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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Should supermarkets be open on holidays?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have to admit I had a moment of horror this past thanksgiving when I ran out of pecans in the midst of making my pies. I normally have a spare bag in the freezer for “emergency situations” but this year the shelf was barren. Boy did I luck out when I called around and discovered all the supermarkets were open at least part of the day. Even a couple of years ago this would have been unthinkable but it seems commerce rules and I confess, I benefited from it.
I can imagine the same thing happens to a lot of us on Christmas day. Do you think stores should be open for part of the day for a last minute recipe crisis? After all, movie theatres, hotels and restaurants are open on Christmas and they service far fewer people than a supermarket would.
What’s the craziest substitution you have had to make when you ran out of something and couldn’t find a store open?
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