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Uncover the mysteries of Boxing Day shopping. Learn about the tradition and the great deals on this post-holiday shopping extravaganza.
Are Boxing Day Deals Worth Getting Up For?
I don’t mind shopping on Boxing Day as long as I don’t have an agenda.
We head to the stores yearly with no goal, only to see what bargains are to be found.
Boxing Day shopping is a tradition to look around and see what the stores are getting rid of for cheap.
Importance Of Boxing Day Deals
On Boxing Day, we left at 5:30 am, stopping at Best Buy, only to notice that the line-up wasn’t as long as in 2012.
Online Boxing Day Deals Vs. Brick and Mortar
Do people not want to spend money on Boxing Day?
We didn’t even read the Boxing Day flyers as it’s been so busy.
Is online shopping taking a front seat to get up and venturing into the cold waiting in line?
Not everyone is comfortable shopping online, although more people will stay home unless stores offer better deals.
Best Buy offered customers Tim Hortons coffee, which would be great if you wanted to make one at the brewing station.
There was no line-up there either; I’m not surprised.
The mall was equally quiet, with the hallways not picking up with foot traffic until about an hour after the mall opened, which was very surprising.
You would guess that gift card holders would be jamming the stores, wanting to take advantage of the sales with the gift cards they received.
Many mall deals were standard: up to 70% off, buy one, get one free, or take an extra 50% off the last ticket price.
Busiest Stores On Boxing Day In Canada
The packed stores were the techie-type stores that carried everything from cell phones to video games to laptops and TVs.
We picked up a laptop door crasher at Best Buy, but they had so many that it seemed like any other day of the week.
We weren’t complaining as we didn’t have to fight off hundreds of people to save a few bucks.
Best Buy was crawling with people, and one of the busiest shops besides Sears had fantastic knock-out sales.
Mrs. CBB picked up two pairs of leather high-heel boots, priced at $149.99 and $239.99 for $40.
Last year, she found a white Columbia winter jacket for the same price as the regular price of $300.
You can’t pass up those deals, especially since she’s been looking for boots.
Staying Home Is The Cozy Boxing Day Option
We didn’t stay out too long as the experience wasn’t as motivating as prior years.
Looking back, we could have made coffee and finished our Boxing Day shopping online.
Discussion: Did you go out shopping on Boxing Day?
Please leave your comments below.
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I wonder why it was so quiet this year? Sounds like your wife is feeling better! I got hit with something pretty nasty too and I’m finally on the mend. Hope all is well in your world!
NO, she’s pretty sick… it’s hit us both pretty hard. I’m hoping to get her out of bed today.
We had a quick prowl around Canadian Tire store yesterday. Mostly because hubby wanted to go for a walk and it was nice and close. Not too tiring a walk. It wasn’t overly busy, I’ve seen it a lot busier. I picked up a pair of gloves as one of my gloves went missing a little while ago. They were not on sale. It still only $14.95. They will do me. There was an immersion blender on sale last flyer for half price but they didn’t have any in stock before or yesterday so I got a rain check. My old blender crapped out a few weeks ago, the older boy took it apart to see if it could be fixed…nope. Oh well, I got it back when the kids were tiny so I’ve had it for a long time. This one will be $35.00 on sale, regular is twice that. I can live with that deal.
I wasn’t about to drive into town just to look around so Canadian Tire was as far as we went. The older boy isn’t feeling well at all so I didn’t want to go far anyway. I hope you and the Mrs both feel better very soon … It’s so not fun being sick, especially during the holidays……
Yes we popped in to Canadian Tire as well but just to pick up some washer fluid. Mrs.CBB is pretty ill… I hope she can get past it as she hasn’t been sleeping or eating much, just soup but hard to keep that down. I guess it gets the best of us at some point.
Hopefully things will get better as the days go by. The older boy wasn’t feeling great Christmas Day and barely ate anything at dinner and yesterday he didn’t eat anything at all but basically slept the day away. He finally had some apple juice stay down in the afternoon. He had a shower this morning which helped some. Lunch was toast and his dinner will be a toasted turkey sandwich…. His first taste of the turkey!!! I won’t push any food he isn’t ready for, his tummy will call the shots there. I learned the hard way when the kids were small…never force food on someone that complains of the tummy not feeling well!!!! Maybe a little apple juice after they have been a few hours without throwing up……fluids are more important than food, dehydration can be serious but it’s not that big a deal to not eat for a day or two or three so long as the person is getting fluids…. Good luck both of you and I do hope you both feel better very soon.
I don’t do the black friday madness here. There’s really not much “stuff” I need. And when I do need something, I’m turning to online deals.
Hubby and I went to Canadian Tire and the mall. We just go and wander not looking for anything specific. We usually get deterred by the long lineups if we do find anything we like…hope Mrs. CBB feels better soon.
That’s what we do, go with no agenda and if we see something we need at a great price we consider it. Thanks Jen…. we are very ill still.
We don’t normally partake but this yeat we went out for a bit but not until 10 am. Hubby bought a mini fridge for his bar (78 from 178). I need a laptop but I didnt see anything that was worth wasting my time over. I’ll look through the online sales again and see if I missed anything but I dont want to spend more than $300. Hope your wife feels better!
We picked up a laptop for $399 at Future shop for our relatives which will be fine for what they will use it for. I hope we feel better soon as well, it’s getting the best of us.
I went to Walmart on my way to work to get some wrapping paper and Christmas cards for next year (I used up all mine this year) for 50% off and used part of a gift card we had gotten for Christmas. I was surprised by how quiet it was.
Yes it wasn’t near as busy as last year. I’m sure it’s a sign of the times to come where more people will just stay home and find deals online.