What Is the Difference Between Black Friday And Cyber Monday? Here's What You Need To Know

Black Friday Cyber Monday difference: Do you often stay confused between when Cyber Monday starts and Black Friday ends? Here's what you need to know about the two.

Meaning

Black Friday - Black Friday is the Friday that comes immediately after Thanksgiving when retailers begin the holiday shopping season. Retailers usually make impressive discounts to attract customers.

Cyber Monday - Cyber Monday is observed on the Monday immediately after Thanksgiving. It is a completely online affair. The objective of starting Cyber Monday in 2005  was to promote online shopping during that time.

Dates

Black Friday - It is on 26th November.

Cyber Monday - It is on 29 November.

What is sold on these days?

Black Friday - The deals are more centred around expensive tech like TVs, laptops, headphones, speakers, and smartphones.

Cyber Monday - The deals are generally more centred around smaller appliances like vacuums, stand mixers, espresso machines, Fitbits and clothing

Nature of deals

Black Friday - Here, deals can be found online and in physical store

Cyber Monday - These are purely dedicated to online discounts.

Which one is better?

According to a report by USAToday, Cyber Monday brings a slew of new sales on things that you may not have seen on Black Friday.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday in India

Black Friday and Cyber Monday had not been very common terms among Indian shopaholics. However, the terms are gaining popularity each year with major e-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart incorporating them in their deals.

As per a report by Indian Express, both Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 will be bigger than before as the effects of the pandemic have started ebbing away. Electronics, furniture, apparel and footwear will be major categories where products will be sold.

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