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07-11-2011, 19:49
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Is it about competition? Smaller corner-type shops must do better on a Sunday than any other day of the week.
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08-11-2011, 00:41
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I agree completely that some towns want to stay shut, what I was on about was it not being right forcing supermarkets in larger city's to close
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08-11-2011, 14:58
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So, there's something you run out of on a Sunday that's so important it can't wait til the next day? That's just bad planning!
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08-11-2011, 15:12
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The way I see it, if there is enough demand on a Sunday to warrant opening the shops for longer then they should be allowed to. In these cosmopolitan times it seems archaic to have a constrictive law based on outdated practices. I'm not bothered that they shut at 4pm but there have been occasions when I've suddenly decided a Sunday roast would be a brilliant idea and it's too late to get to a shop before closing. I'm pretty sure banks and building societies would see an increase in custom if they suddenly decided to open briefly on a Sunday, or all day Saturday.
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08-11-2011, 15:21
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My bank is open all day Saturday. Always has been. Not sure why there's a big Halifax thing about doing what the customer wants when NatWest & Abbey have been doing so for years and years!
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08-11-2011, 15:32
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Penelope Pitstop
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Think of the employees
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08-11-2011, 15:37
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A lot of people nowadays see the weekend as just another day in the office.
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08-11-2011, 15:39
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See that wouldn't bother me much, I grew up with a policeman and a radiologist for parents so 24/7 'on call' jobs.
Weekends were generally just normal days for us, as was Christmas, Easter, etc... and for most of their friends. So was 9-5, they were very rarely both in the house with me of an evening. As a result, I like my weekends though. Prefer not to work if I can help it. Am lucky now that I don't have to.
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Most of them would probably be students, in which case it is a win-win!
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