Save Our Sundays and other anti-Sunday Shopping Groups
By talfonso
@talfonso (246)
United States
May 5, 2012 7:36pm CST
Some of you love Sunday shopping because it gives them more freedom to buy the things they want. Some hate it because it takes time from church and family. Some, like me, like the concept but only under certain circumstances like food and meds.
But have you heard of groups that oppose it, such as Nova Scotia (Canada) based Save Our Sundays (http://www.saveoursundays.ca)?
There are reasons why I am a fan, and it's neither just keeping the Sabbath day holy (I'm Catholic), spending time with family, and allowing workers to take a break. I live in an area where the traffic that makes me late for church is due to the stores (including a Westfield mall) being open on Sundays.
I want to live somewhere where most everything is closed or roped off on those days. One of the few places is Bergen County, in crazy-expensive New Jersey. Even though Irksome Route 17 can be heck, it's much tolerable on Sundays due the the blue laws that cause stores to stay shut. I can actually get myself to church on time on that road!
The only things I'd buy on Sundays are food and medicine.
So what do you think of those groups that oppose most or all Sunday shopping? Do you live in an area with laws on it? What are your views? It's OK if you support Sunday shopping, and I respect your opinion.
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2 responses
@asyria51 (2861)
• United States
6 May 12
I live in a small town that does not have laws against stores being open or closed on Sunday, but that most are closed. The exceptions are the fast food joints, Wal-mart, Walgreens, CVS and the gas stations.
The boutique type places on our town square are all closed, so I almost never get to shop them.
I really feel that it is the business owners right to either be open or be closed and that the government should not interfere by making a law.
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
6 May 12
As we were taught many moons ago Sunday was to be a day of rest.
so I grew up with shopping and gas stations closing at 6:00pm on Saturday and not opening til Monday around 7:00 am.
It was actually a family day then. You spent it with your parents. I always went to church growing up.
When I did not go I realize now that was the only day I could actually sleep in.
Now everything is about having everything open and the almighty dollar, and unfortunately we as consumers have allowed this to happen.
When pharmacies were closed you had ER and if it was an emergency you were given pills.
I see people tired and exhausted everywhere today because they have to work. There really is very little monday through friday jobs (how well I learned that after growing up and having a family)
My parents did everything in the 5 and half days that stores are open. if we forgot something oh well you waited til monday. But if you were smart you stayed up on your meds.
As far as food, you would have to be totally out to not survive a sunday.
I wish there was a family day that maybe would bring families closer together.
Now mothers and fathers leave kids in care of older kids on weekends to save money and they come home tired and exhausted and spend little precious time with their children.
I think this is why everything is so out of whack.
Just my opinion though.
I stayed at home and invented a job at home for 25 years. I was the first one my children saw in the morning and the last person they saw before sleep.
If they needed me, they knew mom was home and could call me (dinosaur age here no cells)LOL
I would welcome a day of rest especially living in a tourist town.
And what is it with people that make others work on christmas and major holidays so those that do NOT work can buy things?
I sincerely thought major holidays should be family and friends. Not out shopping.
Gee how crazy I think.
Thanks for the discussion it was a good one to start.
