There’s still only one champion when it comes to door-crashing sales.

Once again, Boxing Day reigned supreme in Winnipeg as people lined up across the city early Friday morning.

"Even though it might be the most pointless thing in the world, to me, it's a family tradition. It's great,” said avid Boxing Day shopper John Dyck.

Dyck and his brother joined others waiting outside Future Shop on St. James Street. Having shopped the sale day at the electronics store the last three years, Dyck came prepared, donning a bathrobe and a hot water bottle under his coat.

The couple leading the Future Shop line arrived at 10:30 p.m. on Christmas Day.

Ashly James, a first-time Boxing Day shopper, moved from India to Winnipeg two weeks ago, but she was just as hardy as the best of them, bundled up and sitting on a lawn chair.

"Some of my friends said it's quite interesting, so we thought, 'Okay, let's try it,' " James said.

Future Shop opened its doors at 6 a.m. Those who waited in line outside quickly formed new ones inside, but when asked if they would prefer online shopping to avoid the delays, many said that’s not what Boxing Day is about.

"For me, it's physically picking up the item,” shopper Matt Sawatzky explained. “I don't usually like to wait online to get it, so it's nice being here."

As for Black Friday being a contender, all of the shoppers CTV spoke to said Boxing Day has the knock out deals.

"We are still a society that still likes Boxing Day, so I think as good as Black Friday is, we're still a few years away until Boxing Day maybe gets a back seat,” Future Shop general manager Michael Melo said.

At Polo Park, shoppers crammed inside the doors at Hudson’s Bay. The long line-up for Lu Lu Lemon dwarfed all others, even once the store opened at 7:00 a.m.

"You get to meet different people waiting in line, and you have something in common because you want to buy something in the same store they want to buy something,” Victoria said.