Pictures of bargain hunters on Boxing Day in Sunderland in 1998

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.