My Spar Is Open Christmas and New Years Day

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• bluesdiamond Posts: 11,360

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  15/12/12 - 22:27 #2

  I assume Spar is a local store and does surprise me a bit. But is it a franchise run by people who do not celebrate Christmas?
  
  As to New Years Day, the papers are publish so local shops will open. I refuse to go shopping in the Big Super Markets. Though as Tesco Express run the local shop on New Year Day I will go in their. But am not a supporter of going in the Tesco Extra Stores. I actually find it sad, when questioned, how could a council improve the town...people said build bigger shops. Seems Quality of Life depends now on the size of shops, not other facillities.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,500

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  15/12/12 - 22:29 #3

  We are in a very bad recession so small businesses and stores cannot afford to keep their stores closed!
  
  Plus there is always that one essential that we run out or forget to have stocked in for Christmas, so it makes sense!

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• fhs man 2 Posts: 7,591

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  15/12/12 - 22:33 #4

  bluesdiamond wrote: »

  I assume Spar is a local store and does surprise me a bit. But is it a franchise run by people who do not celebrate Christmas?
  
  As to New Years Day, the papers are publish so local shops will open. I refuse to go shopping in the Big Super Markets. Though as Tesco Express run the local shop on New Year Day I will go in their. But am not a supporter of going in the Tesco Extra Stores. I actually find it sad, when questioned, how could a council improve the town...people said build bigger shops. Seems Quality of Life depends now on the size of shops, not other facillities.

  
  The people at my local corner shop do not celebrate Christmas but the staff at Spar do celebrate Christmas maybe their will be temp staff.

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• ROWLING2010 Posts: 3,909

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  15/12/12 - 22:36 #5

  A shop local to me which only opened last year is open over Christmas. Which is helpful as last year I forgot a vital ingredient and I was so grateful that they were open.
  
  The guys who run it don't celebrate Christmas, they are great friendly guys and have provided a much needed service here for the forgetful shoppers lol

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  15/12/12 - 22:49 #6

  My local Non Christian store is always open on 25th of December, they do a great trade in batteries

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• Jason Posts: 76,557

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  15/12/12 - 22:51 #7

  One of the local supermarkets around the corner from my mum's house is always open on christmas day for a few hours.
  
  the neighbour's daughter sometimes went in to work as the pay was quite good and it was only for a couple of hours.
  
  i've always felt though that we'll see christmas day become a normal shopping day at some point in our lives. maybe not for a while, but i just feel that with the way the retail industry is going, they might not really have a choice if some shops want to survive.

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  15/12/12 - 22:55 #8

  I notice a lot more stores are open Boxing day.
  Asda down here was closed last year its open this give them a few more years all will be open on Christmas Day.
  
  you see all these people cramming trollies full of stuff when the shops will be open 24hrs later.Still in the mindset of 20 years ago when the shops would be closed for days over Christmas

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• davidmcn Posts: 12,108

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  15/12/12 - 22:56 #9

  JasonWatkins wrote: »

  i've always felt though that we'll see christmas day become a normal shopping day at some point in our lives.

  
  In Scotland it used to be a normal working day within many people's lifetimes - it only became a public holiday in 1958. We've traditionally made a bigger deal about New Year.

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  15/12/12 - 22:56 #10

  bluesdiamond wrote: »

  I assume Spar is a local store and does surprise me a bit. But is it a franchise run by people who do not celebrate Christmas?

  
  No we have them here too.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,324

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  15/12/12 - 22:59 #11

  moonburn wrote: »

  
  you see all these people cramming trollies full of stuff when the shops will be open 24hrs later.Still in the mindset of 20 years ago when the shops would be closed for days over Christmas

  
  Or they just dont want to got shopping again within the week

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• Mrs Teapot Posts: 124,896

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  15/12/12 - 22:59 #12

  MacDonalds in Preston opened last year, our local shop will be open as will many more.
  
  Agree with you Moonburn, it's like hysteria :rolleyes:

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• fhs man 2 Posts: 7,591

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  15/12/12 - 23:02 #13

  There is a Costcutter in Aberdeen City Centre which is open 24 hours everyday of the year it has been open since 2006/2007 and it is quite weird thinking that every event that has happened to me these past years that shop has always been open, always open.:eek: It is quite odd when you think about it.

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  15/12/12 - 23:05 #14

  fhs man 2 wrote: »

  There is a Costcutter in Aberdeen City Centre which is open 24 hours everyday of the year it has been open since 2006/2007 and it is quite weird thinking that every event that has happened to me these past years that shop has always been open, always open.:eek: It is quite odd when you think about it.

  
  On Union Street?

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• fhs man 2 Posts: 7,591

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  15/12/12 - 23:08 #15

  THEONEFROMHERE wrote: »

  On Union Street?

  
  Yes that's the one.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 3,414

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  15/12/12 - 23:08 #16

  Mrs Teapot wrote: »

  MacDonalds in Preston opened last year, our local shop will be open as will many more.
  
  Agree with you Moonburn, it's like hysteria :rolleyes:

  
  Yep.
  If people stood back and just realised how much its changed.
  you see all these people spending 200/300 on food for just one day..:eek:
  
  apparently Next will be starting its sale again on boxing day at 5am.It really has gone like America now just the one day and when you think many stores are starting sales online Christmas day its halfway there to the shops being open.

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• Jimmy Connors Posts: 117,793

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  15/12/12 - 23:10 #17

  M&S is open Christmas Day. It has a BP petrol station outside, but it's Simply M&S. Ditto Tesco across the road.

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• Slarti Bartfast Posts: 6,607

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  15/12/12 - 23:17 #18

  moonburn wrote: »

  I notice a lot more stores are open Boxing day.
  Asda down here was closed last year its open this give them a few more years all will be open on Christmas Day.
  
  you see all these people cramming trollies full of stuff when the shops will be open 24hrs later.Still in the mindset of 20 years ago when the shops would be closed for days over Christmas

  
  If only they realised the shops would be open 24 hours later they could just do a daily shop as normal eh?

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• PunksNotDead Posts: 21,252

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  15/12/12 - 23:21 #19

  JasonWatkins wrote: »

  i've always felt though that we'll see christmas day become a normal shopping day at some point in our lives.

  
  this really saddened me

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• Moony Posts: 15,093

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  15/12/12 - 23:25 #20

  I used to work in a Spar shop over 15 years ago - and can remember opening Christmas day on at least one occasion.
  
  We were busy too.

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  15/12/12 - 23:31 #21

  fhs man 2 wrote: »

  Yes that's the one.

  
  I've used that place many times, good too know i can use it on anytime i need

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• fhs man 2 Posts: 7,591

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  15/12/12 - 23:38 #22

  THEONEFROMHERE wrote: »

  I've used that place many times, good too know i can use it on anytime i need

  
  It has been on Christmas day every year that they have been open so I assume that this year will be no different.

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• Aneechik Posts: 20,208

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  15/12/12 - 23:44 #23

  Spar operates a sort of franchising system where the retailer owns the shop and uses the Spar name under licence, so opening times vary store to store.

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• tim59 Posts: 47,188

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  15/12/12 - 23:47 #24

  moonburn wrote: »

  I notice a lot more stores are open Boxing day.
  Asda down here was closed last year its open this give them a few more years all will be open on Christmas Day.
  
  you see all these people cramming trollies full of stuff when the shops will be open 24hrs later.Still in the mindset of 20 years ago when the shops would be closed for days over Christmas

  
  I do miss them days

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• Westy2 Posts: 14,489

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  15/12/12 - 23:48 #25

  Moony wrote: »

  I used to work in a Spar shop over 15 years ago - and can remember opening Christmas day on at least one occasion.
  
  We were busy too.

  
  I work for the wholesaler that has the Spar franchise for Wales, Midlands & East.

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• fhs man 2 Posts: 7,591

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  15/12/12 - 23:49 #26

  Aneechik wrote: »

  Spar operates a sort of franchising system where the retailer owns the shop and uses the Spar name under licence, so opening times vary store to store.

  
  The reason why I thought it might be nationwide is because it was written on spar official paper with the tagline There For You This Christmas not just a piece of paper it looked as if it was distributed by Spar.

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