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For people looking to chase the winter blues away, Pink Cherry is having a decent sale Answer from unlovelyladybartleby on reddit.com
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reddit.com โ€บ r/personalfinancecanada โ€บ best boxing day phone plans?
r/PersonalFinanceCanada on Reddit: Best Boxing Day phone plans?
2 weeks ago -

Hello, any standout Boxing Day phone plan deals?

I remember years ago when I switched to Telus I got an iPad, AirPods and wireless charger. Is there any deals like that around?

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reddit.com โ€บ r/calgary โ€บ has boxing day deals gotten worse over the years?
Has Boxing Day deals gotten worse over the years? : r/Calgary
December 17, 2023 - It started going downhill as soon as black Friday deals started appearing in Canada. Instead of one great deal a year, two mediocre deals appear. A lot of companies are owned by American companies. ... Fuck Boxing Day. Fuck Black Friday. Corporate bullshit of the highest order. Do yourself and everyone that loves you a favour and don't buy anything on those days. ... Buy stuff that you want or need when you can afford it. That includes waiting for sales like Boxing Day & Black Friday, or waiting for a clearance.
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reddit.com โ€บ r/askcanada โ€บ why are boxing day deals so horrible this time around?
r/AskCanada on Reddit: Why are Boxing Day deals so horrible this time around?
December 26, 2024 -

I've chosen Boxing Day over Black Friday a number of times in recent years and have always got some amazing and better deals.

However, with the GST rebate kicking in this month, the corporations seem to have had the last laugh again.

They have jacked up prices for so many items including Apple Watch 9 and PlayStation, which I was looking to purchase.

Costco just went from $614 + tax for PS5 disc + remote to $669 for digital version + remote without tax.

SportChek gave series 9 watches at $350 range and now it's $499 everywhere.. wtf.

They shifted from Boxing Day to Boxing week and it seems they've distributed the discount percentage too in their heads.

Huge disappointment tbh. Costco specially, truly awful and so overpriced for everything.

Might as well find a deal in groceries. lol

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Lately? It has disappeared about 10 years ago lol. I once wanted to buy 2 shirts from the bay. It was 39.99 about a week before boxing day. I was like, I'll just wait for boxing day. Waited for said day. Now it's 80 dollars but with a 50% off tag on it. Fuckin crazy. Aside from electronics, everything else is a scam. If something is on sale, it's usually overstock that people dont want.
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I spent some time working in retail as both a buyer and a promotions manager, and I can say two things. First, is that one reason the sales aren't as good is because retailers have been pushing more towards "micro events" throughout the year to bolster their sales. If you're looking to buy a new 20v drill, the price at Father's Day is going to be just as good as Black Friday.  This isn't because the BF price is worse - it's because the FD price is better. Basically, retailers are regularly throughout the year driving prices on key items down to zero margin.  Retailers are loathe to sell anything at truly negative margin, so there's nothing left for them to do at Black Friday except pull out tricks like selling a lower-spec item or faking the regular price for a "deeper discount". The second is Foreign Exchange.  As our dollar gets weaker and weaker, all of the stuff we buy from China (typically in USD) gets more expensive. A retailer who sold an item as $99.99 last year for zero margin now has a few options simply due to FX.  Sell at a loss (not going to happen), sell a cheaper version (often happens), bump your price all the way to $119.99 because $109.99 is an ugly price point customers don't like (often happens).
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reddit.com โ€บ r/millennials โ€บ boxing day
r/Millennials on Reddit: Boxing Day
2 weeks ago -

Do you still do Boxing Day shopping? I remember when I was growing up, Boxing Day was all the rage. Now, at least where I am (in Canada), Black Friday is almost as much as, maybe even more popular, and sales are quite disappointing. I'm not planning to buy anything, I am tired of spending money, but wondering how others feel.

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Best Boxing Day Posts - Reddit
Boxing Day sale at Coles (these were 2 for $9 before)