I'd be very interested in comparing Xmas shopping laws.
Here it varies between states.
Xmas Day; Everything is closed.Hotels and petrol stations are the exceptions on all public holidays except Good Friday,when EVERYTHING is closed...
Dec 26. Boxing Day;public holiday.Everything closed.
Dec 27 The big stores open all day. (normal Sunday trading is 11Am to 5 pm)
December 28; public holiday everything closed. The laws are different in other states.. they may change here soon due to pressure from traders and the tourist board.
It pisses me off because the closures are for religious reasons. I can't buy fresh fruit or bread on those days.
BUT things have improved out of sight since I was 21:
At that time: All pubs closed at 6pm. There was NO trading of any kind on Sundays,including cinemas.
Most businesses closed at 11 am Saturday and did not open until Monday morning. Supermarkets are still not permitted to sell alcohol. Instead they own huge liquour store chains,with the store almost invariably next to the supermarket.
Oh,we have high taxes on alcohol. Some may find the catalogue linked interesting.
http://www.lasoo.com.au/category/liquor-...y%28top%29
Does anyone here live in a dry county? How well does that work?
Here it varies between states.
Xmas Day; Everything is closed.Hotels and petrol stations are the exceptions on all public holidays except Good Friday,when EVERYTHING is closed...
Dec 26. Boxing Day;public holiday.Everything closed.
Dec 27 The big stores open all day. (normal Sunday trading is 11Am to 5 pm)
December 28; public holiday everything closed. The laws are different in other states.. they may change here soon due to pressure from traders and the tourist board.
It pisses me off because the closures are for religious reasons. I can't buy fresh fruit or bread on those days.
BUT things have improved out of sight since I was 21:
At that time: All pubs closed at 6pm. There was NO trading of any kind on Sundays,including cinemas.
Most businesses closed at 11 am Saturday and did not open until Monday morning. Supermarkets are still not permitted to sell alcohol. Instead they own huge liquour store chains,with the store almost invariably next to the supermarket.
Oh,we have high taxes on alcohol. Some may find the catalogue linked interesting.
http://www.lasoo.com.au/category/liquor-...y%28top%29
Does anyone here live in a dry county? How well does that work?
