If you walk though your local high street, or shopping centre, you might be surprised that with still nine days to go until Christmas, so many shops seem to be having sales.

Call me old-fashioned, but I remember when the Boxing Day sales started on Boxing Day. (I even remember when they were January Sales!) The recession and the weather seem to have had such an impact on Christmas shopping that we're now seeing pre-Christmas sales with over a week still to go, especially in the clothing and fashion arena. Some notable sales right now:

New Look - get up to 50% off
Dorothy Perkins - 20% off everything and free delivery
Debenhams - up to 40% off and free delivery
Coast - save up to 50%

See more Sales on now. (And they may not be called "sales", but there are some pretty hefty voucher codes available, to save you a pretty penny.)

We wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago called What Kind of Christmas Shopper Are You? where we said:

If you wait until a week before Christmas, you are truly asking for it...

It occurs to me now that if you wait until a week before Christmas all you are asking for is a discount. For those of you yet to start your Christmas shopping, big bargains await! Happy shopping.