With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, we surveyed our readers, asking them what is making their best gift ideas list this year. Here are their suggestions.

Thanks to Henry Timms, deputy executive director of the Jewish community center 92nd Street Y, Giving Tuesday and its upcoming Twitter party is the answer for those who have looked on in disdain at Black Friday and Cyber Monday. While some are stampeding (literally) to get those Black Friday deals, and servers are crashing while consumers are virtually stampeding to Cyber Monday, there has been an air of disgust by many on social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, at the blatant, frenzied consumerism that seems to make those rabid shoppers a parody of the typical American.

Why bother combing through countless Black Friday oads and braving the madding throngs at the stores when you can take advantage of numerous online Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales from the comfort of your computer? These Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals – the day after Thanksgiving and the Monday after Thanksgiving sales – are available at all of your favourite Internet stores. Our Black Friday/Cyber Monday list includes several top online retailers. Here is Black Friday and Cyber Monday info for Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy sales, to name just a few of the sales available at the day after Thanksgiving, and the Monday after Thanksgiving, sales at your favourite Internet stores.