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"Going back to work on the Monday after Thanksgiving means it&amp;#039;s time to catch up with your coworkers, compare notes on this year&amp;#039;s turkey and dive into those projects piling up on your desk\u2014yeah, right! Today it&amp;#039;s time to fire up your computer for some serious, surreptitious shopping! Dubbed &amp;quot;Cyber Monday,&amp;quot; today&amp;#039;s the online equivalent of Black Friday\u2014a huge day for buying things on the Web. Hoping to make the most of this year&amp;#039;s deals, I had a chat with Dan De Grandpre, the founder of DealNews.com (a site that tracks the best offers on electronics) and StyleNotes.com (which lists deals on clothing, accessories and more), who filled me in on how to shop smart.  &amp;quot;Go see what&amp;#039;s going on\u2014you never know what&amp;#039;s going to be on sale,&amp;quot; Dan says. Almost every store will have something, from midnight promotions to deals voted on by users. If you see a great price, Dan says to ask yourself, &amp;quot;Does this fit someone on my list?&amp;quot; If you missed out on a sale because you couldn&amp;#039;t fight the 4 a.m. crowds on Black Friday, check out the store&amp;#039;s website. &amp;quot;Last year, a lot of Black Friday deals came back online,&amp;quot; Dan says. Look for deals on high-end goods. The luxury retailers tend to avoid Black Friday because it&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;too noisy,&amp;quot; Dan says. Also, while Black Friday is a big day for electronics, today should bring offers on a bigger range of items, including shoes, diamonds, cashmere and toys. Use DealNews.com. They&amp;#039;ve got an archive of how much a product has cost, plus listings of who&amp;#039;s got a sale and the scoop on any coupons. Visit sites like Google Product Search and Shopping.com to confirm that the promotional rate you&amp;#039;re seeing is the lowest price out there. Don&amp;#039;t settle. Because of the softer economy, retailers may need to lower prices to move their stuff. &amp;quot;People who wait will probably win,&amp;quot; Dan says, anticipating that many deals will get better throughout the season. &amp;quot;But always pounce if you think &amp;#039;that&amp;#039;s the price for me.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; You never know when something will sell out. Shop smart by checking retailers&amp;#039; Better Business Bureau ratings and (if they have one) eBay store rating. And use a credit card to get the most fraud protection. \u2014Jennifer Conrad  Read more: 16 Ways to Keep Your Family Safe Online What You Need to Know About the Latest Recalls Did you find a great deal today? Let us know in Comments. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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