CASE YOU HADN'T HEARD TODAY
IS CYBER MONDAY.
ONLINE SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPEND $7.8 BILLION.
SHOPPERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
GREAT DEALS BUT MAY ALSO BE
EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO BIG
SCAMS.
DID YOU SEE ME GLUED TO MY
COMPUTER?
CYBER CUTIE EXPERTS SAY CON
ARTISTS ARE EMAILING SHOPPERS
TRYING TO NOR THEM TO FAKE
WEBSITES.
THAT IS WHY WE INVITED OUR
RETAIL EXPERT TO BRING US SOME
TIPS.
HISTORICALLY CYBER MONDAY WAS
KNOWN FOR ELECTRONICS BUT IT
HAS BECOME A BIGGER TIME FOR
WOMEN TO SHOP.
OBVIOUSLY YOU STILL CAN GET THE
BIGGEST BUYS ON ELECTRONICS BUT
NOWHERE NEAR AS MUCH OF A DIPS
COUNT THE YOU COULD GET ON
THANKSGIVING DAY OR IF YOU SHOP
ON FLACK -- ON BLACK FRIDAY.
THIS IS NOT THE DAY TO DO A
WHOLE LOT OF ELECTRONIC
SHOPPING.
YOU CAN BUY A LITTLE FOR US.
YES.
HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN WE ARE
GETTING THE BEST PRICE?
I AM DOING A LOT OF
COMPARING SHOPPING, IF YOU ARE
NOT A BIG SHOPPER, YOU SEE ALL
OF THESE DEALS AND YOU THINK
THIS IS A DEAL, THAT
HISTORICALLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE
NUMBERS YOU REALLY ARE NOT
GETTING THE DEALS.
THE BEST WAY TO KNOW IF YOU'RE
GETTING A DEAL IS TO DO SOME
COMPARISON SHOPPING.
GO SURFING THROUGH OTHER APPS
AND DO SOME COMPARING.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT
AMAZON, THERE ARE A LOT OF APPS
THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT.
EXACTLY, ONE OF MY FAVORITE
APPS IS FOR COUPONS.
I'M ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT FINDING
ANYTHING ATTACHED TO THE ITEM
AND APPLY IT TO YOUR CART.
COUPONING IS RIGHT AT THE TOP
OF THE LIST.
COMPARE, YOU WANT TO COMPARE
THAT'S AN EASY APP TO LOOK TO
MAKE SURE I AM BUYING IT AT THE
BEST PRICE.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT
COMPARISON TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
GETTING A SOLID DEAL.
FLIP GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY
TO EARN CASH BACK.
I AM WRITING THEM DOWN.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
CYBERSECURITY, HOW DO WE KNOW
WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH A
REPUTABLE RETAILER?
IF YOU'RE LOOKING ON THE
WEBSITE AND YOU ARE SEEING
THERE IS A LOT OF SPELLING
ERRORS AND GRAMMATICAL ERRORS,
THAT IS ONE SUREFIRE WAY THAT
SHOULD MAKE YOU THINK THIS IS
IN THE BEST SITE.
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ADDRESS IS
SECURE.
LOOK FOR THE LITTLE PADLOCK.
WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE A
VACATION?
IT IS A GOOD TIME.
TRAVEL IS REALLY GOOD ON CYBER
MONDAY.
FLIGHTS IN THE PAST THEY WERE A
LOT CHEAPER TWO OR THREE YEARS
AGO BUT YOU CAN GET SOME REALLY
GOOD WHOLE -- HOTEL DEALS.
WHAT ABOUT SHIPPING?
I HAVE NEVER PAID FOR
SHIPPING.
I DON'T PAY FOR SHIPPING.
I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT I'M AT
THE WINDOW THAT I DO GET FREE
SHIPPING.
IF YOU'RE SHOPPING
INTERNATIONAL SITES YOU WANT TO
CHECK THAT SIP -- SHIPPING
POLICY.
YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE
POLICIES.
WE KNOW YOU DO NOT PAY FOR
SHIPPING, NO FROM BEFORE YOU DO
NOT PAY RETAIL, WHAT ARE SOME
OTHER TIPS?
I THINK I LOADED YOU UP.
THE BIGGEST ONE IS TO HAVE SOME
LEVEL OF A BUDGET.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
AVERAGE BEING $760, YOU REALLY
WANT TO LOOK AT THAT.
YOU WANT TO BEGIN WITH A GOAL.
HOW MUCH DO I WANT TO SPEND AND
TELL A FRIEND.
TAKE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY SO IF
YOU GO OVER SOMEONE CAN KIND OF
GIVE YOU THE KNOWLEDGE.
-- THE KNOWLEDGE -- TELL YOU
ABOUT IT.
I DON'T BUY CHEAP GIFTS.
IF YOU REALLY CAN'T AFFORD IT
JUST AVOIDED.
-- AVOID IT.
SPRING CLEANING IS A REALLY
GOOD WAY TO CLEAN UP ALL OF
YOUR TOYS SO YOU HAVE AN
INVENTORY OF ALL OF THE STUFF
YOU HAVE.
YOU ARE NOT A CHEAPSKATE.
THE LAST ONE IS REVIEW YOUR
BANK STATEMENTS.