Myer website crashes during Boxing Day sale Retail December 26, 2013 - 10:58AM Visitors hoping to nab a bargain on Myer's Boxing Day Sale website were left disappointed. Online shoppers hoping to cash in on Myer's Boxing Day sales appear to have crashed the retail giant's website on the biggest shopping day of the year. Customers trying to log onto the website on Thursday morning were met with a message that said: ""Australia's biggest stocktake sale - coming soon."" They were urged to ""check back later for incredible deals"." That is despite Myer advertising its online sale as starting at 9am on Christmas Day. Later in the morning, the message was changed to say the website was experiencing technical difficulties. The team are working hard to restore the service as soon as possible. Our sincere apologies for this inconvenience," it said. Frustrated customers turned to social media to complain that they could not log onto the website on Boxing Day, while some reported that they had also experienced problems on Christmas Day. Myer is billing its sale as "Australia's biggest stocktake sale," worth $175 million. The store was expected to have almost double the sale items on its website compared to last year. Myer was not the only major retailer to start its traditional Boxing Day sales early online. David Jones's online sale began at 6pm on Christmas Eve, the first time it had launched it so early. JB Hi-Fi's "End of Year Madness" sale began on Christmas Eve, while Bing Lee's online sale began on Christmas Day. Myer has been contacted for comment.