Boxing Day Sales

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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 🤣😅

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.

Never, can’t imagine ever wanting to go to a shop of any kind on Boxing Day and I think most retail staff should get the day off after the long hours worked leading up to Christmas.

I have only ever done one boxing day shop. That was when my youngest was moving from a cot into a bed. That was 35 years ago. We got what we wanted but never again.

I haven't been to a Boxing Day sale for years. I don't see the point of them. I spend enough money for Christmas Day, why spend more.

Seemed to me a lot of the sales started even before Christmas Day. I know a couple of the gifts I bought for people from White Co and Hobbs were reduced quite a lot before the big day. Very disappointing really.

I miss the old department stores. I think it is a great loss

Oops - just realised didn’t mean we went on Boxing Day- always saw extended family on this day, but the following day 27th or 28th depending on weather conditions

Many years we ordered a 3 piece suite from one of the original House of Fraser stores just before Xmas as we were in the process of buying our first house and were getting married in April. We saw the store had a sale starting on boxing Day so we went into buy some things for the house, but to our dismay the suite had been reduced by 50%, the salesman recognised us and called us over, he cancelled the first order and reordered it for us at the discounted price, which we were thrilled with.

A few days later my soon to be brother in law asked my DH what the suite was like and DH described as looking like a farmers jacket, it was a brown and beige flecked material, I wanted to cry, but it turned out to be the comfiest suite we’ve ever had. My late FiL used to love the fact it had wings on the side of the arm chairs as he could fall asleep after his dinner without his head falling forwards 😂

What a lovely memory

No don't do Boxing day sales in shops or online. I was pleased to see certain large shops shut boxing day. Although when my husband was going to work yesterday at 6am and went past Next he said the Q of people already there waiting for the doors to open was unbelievable! And they say there's no money about!!
I use to love the January sales I would get on a train up to Oxford Street and spend the day spending all the money I'd saved during the year. Not the same now.

We used to sometimes go to the Boxing Day sales when they were proper sales. (Never at the crack of dawn, though). We bought a few household things we wanted (and still have). Nowadays “sales” seem to be with us all year long, and so have lost any appeal to me as I suspect many of them are not the bargains they first seem to be (though I know there are some real bargains to be had, but you have to be careful) - just how genuine are they?

I think we probably become somewhat jaded by constant “sales” all year - at least I do. Overkill for me, to be honest.

My aunt always asked for money instead of presents, saved up all year, and went to the boxing day sales.

I've no idea if she ever got anything great, but it was one of life's pleasures for her.

I can remember when there were just New Year Sales & they were a big thing. All the big stores would have some large items for a ridiculously low price & people would even camp overnight in
places like Oxford Street to be at the
front of the queue! As previously mentioned the Sales all seem to run into each other now so that excitement has gone! Personally I think ALL shops should remain closed Christmas Day & Boxing Day to give retail staff 2 days off with their families & friends. I used to hate it when I worked in retail & people would come in & moan about only having a week off from the office!
Happy New Year everyone!

MissAdventure

My aunt always asked for money instead of presents, saved up all year, and went to the boxing day sales.

I've no idea if she ever got anything great, but it was one of life's pleasures for her.

that seems a really good way of making use of the Boxing day sales.. it used to be an exciting day many years ago before on-line and constant black fridays.. I can remember the queues in London with some people camping overnight..

I am so grateful that the shops are closed on Boxing Day here in Germany. Folk are still reeling from the still fairly new Black Friday sales, and excessive Christmas spending. The economy has taken a downturn since covid, too many businesses have suffered and been forced to close down. (Yet the gov manages to sponsor wars in the east, go figure).

ferry23

Gosh, is this really a family "tradition"?

Given Boxing Day trading wasn't a thing before the mid 1990's when the government relaxed trading laws, I'm surprised anyone had had time to make into a tradition!

No, not for me or my family, I must admit it would never occur to me to go shopping on Boxing Day. But there's plenty of voucher giving in the family.

Before Boxing Day sales there was New Year Sales. Far better than staff having to prepare for sales on Boxing day. I wouldn't go shopping on Boxing Day no matter what goodies I missed out on.

Not many department stores left to visit unless travelling quite a bit and paying a fortune for parking. Always remember what my Mum used to say about sales; it's all the stuff hauled out that people didn't want to buy in the first place.

No never i am usually recovering from a busy Christmas Day😂 DD1 goes off early Boxing Day most years and bags some bargains! I do look at John Lewis sale on line …..

I always used to peruse the online sales on Boxing day, picking up suitable birthday gifts for throughout the year.Now all sales seem to start before Christmas eve, too busy with actual Christmas to look then, and if you venture on after, everything ha been picked over. Mind you, what AM I talking about ? Theres' not been much worth having BEFORE the sales either.