Disney World Boxing Day Sales?

[flyingenie]

^ do they exist? where? should I hold off on my souvenir shopping til then, or will it not matter?

 

[chesirekate]

Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, right? I don't think it's a term most in the US use so I thought I'd pop that bit of info in in case any of us Yanks are scratching our heads

 

[flyingenie]

oh seriously!!! I had no idea!
Boxing day is the day after Christmas when all stores have big sales selling leftover Christmas merchandise and any other merchandise. BIG shopping day- people get up early and line up to get into some stores!!
do you guys have anything else that compares to this?

 

[chesirekate]

Oh yeah, we go every year on the day after Christmas. Actually, I wish we did have a better name for it like you all do. Maybe my family's backwards, but we always say 'day after Christmas' instead of something easier like 'the 26th'.

Every year it's Target first for paper, bows, decorations, etc., then Meijer (kind of like a SuperWalmart) for more of the same, then the Mall for the clothing sales and some more paper, bows, decorations at the Hallmark store. I ****love**** me a 50-75% off Christmas sale! For me it's much bigger than the day after Thanksgiving, which is traditionally the 'biggest shopping day of the year'. Though I do recall that when I was in retail several years ago, they determined the biggest shopping day was actually the Saturday before Christmas. It was definitely *our* biggest day (record store), so that rung true for me.

 

[eileenfk]

I think that Boxing day is the day when people box up all the stuff, that they got for Christmas, that they do not want, and give it to others. Maybe the more modern practice is to return the stuff to the store, in hopes of obtaining cash or better stuff.

If the stuff is directly Christmas themed, it could drop significantly in price on the 26th (or even the 24th or 25th).
But I would not count on a price drop for anything else.

- Eileen

 

[chesirekate]

Actually, I thought it meant that now that Christmas is over and you don't have to worry about Santa until next year, you can safely 'box' you're siblings around with glee! At least that's what my sister always told me.

j/k

It does make sense that it would be the day you boxed everything up, from decorations to gifts you can't use.

 

[FINFAN]

I pictured people "boxing" each other to get the great deal...kinda just like Black Friday mob scenes.....I think I need anger management! Anyway...some great deals to be had wherever you shop, enjoy!

 

[PanamaMike]

Originally posted by flyingenie
oh seriously!!! I had no idea!
Boxing day is the day after Christmas when all stores have big sales selling leftover Christmas merchandise and any other merchandise. BIG shopping day- people get up early and line up to get into some stores!!
do you guys have anything else that compares to this?

Despite its name, Boxing Day, which is celebrated on December 26 in Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, has nothing to do with pugilistic competition. Nor is it a day for people to return unwanted Christmas presents. While the exact origins of the holiday are obscure, it is likely that Boxing Day began in England during the Middle Ages.

Some historians say the holiday developed because servants were required to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with gift boxes.

Another theory is that the boxes placed in churches where parishioners deposited coins for the poor were opened and the contents distributed on December 26, which is also the Feast of St. Stephen.

Yet another theory suggests poor people carried empty boxes from door to door, and the boxes were soon filled with food, Christmas sweets, and money. Parents gave their children small gifts such as, oranges, handkerchiefs, and socks. People also placed old clothing that they didn't need anymore in boxes, and they were given to those in need.

As time went by, Boxing Day gift giving expanded to include those who had rendered a service during the previous year. This tradition survives today as people give presents to tradesmen, mail carriers, doormen, porters, and others who have helped them.

While retailers in many areas use it as the end of year, inventory blow-out day, in the US stores start the holiday season by having big sales the day after Thanksgiving.

 

[domestic goddess]

In the couple of times that I have been there on the 26th I have not noticed any great sales at WDW like the ones in other retail stores. Remember that WDW has some Disney Christmas stores that are open all year and the merchandise can still be sold there. Anything with the year on it may be on sale closer to New Years, if there are any left.

 

[flyingenie]

thanks for the info. Will be so sad to be leaving my cheap shopping behind, but Disney will be worth it