Sunday trading

[Cherry_Ripe]

The ice cream was all melted and they didn't put half the things in that I asked for.

 OMG Kev that sounds so annoying.

As I mentioned I can't get groceries delivered but I do most of my clothes shopping from catalogues. The courier leaves everything on the front door step because he can't / won't seliver when there is someone home; even if you specify a date and time for delivery he will just dump the stuff if the date / time doesn't suit him. He has been known to throw things over the gate into the garden which would be better than leaving things on the doorstep only he throws them over next door's gate and not mine

[smurfboy]

I live in a town which closes not only on a Sunday but also on a Wednesday afternoon. Internet grocery shops do not deliver to the area so I have to go to the supermarket.

If I realised I needed groceries at 4pm on a Sunday I would wait until the next day to buy them but what annoys me is that the supermarket doesn't open until 8am on Mondays ... not enough time to go there before work.

Our shops open 10am-4pm Sundays and unlike Lou's shops we don't have to wait an hour before we can pay ... what is that about?

It's a way of opening for longer. Basically if a store is open for 'browsing' from say 10am, you can fill up your basket or trolley from then on - you just can't pay until 11.  Strictly speaking it's legal as they aren't taking any money, and therefore are only 'open' for the six legal hours.

[Cherry_Ripe]

Our shops open 10am-4pm Sundays and unlike Lou's shops we don't have to wait an hour before we can pay ... what is that about?

It's a way of opening for longer. Basically if a store is open for 'browsing' from say 10am, you can fill up your basket or trolley from then on - you just can't pay until 11.  Strictly speaking it's legal as they aren't taking any money, and therefore are only 'open' for the six legal hours.

Wow, I'm glad my local shops don't do that!