After a day of Christmas revelry, it seems Santa is relaxing at home, and so are many holiday shoppers in the West Shore.
While the Best Buy parking lot in Langford was packed on Boxing Day, Costco and the Westshore Town Centre saw fewer crowds than some shoppers expected.
Melanie Cyr and Andrew Murphy stopped by Costco on Wednesday to pick up a toilet, of all things.
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Both Murphy and Cyr said Costco was not too busy, however, they stopped by Mayfair Shopping Centre earlier and said it was crowded.
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Janine Bolton and her son, Ryder, were on their way into LangfordB次元官网网址檚 Best Buy late Thursday morning after shopping at Hillside Shopping Centre and EB Games.
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Bolton said Boxing Day and Black Friday are big shopping days for her.
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Meanwhile, John and Marian Sanderson said they prefer to stay out of the busy shopping areas on Boxing Day. The two of them just made a quick stop at Best Buy to purchase a new tablet.
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Marian said Best Buy was busy but the employees were very prompt.
Over at the Westshore Town Centre, Marion Duncan took advantage of deals to get her Christmas shopping for next year out of the way.
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The mall was fairly quiet, which Duncan said she appreciated.
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