The 2006 holiday shopping menstruum got off to a solid start over the weekend , according to several e - commerce operator .
The Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday is typically realize as the starting signal of the holiday sales time of year in the U.S. and retail way out across the country see some of the largest bunch of the year on that day . In late eld , online retailers also report strong traffic on the solar day .
While consumer may be open their wallets to online retailers like never before , there ’s also evidence they are after steal like never before . Two online price comparability internet site , which point consumers to the lowest toll for various items , cover surging traffic .
Pricegrabber.com said it ’s seen a 45 percent increment year - over - class in referral to merchants for November to particular date . In some categories , including toy , cavort goods and apparel , the amount of traffic sent to retailers by Pricegrabber has more than doubled , it said .
Rival internet site Shopping.com reported a 40 percent leap in November - to - date referrals to online retailers and say hot categories let in fry and family , dwelling and garden , and article of clothing and accessories .
Despite the inviolable traffic , Monday is probable to be busier , tell Shopping.com . Last year visitors to the site peaked between midday and 2:00 p.m. on Monday .
Two of the season ’s hottest holiday endowment item , the recently - launch PlayStation 3 and Wii games consoles , have been selling fast on Ebay . In the week to Nov. 24 , 14,675 PlayStation 3 and 26,708 Wii console table were sold through the situation . The medium price of the PS3 was US$ 1,186.39 while the Wii fetch an ordinary $ 412.53 , according to eBay Marketplace Research . Both prices are well above their suggested retail price .
Other hot electronics particular admit the Samsung ’s BDP-1000 Blu - beam Disc musician and Apple ’s iPod nano and iPod Shuffle , the company said .
