does anyone really go to the supermarket on Boxing Day

zoominatorone

scholesfan88 wrote: »

Alot of companies work boxing day, its not just supermarkets.

Sure they do, that still doesn't mean people are not addicted to shopping though.

scholesfan88

zoominatorone wrote: »

If someone feels the need to stroll around a supermarket as a leisure activity on Boxing Day, then yer I feel they are addicted to shopping.

Have I touched a raw nerve, which is why you are calling me a moron...

Oh yes of course, lets moan about shops being open on a sunday too!

Im calling you a moron, because you are. Obviously you have a passion for shopping, or is it that you cant afford to shop because your a jeremy kyle sponger sat at home all day on the dole?

Hmmm i wonder!

zoominatorone

scholesfan88 wrote: »

Oh yes of course, lets moan about shops being open on a sunday too!

Im calling you a moron, because you are. Obviously you have a passion for shopping, or is it that you cant afford to shop because your a jeremy kyle sponger sat at home all day on the dole?

Hmmm i wonder!

How nice!

I'd love to sit around all day watching Jezza, but I work.

And quite how you got the impression that I love to shop on Boxing Day, or have a passion for shopping from my posts is way beyond me.

whitewing

sahararose wrote: »

I work at Sainsburys. and we're closed on Boxing Day. Whoo hoo !! :-)

xx

The one near us isn't closed on Boxing Day. I just looked it up because I was so impressed that I was going to send them an email to tell them so.

queenlizard45uk

Come on guys, its Christmas - lets all be friends.

porlock

Slightly off-topic, but I always remember working Christmas Eve in Woolworths - we shut at 4pm, but had to stay until 8pm taking down all the Christmas stuff and putting out all the dull Boxing Day sale homewares. It always seemed a really depressing way to effectively 'start' Christmas. And I think that has always put me off Boxing Day shopping!

DomRavioli

I shop on Boxing Day because I'd rather not get killed for the last packet of paxo on Christmas eve, or be beaten by old ladies with their shopping trollies, mobbed by the parents who take their six children screaming, or harrassed by chavs.

If you don't like shopping on boxing day, then don't go. It is as simple as that.

miss_emmajane

When I used to work in retail whilst at university the shops I worked in only shut on Christmas day, only day of the year - I worked Christmas Eve and Boxing day one year but it wasn't too bad - you're pleased to come home and you can have treats on the shop floor - one Christmas eve working at The B*dy Shop we had hot chocolates behind the counter

Now I work as a Children's Nurse so obviously there is never one day hospitals are not open - if children are in hospital ill, you can't moan! Can't say I have been to a supermarket on boxing day but part of me likes the option to

fly_dragon_fly

red_devil wrote: »

I see the only day supermarkets are shut is Xmas day. They are open on Boxing Day. When do the staff get a rest.Can they not just close for 2 days out of the year??:mad:

Don't feel to bad for us, most companies at the beginning of December put a list up and anyone who doesn't want to work certain days can request to change them with others also most people don't work 8 til 8 Monday to Sunday, the shop i work in most of us only work 20 - 30 hours a week.

I know for example that most of us are working only 3 / 4 days rather than 4 /5 days. I'm working 5 hours boxing day but have the next day off so am actually only working 3 days over xmas so it's not as bad as it seems we are open 8am til 8am on boxing day then normal times on the 27 / 28/ 29/ 30 then close early on new years eve and open at 8 rather than 7 on news years day

adonis

queenlizard45uk wrote: »

Come on guys, its Christmas - lets all be friends.

Nah lets pretend we are all family, then we can keep up the tradition of arguing at this time of year.:D