Cyber Monday

I awoke this morning to about 15 emails from various retailers touting Cyber Monday, which is today.  This is the day when America supposedly does a huge amount of Christmas shopping via the web rather than hitting the malls.

I'm becoming a real fan of online shopping, and thanks to Amazon.com, I've been able to save a tremendous amount not only on gifts but stuff I need as well.  Having just gotten a new battery-eating smart phone, I decided I better get a second battery and car charger for it to avoid having a high tech brick when the battery dies.  If I bought those items from the AT&T store it could get pretty pricey, but a little checking online yielded some amazing deals.

The car charger normally costs $29, but I found a one-day deal through Amazon for $2.90 - 90% off.  With shipping it was less than $7.  At another retailer that sold through Amazon batteries, normally $49, were $4.13, brand new.  For only $19 I got a second battery and a special battery-only charger - no shipping charge.

I also needed a couple of video games for my nieces.  Toys-R-Us didn't have them in stock so I hit Amazon once again and found both of them, from two different retailers, for about 60% of the store price.  There are lots of deals out there if you look.

And if you begin your Cyber Monday shopping at the HolyCoast Amazon link a portion of your purchase goes to help support this site.

Also, for some great gospel music, don't forget The Crimson River Quartet Digital Store, for downloads of albums, songs or background tracks.