When is Cyber Monday 2025?
Cyber Monday occurs on December 1st this year. During the sale, retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target cut prices on thousands of products (and many products from Amazon-owned brands like Kindle, Alexa, Ring, and others). Unlike Prime Days, which primarily features discounts on Amazon products, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are universal deal days. As more retailers participate, there is more competition (and sometimes better deals).
Are Apple Watches really cheaper on Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
I’ve been following the deals during events like Black Friday, Cyber Week, and Amazon Prime Day for several years. During these events, there are huge deals on all kinds of goods, be it fitness trackers or home goods. (I do a lot of my cleaning supply shopping during these events.) Retailers know that Black Friday starts the holiday shopping season, so they’ll cut prices on all kinds of goods, whether it’s household necessities or brand new gadgets. Of course, the best deals on gadgets will be those that are a year or two older than the latest models. For example, we’ll see a better deal on Apple’s Series 10 Apple Watch that debuted last year, and perhaps a $10 or $30 discount on Apple’s latest Series 11.
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How did we choose these Cyber Monday deals?
ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy – devices and products we want, need, or recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or were rarely on sale) to determine whether a deal was actually on sale and how often it dropped, using established price comparison tools and trackers.
We also looked at customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we’re recommending. Our recommendations may be based on extensive research and comparison shopping as well as our own testing. The goal is to give you the most accurate advice to help you shop better.
