For shopaholics the post-【D1】______ period mean

For shopaholics, the post-【D1】______ period means only one thing: sales. Across the country, prices are slash on clothing,【D2】______, home furnishings and more. But London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly【D3】______ some amazing bargains. The sales start on Boxing Day: 26 December and continue to the month of January. But the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In Oxford Street, queues formed outside shops【D4】______predawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross in north London, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3:30 a.m. for the next clothing store sale which began at 4 a.m.. Some people even【D5】______ outside the shops to be the first in the line. Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales: a 【D6】______ but unromantic way of【D7】______you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience,【D8】______ retailers are also【D9】______ the act with January sales of their own. The most【D10】______ of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the January sales.

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