I’ve always been intrigued by Cyber Monday sales and all the extravagant discounts advertised online during the holiday season. So, this time around, I decided to do a bit of pre-Cyber Monday research to see if I could actually manage to get a discount worth waiting for.

So, I started my research a month before Cyber Monday to find reliable VPNs that I could get for a discounted price. More specifically, I wanted to purchase a subscription plan for CyberGhost. But to my utter surprise, I saw no change at all. Like, literally nothing.

**Spoiler — I ended up purchasing PureVPN instead of CyberGhost for 1-year for $1.99/month at an 82% discount**

Now, on with my Cyber Monday fiasco…

To explain why I was disappointed with CyberGhost’s Cyber Monday deal, let’s use the Waybackmachine.

If you use web.archive.org and head over to the main page of CyberGhost, you’ll see that on Oct 1st, the 3-year plan was priced at $2.75 per month with a 79% discount.

Here’s a screenshot:

CyberGhost pricing from October 1st, 2019

Now today, November 29th, if you head over to CyberGhost.com, you’ll see that the $2.75 per month -79% discount plan has reduced in duration from 3-years to 1-year. That’s about it!

CyberGhost Cyber Monday offer, 2019

What kind of Cyber Monday sale is this? I must say I’ve never been disappointed this much before.

And you want to know what I find even more annoying? There are a ton of websites online promoting Cyber Monday with Flashy banners and ridiculous discounts. But in reality, most websites are just selling the same subscription plans, with the same discounts.

Anyways, after totally ditching Google, I went through numerous subreddits to look for the best VPN deal I could find to redeem my self.

So, after spending around two hours on my phone and going through a couple of cups of coffee, I came across PureVPN’s 1-year plan with an 82% discount. Not only does PureVPN has a better Trustpilot rating than CyberGhost, but it also only costs $1.99/mo.

Now that’s actually a good deal. I can use PureVPN for an entire year now for just $24. What started off as a disappointment, actually ended up on a good note.