i'm surprised you're reading this
if you're at your computer, i'm surprised you're not shopping
today is cyber monday, the first real shopping day
after the long holiday weekend, when real shoppers shop
the first time millions are back at their desks at work
where they can use the company's time and equipment
to do some heavy duty, double discounted clicking
major online retailers are savvy, they know that
most people are still too full from the holiday
to get any real work done on their jobs
they know that these employees love just to peruse
the net and find great deals, so they've come up with this
- the biggest online shopping day of the year
but today can present opportunities to internet criminals
the better business bureau has some recommendations
avoid online scams
install anti-virus software
shop only at trusted sites
avoid deals that sound too good to be true
and pay with a credit card - those charges can be disputed
the national retail association predicts that this years
online event will surpass even the sales storm of 2001
they say that cyber monday will be much less violent than
black friday, people don't pepper spray people online
yet
