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From Black Friday Frenzy to the Serenity of Cyber Monday

By Justin Willis, KSEE24 News
November 26, 2012 Updated Nov 26, 2012 at 7:05 PM PDT

No crowds... No trampling... No waiting...

All it takes on Cyber Monday is the click of a mouse, and there are still plenty of deals to be had online...

Friday, it was like this...

Pandemonium... Mayhem... Customers fighting over the last item on the shelf...

On Cyber Monday, it's more peaceful...

Holiday shoppers hit the web finding deals just about anywhere you look online...

And not just at big-box retailers like Amazon...

Local businesses like Brazilian cheese bread maker P*DE*Q are also being flooded with orders.

P*DE*Q stands for Pao De Queijo, which means "cheese bread."

Owner Flavia Takahashi-Flores is Fresno's reigning Entrepreneur of the Year, and is now shipping these delectable bites cross country.

"It's very versatile. We have found that Americans are serving them as finger food at a party or also having a snack for the kids."

The Fresno Grizzlies are offering free shipping for online purchases...

Allegiant Airlines is offering one-way flights from Fresno to Vegas for $36, and to Hawaii for $99...

You can also get $7 off an online purchase of Harlem Globetrotter tickets, who, by the way, are headed to the Save Mart Center January 18th.

Online is the way to go for millions who don't want to wait in line or deal with irritable customers.

Trae Bodge, RetailMeNot.com: "We found that over 85% of consumers intend to spend more than three hours shopping online during work hours today."

Chances are, you're watching this, and buying something at the same.

Analysts estimate nearly 20 million shoppers are finding deals online on Cyber Monday, with many retailers saving some of their best deals for those who waited.

Craig Berman, Amazon.com: "It is a day that rivals Black Friday for sure. Last year, Cyber Monday was our busiest day of the year. We had customers order over 17 million items. That's about 204 items per second that were ordered on Cyber Monday."

Also, more and more people are using their phones to make purchases...

If for whatever reason you couldn't buy online on Cyber Monday... Not to worry...

There are plenty of online retailers offering cyber specials for the entire week.

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