Always one of the most popular places to shop on Boxing Day, Myer’s EFTPOS machines appear to have cracked under the pressure.
Aussies are predicted to spend a massive $2.62 billion at the sales today, as retail workers strap in for what is likely to be their biggest, longest day of the year. Online shoppers are expected to spend a further $530 million, according toShoppers lined up outside Myer and David Jones in Melbourne, with the iconic department stores both offering big discounts across their multi-level outlets.
Ms Birt has been coming to the sales every year since she was 18 – and now it’s a tradition the whole family takes part in. Aaron Wilkinson, 27, was spotted resting on the “man chairs” while his partner and her mother finished off the rest of their shopping.
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