Take Memorial Day, a most solemn occasion intended to honor fallen soldiers. We observe it by exhibiting road rage and cursing the weatherman if our first summer weekend doesn't do right.

Fourth of July? A rather important and serious event in America's history. But the first three letters that come to mind are not U-S-A but B-B-Q and B-U-D.

And Christmas. The celebration of the birth of a magical baby that died for all of our sins, which include running over a 58-year-old mother to grab the last Xbox 360 in stock.

But Labor Day? That's a bunch of crapola. So there's no guilt in using the time off to take advantage of some of the great consumer sales out there, all in the name of saving a buck. Hey, it's the American way.

And there's some terrific ones out there, like this Ultra 1GB SD Memory Card for only $9.99 (after rebate) at Radio Shack.

Among the best resources for finding Labor Day deals:

• Digg.com's Tech Deals
• All Tech Deals
• Ben's Bargains
• Deal News
• Rooster Hot Deals Search
• DiscountCodes.com
• GottaDeal.com
• Deal Shopping Sites Roundup

The best advice I can give is to research consumer reviews online before you buy. Amazon.com stocks just about everything, so even if they don't have the best price (and you purchase elsewhere) at least see what its unmatched consumer base has to say.

Do NOT wait till you get to Circuit City or Best Buy or some other retail chain to ask for advice. They don't know anything about anything. Ask if they've heard anything good or bad about a particular product and you'll be lucky to get as much as a shoulder shrug.