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MAD_MAX333
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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2012 16:54    Post subject: Boxing day
Do you fine sexy European creatures have boxing day or something similar over there? Are u going out to buy anything? Have u bought anything?


I'm working today and felt bad asking buddies to brave stores for ne so I ordered online... No lines same price and free shipping?pffftttt easy

Our most famous mall here has a 2 mile long line just to get off the highway and into the mall...parking or moving around at the mall will be mission impossible.

I bought a gtx670 for 380 (including 10 bux faster shipping and 10 bux warranty and ill get 40 dollar rebate) and a refurbished i715 iPhone dock for 50

Wanted a computer chair and some other tiny stuff too which gf will buy me
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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2012 16:57    Post subject:
Yeah we have stuff here in the UK. A lot of shops open at 5/6am to start the sales early and you'll find a queue of people already there for opening. I've given up even trying on boxing day as its far to irritating, so I just stayed in bed while the missus/baby went out to try and get a few bargins. To be fair though, I have no money left after Christmas so I'll be waiting for the January sales to pick something up once I get my next pay cheque.

Not really sure if I actually need anything thought :\.. maybe a new sofa or a coffee machine.
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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2012 17:23    Post subject:
that's a big lineup for yorkdale Sad

rfd has some nice online stores with deals. bestbuy had a hero2 w/ gadgets for like 219 Sad
missed it.


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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2012 18:03    Post subject:
Lol, when i saw the thread title i thought you were going to a boxing match or you'll fight someone in the ring. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2012 18:05    Post subject:
BloodySpy wrote:
Lol, when i saw the thread title i thought you were going to a boxing match or you'll fight someone in the ring. Very Happy


I guess you don't have Boxing Day there then, wherever there may be?


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MAD_MAX333
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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2012 19:47    Post subject:
WaldoJ wrote:
that's a big lineup for yorkdale Sad

rfd has some nice online stores with deals. bestbuy had a hero2 w/ gadgets for like 219 Sad
missed it.


All Stores were a huge let down this year... Canada computers has gtx670 for 200...Then they pulled that flyer and put the card back at 300 fuckers! Although their stupid price includes 60 bux in mail in rebate which ull probably never get back.
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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2012 21:23    Post subject:
No boxing day in Scandinavia at least... 24 is the big day, great dinner with lots of awesome food then unwrapping the gifts later on.
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 02:10    Post subject:
Purchased a new home theater system .. new phone... and some kitchen stuff

Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 06:57    Post subject:
I never found boxing day to be what it was cracked up to be. People lining up early, the run and grab. I don't need stuff so bad to do that.

That's in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 13:17    Post subject:
We don't have it here, whatever it is
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 14:24    Post subject:
Economic situation is so shitty here, it looks like noone's buying anything and the holiday atmosphere is virtually non existent.

And Belgrade used to have great holiday atmosphere.
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 15:15    Post subject:
Seems like its only USA, Aus and UK that got this boxing day...
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MAD_MAX333
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 15:32    Post subject:
Canada! Lol 3 people from Canada have posted in this thread alone! Mean!
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WaldoJ
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 16:32    Post subject:
ughsah doesn't do boxing day like we do.
they have black friday.

and this year we also had serious black friday which sort of made boxing day shit Sad really shit prices. though the sales are for the entire week \o/

I kinda want to go pick up a gopro2 Sad but no $$$ and no mountains to jump off of here. Sad


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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 17:38    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
No boxing day in Scandinavia at least... 24 is the big day, great dinner with lots of awesome food then unwrapping the gifts later on.


It's not a 'thing' per se, but we have sales here right after christmas. But usually it's just crap the stores are trying to dump off to clear inventory for next year. Razz
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 17:41    Post subject:
Mellandagsrea.
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 18:43    Post subject:
MAD_MAX333 wrote:
Canada! Lol 3 people from Canada have posted in this thread alone! Mean!
Forgot about Canada Wink Strangely enough... its easy to forget about Canada :/
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 19:10    Post subject:
When I was a kid I thought it's called boxing day since there is a boxing match main event on that day
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 20:19    Post subject:
farne wrote:
Mellandagsrea.
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MAD_MAX333
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2012 23:05    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
MAD_MAX333 wrote:
Canada! Lol 3 people from Canada have posted in this thread alone! Mean!
Forgot about Canada Wink Strangely enough... its easy to forget about Canada :/


To think I voted for u in the nfo games.... Shame...


Anywho I still see boxing day sales especially on clothes and left over electronics everywhere. Good times
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 03:02    Post subject:
A lot of these boxing day rebates are fake.. 2 weeks before xmas a microwave is 3995:- SEK... boxing day (well, it last a week here) it's "DOWN" to 4995 with "30% rebate"... The hilarious thing is that they forgot to remove the normal price before putting up the rebate-sale sign.

I bet 90% get screwed and only a very small amount of certain wares have true rebates, often those they don't have in stock when you get there.

Boxing day/week is for suckers mainly, at least in Sweden.



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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 04:23    Post subject:
Those mail in rebates are pure bull. I got maybe 100 bux of em on black Friday and when I got home I realized there was zero information of where to send stuff or what they needs. I suppose point is to make it as hard as possible to get the rebates back but still.

i5 3570k only 180!

Then in small letter "after 5 dollars instant rebate and 80 dollars mail in rebate"
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 08:24    Post subject:
That's only the thing of the ppl 'under the crown' Very Happy

And didn't you buy stuff for Christmas? Very Happy


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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 14:19    Post subject:
in a consumerist culture of north america you are never really done shopping... like right now my computer is a beast... but now im thinking of upgrading my monitor...then computer desk and chair and then a bunch of guns...

actually maybe a few AR rifles first incase canada decides to be stupid and try to tighten gun laws again and prices for the ARs shoot through the roof.
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 14:20    Post subject:
OH HAHAHAHA guys, there was a pricing error on a UK site and it had a 120 dollar we vibe viberator on sale for FREE lol just pay 15 bux shipping! lol i ordered it! go ahead and make the viberator jokes now.
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 17:59    Post subject:
MAD_MAX333 wrote:
OH HAHAHAHA guys, there was a pricing error on a UK site and it had a 120 dollar we vibe viberator on sale for FREE lol just pay 15 bux shipping! lol i ordered it! go ahead and make the viberator jokes now.

Pfft, no need to make jokes Cool Face

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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 18:59    Post subject:
Laughing


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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 21:58    Post subject:
Newty182 wrote:
BloodySpy wrote:
Lol, when i saw the thread title i thought you were going to a boxing match or you'll fight someone in the ring. Very Happy


I guess you don't have Boxing Day there then, wherever there may be?


No (i live in Romania). To be honest, it's the first time i hear the expression "boxing day" used like this. As is understand it's some sort of shopping holiday; we do have a "black friday", adopted recently from USA (like the Haloween and Valentine's Day - these two are gaining ground each year, to the dismay of the orthodox church), but that's it.
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 22:01    Post subject:
ixigia wrote:
MAD_MAX333 wrote:
OH HAHAHAHA guys, there was a pricing error on a UK site and it had a 120 dollar we vibe viberator on sale for FREE lol just pay 15 bux shipping! lol i ordered it! go ahead and make the viberator jokes now.

Pfft, no need to make jokes Cool Face



fuck u they refunded the money sigh bastards have a brain!
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Dec 2012 22:28    Post subject:
BloodySpy wrote:
Newty182 wrote:
BloodySpy wrote:
Lol, when i saw the thread title i thought you were going to a boxing match or you'll fight someone in the ring. Very Happy


I guess you don't have Boxing Day there then, wherever there may be?


No (i live in Romania). To be honest, it's the first time i hear the expression "boxing day" used like this. As is understand it's some sort of shopping holiday; we do have a "black friday", adopted recently from USA (like the Haloween and Valentine's Day - these two are gaining ground each year, to the dismay of the orthodox church), but that's it.


In Sweden it's literally translated to Between Days Rebate Sales, "Between Days" being the week that starts the day after Xmas (25th) until New Years Eve.


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