I am absolutely stunned that anyone takes part in this. It is like something from a movie - people going nuts over a bunch of “stuff” that will most likely end up at the back of a closet in short order. Going out shopping on Boxing Day also boggles the mind. Collectively speaking, we’re nuts.
I made the mistake of visiting Canada on Boxing Day a couple of years ago. I’d forgotten, because we don’t celebrate it here. What a madhouse! It took three hours at the border crossing to get back to the states.