bobmac
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What did people used do on a Sunday morning before Sunday shop opening, I was in town this morning and it was heaving.
Every shop/road and car park rammed.
Every shop/road and car park rammed.
Sunday opening
- Thread starter bobmac
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go to church
Wolf
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The men played golf wearing tweed and the women knew their place and stayed home cooking... 😉
In real events, I don't ever really remember shops not being open on Sundays 🤔 but I know my Sundays used to be based around participating in a variety of sports, some people just stayed home watched TV, played games etc.
In real events, I don't ever really remember shops not being open on Sundays 🤔 but I know my Sundays used to be based around participating in a variety of sports, some people just stayed home watched TV, played games etc.
HID retired as a store manager after nearly 40 years of retail experience. She used to spend her Sundays doing her own thing. Here in rural Spain, and most shops in the main town, everything is closed. Families are being families.
I've struggled to understand the logic of taking on extra costs when the general public still have the same money to spend...
MegaSteve
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Have a life...
SatchFan
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Washed their white golf socks.
larmen
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Like so many other things, it doesn’t give any benefit, but if you don’t do it and everyone else is you are losing market share. Free p&p, Black Friday, linger opening hours, ...
Bunkermagnet
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I think that this is one of Thatchers worst legacies, and something she craftily put through before deregulating shop opening hours.
I abhor sunday opening.
I abhor sunday opening.
Doon frae Troon
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Whilst on the IOW a few weeks ago my Mrs went into a large Morrisons to pick up some puddings for a family get together.
The place was empty and she was getting some funny looks from the staff.
Eventually one said 'you do no we are closed'.
It was 4.15 on a Sunday afternoon...…..closed.
We asked if the 'we want our country back' mob had already taken control but seemingly it is common practice for stores south of Berwick.
The place was empty and she was getting some funny looks from the staff.
Eventually one said 'you do no we are closed'.
It was 4.15 on a Sunday afternoon...…..closed.
We asked if the 'we want our country back' mob had already taken control but seemingly it is common practice for stores south of Berwick.
Shops above a certain size, 280m/sq, can only open for 6 hours between 10-6. Most go 10-4. This is in England, I don't know about Wales. We have a large Morrison supermarket in my town that closes at 4pm, we also have a Sainsbury Local, or whatever they are called, and that closes at 11pm on a Sunday as that is a smaller size.
Even shops that could stay open past 4pm on a Sunday largely don't other than corner shops and those mini supermarkets.
Doon frae Troon
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We were in charge of puddings so we asked the Morrisons staff for help and they said that a Tesco Extra was open till 10pm just down the road.
Makes no sense to me.
I presume it was a compromise to protect the bulk of shop workers.
Nothing to do with protecting the shop workers, other than from prosecution for selling outside of the hours regulated as you said earlier, based on shop size.
As for protecting worker's rights; once upon a time double time was paid to shop workers when Sunday opening was first brought in. Shops had little choice as it was in their original contract. That was soon phased out - new workers got single rate contracts and established workers were 'offered' new contracts. The 'offered' bit usually involved a small buy out payment for changing over to the new contract. I dare say the smaller shops just imposed the new contracts, maybe...
Kellfire
Blackballed
1pm - 6pm opening for most large shops in Northern Ireland on a Sunday. The joy of religious nut jobs ruling the roost.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
I'd like to see home deliveries restricted, on Sundays, to be between the hours of 10-4... Or, better still, banned altogether...
Sorry, I meant protecting shop workers in the original decision about hours opened, size of shop etc, not the Morrison's staff sending Doon down the road. Once the law was passed then obviously they have to comply.
Your main paragraph is sad to read but almost inevitable. Sunday stopped being special and became just another day ☹.
Back I the day, dad would work Mon-Friday. Mum would have all week to go shopping, as families had two working parents I guess more than one day (Saturday) for shopping was considered a better idea.
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The working week is no longer restricted to just mon to fri 9-5 in the UK only , it’s now a working world 24/7 x 365 - many people work Saturdays and Sundays is a day people can shop , there is also shift workers to take into account . Working hours have changed dramatically- Sunday is now just another day.
Crazyface
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Slept until about 10.30am. Breakfast. Scoop up all loose change and notes. Pub (again)
MegaSteve
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We'd also occasionally go to Wembley Market to buy stuff 'advertised' by Shaw Taylor 😉...
