Shoppers flock to Albury to make the most of Boxing Day sales

While there were no huge queues outside popular retailers such as Myer before the doors opened, a steady flow of customers made their way into their favourite stores to try pick up some hot-ticket items.

Myer's annual Boxing Day stocktake sale was well supported once again with a variety of products from clothing, sheets, pillows and towels among the most popular choices.

The retail giant had expected to sell more than 60,000 sheet sets and pillows, and 200,000 bath towels - enough to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground at least 15 times or more than 500 Olympic swimming pools.

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"The Myer stocktake sale is a great tradition at the Albury store and it has proven again today that it really is the best time of year to get a bargain," store manager Chris Boneham said.

"The team love the stocktake sale and Boxing Day is such a special part of the retail calendar.

"It was great to welcome so many of our loyal customers into the store today with some fantastic offers across our range."

Tallangatta resident Allan Toohey said he and his wife attend the Boxing Day sales in Albury every two or three years but were almost put off by the Victorian border closure.

"With the checkpoint set up we weren't sure if we wanted to go," Mr Toohey said.

"I had a bit of an idea of what I wanted to get.

"I was worried we wouldn't get a park so we got here at 8am and we had no trouble."

Taylor Threlfall and her sister, Hayley, arrived when Myer opened in Albury to beat the rush and made their way around to a few other stores.

"I plan for things I want and whatever money I have leftover goes to anything else," she said.

"I wanted to buy some art stuff and dad wanted shoes, so we got him some shoes.

"We try to be finished by 12pm most years or sometimes 1pm."

This year's Boxing Day sales have been tipped to break records across the country, as the National Retail Association forecast a $6.1 billion spend in post-Christmas sales in NSW, up around 5 per cent on last year, while Victorians are expected to spend $4.9 billion, which is a similar figure to last year.