There are certain times of the year that I like to do a large portion of my online shopping, because during such awesome times you can tend to find the best cheap deals online. For example, take right now, during the month of January, where you can usually find some of the best cheap deals online over any other time of the year; or at least that is what I am seeing. I think this is because of several reasons. One, the online vendors stock up big time prior to Xmas, which means that whatever things they don’t sell just sit there gathering dust following the holiday season, and that translates into markdowns and sales, and some pretty cheap deals online. Another thing that I have noticed is that quite often such cheap deals coincide with another popular online shopping holiday that follows the New Year: Valentine’s Day. For me, it means two things: one, stock up on things that I need earlier in the year, when I can easily find cheap deals, and two, smile all the way to the bank thanks to the great savings I have gotten online!