Let us know if you've spotted any great (or even just fine!) Boxing Day sales from Canadian companies!
Is there any Boxing Day deals for the Canadian girlies?
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Bank took a bit of a hit, but quite satisfied with my haul - Showzero polo, Waffle-knit Jacquard Pullover, 4" Mile Marker and the classic Daydrift Trousers!
I saw that some discussions on a CAA phone plan on another thread that was quite good, so I wanted to broaden the discussion to other categories. Otherwise, I wouldn’t want to go out into all that shopping chaos.
I haven't left my house on Boxing Day in almost 15 years. Is there still terrible traffic and do stores still get as crowded as they used to be, or has the prevelance of online shopping changed that?
It didn't seem like there were any good boxing day deals this year. Was it just me?
I looked around the mall and online, and it seemed like none of it was as good as Black Friday. Thoughts?
As the title states
People used to line up for hours for those deals. Where are they now? All I'm seeing is 20 - 35% off, not much more than a typical sale if any. Are there any good deals anymore in the GTA or Ontario for boxing day?
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.
Deciding on if I should take the current deal or wait to see if Boxing Day brings it down even further
Anyone ever purchase around this time in other years and see any Boxing Day specific deals?
Recently the deals don’t feel like much anymore. What’s the most worth it deal you guys found this season, clothing and retail wise?
I happen to visit most of the stores during this boxing day maddness where you see lineups hours long. I got all the info and plugged into spreadsheet, these are the results I am getting.
| Device | Provider | Plan details | Provider Plan Cost | Financing Fee | Duration | Downpayment incl device Taxes | Monthly Plan and device cost | Compared BYOD plan | Total Device Cost (Before Taxes) | If Device bought outright (incl taxes) | Total device with plan (Contract) before taxes | Total Paid with BYOD plan and device bought from Apple/Samsung | Difference /benefit of contract vs buying outright |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 16e - 256 GB | Telus (Bestbuy) | 175 GB US+Can Roaming | $60.00 | $31.42 | 24 | $90.48 | $91.42 | $35.00 | $754.08 | $1,174.88 | $2,284.56 | $2,014.88 | -$269.68 |
| iPhone 17 - 356 GB | Fido (Direct) | 250 GB US+Can Roam | $75.00 | $14.97 | 24 | $135.48 | $89.97 | $35.00 | $359.28 | $1,264.48 | $2,294.76 | $2,104.48 | -$190.28 |
Bottom line: You are actually getting back your own money. Those $200 gift cards is actually your own money that businesses want you to spend in their own brands (Best Buy, Costco, Wirelesswave etc), only thing is its given in advance
Edit
As folks discussing below, this maths are for newer phones and specific to Apple but you can play the math with older devices and they would be pretty much breakeven or might be positively beneficial. The only caveat with older devices (be it Apple or Google or Samsung) are their device OS life could be limited to next 12-25 months as we know latest device OS will not support older devices unless you are ok to not to update OS and eventually the supporting apps on it stop may be by year 5 or so, and at that point, if you have used the device then the economics of buying these older device on Boxing / Black Friday day might work out in favor of device contracts but then the carriers would start racking up their monthly at end of contract and eventually you have to shop around again.
At Best Buy, the Bravia 7 was a few hundred bucks cheaper during Black Friday week than it is during their current sale ending Dec 23. Wondering if it’s worth waiting.
I can't lie, each year discounts on these sale days have not been as crazy as it was like a couple years ago.
I drove by Yorkdale and Vaughan Mills today and was perplexed at the backed up traffic on the highways and absolutely full parking lots. I felt anxiety just thinking of trying to get parking and walking through the crowds. Thankfully I’m not in a financial situation where I need to rely on deep discounted sales- however, are Boxing Day (Black Friday) sales worth the stress and anxiety of unruly crowds? Even if the discounts are high, I wonder how many people purchase with credit cards and pay 20+% interest on their deals
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
Such as sales on christmas gift baskets and things like that?