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Do you really need to visit shops on Boxing Day?

352 replies

kolpa · 26/12/2025 08:26

Before you decide to go to half the stores which are open today, think - do you actually need anything? If not, stay away from them.

Those supermarkets that are open would have very few deliveries. Perhaps milk n bread as majority of these are delivered by the bakery and dairy. It depends on if they worked yesterday. As some distribution centres were closed yesterday.

I personally believe that people only shop because the shops are open. If some were open yesterday, they would have gone in.

A good number of the retail workers today are people who don’t have a car who usually bus it in. But no buses means either get someone to drive them in or get taxi/uber which are 1.5-2 times more expensive.

So if you can survive a day of visiting about half the stores which are open today, stay at home or go to others’ homes.

OP posts:
saveforthat · 26/12/2025 08:31

The retail staff are there anyway, whether we visit or not.

TittyGajillions · 26/12/2025 08:29

You do you boo, don't try and dictate what others do.
Some people might need the human interaction that shopping provides 🤷‍♀️