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Happy Cyber Monday!

Is this a holiday? It might as well be. I should have taken the day off; I love to shop. Trust me, I am a shopaholic. But if there's one thing I hate, it's the shopping crowds. The crowds annoy me so much that it actually puts me out of my shopping mood. I can shop without food, but I can't shop with a crowd. I love online shopping because there are no crowds, just me and my computer. It's Cyber Monday, which is supposedly the biggest online shopping day of the year. There are a … Read more

Originally posted at ShopGrok

By Vanessa Wong

Stores that got the boot

Check out our Non-Certified Stores before you do your shopping.

Since we are receiving so many requests wanting to confirm that a store has our certification, we have decided to take our customers' suggestions and list the stores that do not have our permission to use our logo.

Here are a few :

American Starlex, Bilibi, CameraCamera.com, ComputerMemoryStore.com, Electroparadise, Confiscatedgoods.org, FlashMemoryStore.com, Global Internet Solutions Online-ATV, PCVideoOnline.com, PriceIt4Less.com, MobileWolrd.com, Keydigital.co.uk, PriceMad.com, Dexdigital.co.uk, Egoodz.com, Digitalinnovationsny.com

Check out more Non-CNET Certified Stores

Black Friday countdown

Are you shoppers out there ready for Black Friday? I was having dinner the other night with some of my Black Friday posse from last year, and we were recounting memories. Here are some things the crazy gang did last year that made it a success!

1) Store maps: Glue product ads to their location in store.

2) Practice carrying two shopping carts just like the show Supermarket Sweep.

3) Talkabouts charged up and ready to go.

4) Plan your strategy: assign people to certain items or areas.

5) Showing up at the store dark and early.

6) Power snacks … Read more