Do you go shopping on boxing day and is it worth it?

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Canadian shoppers may have spent $1.2 billion chasing Boxing Day bargains in the nation's stores. The official estimate will come out in about a month, and economists will be studying the numbers closely to glean insight into the country's economic health going into 2008. Some signs are good. Canada's federal government is in much better fiscal shape that its American neighbour, unemployment is low and house prices have held up while U.S. prices are sagging, Akin said. The credit and housing problems in the U.S. may have been reflected by sales activity. Boxing Day shoppers lined up outside malls and electronics stores well before sunrise to take advantage of those sales. Future Shop and Best Buy locations in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal saw shoppers posted outside hours before the doors opened, intent on taking advantage of big savings on electronics. Is boxing day shopping day worth it? Did you go and what did you buy?