Free Shipping Day

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They really want your money. First we've Black Friday, then Cyber Monday, now we're on Green Monday and by the end of the week you'll see Free Shipping Day. Wouldn't it be nice if we all get day off on these special days?

Apparently Cyber Monday has a new partner, now they are saying today - Green Monday is one of the biggest online shopping days of the year, experts project consumers will spend $1 billion on holiday shopping this day alone! (last year the figure was $854 million)

It was reported eBay came out with the term Green Monday, which referred to its best sales day in December (traditionally the 2nd Monday of December). So if you're not done with your holiday shopping, you're not alone.

While consumers are busy shopping, it's the busiest shipping day for courier companies. FedEx says it will handle 16 million packages today alone, 12% increase over last year.

If you still need a few days to think about what to buy, no worry. Friday (12/17) is the so called Free Shipping Day, many retailers participate in this program but make sure you read the fine print, sometime there are minimum spending before you can enjoy the free shipping. Also check out Cyber Monday website for free shipping information.

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