Shops not open until 11am on sunday?

Castiel · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:27

Redz said:
Yes that's the point. The legislation allows them to close on their day of rest/worship.

You are missing the point, if religious observance was the driving factor then the legislation would not have been enacted at all. The legislation relaxed those laws, it didn't enforce them.

It would have remained as it was. :rolleyes:

Redz · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:33

Castiel said:
You are missing the point, if religious observance was the driving factor then the legislation would not have been enacted at all. The legislation relaxed those laws, it didn't enforce them.

It would have remained as it was.

Actually it's you who is missing the point. You need to learn the difference between an argument and an assertion.

Anyway, I'm out of this thread, don't feel like running in the special olympics just now. Here, have your smiley back. :rolleyes:

Castiel · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:34

Redz said:
Actually it's you who is missing the point. You need to learn the difference between an argument and an assertion.

Anyway, I'm out of this thread, don't feel like running in the special olympics just now. Here, have your smiley back.

Resort to insult when your argument fails....nice one.

Redz · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:35

Where was the insult?

Castiel · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:37

Redz said:
Where was the insult?

Redz said:
don't feel like running in the special olympics just now

KaHn · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:37

I find the sunday trading law funny as some pubs open from 8am on a sunday and shut at mid-night.

As per http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-wouldhave in south shields.

Can't shop all day but you can be drunk from 9am onwards.

KaHn

Disco Boy · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:37

Waitrose Clifton (and the sainsbury's opposite) don't open until 12 on a Sunday, it has caught me out about 4 times now.

Redz · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:41

Castiel said:
snip

Google that term it's a comment on the pointlessness of arguing on the internet, although I concede it can be, and is quite often used that way.

robbiemc · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:59

I remember when I worked a Saturday job for Robert Dyas (ooh back in 1988 now) and we were 'instructed' via a head office directive to fill in their 'We wont open on Sunday' petition (as they didn't at the time).
Faced with such demands we all entered our names as 'Superman' and 'Mickey Mouse'. They've since stopped that nonsense and open on Sundays now.

mame · 30 Jan 2011 at 14:33

I've always believed that it was to protect small local shops that make most of their money on Sunday afternoon/evening.

Substance · 30 Jan 2011 at 20:50

I work Sundays as normal days, I'm salaried to work 40 hours throughout the week, I get the same whether I work those midweek or at the weekend

kibblerok · 30 Jan 2011 at 20:54

Theres more to life than being able to browse the shops for an extra few hours on a Sunday.

Energize · 30 Jan 2011 at 20:59

kibblerok said:
Theres more to life than being able to browse the shops for an extra few hours on a Sunday.

Revelation of the century...

rypt · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:01

I hate how short our shop hours are, I mean lots close at like 5:30 or 6 in the evening, are barely open on Sundays, etc.

We need proper late night shops ffs

SideWinder · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:05

How come corner shops and random newsagents stay open until 11pm or so on sundays? Are some shops exempt?

Nexus · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:16

kibblerok said:
Theres more to life than being able to browse the shops for an extra few hours on a Sunday.

I personally would like to see Sunday Trading Laws relaxed or abolished.

I'm not talking so that I can nip to my local DFS or Currys to have a look around at 8pm on a Sunday evening.

My personal reason would be for food shopping, as somebody else mentioned. Saturday is the busiest day of the week in the Supermarkets across the country, I hate going on a Saturday because it means I que for ages. Sunday is not much better either where I live and even if I go into Morissons or Waitrose just before they close on a Sunday afternoon, they are still rammed.

If there were longer opening hours on a Sunday, it would certainly help to ease this pressure.

Times have changed, not just in terms of religion and the diversity of religions in this country now, but working habits and hours have changed dramatically.

There are probably some shift workers who can only shop on Sunday, in this day and age you should be able to nip to the Supermarket in the evening.

Energize · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:16

rypt said:
We need proper late night shops ffs

I always thought it was strange that a lot of shops are only open when everyone is at work thus is unable to actually go shopping.

Nexus · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:17

SideWinder said:
How come corner shops and random newsagents stay open until 11pm or so on sundays? Are some shops exempt?

Small shops with a floor area of under and up to 280 square metres (3,000 square feet) may open if they wish to.

rypt · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:18

Energize said:
I always thought it was strange that a lot of shops are only open when everyone is at work thus is unable to actually go shopping.

Yup, I never understood it either

gibb · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:24

I think its a good idea as it lets the smaller shops have some sunday trade, when my sister worked at Argos they could open for longer than 6 hours because the shop floor area made it exempt, despite having a huge stockroom behind.