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waterhog 09-03-2016 08:20 AM

sunday shopping saga -do you want shops open on sunday for longer
 
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.

user104658 09-03-2016 08:22 AM

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

MTVN 09-03-2016 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 8554564)
Sunday has been open-for-business in Scotland for years.

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

user104658 09-03-2016 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 8554566)
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 :hehe:

Jay. 09-03-2016 08:33 AM

no i work sundays i shan't be allowing this

joeysteele 09-03-2016 09:06 AM

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

Jake. 09-03-2016 09:11 AM

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

smudgie 09-03-2016 09:15 AM

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:joker:

Niamh. 09-03-2016 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smudgie (Post 8554587)
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:joker:

:clap2:


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

Crimson Dynamo 09-03-2016 09:22 AM

get them open

everywhere

MTVN 09-03-2016 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 8554588)
:clap2:


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

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

bots 09-03-2016 09:30 AM

it should just be a standard day

Niamh. 09-03-2016 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 8554592)
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 09-03-2016 09:37 AM

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. 09-03-2016 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 8554598)
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 09-03-2016 09:42 AM

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 09-03-2016 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 8554599)
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. 09-03-2016 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 8554604)
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 09-03-2016 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 8554595)
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

bots 09-03-2016 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 8554604)
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 09-03-2016 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 8554606)
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 09-03-2016 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 8554609)
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. 09-03-2016 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 8554608)
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 09-03-2016 10:04 AM

Do the vast majority of people have Sundays off?

Niamh. 09-03-2016 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 8554609)
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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 8554612)
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 :shrug:


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