This once meant waiting in long lines outside stores like Walmart and Best Buy in the early morning hours, clambering over one another to snag electronics, beauty items, and other unaffordable gifts at a steal.

The days after Thanksgiving have become some of the year's biggest shopping days. Almost everyone knows Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. They have become a major part of the end-of-year lexicon like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Elf on the Shelf.