[waterhog]

sunday shopping saga 09.03.16



sundays are now changing

no longer are they sacred

will opening hours have more ranging

or is this idea horrid.

everyone can shop in heaven

i no a place that will never be up for let

its trading twenty four seven

where would we be with out the internet.

the superstores were crafty

transferring to smaller shops in obedience

business is now open with door drafty

the loop whole is labelled connivance.

is change need y

should shops on sunday go for longer

is "business" now just to greedy

the case for a day of rest has never been stronger.

what about the employee

has this got a contract change proposal

off the register as a evictee

are you at mercy for disposal.

is everything optional

its your choice for sunday shopping

is the business world now delusional

i'm thankful it has no apply or phone box stopping.

[Toy Soldier]

Sunday has been open-for-business in Scotland for years.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Sunday has been open-for-business in Scotland for years.

Strange that the SNP are now opposing it in England and Wales then

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Strange that the SNP are now opposing it in England and Wales then

Not really, gives us an edge if our neighbours are closed for business one day a week

[Jay.]

no i work sundays i shan't be allowing this

[joeysteele]

No for me, shops are open enough as it is.

[Jake.]

Nope, the majority of people who work in retail based jobs have it hard enough as it is

[smudgie]

Shops and supermarkets are open long enough on a Sunday as it is.

Ban all work on Sunday..and all technology, get those jigsaws out of the loft

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Shops and supermarkets are open long enough on a Sunday as it is.

Ban all work on Sunday..and all technology, get those jigsaws out of the loft

The only difference between Sunday opening times from Saturday here (for most shops) is that they open a couple of hours later

[LeatherTrumpet]

get them open

everywhere

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The only difference between Sunday opening times from Saturday here (for most shops) is that they open a couple of hours later

Larger shops here can only open for six hours between 10am-6pm so most do 10-4

[bitontheslide]

it should just be a standard day

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Larger shops here can only open for six hours between 10am-6pm so most do 10-4

Does that apply to Supermarkets as well? The Supermarket we shop at opens from 10am-8pm on a Sunday

[Livia]

I remember when I was a kid, my parents would take us to the park on Sundays, or a museum, or out into the country. Now it seems like parents take their kids shopping.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

I remember when I was a kid, my parents would take us to the park on Sundays, or a museum, or out into the country. Now it seems like parents take their kids shopping.

Yeah, I think closing shops down for one day a week would be a good thing, just to give everyone (employees and shoppers alike) a break from all that commercialism

[billy123]

Sunday is just another day anybody opposed to treating Sundays exactly the same as a Tuesday or a Saturday needs to get over it they arent being forced to choose between going to a shop or a park.
Do whatever you want to on whatever day you want to do it.
If people want to hold it as a religious day of rest or whatever nobody is stopping them and if people want to get their shopping done then nobody should stop them either.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, I think closing shops down for one day a week would be a good thing, just to give everyone (employees and shoppers alike) a break from all that commercialism

Yeah, I agree. Sunday's lost it's religious connotation for many but I think it can still be a special day without that.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Yeah, I agree. Sunday's lost it's religious connotation for many but I think it can still be a special day without that.

Yeah it's not about it being religious at all for me, just a day for people to leave the rat race behind and just stop for a little while

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Does that apply to Supermarkets as well? The Supermarket we shop at opens from 10am-8pm on a Sunday

The big ones yeah, small ones aren't bound by it but any decent size supermarket will probably be closed by 4

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Livia

Yeah, I agree. Sunday's lost it's religious connotation for many but I think it can still be a special day without that.

its not a special day though, or shouldn't be if religion is disregarded.

Everyone should be able to designate a family day whenever they want, providing timetables align - why does it have to be a Sunday, why not Saturday, if the majority are off then too?

The nanny state can **** off.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah it's not about it being religious at all for me, just a day for people to leave the rat race behind and just stop for a little while

Saturday's my Sabbath, so I'm properly sunk as far as closing the shops goes!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

its not a special day though, or shouldn't be if religion is disregarded.

Everyone should be able to designate a family day whenever they want, providing timetables align - why does it have to be a Sunday, why not Saturday, if the majority are off then too?

The nanny state can **** off.

No one's stopping you. It's just that the vast majority of people have Sunday off. I couldn't give a toss when people's special day is...but I think everyone could benefit from having one and opening the shops longer on Sundays isn't conducive to that, I reckon.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The big ones yeah, small ones aren't bound by it but any decent size supermarket will probably be closed by 4

Oh we must not have that law here then (for Supermarkets anyway) cos that one I use is one of our biggest chains

[billy123]

Do the vast majority of people have Sundays off?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

its not a special day though, or shouldn't be if religion is disregarded.

Everyone should be able to designate a family day whenever they want, providing timetables align - why does it have to be a Sunday, why not Saturday, if the majority are off then too?

The nanny state can **** off.

Originally Posted by Livia

No one's stopping you. It's just that the vast majority of people have Sunday off. I couldn't give a toss when people's special day is...but I think everyone could benefit from having one and opening the shops longer on Sundays isn't conducive to that, I reckon.

Yeah what Livia said really, it's not so much a "nanny" state telling everyone what they can and can't do, it's more to protect the people who work in retail from the money hunger big companies working them every hour of the day