Relaxed Sunday Shopping rules during Olympics.

[DulwichFox]

I find it very Odd that Relaxed Sunday Shopping rules during Olympics have been announced.

We have been made aware that Public Transport will be stretched to extreem limits during the Olympics.

..So why then are we encouraging 1,000's of more people to come into the capital.

I thought it would be sensible to stay away...

Call me Old Fashioned...

Foxed Fox.

[woodrot]

Im sure the minumunm waged will be cheering at the thought of their Sundays off being decimated to retailers of tat n shite demanding more work.

w00t

[woodrot]

cool story bro'

[Huguenot]

I believe retailers of tat and shite are allowed to open on Sundays anyway.

It's only the big retailers that can't open for more than 6 hours usually - so it's really only going to affect the likes of Oxford Street.

Given that they were allowed to open for 6 hours anyway, I suspect that very few people will be doing any more significant work on a Sunday than they would have anyway?

Storm in teacup.

Besides, it's only Sliverfox and Lady Deliah who still think we should be living in 1342, working the fields all week and praying on Sundays. The rest of us have telephones and computers and lives to lead.

[Otta]

Westfield in Stratford may benefit most. Personally I can't see why this is even news worthy.

[woodrot]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> I believe retailers of tat and shite are allowed

> to open on Sundays anyway.

>

> It's only the big retailers that can't open for

> more than 6 hours usually - so it's really only

> going to affect the likes of Oxford Street.

>

> Given that they were allowed to open for 6 hours

> anyway, I suspect that very few people will be

> doing any more significant work on a Sunday than

> they would have anyway?

>

> Storm in teacup.

>

> Besides, it's only Sliverfox and Lady Deliah who

> still think we should be living in 1342, working

> the fields all week and praying on Sundays. The

> rest of us have telephones and computers and lives

> to lead.

*slaps heed*

of course , ITS SO OBVIOUS

[Undisputedtruth]

Otta Wrote:

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> Westfield in Stratford may benefit most.

> Personally I can't see why this is even news

> worthy.

This is small minded thinking again.

Basically, the Olympics will attract tourists to London and they will shop in areas like the West End, Covent Garden, Camden Market, etc. I don't expect the shops in Dulwich to extend their trading hour on Sunday.

[El Pibe]

I know you love a pop at Otta, but I think his tiny little mind is capable, in some stunded proto-fashion, of insights normally exclusive to such visionary colossi as yourself, such as:

"Basically, the Olympics will attract tourists to London and they will shop in areas like the West End, Covent Garden, Camden Market"

[woodrot]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> I know you love a pop at Otta, but I think his

> tiny little mind is capable, in some stunded

> proto-fashion, of insights normally exclusive to

> such visionary colossi as yourself, such as:

> "Basically, the Olympics will attract tourists to

> London and they will shop in areas like the West

> End, Covent Garden, Camden Market"

I can think of nothing worse than going to any of these appalling place to engage in the vile act of " shopping"

[El Pibe]

I know, I know, property theft etc.

You weave your own peruvian hats from the finest home spun guinea pig farm in your back garden don't you ;-P

[woodrot]

not even that, but I have been at both ends of the consumption curve

I dont wish to go back to roughing it, but the ( relatively short ) immersion into the ostentatious chattel accumulation side of things still makes me shudder with embarrasment

[Undisputedtruth]

Okay Woodrot, Saville Row and Jermyn Street then, where a true gentleman like myself shop.

[woodrot]

I used to get my threads made by Sidney Charles In Deptford, but have now moved my business to Threadneedleman on the Walworth road

[Undisputedtruth]

I know Threadneedleman. Savile Row trained. I went to school with two of his cousins. He is also related to Kieron Dyer, the former England player. Threadneedleman used to be based in Peckham before he moved to Walworth Road. His suits are fully canvassed and he does all the cutting, measuring and stitching. Very rare for a tailor to do all these days.

ETA: Well Woodrot, it seems you've gone up in my estimation. I thought you shopped in Marks & Spencer!

[Otta]

Otta Wrote:

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> Westfield in Stratford may benefit most.

> Personally I can't see why this is even news

> worthy.

This is small minded thinking again.

Basically, the Olympics will attract tourists to London and they will shop in areas like the West End, Covent Garden, Camden Market, etc. I don't expect the shops in Dulwich to extend their trading hour on Sunday.

I genuinely have no idea what you are talking about. What was small minded about what I said? Did you think I thought the Olympics would only effect Stratford?

My actual point really was who cares?

[Applespider]

I read that this initially came about because the Closing Ceremony is on a Sunday and the big memorabilia outlets at the Olympic Park wouldn't then be able to open both before and after.

The shops in Scotland don't have such limited opening hours on a Sunday and it doesn't seem to have affected much. The shops tend to open 10 or 11 until 5 or 6 on a Sunday and the usual big supermarkets are truly 24 hour 7 days a week.