A looming recession did not scare off people from heading out to the mall for the traditional Boxing Day shopping experience.
Evan Graham waited seven hours to buy a new computer. The payoff was big in the end, saving him $700.
Others were hoping to get a deal on some last minute Christmas shopping.
"I'm freezing my toes off for my 11-year-old daughter so she can have an iPod touch," says Sylvie Paquette, who was waiting in line outside Future Shop.
But Boxing Day shopping is no longer reserved for the malls.
Instead of lining up at stores, many people are logging on to the internet to get the best deals on their favourite items.
In a recent survey by Ipsos-Reid, 41 per cent of Canadians said they planned on doing some of their Boxing Day shopping online, eight per cent more than last year.
According to another poll conducted by Ipsos-Reid, 90 per cent of people said there was something they disliked about shopping at the mall on Boxing Day.
Some of the people CTV spoke to today say bad driving conditions, large crowds and difficulty finding parking were all reasons why they chose to avoid large shopping centres.
Ryan Malzensky, sales manager at the Future Shop on Regent Avenue, says people continue to flock to the malls.
"Generally a customer's going to look at a product and make a buy on the product," he says. "Now, is it the right product for the customer? Does it have all the features the customers really need? Who knows."
- with a report from CTV's Helen Cholakis
