My kids went out for afternoon with ex, so short of something else to do, I went for a wander round the sales. Load of tat, still overpriced. Town was like a ghost town, was waiting for tumbleweed to blow past. Went in Woolies, WH Smiths, Etam, Boots, Superdrug, Claires Accessories, Body Shop, Next, M&S, Index, Argos etc etc (kids got cash for Xmas to spend on pressies and it is burning a hole in their pockets) - absolutely sod all worth having unless you count tinsel and flashing Xmas earrings.
I even went to the retail park because my cooker is on it's way out - round Currys, Comet, Powerhouse, even desperately going round Factory Shack - all I could say was "SALES??? WHAT SALES????" Not really anything to buy that wasn't reduced in price before Xmas anyway.
Usually in the sales everyone is shoving past, overloaded with bags of bargains, this year everyone was empty-handed with depressed looks on their faces.
Don't waste your energy and go out there - it's not worth the effort of putting your gloves on!