Boxing Day Sales

Never been to a BD sale. Laughable that it is thought to be a 'tradition'.

Why is it laughable?
If people want make a big purchase and do so on boxing day, it's more laughable that some fool has paid full price in the previous week or so.

Sorry this quote should have been addressed to Grantanow
Not you MissAdventure.
This happens when I use microphone 😩

I never know who's talking to anyone, these days, when there's a list of names and quotes.

Grantanow

Never been to a BD sale. Laughable that it is thought to be a 'tradition'.

Well, just have a look aat the puctures of January sales, as far back in life as I can remember (early 1950s), newspapers and tv news were full of pictures of department stores besieged, people queuing through the night, and then fighting to get in.

No, it is not a tradition, I partook in either, but that does not mean that the tradition did not exist. It is waning now, department stores are closing, shops are scattered around retail parks and so much shopping has gone online.

But the tradition did exist, whether you went to the sales or not.

My mum queued for the BD Selfridges Sale in the 70s. It was very much tradition. On one occasion a BBC reporter and cameraman pounced on her for an interview, but she ran off and hid so her posh in laws didn't see her on tv at the sales!
There were hoards of queuers (if that's a word?)

escaped no don’t think queuers is Legit but know what you mean … hope your mom was able to find what she needed/ wanted