Hundreds queue at Next in Scunthorpe for Boxing Day sales

Shoppers queuing outside Next in Gallagher Retail Park in Scunthorpe ahead of the Boxing Day sales

HUNDREDS of shoppers flocked to Next in Scunthorpe hours before opening time this morning and braved the cold to be first in the store for Boxing Day bargains.

The Next store in Gallagher Retail Park kicked off its sale this morning (Thursday, December 26) from 6am - but eager shoppers were already patiently waiting in line.

Staff from the store gave out raffle tickets to shoppers to enable a fair system of entry, and so people couldn't save places.

No shopper was allowed in store without one of these tickets.

Scunthorpe resident Sharon Smith was one of these shoppers keen to get her hands on an early bargain.

She said: "I joined the queue at 5.30am and I was number 280.

"There was still around 50 people behind me and the queue had looped round down the side of Toys 'R' Us.

"But I was in the shop by 6.05am and got lots of kids clothes half-price for my grandchildren. so it was worth getting up early.

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