howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
noticed this morning that the co-op is opening for business at 8 a.m. on boxing day, everyone else is closing for two days.
i really do not see the point, the co-op does not have free parking so the vast majority of their customers arrive on foot.
there are no bus services on boxing day so it will mean very little trade and a lot of inconvenience for their staff.
does anyone actually need to do food shopping anyway, we all know that many overbuy for the holiday period and a lot of it is wasted?
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
- Posts: 6,950
#2
Could this be an opportunity for local Labour councillors to make-up for their taking a day off earlier in the year? Volunteering to man an old-style counter service.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#3
not on the evidance what i saw this at 0800 this morning in morrisons.needed an armeourd carrier to get around,as it was packed like a sardine can.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#4
exactly brian nobody nowadays would starve if the shops were closed for 2 days.
i reckon i could survive for a month if snowed in for example.
we all have fridges and freezers and usually enough stuff in cupboards to knock up meals with.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
- Posts: 6,950
#5
Shop workers.
Let them know it's Christmas?
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Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
- Posts: 1,136
#6
Called into Morrisons about 3.30 this afternoon for some last minute bits, and OMG you could not move some very nice young lads packing for you at the tills, think you are right howard how much of the food in those trolleys will be wasted.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 5,673
#7
The shop at Whitfield I think said it was open Christmas Day !!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#8
i hope that is not true i thought stores over a certain size were not allowed to open on easter sunday and christmas day.
there was talk of a change in the law.
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
- Posts: 778
#9
I am open boxing day... fingers crossed for those girls who got engaged on christmas day coming down!!
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 2,438
#10
T*sco opening times, no Christmas Day opening thankfully.
WHITE CLIFFS PARK,
WHITFIELD,
DOVER,
KENT,
CT16 3EH.
Telephone: 0845 6779223
Desk opening hours
may not follow store opening hours.
Christmas Opening Times
DayOpenClosed
Friday 23rd 24 hours
Christmas Eve open until 1900
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day 0900 1800
Bank Holiday Tuesday 27th 0800 1900
Wednesday 28th open 0600 onwards
Thursday 29th 24 hours
Friday 30th 24 hours
New Years Eve open until 1900
New Years Day 1000 1600
Bank Holiday Monday 2nd 0800 1900
Tuesday 3rd open 0600 onwards
Wednesday 4th 24 hours
Opening Times
Store Opening Times
DayOpenClosed
Monday open 0600 onwards
Tuesday 24 hours
Wednesday 24 hours
Thursday 24 hours
Friday 24 hours
Saturday open until 2200
Sunday 1000 1600
Audere est facere.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#11
For those who are doing last minute shopping Morrisons open at 7.00am tomorrow, Saturday, my daughter has to start an hour earlier than usual at 5.00am.
Age Concern will close early tomorrow about lunch time I think and re-open on Wednesday at the usual time.
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- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#12
howard;l
why shouldn't the co op try to provide a service other major outletters decide not to do?
there will always be customers
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