One of the great holiday traditions for many is the Boxing Day sales.
Loads of you ditched the festive over indulging to grab a bargain 25 years ago in Sunderland.
Have a look at the busy scenes at Next and Joplings.
And look at the huge discount one man got on a three piece suite at Barringtons.
We've got it all in these retro Sunderland Echo photos.
![Busy times in Sunderland for shoppers in the 1990s.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/22/9/50/MixCollage-22-Dec-2023-09-03-AM-8411.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Waiting for the doors to open at Joplings in 1997.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/22/8/50/bd3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Shoppers on the streets in 1998 with bargains at half price.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/22/8/12/bd1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Brisk business 25 years ago
Shoppers on the streets in 1998 with bargains at half price.
![They looked happy with their buys in Sunderland in 1998.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/22/8/22/bd4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)