It has been nice to celebrate Christmas and all the positive things that can be said about this this season BUT now we’re on to the next day and ...  the dreaded boxing day sales  

Disclaimer: I might be a bit of a hypocrite from time to time on this one

But it is one of those days where perhaps we’ve all had at one time a sense of outrage about Boxing Day sales because well, it feels like a slight kick in the teeth when you’ve done all your Christmas shopping only to find that the goods that you were happy to fork out for before Christmas somehow suddenly got a lot cheaper and that our goodwill and need to comply with the traditions of Christmas are somehow exploited by retailers.  

It might feel a little harsh saying that though because we know what a tough time retail has had with the economic downturn and so I’m hardly about to begrudge them whatever it takes for them to make a living and a struggle through some challenging times

And Boxing Day sales have been around forever and it's not like we don't know they’re coming so - the choice is ours

so yes, I have cooled called my jets about that a little bit and yes, I did check a couple of retailers websites for what they were offering but I guess the point is this

There was a time when Boxing Day was one of the few genuinely big sales of the year - but I just can’t understand how, if you’ve had a great Christmas Day - your answer next day -  your next step towards happiness is to go and suffer with the hordes of folks who be there alongside you looking for a bargain

Because times have changed - the opportunities for bargains throughout the year are nonstop - we have so many times we can get a bargain - any public holiday or celebration you’ll see wall to wall ads advertising a sale  
We’ve imported got Black Friday Waitangi Day sales, Labour Day sales, Anzac Day sales, Easter sales - in fact any sort of public commemoration these days gets turned into a sale so it’s not like you didn’t have your chance through the course of the year  

so, when it comes to the Boxing Day sales I would just say – so you really need to? Really? look maybe the gift giving has reminded you suddenly that there really was something you wanted but if you are just shopping for shopping sake – give yourself a break

You know what you won't have to look wait long before you'll get the same chance for the same item at a great price

But - if your motivation is to get out there and support those struggling retailers then good on you and have a great Boxing Day! I might see you there...

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