To think some large supermarkets should be open until 8pm

[jnfrrss]

Fed up of getting back on a Sunday after a busy hetic weekend and having to do my shop at a Tesco garage.

There's three large supermarkets in my town and all close at 4pm on a Sunday. Why can't at least one do an evening shift?

After being used to Scottish shops it really sucks in England. Sunday evening would be perfect for me to do a shop. I just dont like online shopping either, but if they have to work Sunday late evenings why is it so different for the shop workers?

Yep, Scotland here, our local large sainsburys is open until 10pm. Was quite busy when I left about 9. Most of the weekend/evening staff tend to be students and look perfectly happy with working to me.

If you go away for the weekend then why not do what English people do? Stock up before the weekend and then buy the things that won't keep on the way home.

There are areas of Scotland where very little is open on a Sunday.

And It's just one of those things you have to put up with in a different country. Like paying cash in Germany or not paying cash in Sweden, or using different words in Scotland or not being able to drink until 21 in the US.

I don't think they get paid extra for Sundays any more, it's just another day like any other.

I'm in my forties and I remember getting time-and-a-half, or even double time if you did overtime. Eg for stocktaking, or working bank holidays etc. I think Sunday trading killed all that, and everyone then got paid the same rate.

OP I completely agree, if I had my way supermarkets would be open 24 hours on a Sunday like America.

Life is very busy and a lot different or how it was years ago. It’s so annoying when everything is shut and you end up having to go to the mini garages where everything is twice the price

to*

I don’t understand the whole “give the staff a break” thing, you do realise not everybody works the same shift patterns???

I find it a bit sad that supermarkets are open on the whole until 10 pm,even Inthe rural area that I live in except on a Sunday when most close at 4pmn.(We have a coop that s still open until 10pm,but that is a local thing).
So,OP what is wrong with all those other days in the week? It's not as if Sundays are a suprise event.I hate to be harsh but it really didn't take much to sort shopping around the hours available.

It’s also not always as easy as just go another time and people’s lives can be busy and a Sunday evening maybe the only time that week due to X, Y and Z

to just*

as*

I have double standards about Sunday trading laws.

In principle, I agree with restricted hours so that retail staff can have time with their friends and families one day a week etc etc.

In practice, it’s a complete bloody nuisance, particularly in spring & summer when we are doing lots of days out and would love to be able to grab supplies on the way out early in the morning, or pick up a pizza on the way home.

Thank! capitalism for Tesco Express, even though the nearest one is 4 miles from my house.

Morrison's deliver until 11.30 pm on a Sunday.

I’m sure retail staff do get a day off and work a set number of hours in the week

Like most of us...

Workings later on a Sunday won’t change that

Why is it the fucking law though?? I don't I'm understand the reasoning?

It’s religion or so I’ve beeb led to believe

been*

Where do you shop that you can't buy enough food on a Thursday with dates long enough to be OK on Sunday - I'd say your complaints would be more valid if you were complaining about that.

notmypropername as mentioned above, it’s the law currently because the SNP vetoed the extension of our opening hours.

Do your shopping another time! Let some people have some time off, for goodness sake!

Confused at the idea of killing boredom by going to Tesco's. I find supermarket shopping stunningly boring.

Religion, should of known 🙄