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I was doing some research on Netbooks/Laptops because I needed to buy one for my sister as a present, I began by searching on the net and going to popular comparison sites like shopbot.com.au and myshopping.com.au but it only really gave the recommended retail price rather than the sale price. Luckily someone had kindly posted some laptop sales on Squeak.com.au which was perfect timing! JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys, Myers, David Jones and Harvey Norman were listed on the site so I checked those out and the prices were good but some of the retailers were only selling particular brands like Sony, Toshiba, HP etc. Myers had the Asus EeePC 7″ for $300 and they then reduced the price on boxing day to $249! That was a steal! But my sister wanted a 13″ laptop so I went around looking for more sales. I ended up purchasing the Asus F6A 13.3″ Laptop from MSY which they had for $1179 which is by far the cheapest around, the recommended retail price was over $1500 and Bing Lee had it on their website for $1600 but it did have better specs. MSY is a small franchise that only have a few stores around Australia so most people don’t know about them. The service is not that great but if you know what you want then you have no problems. It was good to know that these small stores can compete with the big retailers the only problem is knowing when their running sales. I’ll make sure that if I hear about their sales I’ll post it on Squeak.com.au – the sales search engine.

The learning from this was that it definitely pays off to shop around and find out which places are running sales, remembering that you don’t have to go to the big retailers to grab a good deal. The small stores can compete! So the next time you’re looking to buy a gift or something for yourself, make sure you take a look at whose running a sale on Squeak.com.au and make sure you grab it at the best price.

So you have eaten and drunk your fill on Christmas Day. You’ve spent the day with family and friends – some you like and others who you are glad you won’t have to see for another whole year.

And then there is Boxing Day… the day that all rules about shopping decorum go out the window and you will see people fighting over that item that has been so heavily discounted that it’s practically free!!

While some stores will partake in this tradition of Boxing Day sales, it’s the big two department stores that make the experience incredible. David Jones vs Myer.

Myer’s Sydney city store will open its doors at 5am (AEDT) on Boxing Day, and stay open until midnight, but most of its other stores around the state will trade from 9am (AEDT) to 5pm.

Myer will have a selection of one-day offers available on December 26 to kick start its month-long sales, with new discounts being added every few days.

Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem will launch David Jones’ 103rd post-Christmas clearance at its Sydney city store. David Jones will open its doors at 6am (AEDT) on Boxing Day and trade will continue through to midnight.

All other David Jones stores in NSW will be open from 9am (AEDT) to 5pm.

So head out to the Boxing Day sales and let us know how you fared!