Then there are the lab technicians and doctors and various other jobs in hospitals and on call domestic emergency services such as plumbers.....

It's another working day for a lot of people not just for shops. The shops will be depending on the income like the rest of the country.

Supply and demand. If there was no demand for it, I'm sure they wouldn't open.

Wilko's said they'd be open today - they LIED! we did a bit of sale shopping me and the M - in law but didn't find much - have to wait til January...

And some of us have all the bank holidays taken out of our annual holiday entitlement - personally I would like bank holidays banned and to get my holidays when I want them.

I know many people in this situation and many who have to work (police and fire persons). So can't agree with the cry not to shop !

My thought is you're a bit late posting this ........

Perhaps you should consider making posts like this a little earlier?

...and yes, I did shop!

Shops are there to offer a service if you work in a shop, you to are there to offer a service

I help out at a wildlife hospital - the same job needs doing no matter the time of year - and I am sure its no different for most other jobs.

That is why I feel you should not shop...lol.

As for doctors etc they don't for for greed like the shop owners they could be saving someones life.

Yep - and how about farmers with livestock? There's no such thing as a day off for them. A hundred years ago only the rich & wealthy could afford to have time off at Christmas. While it's good that fewer people are forced to work over the holiday, there are some professions will never enjoy that luxury.

Farm workers klnow it is a 24/7 job..

When some people started work in a shop they had every Sunday and Bank Hols off now it has gradually creeped in and they are working all of it against there will.

I know they could change jobs.

I just think it is greed.

Well, how about, in this economic climate, the shops NEED to stay open on holidays in order to survive? That's not greed, that's ensuring the staff have a job for the following year.