Cyber Monday - It's So Not Fun In A Recession

Best Buy, Verizon, Dell launch Cyber Monday deals | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News. It is difficult to take joy in online bargains today; we live in a time when millions of us are unemployed. The political season is in full swing, and the haters are hating and the media is following the latest red meat story. Best Buy, like other retailers, is expanding its shopping season; now, it's not Cyber Monday, it's Cyber Week. There is a desperation in the air and online from retailers who are frightened that the recession will kill their sales. Regardless, retailers have seen 16% increases over last year, and conspicuous consumption is what drives our economy. So, whether you join in the frenzy or don't, you are making some kind of statement. I just don't know what it is. If, after my diatribe, you still want to go searching for bargains, you can get a really nice notebook computer for around $300 at most of the major retailers. This HP Pavilion has an optical drive, a SandyBridge class processor, 4 gigs of memory, and a 500 gig hard drive.