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WillowTree

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6. You might be surprised.

Reply to pstokely (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 12:02 AM

Jul 2012

Did you know that a lot of Jewish doctors and dentists have weekend office hours on Sunday, but not Saturday, to make it convenient for their Jewish bretheran who work M-F to make appointments? They accommodate their own, which I think is cool.

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A lot of places are voluntarily closed on Sunday, but how many a big deal about it? [View all] pstokely Jul 2012 OP

Not many of those businesses are fast food though in popular locations like malls Kalidurga Jul 2012 #1

And what about religions that forbid working on another day besides Sunday pstokely Jul 2012 #2

You might be surprised. WillowTree Jul 2012 #6

and a lot of people WORK on Sundays Skittles Jul 2012 #3

But it's "christian" to pay employees minimum wage on another day besides Sunday pstokely Jul 2012 #4

yup Skittles Jul 2012 #7

Tell me about it! Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #13

I actually choose to work weekends Skittles Jul 2012 #14

If they want to be closed on Sundays, it's their loss pstokely Jul 2012 #8

I'm so old........... Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2012 #5

Most businesses in my neck of the woods *weren't allowed* to open Sundays until 2004 or so. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #9

Yeah, I remember. No one died from it, essential things like public services didn't close down. freshwest Jul 2012 #10

+1 ChazII Jul 2012 #11

I must be old too. Lugnut Jul 2012 #12