Should Shops Be Shut Boxing Day?

Pollycat

charlotte1994 wrote: »

I've only been the once when I went with my mum and sister about 8 years ago. Dad dropped us off and we got the bus back, £12 for 3 of us for a 1 way ticket :eek:

Why the 'shocked face' smiley?
Without context nobody knows if that is cheap or expensive.

chris_m

ScarletMarble wrote: »

The reason why people can’t cope without shops being open as they don’t plan ahead. They just buy things for that evening’s meal plus the odd thing bought weekly, monthly etc such as magazine, jam etc.

So why do they go shopping a day or so before any bank holiday and come out with two or more trolleys overflowing with enough to feed the proverbial five thousand for a month?
:rotfl:

humptydumptybits

charlotte1994 wrote: »

[/B] These people don't work on the high street though, do they? Where are you getting this from? I've never said that everyone should have christmas off. That's just stupid, you're saying this, not me


So doesn't matter if you do things you don't need to do and cause other people to have to work. Once again it is only people in retail that matter.




Never said all the shops would be shut, never said they should shut either, just saying that I like the idea :think: why y'all taking what I said and blowing it way up, I'm literally just talking about some retail shops. I think it's nice, like last year when the Entertainer closed Christmas eve as it was a Sunday, I thought that was brilliant. Obviously a lot of people need to work, as they are working in an important service, but imo shops aren't a need. Just saying it's nice that the shop is thinking about their staff, no need to get your knickers in a twist :rotfl:

Well you like the idea and leave the rest of us to live our lives or run our businesses.

suki1964

I only get xmas day and Boxing Day off and Id love the sales to start here on Boxing Day, but they don't , so when I do manage to get to the shops, all the good stuff has gone

Last time I went to the Boxing Day sales was the day of the Tsunami , got up at 5 am and joined the queue at NEXT, we were the last people admitted before they closed the doors due to overcrowding. Picked up my suits for work , winter coat ( still wear that ) and enough casual clothing to last the coming year, then out of there straight to Sainsburys and filled with yellow stickered beef and lamb joints to last the coming year

I miss Boxing Day opening

ophiuchus

charlotte1994 wrote: »

My local Home Bargains shop is closed Boxing Day, they say so the staff can have a break and be with their families. I love this idea, I don't see why people need to go shopping (that isn't for food) on Boxing day, the staff need a break too!!

I remember my mum telling me about a customer who came into her shop and asked if they were open Christmas Day, she said of course not and he replied "well what if I need more wine?" :eek:

Do you think all shops should follow suit? Or do you think they should open for Boxing Day? :j

I was interested to see a programme the other night which stated that Christmas day used to be an ordinary working day, pretty much until Charles Dickens wrote a Christmas Carol.

humptydumptybits

chris_m wrote: »

So why do they go shopping a day or so before any bank holiday and come out with two or more trolleys overflowing with enough to feed the proverbial five thousand for a month?
:rotfl:

Re my earlier answer, maybe it is because they have a house full of visitors?

charlotte1994

humptydumptybits wrote: »

Well you like the idea and leave the rest of us to live our lives or run our businesses.

...So like I am doing? I'm not stopping you :rotfl: I can't make laws :rotfl:

Marisco

The bottom line is, if people want to work on BD then let them, and if they don't then don't make them. It's that simple really. The only people that have to work are the emergency services, care and hospital staff. Everything else is not necessary, if they don't get the reqired number of staff volunteering it's hardly a life or death situation.

parkrunner

I worked in furniture retail many years ago when the hours were 9-5 Mon-Sat. Gradually that changed, first was one night open until 7pm, then slowly each night Mon-Friday was added. We didn't take any extra money, it was done purely because another shop was doing it so we had to. Then the dreaded Sunday opening started, and again no extra turnover but we had to follow as did everyone else.

humptydumptybits

Marisco wrote: »

The bottom line is, if people want to work on BD then let them, and if they don't then don't make them. It's that simple really. The only people that have to work are the emergency services, care and hospital staff. Everything else is not necessary, if they don't get the reqired number of staff volunteering it's hardly a life or death situation.

Should that go with all working hours though? What if someone says they don't want to start at 9 am and would prefer to have a lie in so although they are employed to do 9 to 5 they want to do 11 to 7. Or if they can't open shops because people need their family time on a Saturday, or want to watch their football team? An employer offers you a job and you know the terms so get on with it.