Are you annoyed by businesses being closed on Sunday?

Does it annoy you when businesses are closed on Sunday?

Most aren't anymore and why should I be upset? It's their business. Why Sunday? Why not Sunday? If it's a Christian-run business, it's their right. I got 6 other days to go there. So does everyone else.

Chris wrote:Does it annoy you when businesses are closed on Sunday?

Not really. As Shale said, not many are closed on Sunday. I remember when "blue laws" were wide spread in NJ. Now in just one part of the state.

New JerseyIn 1677, the General Assembly of East New Jersey banned the "singing of vain songs or tunes" on Sabbath.

One of the last remaining blue laws, actually non-religious Sunday Closing laws, in the United States that covers selling electronics, clothing and furniture is found in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Bergen County, part of the New York City metropolitan area is home to the largest retail than any other county in the nation, and home to four major malls. Due to stricktly enforced laws, malls are closed on Sundays. Virtually everything is closed on Sundays except grocery stores, restaurants and movie theathers.

Town of Paramus in Bergen County, where three of the four major malls are located in, have even more restricted blue laws than the county itself, banning all type of work on Sundays except grocery stores and restaurants (outside malls).

I was working in retail when they were repealed in my county and I was so pissed that I had to work some Sundays.

I live in a small town so a lot of businesses ARE closed on Sunday, and on one hand, you know, they're entitled to a day off every week, but there are times I wish everything was open 7 days a week like in other towns.

Yes. It's not a problem when I'm Boston, but I also split my time between the US and Germany. I don't care about malls or department stores, but I do think that smaller grocery stores like Rewe or Aldi should be open on Sundays in case of emergency.

Not really. Most of the places I need to go would be open and the ones that aren't... well - I know that so I go one of the other 6 days.

Shale wrote:Why Sunday if you insist it's only because workers need a day off? Why not Monday? It was clearly a Christian dominant law. So, today if I want, I can go to Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target or almost any other store I want to because most are open.

Sunday makes the most sense because more people are off work that day, and children are off school, therefore it affords people family time.

It doesn't bug me at all when they are closed because all I need to do is plan ahead.

RedBedroom wrote: Sunday makes the most sense because more people are off work that day, and children are off school, therefore it affords people family time.

It doesn't bug me at all when they are closed because all I need to do is plan ahead.

Yeah, I guess that would be the rationale in Christendom, but I live on Miami Beach where the Jews are off on Saturday. But they don't make laws demanding businesses close on Saturday (Orthodox Jews probably close their personal business since they don't even use cars to get around on the Sabbath).

Interesting how some communities in Christendom don't charge on parking meters on Sunday. Not here - our parking meters are strictly non-sectarian - you pay seven days a week.

It's not the rationale in Christiandom, it is basic marketing. People want to close one day, they do it on the day that a majority of people dedicate to family and when even singles are less mobile. If there was a shift in all this and people became more fiscally active on Sunday than Saturday, then it would change as such.

In general, people know to check if a smaller place is open on a Sunday. Say I need pants hemmed. It is ingrained in me to call ahead to see if they would be open on a Sunday, and also check to see if they close early Saturday. I don't expect them to be closed on a Wednesday. So, it's bad for business to pick your random day to be closed to be on a week day.

I have lived in a small town before, and in small towns you do see the day off be more random because the population is less, weekend profits need to be maximized, and people learn the day it's closed. You just don't see it as often in larger cities.

My barber is closed on Sunday and I find that annoying....
I think what irritates me the more though is when places close EARLY on Sunday (and Saturday.)

It's annoying but certainly their right to close. But businesses that are closed on Sunday can be less likely to get my business just because I'm a creature of habit & convenience. I'm starting to move away from a pharmacy because they close on Sunday.

Most of the places I shop aren't closed on Sunday, but may close early. It's not really a big deal, Sunday isn't a "shopping" day for me anyway, I tend to do that on Saturday.