Supermarket opening times (Light Hearted)

My first job on leaving school was in the office of a large furniture store. This was in the early 70s. We used to close at lunchtime on a Wednesday. I also remember the first couple of years I was there New Year’s Day didn’t used to be a bank holiday and I had to work. It wasn’t much fun staying up celebrating NYE and getting up to be at work for 9!

Yes both my parents went to work in the 50s and early 60s on Christmas Day. New Year was always a day off.

I thought that taurusmmukpp even in the 60s . My mother didn’t like a Saturday Christmas, Sunday Boxing Day
the following Monday and Tuesday were Bank Holidays. Then there would be the problem with New Year’s Day and the following Sunday which were also closed.

Christmas wasn't celebrated in Scotland until even as recently as the 1950s.

Hogmanay and New Year were and are more important. We still have 2 days bank holiday at New Year.

Some supermarkets are closing on Boxing Day. Off the top of my head I think that includes Lidl, Aldi, M&S and Waitrose. When I was working in a tea shop back in the 60s we used to close by about 4pm on Christmas Eve because people had given up shopping and were going home to get ready for the big day.

Shops used to close for longer over Christmas than they do now, but the milk man still delivered milk every day. We didn't have fridges, and we didn't have use-by dates either - used our noses, eyes and common sense!

Shops also had half-day closing on a Wednesday around here.

I think it would be a good thing if shops closed for a few days so staff could have a proper holiday.

Many shops near us in Wales close at lunch time. Threw us a bit when we moved here .

There's a small convenience store/supermarket just down the road from us which is always open on Christmas day.

I remember that! Shops completely shut on Sundays as well. I see a few supermarkets are shutting for two days this year. Can only be a good thing I think.