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Merry Christmas! Santa and his sleigh have been and gone, but the Boxing Day Sales have arrived and they’re here to stay for another 36 hours! Analysts are predicting it will be the biggest Boxing Day ever in terms of spending. Get the deals while they’re hot!
John Lewis launched its clearance sale at 5pm on Christmas Eve, Amazon, GAME, Currys, BOOTS and more have also pulled the trigger on their Boxing Day Sales. Argos is set to press go on its own sales first thing Christmas morning… the deals are here.
And why?Because stores and warehouses are stuffed with thousands of items which are taking up valuable space and need to be moved on to allow room for 2016 products. What that means for you is a mini tidal wave of Boxing Day Sales bargains between now and midnight on Saturday. We’re listing all of the best ones so you can keep a beady eye open for anything you fancy nabbing – but be quick, all these deals are stock dependent and when they’re gone, they’re gone.
What are we doing to help? We’ve been trawling the web to track down the best deals and you’ll find them listed as you scroll down this page. Have a browse or if you’re looking for something specific use the quick links to jump to each section. We’ll continue to update this page throughout Christmas Day and of course on Boxing Day as well.
Boxing Day Sales: Quick links
Just straight to the deals at the UK’s biggest retailers. Links will open in new tab:
- John Lewis – price matching and Boxing Day deals
- Amazon.co.uk Boxing Day Sales + lightning deals
- eBay: Boxing Day deals on new and used items
- Argos Big Sale – starts Christmas Day
- Currys Boxing Day sales
- GAME – PS4 and Xbox One deals
- PC Games: Save up to 80% on Steam keys
- Tesco direct Boxing Day sales
- BOOTS 50% off sale
The best Boxing Day sales deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals so far…
John Lewis clearance sale: John Lewis is price matching so if you’re quick you’ll find some really great deals on electricals and a whole lot more – while stocks last
iPhone 6S 64GB | £175 £75 up front | Unlimited calls | Unlimited texts | O2 4G | 3GB data | £31pm | £819 total
This is the best iPhone 6S deal in the UK by far, only available during the Christmas period. Use the Christmas voucher code TRXMAS64 at the checkout to save £100 on the superior 64GB version of the iPhone 6S and pay £75 up front instead of £175. Then you’ll be on a 4G contract with O2 which offers unlimited calls and texts and 3GB data for £31 per month. Total cost of this deal over two years is £819.
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iPhone 6S 128GB | £300 £150 up front | Unlimited calls + texts | O2 4G | 3GB | £31pm | £894 total
Another Boxing Day iPhone 6S deal here. This is the same as the deal above, same contract but the 128GB phone instead of the 64GB one. Use the code XMAS150 at the checkout to save £150 on the best-of-the-best iPhone 6S 128GB handset and pay just £150 up front instead of £300. Then you’ll be on a 4G contract with O2 which offers unlimited calls and texts and 3GB data for £31 per month. Total cost of this deal over two years is £894.
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- Voucher code: XMAS150
TV Sale: Lots of discounted TVs over at Argos.co.uk
Beats by Dre: Get the Beats by Dre Studio 2.0 noise cancelling headphones for just £99, saving £170 over at Currys
Nutribullet: Pick up the 900W Nutribullet Pro blender for £109.99 at Currys
Samsung cameras: Save 10% on all Samsung cameras using the voucher code SAMSUNG-10-OFFat Parkcameras.com
Disney: Get up to 50% off at the Disney Store while stocks last
Canon compact camera: Get the Canon Powershot SX710 HD compact camera for just £159 (after £40 cashback) at Jessops while stocks last
Apple iMac: save £150 – it’s down to just £749 at John Lewis while stocks last!
Samsung Galaxy S6: Get the Galaxy S6 with a FREE wireless charger worth £49.95 all for just £379.95 at John Lewis
Days out: Save up to 70% on fun days out – track days, spa days sky diving and more – over at Virgin Experience Holidays
Laptop: Decent Toshiba laptops with Core i3 CPUs and 1TB storage going at Argos for £299.99
TV + Netflix: Get the best-of-the-best Samsung 4K nano crystal 55-inch TV with 6 months of Netflix 4K Premium for just £899 at John Lewis
43-inch 1080p TV: It’s a Bush one, but it’s also only £199 at Argos
4K TV: This popular Black Friday deal is back! Get this Philips 40-inch 4K TV for just £379 at Argos
Chromecast: Get Google’s awesome smart TV dongle for just £25 and get £20 Google Play credit over at John Lewis
PS4: Six different PS4 bundles for £249 at Argos.co.uk
PS4 500GB: Get the console with Star Wars Battlefront for £249 at John Lewis
PS4 500GB: Get the console for just £220.99 with the code JANSALE15 at Rakuten
PS4 500GB: Get a refurbished PS4 with 12 month warranty and a copy of Minecraft for just £199.99 at Amazon.co.uk
PS4: Get the Sony PS4 500GB with a game of your choice for £249 at Tesco direct
PS4: Get the Sony PS4 with a copy of Call of Duty Black Ops III for £249 at Tesco direct
Xbox One: Get the new Xbox with Forza Motorsport 6, FIFA 16 and LEGO Jurassic World for just £279.99 at GAME
Xbox One: Get the new Xbox with GTA V, FIFA 16 and LEGO Jurassic World for £279.99 at GAME
iPhone 6 Plus: Get the supersized iPhone 6 at a cheapest-ever standalone price – now £589 at John Lewis
iPad Air: Use the voucher code AIR10 to save an extra £20 on the marked price of the iPad Air over at Currys
Cheap soundbar: Get a soundbar for just £22 at Tesco direct
TalkTalk deals: TalkTalk is offering a range of cheap options on broadband, fibre and TV for a limited time. These include FREE unlimited superfast fibre broadband for 12 months, free unlimited Simply Broadband for 18 months, half price TV essentials for 12 months and more. Check out all the deals at talktalk.co.uk
BT Christmas deals: BT is also running a huge range of deals over Christmas for cheap broadband, phone and TV packages including 40% off broadband and 50% off BT TV for new customers. Check out all the deals over at BT.com
LG 4K TV: Pick up this 43-inch 4K TV from LG for just £449 at Currys
Toshiba 48-inch: Save £100 on this great value 48-inch TV from Toshiba and get it for £349 at ao.com
Laptops: Save up to 40% on new laptops over at Medion.com. Deals include a great 17-inch laptop with Core i5 CPU and 1TB HDD for just £349, and a 17-inch gaming laptop for just £649. Loads of other delas on laptops and tablets over at Medion
Apple Watch: Save £50 on the regular price of all Apple Watches over at Currys
Blu-ray price crash: Save £££ on Blu-ray discs while stocks last over at Zavvi.com
Fashion: Save up to 50% on clothes, electricans and more with the end of season sale over at TheHut.com
Gadget insurance: Save 20% on all gadget policies using the voucher code GDGT20 over at Gadget Cover
Website domans: Save up to 80% when you register web domains – get them from just £4.99 at Easily.co.uk
Lenovo: Pick up this 2-in-1 laptop/tablet hybrid with 1TB storage and Windows 10 for £299 at Currys
Asus Zenpad: Pick up this cheap Android 5.0 7-inch tablet for just £59 at Currys
Roku 2: Get this awesome smart TV box for iPlayer, Netflix, PLEX and more for just £49.99 at Currys
Sennheiser Momentum: Get these stylish headphones for just £59.99 at Amazon.co.uk
TV video deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals for TVs, Blu-ray players and other AV gear…
John Lewis: lots of great TV deals available in the John Lewis clearance sale – get them before they’re gone. John Lewis also has plenty of really superb prices on soundbars and home cinema systems while stocks last
4K TV: This popular Black Friday deal is back! Get this Philips 40-inch 4K TV for just £379 at Argos
43-inch 1080p TV: It’s a Bush one, but it’s also only £199 at Argos
Sony TV: Get this superb 1080p Sony TV at John Lewis, price matched at £449
TV + Netflix: Get the best-of-the-best Samsung 4K nano crystal 55-inch TV with 6 months of Netflix 4K Premium for just £899 at John Lewis
LG 4K TV: Save £600 (43%) on the LG 55UF770 4K Ultra HD TV and get it for £799 while stocks last at ao.com
Samsung 4K TV: Save £500 on the 65-inch Samsung UE65JU6000 Ultra HD 4K TV and get it for £1,299 at ao.com
Samsung 4k TV: Get the 55-inch Samsung UE55JU6800 4K TV for just £899 at Currys
Samsung 4K TV: Get a 40-inch Samsung 4K TV for just £499 at John Lewis
Samsung Curved TV: Get the 40-inch curved 4K TV from Samsung for £699 – price matched by John Lewis
LG 4K OLED: Pick up this stunning curved OLED TV from LG – the 55-inch LG 55EC930V which techradar described as ‘stunning’ during its review – with a £500 saving for £1,499 at ao.com
Toshiba 48-inch: Save £100 on this great value 48-inch TV from Toshiba and get it for £349 at ao.com
Panasonic Blu-ray: Pick up the Panasonic DMP-BDT165 Blu-ray player for just £49 at Currys
LG 4K TV: Pick up this 43-inch 4K TV from LG for just £449 at Currys
32-inch: Get this JVC 32-inch TV with Freeview HD tuner for just £199 at Currys
20-inch: Ideal for a kitchen or kids’ bedroom, you can currently get this 20-inch TV for just £79.99 at Currys
40-inch Sharp: Get this 40-inch 1080p TV from Sharp for just £199 at Tesco direct
Cheap TV: Get this 42-inch TV for a barely conceivable £169 at Tesco direct
LG 32-inch: Pick up this 32-inch LG TV for £169 at Tesco direct
Roku 2: Get this awesome smart TV box for iPlayer, Netflix, PLEX and more for just £49.99 at Currys
Chromecast: Get Google’s awesome smart TV dongle for just £25 and get £20 movie credit and 250 Clubcard points for FREE over at Tesco direct
Gaming deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo, PC and more…
PS4: Get the console for just £220.99 with the code JANSALE15 at Rakuten
PS4: Six different PS4 bundles for £249 at Argos.co.uk
PS4 500GB: Get the console with Star Wars Battlefront for £249 at John Lewis
PS4 500GB: Get a refurbished PS4 with 12 month warranty and a copy of Minecraft for just £199.99 at Amazon.co.uk
PS4: Get the Sony PS4 500GB with a game of your choice for £249 at Tesco direct
PS4: Get the Sony PS4 with a copy of Call of Duty Black Ops III for £249 at Tesco direct
PS4: Get the Sony PS4 1TB with a game of your choice for £279 at Tesco direct
Xbox One: Get the Xbox One with FIFA 16 for £259.99 at Amazon.co.uk
Xbox One: Get the new Xbox with Forza Motorsport 6, FIFA 16 and LEGO Jurassic World for just £279.99 at GAME
Xbox One: Get the new Xbox with GTA V, FIFA 16 and LEGO Jurassic World for £279.99 at GAME
iPad tablet deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals on iPad and Android tablets…
iPad Air: Use the voucher code AIR10 to save an extra £20 on the marked price of the iPad Air over at Currys
iPad Air: Get this fantastic iPad for just £273.99 at Amazon.co.uk
iPad mini 2: Get this 7-inch Apple tablet for £186.50 at Amazon.co.uk
Samsung Galaxy Tab E: Get this Android tablet from Argos for just £139.99
Amazon Fire HD Kids: Get this cool kids tablet for £89.99 at Amazon.co.uk
Asus Zenpad: Pick up this cheap Android 5.0 7-inch tablet for just £59 at Currys
Tablet insurance: Save 20% on all gadget policies using the voucher code GDGT20 over at Gadget Cover
Samsung: Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7-inch Android 5.0 tablet for £209.99 at Currys
Samsung: Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7-inch tablet for £89 at Tesco direct
Kindle Paperwhite: Get Amazon’s awesome ereader for £79 at Tesco direct
Smartphone deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales on smartphones…
Samsung Galaxy S6: Get the Galaxy S6 with a FREE wireless charger worth £49.95 all for just £379.95 at John Lewis
SIM ONLY: Carphone Warehouse is doing a “Big Event” sale on SIM ONLY plans with its iD network
iPhone 6 Plus: Get the supersized iPhone 6 at a cheapest-ever standalone price – now £589 at John Lewis
iPhone 6S 64GB | £175 £75 up front | Unlimited calls | Unlimited texts | O2 4G | 3GB data | £31pm | £819 total
This is the best iPhone 6S deal in the UK by far. Use the Christmas voucher code TRXMAS64 at the checkout to save £100 on the superior 64GB version of the iPhone 6S and pay £75 up front instead of £175. Then you’ll be on a 4G contract with O2 which offers unlimited calls and texts and 3GB data for £31 per month. Total cost of this deal over two years is £819.
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iPhone 6S 128GB | £300 £150 up front | Unlimited calls + texts | O2 4G | 3GB | £31pm | £894 total
Use the code XMAS150 at the checkout to save £150 on the best-of-the-best iPhone 6S 128GB handset and pay just £150 up front instead of £300. Then you’ll be on a 4G contract with O2 which offers unlimited calls and texts and 3GB data for £31 per month. Total cost of this deal over two years is £894.
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Smartphones: Save an extra £10 on the upfront cost of any phone where the cost is £10 or more using the voucher code SALESCLUB over at Mobiles.co.uk
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: Get the amazing S6 Edge with a free wireless charger worth £49.95 – all for £499.95 at John Lewis
Samsung Galaxy S6: Get the 64GB version of the S6 from Samsung, also with a free wireless charger worth £49.95 – for £599.95 at John Lewis
Phone insurance: Save 20% on all gadget policies using the voucher code GDGT20 over at Gadget Cover
Moto G: Get the awesome Moto G budget Android smartphone for just £89 on Vodafone pay as you go
Camera accessories deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals on cameras and accessories…
John Lewis: is price matching cameras so you’ll find some great prices in its clearance sale while stocks last
Jessops: Boxing Day Sale now on at Jessops – save on cameras, lenses, video cameras, printers and more
Sony camera: Grab the Sony Cyber-shot DSCH300B bridge camera for just £99 at Currys
Leica lenses: Save 10% on all Leica lenses using the voucher code LEICALENS-10-OFF at Parkcameras.com
Samsung cameras: Save 10% on all Samsung cameras using the voucher code SAMSUNG-10-OFF at Parkcameras.com
Zeiss lenses: Save 10% on all Zeiss lenses using the voucher code ZEISS-10-OFF at Parkcameras.com
Panasonic Lumix GX7: Save an extra £50 on this great camera using the voucher code PANA50 over at WEX
Nikon D750 DSLR: Save an extra £150 on the Nikon D750 by using the voucher code 150D750 over at WEX
Nikon D810: Save £350 on this Nikon camera using the voucher code 350D810 over at WEX
Panasonic Lumix: Use the voucher code LUMIX10 to save 10% on the marked price of all Panasonic Lumix cameras over at Currys
Fuji X-T1: Save £75 on the Fuji X-T1 DSLR and kits and also get £75 cashback from Fuji using the voucher code XT1DD over at WEX
Fuji X-T10: Save £40 on the Fuji X-T10 using the code FUJI40 over at Currys
Canon compact camera: Get the Canon Powershot SX710 HD compact camera for just £159 (after £40 cashback) at Jessops while stocks last
Laptop Macbook deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals on laptop and Macbooks so far…
John Lewis: Some superb laptop deals going at John Lewis – get them before they’re gone
Bargain laptops: Decent Toshiba laptops with Core i3 CPUs and 1TB storage going at Argos for £299.99
Laptops: Save yo to 40% on new laptops over at Medion.com. Deals include a great 17-inch laptop with Core i5 CPU and 1TB HDD for just £349, and a 17-inch gaming laptop for just £649. Loads of other delas on laptops and tablets over at Medion
Lenovo: Pick up this 2-in-1 laptop/tablet hybrid with 1TB storage and Windows 10 for £299 at Currys
Asus ultrabook: Pick up the awesome Asus Zenbook UX305 ultrabook with Windows 10, Core M processor, 128GB SSD and 8GB RAM for £549.99 at Currys
Cloudbook: Pick up this cheapo Windows 10 laptop from Acer for just £149.99 at Currys
Cheap laptop: Get the cheapest laptop in the UK – this Acer model is now just £109 at Tesco direct
Apple iMac: save £150 – it’s down to just £749 at John Lewis while stocks last!
Headphone audio deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals on headphones and audio…
Speakers and DAB radios: John Lewis has loads of good discounts on assorted Bluetooth speakers and DAB radios – when they’re gone they’re gone
Sennheiser: Get these in ear headphones half price ar Agros – now just £19.99
Beats by Dre: Get the Beats by Dre Studio 2.0 noise cancelling headphones for just £99, saving £170 over at Currys
Wireless soundbar: Pick up the Samsung HW-J450 wireless soundbar with subwoofer for £179 –saving £70.99 at Currys
Wireless soundbar: Or get the LG LAS455H wireless soundbar, also with a subwoofer, for just £129 at Currys
Apple iPod: Get a touchscreen iPod from as little as £107 at Tesco direct
Cheap soundbar: Get a soundbar for just £22 at Tesco direct
Sennheiser Momentum: Get these stylish headphones for just £59.99 at Amazon.co.uk
Gadgets other deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals on gadgets and other assorted items…
TomTom: Get the TomTom Start 20 UK-Ireland Refurb sat nav for only £51.99 with voucher code TT-Special-START20 over at TomTom.com
TomTom: Get a brand new TomTom Start 25 sat nav for just £69.99 at Currys
Drones: Use the voucher code DRONE10 to save 10% on the marked price of all drones over at Currys
Kitchen Home deals
Our selection of the best best Boxing Day Sales deals on coffee makers, vacuum cleaners and other home items…
John Lewis: check out all of the fantastic deals on electricals in the John Lewis clearance sale
Half price vacuums: while stocks last at Argos.co.uk
Coffee makers: clear your Christmas hangovers with some discounted coffee makers at John Lewis
Nutribullet: Pick up the 900W Nutribullet Pro blender for £109.99 at Currys
Hotpoint: Pick up this Hotpoint smart watshing machine for £209.99 at Currys
Samsung fridges: Use the voucher code AS50SAM to save £50 on the marked price of all American-style Samsung fridges over at Currys
Cookers: Use the voucher code RMAS150 to save £150 on all Rangemaster Range Cookers over £1500 at Currys
Samsung appliances: Save £20 on selected Samsung appliances when you use the code SAM20 over at Appliance City
Cookers: Use the code SALE600 to save £600 on Britannia cookers over at Appliance City
Miele: Save £20 on Miele appliances using the code MIELE20 over at Appliance City
Air fryer: Get this Philips Airfryer for £99.99 at Currys
Where to find the best Boxing Day sales online in 2015:
Here’s our rundown of where you will find the best Boxing Day sales on tech and games from Christmas Eve through Boxing Day itself.
TechRadar.com:
We’ll be rounding up all of the best Boxing Day sales right here on techradar, so if you want a one-stop-shop for all of the best deals, we’re your Huckleberry! We’ll be trawling all of the major UK online retailers and pinpointing all of the very best deals, whether they be PS4, Xbox One, Cameras, laptops, iPhones and Android smartphones, wearables, Blu-ray players, videogames… you get the idea.
Carphone Warehouse
Many of the very best and most popular deals during Boxing Day last year came courtesy of Carphone Warehouse. The highstreet retailer is already pumping out Christmas deals but as soon as it’s too late to deliver before Christmas day you expect CPW to pivot and start offering even bigger discounts. We’ll pick out the best ones, whether they’re standalone smartphones, contract phones, voucher codes or whatever else.
Quick link: Carphone Warehouse Boxing Day sales homepage
Mobiles.co.uk:
Like the site above, Mobiles.co.uk is taking advantage of the growing trend to buy and upgrade phone contracts online rather than on the highstreet. The site offered probably the best deals back on Black Friday so you can expect more of the same from this trusted site. We’ll pick out what we think are the best offers and post them on this page so you can see what’s worth buying and what’s not.
Quick link: Mobiles.co.uk Boxing Day sales homepage
Amazon.co.uk:
Amazon has always been the crown jewel of the online discounters, but something seems to have changed in the last year. On Black Friday, Amazon’s deals were vastly overshadowed by those of John Lewis, Argos, Currys and a few others. The site concentrated largely on lightning deals – offers which are only live for a very short amount of time. That makes them hard to spot, and the fact that Prime subscribers get first dibs means that regular folk often miss out. Amazon is hoping that you’ll go there and spend money regardless. We hope for lots of Boxing Day sales deals from Amazon this year and we’ll certainly bring you the best ones we find.
Quick link: Amazon Boxing Day sales homepage
John Lewis:
John Lewis was perhaps the surprise package on Black Friday. After speaking out against big sales events, it turned up on the day itself with some of the very best deals in the UK. It’s such a big site that you can expect more of the same in the Boxing Day sales as it shifts the remaining stock on TVs, kitchenware, games consoles, tablets and more. We’ll of course be paying close attention so that we can highlight the best bargains.
Quick link: John Lewis Boxing Day homepage
Currys.co.uk:
Currys is always there or thereabouts when it comes to online sales and it was right there in the thick of its during the Boxing Day sales period last year – both on the high street and online. Online is where the action is at, of course, because online you can drink sherry AND shop at the same time. As one of the UK’s biggest electronics retailers you can expect some great deals on TVs, games consoles, tablets, ereaders and all the other usual stuff. Some deals will be better than others of course and we’ll be here to let you know which sales items we think are the best!
Quick link: Currys Boxing Day homepage
Argos.co.uk:
Argos was one of the big winners on Black Friday – it launched its deals a week early and just kept adding them as November went on. You can expect Argos to be right in there on Boxing Day as well, with sales on basically everything from toys to consoles, iPads, smartphones, tablets, TVs and more.
Quick link: Argos Boxing Day homepage
GAME.co.uk:
GAME is definitely a hot retailer to keep an eye on during Boxing Day 2015. Last year’s best deals included PS4 DualShock 4 controllers for under £30, PS4 bundles such as the console PLUS Grand Theft Auto V AND The Last of Us Remastered AND Destiny + Vanguard AND a 12 month subscription to PlayStation Plus… all for just £399.99. This year you can expect all the new console bundles to come down in price as well as some great deals on standalone hardware and games titles.
Quick link: GAME Boxing Day sales homepage
Zavvi.com
Specialising in movies, games and tech, Zavvi went aggressive on Black Friday and we have it on good authority that they’ll be delivering some more exciting deals in the Boxing Day sales. Expect some best-ever PS4 and Xbox One deals as well as some sweet savings on DVD and Blu-ray boxsets, console games and assorted tech items like iPads and laptops. We’ll be listing the site’s best deals on this page, so you can either come to us for our selection of the best ones or go straight to Zavvi’s Boxing Day sales page.
Quick link: Zavvi Boxing Day sales page
Tesco Direct:
Tesco Direct is building itself a good reputation as a destination for good prices on tech items online. Many of the best PS4 deals on Black Friday were available from this site so it’s almost a given that we’ll see the same again on Boxing Day. Expect also excellent deals on iPads and tablets, Xbox Ones, HD TVs, 4K TVs, Blu-ray players, Google Chromecasts and plenty more including videogames, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
Quick link: Tesco direct Boxing Day homepage
Boxing Day Sales / January Sales Fact File:
Boxing Day sales seem to start in September now. We’re exaggerating, but only a little bit. Faced with the question of how their sales could stand out when everybody else was doing it, retailers decided there was only one solution: start before everybody else. In 2013, some retailers kicked off their Boxing Day and January sales the week before Christmas. This year they might have already started.
Boxing sales: online versus the High Street
Some retailers start their sales early, but only online – so you can expect to see some websites unveil deals on Christmas Eve that you won’t be able to get in-store for another few days. And of course, online-only retailers from gadget emporiums to Steam are keen to get a slice of that sweet sales-frenzy pie, so they’ll be running their own offers too.
Should I queue overnight for Boxing Day sales?
We wouldn’t. So-called “doorbuster” deals tend to be very, very limited, and chances are you’ll be way behind the organised eBay Tout Massive who know exactly what they want, what Buy It Now price they’ll put on it and how to kill you with a single blow if it looks like you’ll get to it before they do.
We’d recommend staying in bed until a reasonable hour, having a nice breakfast and then relying on a trusted technology website – hello! – to tell you where the best deals are online.
Have Boxing Day sales been overshadowed by Black Friday?
Tesco certainly thinks so: it’s reported that it expects its Black Friday sales to be higher than its Boxing Day ones, although given Tesco’s recent track record in reporting important numbers – something that’s seen heads roll and the financial cops called – then we should maybe take that with a pinch of salt. We’re sure Boxing Day 2014 and the January sales 2015 will be just as frenzied as they’ve always been – maybe more so, given the current climate of austerity.
Can you really get a great bargain on Boxing Day or in the January Sales?
Yes, sort of, maybe, if you know what you’re doing and watch out for the tricks of the trade. And there are quite a few tricks to watch out for.
The most common trick is what the Consumers’ Association calls “pseudo-sales”; that is, sales that look like sales and quack like sales but that aren’t really sales. They exist because of retailers sticking to the letter of the law rather than the spirit.
Here’s how it works. UK law says that retailers can claim to have discounted goods provided they’ve been at full price for 28 consecutive days in the last six months, so some firms simply double their prices to ridiculous levels for a month, drop them back to normal again and stick a SUPER HUGE MEGA DISCOUNT sticker on them. That, amazingly, is perfectly legal, and it’s why every single Christmas tree in the world appears to be half price in December: they were twice the price throughout August, when nobody buys Christmas trees (if you did, you were robbed. Sorry. Why are you buying Christmas trees in summer anyway?).
TechRadar will only be promoting genuine deals on the day so if you’re unsure, check back with this page!
Boxing Day Sales: what’s TechRadar doing?
We’ll be on hand on Boxing Day to unearth all of the best Boxing Day sales deals on the web, and we’ll be listing them right here for you on this page. If you came to us on Black Friday, it’s the same deal – we’ll be regularly updating as more deals hit the web!
We’ll be continuing this throughout the January sales with deals of the day so if you stick with us it’ll be almost impossible to not find a bargain or two!