HST cut: Stores prepare for weekend shopping [Video]

Shoppers and staff at the stores at the Mayflower Mall in Sydney, N.S., spent Friday preparing for no GST or HST on some items; starting Saturday the two-month holiday tax break announced by the federal government goes into effect.

“Pretty busy, I’m expecting it to be pretty wild in here. I’ve had a lot of people already asking about it,” said Christian Coombes, manager at the Soft Moc store inside the mall.

Coombes was also bracing himself for some misunderstandings surrounding the tax break. For example, within the company he works for, it applies only to children’s footwear.

“I think there will be a lot of confusion because I’ve already had a lot of people assuming that it’s going to be on all the adult stuff too, but it’s not,” Coombes said.

Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said many stores are hoping to avoid any tax break mix-ups for customers this weekend.

“Businesses are working in overdrive to try …