Canadians are heading out in search of Boxing Day bargains today, with some eager shoppers camping overnight outside stores to get the first chance at massive deals.
Retailers in most provinces offered deep discounts and extended shopping hours in an attempt to clear out unsold inventory after Christmas.
At Toronto's downtown Eaton Centre, thrifty customers began camping outside the H&M clothing store at 8 p.m. ET the night before, reported the CBC's Steven D'Souza.
'So many people were pushing... it was crazy.'—Boxing Day shopper at H&M
The retailer was handing out gift cards, as much as $25, and one customer told CBC News she showed up at 4 a.m. to ensure she got one. She said the wait was worth it, but "so many people were pushing and everything just to get the card, for money. It was crazy."
Shoppers started lining up outside the Best Buy consumer electronics store in downtown Toronto as early as 1 a.m., D'Souza reported.
"When the store opened up at 6 o'clock this morning, the lineup stretched an entire city block," he said.
It was a similar scene outside the Best Buy store in Winnipeg, where roughly 200 people braved frosty temperatures —including one person who waited nearly 12 hours, wrapped in blankets.
"No one is leisurely browsing the aisles here," reported the CBC's Ryan Hicks. "You're dodging people with carts and huge televisions as they try to get through the checkout and onto the next store."
Poll says majority of Canadians plan to shop
Many shoppers came prepared with flyers, coupons and a targeted plan to seek out their wares of choice, reported D'Souza.
"This morning I woke up knowing where I wanted to go," one customer told CBC News. "I knew the TV I wanted... Luckily, they still had it in stock. I got it. I'm feeling pretty good."
Other parts of the country, however, were exempt from the retail frenzy. In Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Maritimes, there is no legal shopping in malls and big-box stores. In Nova Scotia, however, drugstores and bookstores are allowed to open the day after Christmas.
In Quebec, under provincial labour laws, the shops aren't allowed to open until 1 p.m. on Dec. 26.
Still, 62 per cent of Canadians say they plan to shop on Boxing Day, according to a recent poll conducted by the Bank of Montreal.
Alberta, Atlantic Canada and Ontario may see a hefty turnout at the tills: 76 per cent, 72 per cent and 69 per cent of Canadians surveyed there, respectively, say they plan to shop today.
Quebecers, however, are less enthusiastic about bargain hunting, with just 36 per cent saying they intend to head to stores Wednesday, BMO said.
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