Shop early for best selection at this big summer shopping event in historic downtown Placerville. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Historic Main Street, Placerville. Come see the Merchants. www.placerville-downtown.org For more information contact: Placerville Downtown Association (530) 672-3436
AP - Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping.
AP - Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.
AP - Consumer electronics have long been among the most popular holiday gifts, with fierce competition among shoppers for day-after-Thanksgiving deals on flat-screen TVs and laptop computers.
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