Boxing Day Sales

I used to,once but can’t be bothered now because we really don’t need much. This year I went yesterday (27th) and picked up a couple of January birthday gifts. It wasn’t particularly crowded and we had a nice Thai meal for lunch with a lychee smoothie.

We once tried the Boxing day sales when our boys were given money for Christmas. It was exciting to see the price cuts. Like Deeda our DS2 has a January birthday so it was useful for that too.
Which reminds me, he still has a
January birthday 🤣😅

We never go to the Boxing Day sales as we normally have people over .
Several years before I met my dh , he queued outside Arding and Hobbs in Clapham junction on Boxing Day for a 3 seater leather chesterfield sofa and winged armchair . That was 40 years ago and both items are still in good condition.

We ventured forth to our huge M&S today to spend our vouchers from family. It was heaving and people had big trolleys full of clothes. Loads of sequinned items available which people were buying up as fast as the staff could put them out. They were doing a roaring trade. The food section was equally busy. We bought what we wanted and left quite quickly for a long walk along the seafront.

Can’t imagine setting forth today for more shopping.
Today for me and the family means still enjoying the Christmas atmosphere and being together cosy under one roof.

Have never ever. Don't need anything that desperately , and the pushing and shoving , yuk no thanks. Anyway sales still for weeks after.

I can't bear the thought of going to a boxing day sale. And I'm broke after Christmas anyway.. .but good luck to those who enjoy it.
Various members of my family still love to receive a voucher for Christmas.

Boxing Day sales used to be useful when my children were young. DS was born on 9th January and when he was little I used to be able to find really good toys for him at half price or less. Doesn't really work now he's 46!

Georgesgran

I wouldn’t take a gold pig to go shopping on a Boxing Day!

Well, perhaps a solid gold pig might persuade me Georgesgran
Full size, of course 🐖

ayse

I’m very happy that some major stores are still closed. I don’t understand why our family members can’t have two guaranteed days off in a year. There are generally 363 days to shop. I don’t think I’ve been Boxing Day shopping at all. I can’t stand the crowds of people pushing and shoving.

Aldi I’d generally closed and good for them.

On our way home we noticed Lidl was shut but pubs seemed busier than usual.
Many people have to work at Christmas.

Not everyone celebrates Christmas, of course.

M0nica

I never understood post -Christmas sales crowds. Where on earth did they get the money from? Christmas accounted for all my spare cash in December and January

I think some people have money for Christmas and others perhaps saved to buy something they couldn't afford when it was full price.

I wouldn’t take a gold pig to go shopping on a Boxing Day!

I never understood post -Christmas sales crowds. Where on earth did they get the money from? Christmas accounted for all my spare cash in December and January

I’m very happy that some major stores are still closed. I don’t understand why our family members can’t have two guaranteed days off in a year. There are generally 363 days to shop. I don’t think I’ve been Boxing Day shopping at all. I can’t stand the crowds of people pushing and shoving.

Aldi I’d generally closed and good for them.

Last time we went to a boxing day sale was 2003.
Went for a corner unit.
DH saw a full set of
Corner unit,
Table and chairs
Wall unit
TV stand
Stereo unit
2 side units
All for £5000 in cherry wood. Should have been nearer £10k.
All these years later they still look like new.

Now we prefer to go out for a walk.

About the last thing I’ve ever wanted to do on Boxing Day is go shopping!
Each to their own, though….

Interesting to hear on R4 earlier that several major stores have gone against their usual custom, and not opened today.
I dare say a lot of the staff have been pleased to have the two full days off.

In The Times this morning it stated that the average shopper is expected to spend £236 in the Boxing Day Sales. Someone is spending that money for me.

I certainly do not need anything. As long as I live, I will never need to buy another top. I use Amazon like a corner shop, but that must stop. It would be good to save the money I spend there.

If my energy bills increase or it becomes very cold for many days, I will need that money!

I bought a jacket this pm because I was bored, tired and needed a dopamine hit. Feel more myself now.

I have never been shopping on Boxing Day, if more people stayed away shops may think it's not worth opening allowing retail staff to have a much needed break after a busy period.

I worked in M&S as a temp when I was at Uni. We were always open on Boxing Day and it would be bedlam - everyone bringing back all the gifts that had been bought a few weeks earlier 😄

All the staff hated it because there was so much moaning and whinging amongst the customers about their gifts it would put a bit of a downer on everything for us. I was pretty much convinced that most people just wanted the money to spend in the sales.

My grandaughter went to town to change something today at M and S and they were all shut, very little going on
all done online now I ve never been to a Boxing Day sale but they were certainly a big thing and I ve seen queues and rushes on News programmes

I have never gone shopping on Boxing Day.

Maybe vouchers aren't as popular as they once were as people fear the shop may go bust before the voucher is used?

Sales seem to go on all year. The main thing is are you happy with the current price. It doesn’t matter what the original price was. You either want it or you don’t.

I’ve never been to a Boxing Day sale, or bought on line that day. I’m shopped out and ready for a house tidy, dog walk, read and rustle up yummy left overs