Should Shops Be Shut Boxing Day?

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  • Marisco
    Marisco Posts: 42,036 Forumite
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    Judging by the amount of stuff some people have in their trollies pre Xmas, thy won't need to shop for about 2 weeks!
  • charlotte1994
    charlotte1994 Posts: 854 Forumite
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    spadoosh wrote: »
    Wheres a nurse or paramedic going to get their coffee or dinner from?

    Asked my mate (who is a paramedic), she takes her own dinner if she is working Christmas day. Personal responsibility.
  • charlotte1994
    charlotte1994 Posts: 854 Forumite
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    Marisco wrote: »
    They don't.
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    Yes :D

    Exactly! People can live without a pub lunch :rotfl:
  • unforeseen
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    If shops are closed for one day (Christmas Day) then you need to develop a siege mentality and get enough food, especially bread and milk, for 3 weeks.

    If you don't take this action then you would be in serious trouble if the shops failed to open again when they are supposed to.
  • spadoosh
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    charlotte1994 wrote: »
    Asked my mate (who is a paramedic), she takes her own dinner if she is working Christmas day. Personal responsibility.

    Yeh she choose to be a paramedic and agreed a contract to work what was required which includes things like national holidays. Why do you think retail workers shouldnt have personal responsibility?
  • spadoosh
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    charlotte1994 wrote: »
    Exactly! People can live without a pub lunch :rotfl:

    People can live without seeing family on boxing day. Can you not see the hypocrisy of what youre saying?
  • HornetSaver
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    spadoosh wrote: »
    Ever heard of free will?


    This from someone arguing for employment contracts to be as one-way as possible.
  • Pennywise
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    Alikay wrote: »
    I'd like shops to close on Boxing Day to give their staff some family time. If you need something on Boxing day, you can either plan in advance and buy it on 24th, or wait another day and buy it on the 27th. Problem comes when some shops open and others don't: Customers will go buy from whoever's open. If all shops were closed, we'd all just wait.

    I think it's reasonable for small convenience stores and pharmacies to open, though.

    So you don't care about "family time" for the staff of those?
  • spadoosh
    spadoosh Posts: 8,732 Forumite
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    HornetSaver wrote: »
    This from someone arguing for employment contracts to be as one-way as possible.

    Are you talking to me or the rest of the forum?

    I dont know what youre referring to.
  • humptydumptybits
    humptydumptybits Posts: 2,992 Forumite
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    charlotte1994 wrote: »
    Exactly! People can live without a pub lunch :rotfl:



    So are you starting a thread about closing pubs on Boxing Day?


    These threads seem to happen every year and it is always shops as their staff need time off but to hell with everyone else who has to work.
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