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A Boxing Day shopping frenzy is under way across the UK, with thousands of Britons camping out or queuing from Christmas night to find a massive bargain.
Shoppers spent hours waiting for shops to open as early as 6am and then began raiding shelves and racks inside crowded stores where items were heavily discounted.
Those heading out should bring their patience to deal with crowded stores, packed car parks and traffic jams.
Shoppers are expected to spend a record-breaking £4.75billion on Boxing Day sales, giving the UK's battered high streets a much-needed boost amid a sharp rise in online sales.
Almost 28million people are expected to buy something in stores or online after splashing out on Christmas gifts for loved ones - and possibly leaving their bank accounts bare.
Bargain hunters inside a Next shop in Edinburgh (Image: SWNS)
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Men are tipped to outspend women in the hunt for a bargain, and adults will spend an average of £188, a study suggests.
In Edinburgh, hundreds of people queued outside Next in Princes Street for its annual Boxing Day extravaganza.
The shop was packed when it opened at 6am as bargain hunters took advantage of discounts of 50 per cent or more.
Some walked out with three or more bags filled with clothing or homewares and either headed home or went on to the next store.
Boxing Day shoppers queue at Selfridges in Manchester's Trafford Centre (Image: Andy Stenning / Daily Mirror)
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In Nottingham, a group of women were the first to queue outside a Next shop inside the Intu Victoria Centre, showing up at 12.30am.
By the time the store opened, more than 400 people were in the queue, NottinghamshireLive reported.
Amina Aziz, 24, who was the first in the queue with family members, said: “We wanted to be the first last year as well and came at 2.30am then.
“We bring biscuits and we do not drink a lot because there are no toilets. We are all family so it is good company.”
Shoppers wait to enter a Next store at Trafford Centre in Manchester (Image: Andy Stenning / Daily Mirror)
There were similar scenes in cities including London, Manchester, Birmingham and Derby, where people began queuing outside shops at Intu Derby around midnight.
Shortly after a Next store opened at 6am, there were about 750 customers inside, said assistant store manager Kerry Pealing.
She told DerbyshireLive: "It’s really, really busy today.
“We had to control people coming into and out of the store this morning.
Britons are expected to spend well over £4billion on Boxing Day (Image: SWNS)
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"At half six we had around 750 people so we had to do 10 in and 10 out."
Customer Jade Allison said it was a "nightmare" because it was so busy.
She added: “It’s very ch
