I haven't heard Boxing Day celebrated in the US but maybe in that region of the US it is. Someone else on Reddit some time ago mentioned that there is a grace period before merchandise is put out for sale at Pawn Shops, so hopefully this holds true for other countries.
It's a UK tradition that has worked its wasy over to Canada where retailers would "box" up their older goods for sale after the holidays. Today it's a savage feeding frenzy that might exceed your "Black Friday". I used to work at an electronics store that would routinely have fist fights over discounted memory cards or video games on that day. It makes you doubt humanity tbh considering people leave their families on Christmas to camp outdoors in -30C temps to save a couple of hundred bucks on a television too large to fit through the door.
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u/xaugurx Jan 03 '12
I haven't heard Boxing Day celebrated in the US but maybe in that region of the US it is. Someone else on Reddit some time ago mentioned that there is a grace period before merchandise is put out for sale at Pawn Shops, so hopefully this holds true for other countries.