If you're open on Sunday, you might as well open the same hours as the other days, right?
2007-06-25 03:51:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I appreciate if stores open later, to allow their workers to go to church. Even though the store owner(s) may not be Christian, they respect their worker's faith.
However, we often ignore God's commandment of rest on the Sabbath. We agree with Jesus Himself, who said that every commandment should be followed...but we put an exception to this one.
Does that mean that we should not work on Sundays? I think so. Does it mean that we should not support stores that are open on Sundays? Are we encouraging sin by doing this? That's a great question. If the answer is yes, than 99% of Christians are guilty.
Personally, I make Sunday a day of rest. I don't do heavy work and try to get chores done on Saturday so that I can rest on Sunday and dedicate it to the LORD. I'm very imperfect on this principal, however - but I am trying to improve.
Thank you for the question.
2007-06-25 04:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by TWWK 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Aren't you happy when you can go home a little early from work? It's just nice to be home a bit sooner so you have more time to do something in the rest of the afternoon & the evening.
Here stores are closed all Sunday but they still close earlier on Saturday too, that's only 'cause they like the time off and has nothing to do with religion or a 'day of rest' or whatever.
Think of it this way: if you have a job until four, or five, or six -why don't you stay a few hours more, I mean, you're working anyhow, why not work a bit longer? Unless you're a workaholic, the answer's probably because you want to go home and enjoy your time off!
2007-06-25 11:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I totally agree...it is a real pain the the @ss because you typically wake up a little later on sunday and thne get all dresssed and ready to go and then you start your shopping to find all the stores closing early. I understand if stores don't want to be open 7 days a week but whats the point for sunday. they are only open maybe 5 hours or so and then they close. It is annoying when you try to go out shopping and the stores are closing at 2:00 in the AFTERNOON.
Arggg....really gets me upset. Good question though.
2007-06-25 11:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that most stores here (Canada) are open from 12 to 5pm on Sundays. Those are my store hours. We have a few customers who are only able to come in on Sundays. It is typically our quietest day of the week, but since we still get customers, we're going to stay open. If people stop coming in on Sunday's we would close that day because we would be loosing money. But since we know people come by, we open for 5 hours in the afternoon, because we know that if we weren't there, we would be loosing out on money.
2007-06-25 11:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it is based on the amount of business a place get's on Sunday. If it slows down considerably on that day most of the time, it makes sense to close earlier. Kind of the same reason Resturants might be closed on Mondays.
2007-06-25 10:59:38 · answer #5 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never understood this myself. I think the only exception would be pharmacies (you can't help when you get sick and need medicine). Even then--all hospitals have pharmacies.
Not sure where you're from, but I live in Atlanta, Georgia, and we have a fast food chain here called Chick-Fil-A, and they're completely closed on Sunday, which I think is nice. Not sure if it's psychological or not, but I swear the only time I have a craving for them is on Sundays!
2007-06-25 14:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they must want some rest on sundays but can't resist the thought of making a profit. Fareway Grocery Stores close on Sundays. Hy-vees don't.
2007-06-25 11:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are only a few businesses that need to be open on Sundays. They are police, hospitals, fire departments, tow truck services and plowing (in winter). These are the businesses that are required by biblical law to remain open for works of mercy and neccesity.
All other businesses are open because people do not plan for a day of rest, and the businesses claim it is necesary to be open for these people instead of forcing them to plan for their rest. This is a guise of pietistic justification (using man's point of view to alter the meaning of God's word).
2007-06-25 11:00:24 · answer #8 · answered by douglong1025 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's that way because it's hard to find people willing to work on Sunday's, so they can't find enough coverge to keep the store open all day.
2007-06-25 11:45:27 · answer #9 · answered by Cookie On My Mind 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In many communities, Mass is held on Sunday night, so this is why they traditionally close early.
2007-06-25 10:57:51 · answer #10 · answered by xooxcable 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋