December 26, 2003
Boxing Day
Boxing Day used to be another day that the stores were closed and that everyone used to use for another day off work and be grateful. The sales used to start in January...
Now we get the ridiculous situation of TV adverts stating things like "Our January Sale starts Boxing Day at 9am"...
Erm... Sorry? It's not January yet! How can your January sale start in December?
Apparently, according to Auntie Beeb, there were queues a few thousand long to get into the Trafford Centre at 3:30 in the morning! Seeing as the centre didn't even open til 10am it seems like a waste of perfectly good sleep-time to be out there in the cold and the rain waiting for 6 and a half hours...
No way would I subject myself to that torture to save a few quid.
You can save as much or more by ordering online and stay in your nice warm house with a nice cup of tea and a sit down and have most things shipped to you.
Why on Earth would you put yourself in the midst of 10's of thousands of people all jostling each other around just to save a few quid on something you don't need anyway?
I, for one, long for the days when the shops would close on Sundays; when shops would close early on Bank Holidays; when Britain wasn't quite the rabidly consumerist society it is now.
People constantly whinge and whine about being tired and burned-out. No wonder! Have a rest! Stop trying to keep up with the Jones' and be happy for what you have!
It's nice to save a few quid but a savvy shopper doesn't need to get up at 2am to do so!
I've often thought that the Ukrainians were on to something celebrating Christmas on Jan. 6th. I tried a couple of times to talk my family into doing this but all I got was dirty looks. In my view though it's a win win situation. You could still enjoy Christmas Day with rellies and have obligatory turkey dinner. Then in the ensuing week one could to the present thing taking advantage of the deals. I think it would be less stressful too instead of trying to do everything at once.
Posted by: Kodger at December 27, 2003 12:26 AMKodger, that is very smart ... I'd go along with it... if I had my way, or ... celebrate as the Japanese, I hear via a blogger in Japan that their celebration centers around the New year so, they have that yet to come!
Garry... I agree it is a waste of good sleeping time to get up in the early morn to stand in a line at an unopened shop... unbelievable what some will do.
Posted by: Desiree at December 27, 2003 6:20 AM