Coles stores still feel far too bright and intense to me.
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Donât forget major supermarkets are closed on Good Friday so youâll need to head to the stores and strip the shelves bare tomorrow. Wouldnât want to run out of toilet paper before the stores re-open on Saturday. 
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Sunday too
Never seen this before until Johnsonâs picture. It was the first thing that popped into my head. Significant risk IMO.
Many stores at The Glen shopping centre in Melbourne (including Coles and Woolworths) will open on Easter Sunday. The supermarkets will open from 8am to 9pm.
Not here.
Itâs still interesting how shops still close on Good Friday despite our changing religious demographic. In the most conservative religious parts of America aka the Bible Belt, you will find that on Good Friday that the shops are still open over there.
Also, here is NSW the supermarkets, Kmart, Big W and all that are open Easter Sunday.
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The whole idea of religion-charged public holidays in a secular society seems completely outdated to me. Christmas has evolved over time and is now just as much a secular tradition as it is a christian tradition, but good Friday should go.
A few selected supermarkets still open tomorrow. Woolworths at Brisbane Airport remains open.
Only in certain areas - itâs a restricted trade day
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There are exempt LGAs on a list for trading on Easter Sunday and the one I live in is on that list, so Supermarkets and all that can open in those particular LGAs.
In a way I somewhat agree, but I think Good Friday shouldnât be a mandatory holiday for those who arent christians. I mean the whole point of Good Friday is about Jesus and how he was nailed to the cross for our sins, he died for us (for those who actually believe). Same with Easter too, should only be observed by those who want that traditional christian value.
I mean I see atheists in my family celebrating, you donât believe in god, so how the fuck are you celebrating it?.. Anyway I guess thats a debate in itself.
I think you do make a point, easter sunday used to be sacred and no shops were open but I think I can definetly see to your point that Good Friday will become a normal friday. (Non-observant public holiday).
But thats just me.
Only if people are prepared to lose the public holiday. People need to balance what they prefer, the public holiday or symbolism.
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There is a move by many businesses to not lock in specific public holidays for staff, rather allowing the staff themselves to choose which public holidays they wish to observe.
Wonât work in all businesses or industries though
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Business has been trying to wiggle its way out of paying PH rates for years. Sounds like another example.
For starters we should get all states across the nation uniform over the Easter break. Only half get all 4 days off. WA is the worst off when it comes PH.
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WA gets Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday as holidays as of this year. Sunday wasnât a holiday until today.
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SA will likely follow as the newly installed premier used to work for the SDA.
Didnât Coles do this last year? I swear my local store had something like this available.
Yes they did, and theyâve done it prior to that. You can save even more when some of them end up in the clearance section in a few months time. What a sad indictment on everyone involved at Sunrise to firstly present this as news and secondly not pick up that its not even a new concept from Coles.
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In reality, it was a probably paid promotion / product placement and Sunrise were hoping that no one noticed it wasnât a new thing.
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