cyber monday

Yesterday officially marked the start of the online holiday shopping season. In celebration of Cyber Monday, many of my favorite Internet stores offered major discounts and deals like free shipping to get people excited about shopping online. 

But if you missed your chance to cash in on the Cyber Monday hoopla, fear not. Online deals are plentiful. Here are some of my favorites:

• Apple Store (applestore.com): get free engraving on ipods when you order online through Apple Store. The new, very sleek nano can take up 58 characters.  Lucky for me, the inscription "Darcy loves Justin Timberlake 4EVER" is only 35 characters. 
  
• Circuit City (circuitcity.com): Cyber Monday 3-day sale continues through Wednesday, Nov 28. Save an EXTRA 10% and the cost of shipping if you order online and have your items shipped to your local Circuit City location. It's a sneaky trick; they're betting when you come in to pick up your purchase you'll probably impulse-buy the new Alicia Keys CD (which is FAB, btw!), and maybe a new 50" plasma. 
• eLuxury (eluxury.com): offers free shipping on ALL ground orders between now and Christmas. If you can peel yourself away from the amazing Louis Vuitton boutique, check out the "under $100" gift ideas, including--among other things--an adorable Diptyque candle set ($85), an Emilio Pucci moire print cotton scarf ($60) and other steals from Harajuku Lovers (Gwen Stefani's LAMB spinoff), Juicy Couture and Marc by Marc Jacobs. Order by midnight on Dec. 13 for guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve.

Did anyone catch Northwest Afternoon yesterday? I did a quickie segment: "Hot Holiday Looks Under $200." Ladies, it's not hard to find reasonably priced pretty things: you just have to know where to look! I always start at JC Penney. You can check out the great selection of LBDs at jcpenney.com, but I personally recommend stepping foot into your nearest store to take advantage of the ever-changing daily sales, like "Buy One, Get One for One Cent." 

True, by the time a trend hits JC Penney it is on the way O-U-T (hello, sequin mini dresses!). But, heck. If it's only $40, then who cares? Happy (cyber) shopping.