11 Tips For Cyber Monday Shoppers On Facebook

[![][1]][2]Following [Black Friday][3], [Small Business Saturday][4], and a day of recovery Sunday, Cyber Monday lurks. Here are 11 tips for safe shopping online.

An [11 for '11 List][5], from Facebook commerce vendor SortPrice.com goes like this:

1. **Be thorough in your research** by utilizing all of the resources the Internet provides, particularly social media networks, to compare prices and search for online-only bargains that guarantee you'll save money.
2. **Update** your home computer's anti-virus software and security tools before you start shopping, and if using a wireless connection, make sure it's encrypted with a password.
3. **Don't Procrastinate!** Prices and inventories change quickly online this time of year, so to ensure that you get what you're looking for, shop and order early.
4. **Carefully review** every online retailer's terms and conditions, as well as their return policies, as they vary industrywide.
5. **Beware of certain** promotional emails requesting personal information or promising a special deal. Usually, if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
6. **Create or update new online passwords **that are unique and difficult to steal -- avoid pet names, birthdays, etc., and incorporate numbers and characters.
7. **Use credit cards **instead of debit cards, as you'll be better protected from fraud and face less liability in the event of your card number being stolen.
8. **Shop only on certifiably secure websites**: look for web addresses beginning with **https:// **and double check that you're on a secure connection before entering personal information.
9. **Be smart** about where you disclose personal information -- including phone numbers, addresses, and financial information -- and avoid doing business with unverifiable entities.
10. **Look for delivery guarantees** from online retailers and always keep hard copies of email confirmations of orders and delivery statuses.
11. **Seek out the freebies** that some retailers include on orders of a particular size or volume; keep them for yourself or use them as stocking stuffers.

Readers: Will you still have enough left in the tank to partake in Cyber Monday?

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[2]: http://www.allfacebook.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/CyberMonday.jpg
[3]: http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-retail-black-friday-2011-11 (Facebook Fans Mean Black Friday Sales For Retailers)
[4]: http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-amex-2011-11 (Facebook, AmEx Team Up On Small Business Saturday)
[5]: http://www.sortprice.com/docs/Cyber_Monday_2011 (SortPrice.com Rolls Out 11 for '11 List with Tips for Safe and Productive Online Holiday Shopping)
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