Dedicated Sydney shoppers hit sales early

For Sydney's Craig Farrugia, the Boxing Day sales in the city are so good that it's worth skipping the giving of gifts on Christmas Day.

He and his partner Malika Orfanos left home at 4am on Wednesday to join a queue of dedicated shoppers outside Myer in Pitt Street Mall.

By 7am, they'd spent about $400, and Mr Farrugia told AAP he was just getting started.

"We'll probably spend close to a couple of grand today," he said.

The couple had decided to skip Christmas gift-giving in favour of splurging at the sales because "the savings are that good".

Asked why he didn't shop online, Mr Farrugia said there was something about the whole experience and the "lovely buzz around the city".

"We're Sydney people, we love the city and just coming in, the crowds and it's just exciting," he said.

Claudia Fydler also told AAP she liked "the joy of coming in ... and walking around and looking at stuff".

She was looking for "anything and everything - anything that's on sale, I'll get".