On Black Friday, U.S. shoppers spent a record $11.8 billion online to snag holiday deals, according to Adobe Analytics.

Did you know you can share your Costco membership with anyone in your household? If your teenager just got their driver’s license and is eager to run errands, go put them to work doing Costco runs for the family. You can always tempt them with the store’s famous free samples to sweeten the deal.

The Mashable shopping team has spent day and night during the Black Friday season hunting deals, so it's a miracle that any of us found time to shop for ourselves. Now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday have wrapped up, we had to know what everyone on the team bought.

According to Mastercard, Black Friday sales in the U.S. (not including cars) were up 4.1% from the year before. E-commerce did much better, rising 10.4% since 2024. Adobe says Americans spent $11.8 billion online in one day, which is 9.1% more than the same day last year.

Amazon chose to keep Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals going on some items, like this famous Bose speaker that is still the best in its class: The Soundlink Revolve+ Series II is now only $179, down from its usual price of $299 which makes it a great deal compared to similar products from Sonos, JBL, or Sony.