These wonderful photos take you back to queues and more queues as bargain hunters descended on the city centre and beyond for the Christmas sales. Did you pick up a bargain of all-time back in the day? READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Sales shoppers outside Harvey Nichols on Briggate in December 2000.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU3YTRlZjM0LTUwZGQtNDU4Ny05YzFlLTFlZmMwYmJkYzM0NzozNzUwMGI1Mi1hMmViLTQ5NzYtODc2MC04Y2ZjZTdmZmQ2NTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. Leeds Christmas sales
Sales shoppers outside Harvey Nichols on Briggate in December 2000.Photo: Emma Nichols
![Christmas sales shoppers brave the weather on Briggate in December 2002](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM0ZWNjMjljLTNjMzktNGM1Yi1hYTMzLTM5Y2U0ZmY3ZWZhNToyOWFiMGE5ZS02YTU2LTRlZDAtYWFkZi1jNTFkOWJjYjhmMjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. Leeds Christmas sales
Christmas sales shoppers brave the weather on Briggate in December 2002Photo: Mel Hulme
![Sales shoppers on The Headrow in December 2002.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU3OTg1OWMzLTYwOGMtNDc3Yi1hYTQ3LTE0YTgzN2U2MDM5NDo5MDIwYTcyOC02OTNiLTRlMDctYTE3Ni01YjI4ZTk3NzlkMGQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
![Christmas sales traffic congestion for the around the Merrion Centre in December 2002.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFhODQ5MWFiLTU2YTEtNDhhNy05ZjU2LTJlZWE5N2EwZmQzMjo1OTMxZDQyYi0xOTkwLTQ0MjgtYjFmOS03OTU5ZGJlNzFiODg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Leeds Christmas sales
Christmas sales traffic congestion for the around the Merrion Centre in December 2002.Photo: Mel Hulme
![Christmas sales shoppers in Allders on The Headrow in December 2002.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA0MjVmN2VhLTliZjYtNDZiOS04NWVjLTE0M2Y5YWQ5NjgxNjo3MDUzZmVjOC1kZDk5LTQzMDktYTg3MC0wYmM3MmI2OGI0ZDc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. Leeds Christmas sales
Christmas sales shoppers in Allders on The Headrow in December 2002.Photo: Mel Hulme
![Shoppers wait outside Debenhams for the doors to open for the sales on Boxing Day in December 2003.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNjNzg1Zjc2LTliMzItNGNiOC04NDA1LThlMTY4MTM2NDc3NTphNzdjY2QyNi00Nzc5LTQxMjktYjY1ZS1iODIxOTBkNjk1ZTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
12. Leeds Christmas sales
Shoppers wait outside Debenhams for the doors to open for the sales on Boxing Day in December 2003.Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe