To our Canadian friends

[ragtop69gs]

HAPPY BOXING DAY

[Sylvester]

Do they go boxing today? I don't want to get hit in the face so I will stay down here in reasonable temperature North Carolina.

[cowpuc]

Do they go boxing today? I don't want to get hit in the face so I will stay down here in reasonable temperature North Carolina.

 

I know one thing, if we get anymore white stuff I am gonna have a boxing day, gonna start boxing it up and sending it back to those Canadians from whence these cold winds cometh brrrr

 

Just kiddin guys, please dont punch me,, I'm a lover not a fighter.. HAVE A GREAT BOXING DAY UP THERE!! (probably ought to investigate what is meant by "Boxing Day",, hmmm)

 

Puc

[Trader]

I was taught (from my English parents) that the day after Christmas was when gifts (Boxes) were given to servants and left for the mail man, milk man etc.

[The Tooch]

I know one thing, if we get anymore white stuff I am gonna have a boxing day, gonna start boxing it up and sending it back to those Canadians from whence these cold winds cometh brrrr

 

Just kiddin guys, please dont punch me,, I'm a lover not a fighter.. HAVE A GREAT BOXING DAY UP THERE!! (probably ought to investigate what is meant by "Boxing Day",, hmmm)

 

Puc

 

Don't worry Puc we don't know either! It's a British thing! Back to the old commonwealth...You know!

 

Some say goes back to the servants had to work Christmas so they would get the next day off and a gift, "a BOX" in way of thanks for working Christmas.

 

For years now it was our big after Christmas sale day for retailers. But as more & more U.S. based companies have set up here. (Walmart, Target etc.) Black Friday has started to be that big sale day so Boxing Day not so much......Still is but not as many good deals now!

[Huggy]

Boxing Day is an old English custom. It's the day after all family and friends have gone home and you BOX your kids ears, or tan their hides, for being brats on Christmas Day when family and friends where visiting!!:bang head:

[etcswjoe]

Boxing Day is an old English custom. It's the day after all family and friends have gone home and you BOX your kids ears, or tan their hides, for being brats on Christmas Day when family and friends where visiting!!:bang head:

 

 

That is close to what I thought it was, I thought is was the day when all the kids were fighting (boxing) over the others toy's.

[cowpuc]

Boxing Day is an old English custom. It's the day after all family and friends have gone home and you BOX your kids ears, or tan their hides, for being brats on Christmas Day when family and friends where visiting!!:bang head:

Don't worry Puc we don't know either! It's a British thing! Back to the old commonwealth...You know!

 

Some say goes back to the servants had to work Christmas so they would get the next day off and a gift, "a BOX" in way of thanks for working Christmas.

 

For years now it was our big after Christmas sale day for retailers. But as more & more U.S. based companies have set up here. (Walmart, Target etc.) Black Friday has started to be that big sale day so Boxing Day not so much......Still is but not as many good deals now!

 

Should have known,, from the same folks who brought us Cricket,,, another one of those ruddy things no one really understands, especially not before tea time:backinmyday:

 

That is close to what I thought it was, I thought is was the day when all the kids were fighting (boxing) over the others toy's.

 

That being the case, I can tell you from experience that if this is the true, our good ol Canadian buddys have no monopoly on that market!!

Another thought I had was that this was the day the parents would wake up on the day after Christmas to find their children playing with the boxes all their new toys came in :rotf:

[bongobobny]

And here I thought it had to do with standing in line to return all those ugly ties, etc. and get what you really wanted...

[Guest Swifty]

That being the case, I can tell you from experience that if this is the true, our good ol Canadian buddys have no monopoly on that market!!

....common to us Commonwealth folk....just another good thing ya'll lost out when you threw out the King.

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

from Wikipedia,

 

 

In Britain,[14] Canada,[15] and some states of Australia,[16] Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday, much like Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) in the US. It is a time where shops have sales, often with dramatic price reductions. For many merchants, Boxing Day has become the day of the year with the greatest amount of returns. In the UK in 2009 it was estimated that up to 12 million shoppers appeared at the sales (a rise of almost 20% compared to 2008, although this was also affected by the fact that the VAT would revert to 17.5% from 1 January, following the temporary reduction to 15%).[17]

Many retailers open very early (typically 5 am or even earlier) and offer doorbuster deals and loss leaders to draw people to their stores. It is not uncommon for long queues to form early in the morning of 26 December, hours before the opening of shops holding the big sales, especially at big-box consumer electronics retailers.[15] Many stores have a limited quantity of big draw or deeply discounted items.[18] Because of the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, many choose to stay home and avoid the hectic shopping experience. The local media often cover the event, mentioning how early the shoppers began queueing up, providing video of shoppers queueing and later leaving with their purchased items.[19] Many retailers have implemented practices aimed at managing large numbers of shoppers. They may limit entrances, restrict the number of patrons in a store at a time, provide tickets to people at the head of the queue to guarantee them a hot ticket item or canvass queued-up shoppers to inform them of inventory limitations.[18]

In recent years, retailers have expanded deals to "Boxing Week". While Boxing Day is 26 December, many retailers will run the sales for several days before or after 26 December, often up to New Year's Eve. Notably, in the recession of late 2008, a record number of retailers were holding early promotions due to a weak economy.[20] Canada's Boxing Day has often been compared with the American Super Saturday, the Saturday before Christmas.

[bongobobny]

Yup!! Above definition sure sounds like Black Friday...

[wrenchrob]

Boxing Day is just another day the beer store is closed.

[MiCarl]

When you folks are done boxing, please close the door.

 

We're feeling a draft!

[ragtop69gs]

SEE... ya learn something new when you least expect it!

 

I always thought Boxing day was to remind all the hungover Canadians to check the Christmas gift boxes before putting them into the trash, lest you throw out a passed out relative. Hockey just wouldn't be the same without good ol' uncle Cédric