Would u shop till midnight for ur Xmas shopping?
#16
Re: Would u shop till midnight for ur Xmas shopping?
We lived right beside a 24hr ASDA back in Glasgow, and it was perfect for picking up munchies after being out for the night, also great for pregnancy cravings! The Glasgow Fort was open to midnight, last year, i think, we were there at half 10 one night!
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Wouldn't put in a whole day though..
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I would. I've got two little kids at home all day at the moment and the best time to go shopping would be when they are sleeping.
If you think that's crazy when we're back in Canada quite a few of the Walmarts will have 24 hour shopping leading up to Christmas (from Dec 4-24th). I was surprised the one by my parents has it as the town only has 20,000 people. But hey, it works for me as it means there will be less to pack in the suitcases!
http://www.walmart.ca/home.jsp
The last town we lived in was a mining town. The majority of the workers worked shift work so 24 hour shopping would have been really helpful for people who are either working or sleeping during the day.
If you think that's crazy when we're back in Canada quite a few of the Walmarts will have 24 hour shopping leading up to Christmas (from Dec 4-24th). I was surprised the one by my parents has it as the town only has 20,000 people. But hey, it works for me as it means there will be less to pack in the suitcases!
http://www.walmart.ca/home.jsp
The last town we lived in was a mining town. The majority of the workers worked shift work so 24 hour shopping would have been really helpful for people who are either working or sleeping during the day.
When I worked bartending I used to love 24 hour shopping. I would do groceries at 3 am when I would be the only person in the store and not have to listen to screaming kids.
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Re: Would u shop till midnight for ur Xmas shopping?
I used to work opposite a 24/7 Asda in the UK, which was heavenly being a shift worker. Even if I wasn't working I would go and shop at daft times like 2am when the place was quiet, no kids underfoot. To be able to do that here would be excellent, for just the same reason - not everyone works regular hours and some of us find ourselves having to shop at odd times, like it or not.
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I am surprised at how little late night shopping there is here, especially this close to Xmas, all of the shopping centres in Chch (nz) are open till at lest 9pm for most of December and the week before Xmas most are open until midnight. They were hardly ever quiet either, we lived very close to the mall and I popped in and out quite a bit late at night and there were always people there.
I still cant get used to the supermarkets closing here at 5pm on a Saturday, our local one used to be open 24 hours a day and we got used to going over and buying things for a late dinner on a Sat night.
I still cant get used to the supermarkets closing here at 5pm on a Saturday, our local one used to be open 24 hours a day and we got used to going over and buying things for a late dinner on a Sat night.
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I am surprised at how little late night shopping there is here, especially this close to Xmas, all of the shopping centres in Chch (nz) are open till at lest 9pm for most of December and the week before Xmas most are open until midnight. They were hardly ever quiet either, we lived very close to the mall and I popped in and out quite a bit late at night and there were always people there.
I still cant get used to the supermarkets closing here at 5pm on a Saturday, our local one used to be open 24 hours a day and we got used to going over and buying things for a late dinner on a Sat night.
I still cant get used to the supermarkets closing here at 5pm on a Saturday, our local one used to be open 24 hours a day and we got used to going over and buying things for a late dinner on a Sat night.
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Re: Would u shop till midnight for ur Xmas shopping?
The supermarkets where I am living are open till 9pm on a week night but Sat And Sun they shut at 5pm and 6pm, when we first arrived we of course didnt know that and coming home after a day out in our new surroundings of course tried to go to a supermarket to find some dinner supplies found them all closed. Just found it hard to get used to being organized enough to not depend on the 24 hour shopping we used to have.
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I used to work opposite a 24/7 Asda in the UK, which was heavenly being a shift worker. Even if I wasn't working I would go and shop at daft times like 2am when the place was quiet, no kids underfoot. To be able to do that here would be excellent, for just the same reason - not everyone works regular hours and some of us find ourselves having to shop at odd times, like it or not.
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There is no way I'd be hitting the shops at midnight.I hate shopping anyway,but at midnight?No thanks!I have better things to do.....like sleep!
#28
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no..........cause probs pi**ed as a rat by then and canny drive the shops !!
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#30
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I would be happy with shops that opened on a sunday never mind midnight, although i do wish the gym was open longer i used to love to go to the gym late but here im forced to go after the school drop off with all the other mums.