will be available to customers for redemption starting Tuesday, Nov. 29.
While LivingSocial competitor Groupon is not doing Black Friday promotions this year, many other websites are also offering help to avoid waiting in line at sure-to-be-crowded stores like Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
A new website, zaarly.com, is an online marketplace where people list services or goods they want to buy. Launched earlier this year, the service is free but requires users to register. Many use the digital bulletin board to buy sold-out items or recruit personal shoppers.
"I'll pay for someone to stand in line for me," a Suffolk University student told Boston.com. "I'm sure it will be crazy [on Black Friday]."
Another site, Ebates.com, gives customers cash back for making purchases online from retailers instead of going to their brick-and-mortar stores. Shoppers can compare offers and earn a percentage of their purchase back from stores like JC Penney, Nordstrom, Old Navy and Barnes & Noble.
Nerdwallet.com compares rewards for online shopping from credit card "malls" like ShopDiscover and American Express Bonus Points Mall. NerdWallet compares each credit card offer and reward for similar products and displays them in an easy-to-use list of deals.
An additional site and mobile app, DealTaker.com, helps users find and share deals that might be otherwise hard to find. The site informs subscribers about about social media offers from stores' Facebook pages and any unadvertised free shipping codes.
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