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kislev
01/01/18 9:59:54 PM
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And on Sunday at 4:00pm
Yes seriously I wish i was joking
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Ser_Jaker
01/01/18 10:00:17 PM
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Coles and Woolies are open til 9pm
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LightningAce11
01/01/18 10:00:22 PM
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Where I am they start closing at 6:30.
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kislev
01/01/18 10:01:12 PM
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Ser_Jaker posted...
Coles and Woolies are open til 9pm


Yeah but not places like Big W,Myer or Dick Smith
The food court is also closed in ahopping centres
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bevan306
01/01/18 10:03:27 PM
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it varies, big w is open till 6 near me and I think myer is similar
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Rika_Furude
01/01/18 10:04:02 PM
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Mcdonalds open 24/7
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PlsGodDontBanMe
01/01/18 10:04:32 PM
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Thats fucking sad
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kislev
01/01/18 10:05:01 PM
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bevan306 posted...
it varies, big w is open till 6 near me and I think myer is similar


I wish i was in your area, everywhere near me closes early except on thursday late nights
I wish our shops stayed open till midnight like other countries
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l0bcity
01/01/18 10:05:42 PM
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That's what you get for living on convict island
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kislev
01/01/18 10:06:30 PM
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PlsGodDontBanMe posted...
Thats fucking sad


Outdated British labour laws are to blame for this
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bevan306
01/01/18 10:06:45 PM
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I mean everyone just shops online anyway so who cares
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Ser_Jaker
01/01/18 10:08:05 PM
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Do you really need to go shopping at like 10pm at night though?

that's what the servo down the road is for
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Darmik
01/01/18 10:08:18 PM
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kislev posted...
Ser_Jaker posted...
Coles and Woolies are open til 9pm


Yeah but not places like Big W,Myer or Dick Smith
The food court is also closed in ahopping centres


No Dick Smith stores are open anymore lol.
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kislev
01/01/18 10:09:16 PM
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Darmik posted...
kislev posted...
Ser_Jaker posted...
Coles and Woolies are open til 9pm


Yeah but not places like Big W,Myer or Dick Smith
The food court is also closed in ahopping centres


No Dick Smith stores are open anymore lol.


I think im getting it confused with jb hi fi
The logo does look similar
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Re-iNcarnated
01/01/18 10:09:55 PM
#15:


kislev posted...
Ser_Jaker posted...
Coles and Woolies are open til 9pm


Yeah but not places like Big W,Myer or Dick Smith
The food court is also closed in ahopping centres


Pretty sure dick smith doesn't open, at all.
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FL81
01/01/18 10:12:00 PM
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Vultis_Zales
01/01/18 10:13:19 PM
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When i saw this topic i was tempted to say that here in America nobody gives a fuck. But that would just negatively affect the American idiot stereotypes.

Is there a reason they close at 5?
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Darmik
01/01/18 10:13:47 PM
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kislev posted...
Darmik posted...
kislev posted...
Ser_Jaker posted...
Coles and Woolies are open til 9pm


Yeah but not places like Big W,Myer or Dick Smith
The food court is also closed in ahopping centres


No Dick Smith stores are open anymore lol.


I think im getting it confused with jb hi fi
The logo does look similar


It depends on the area. If it's a shopping centre it'll be open till probably 5-5:30pm (late on Thursday). If it's in the city it's generally open later every night.
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008Zulu
01/01/18 10:44:30 PM
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Vultis_Zales posted...


Is there a reason they close at 5?


Labor laws. Business here in Australia are not allowed to force it's employees to work unreasonable hours.
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r4X0r
01/01/18 10:46:56 PM
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008Zulu posted...
Vultis_Zales posted...


Is there a reason they close at 5?


Labor laws. Business here in Australia are not allowed to force it's employees to work unreasonable hours.


So how does the US manage to keep stores open 9-9 while each employee only works eight hours at a time? Have the Australians not discovered the concept of employee shifts and rotation?
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Stalolin
01/01/18 10:48:21 PM
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Chain stores, department stores, food places etc are almost always open late. It's just like, clothing, electronic shops and whatever close at 5. Is... that not normal in the U.S? Who needs to buy video games at 8 o' clock at night?
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Turtlebread
01/01/18 10:48:34 PM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Mcdonalds open 24/7


and that's all we really need
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Darmik
01/01/18 10:49:09 PM
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You get paid a bonus if you work after 6pm IIRC. So if demand isn't high enough it's not worth keeping the stores open. That's why you'll see retail stores like JB open later in the cities but not in the suburbs.
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_Rinku_
01/01/18 10:51:17 PM
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How does that work? In the US, stores stay open late (often til 9 or 10) so that people who work 9-5 can go in after work.

Are jobs not typically 9-5 there? Are there more stay-at-home spouses who do the shopping during the day?
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twitterfriends
01/01/18 10:51:26 PM
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So you get off work and everything is closed, wtf, I guess everyone has to run home and hide from giant bugs and spiders or some shit.
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Stalolin
01/01/18 10:53:07 PM
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_Rinku_ posted...
How does that work? In the US, stores stay open late (often til 9 or 10) so that people who work 9-5 can go in after work.

Are jobs not typically 9-5 there? Are there more stay-at-home spouses who do the shopping during the day?

This actually does **** me to tears though. I work from 7:30 to 5 so it's really hard to find time to get to places, especially if they're also closed on weekends.
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Schwarber
01/01/18 10:53:13 PM
#27:


Stalolin posted...
Chain stores, department stores, food places etc are almost always open late. It's just like, clothing, electronic shops and whatever close at 5. Is... that not normal in the U.S? Who needs to buy video games at 8 o' clock at night?


What are you, 90? 8 isn't late wtf
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Stalolin
01/01/18 10:53:29 PM
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twitterfriends posted...
So you get off work and everything is closed, wtf, I guess everyone has to run home and hide from giant bugs and spiders or some shit.

They mostly come at night. Mostly.
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Lvaneede
01/01/18 10:55:52 PM
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I live in a small city in WA. Until a few months ago, sunday trading was not allowed for most places
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Darmik
01/01/18 10:59:32 PM
#30:


Grocery stores are open until late.
The big department stories are usually open until late too. Sometimes everything in a shopping centre could be closed outside of stores like Coles, Woolworths, K-Mart, Target, or Big W.

Boutique stores (something like a clothes or video game store) usually close at 5pm unless it's Thursday night. Usually all stores open late on Thursday. Stores are also open on weekends.

There are exceptions. Stores in Sydney's CBD usually stay open until late regardless for example.

Oh and petrol station/convenience stores are 24/7.
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The_Weegee
01/01/18 11:00:40 PM
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All shops in Germany are closed on Sunday.

Stop complaining. :V
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Letron_James
01/01/18 11:01:27 PM
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Never knew CE had this many austrialians
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008Zulu
01/01/18 11:02:47 PM
#33:


r4X0r posted...
So how does the US manage to keep stores open 9-9 while each employee only works eight hours at a time? Have the Australians not discovered the concept of employee shifts and rotation?


It's more about people being able to spend time with their families and not being overworked.
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Stalolin
01/01/18 11:02:50 PM
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Letron_James posted...
Never knew CE had this many austrialians

We out here.
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Darmik
01/01/18 11:04:48 PM
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Honestly the only one that actually bothers me is the Post Office. Anything else I need I can pop over on my lunch break at work.
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Vicious_Dios
01/01/18 11:05:57 PM
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Letron_James posted...
Never knew CE had this many austrialians


That's why this site is always lagging. Dat AUSSIE lag iz 2 strunk.
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ColdOne666
01/01/18 11:23:53 PM
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I used to work at Dick Smith, no wonder it went under, what a crap store.
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Stalolin
01/01/18 11:25:55 PM
#38:


ColdOne666 posted...
I used to work at Dick Smith, no wonder it went under,

You said it.
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kislev
01/02/18 12:07:46 AM
#39:


Vultis_Zales posted...
When i saw this topic i was tempted to say that here in America nobody gives a fuck. But that would just negatively affect the American idiot stereotypes.

Is there a reason they close at 5?


Outdated labour laws thats why they close so early
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Darmik
01/02/18 12:17:14 AM
#40:


kislev posted...
Outdated labour laws thats why they close so early


Which state do you live in?
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MorbidFaithless
01/02/18 12:17:48 AM
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I would love that omgg
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kislev
01/02/18 12:18:15 AM
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Darmik posted...
kislev posted...
Outdated labour laws thats why they close so early


Which state do you live in?


NSW
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Schwarber
01/02/18 12:18:25 AM
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Aus has states? I thought it was just cities or something
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kislev
01/02/18 12:19:39 AM
#44:


Schwarber posted...
Aus has states? I thought it was just cities or something


We even have a prison island called Christmas island where we put refugees
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Vultis_Zales
01/02/18 12:27:55 AM
#45:


kislev posted...
Schwarber posted...
Aus has states? I thought it was just cities or something


We even have a prison island called Christmas island where we put refugees


imagine an American tourist being told they are being sent to Christmas island.

How many states do you have ?
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Darmik
01/02/18 12:28:34 AM
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kislev posted...
Darmik posted...
kislev posted...
Outdated labour laws thats why they close so early


Which state do you live in?


NSW


Which law do you think is outdated? As far as I know it's primarily due to overtime pay. The only real restriction is that they can't open on certain public holidays.
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kislev
01/02/18 12:42:00 AM
#47:


Vultis_Zales posted...
kislev posted...
Schwarber posted...
Aus has states? I thought it was just cities or something


We even have a prison island called Christmas island where we put refugees


imagine an American tourist being told they are being sent to Christmas island.

How many states do you have ?


Like 6 states and ten territories, also NZ should be the 7th state even their flag looks like ours
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kislev
01/02/18 12:42:59 AM
#48:


Darmik posted...
kislev posted...
Darmik posted...
kislev posted...
Outdated labour laws thats why they close so early


Which state do you live in?


NSW


Which law do you think is outdated? As far as I know it's primarily due to overtime pay. The only real restriction is that they can't open on certain public holidays.


Giving companies penalties, most small buisness's cant afford to pay those so they stay closed
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ColdOne666
01/02/18 1:20:11 AM
#49:


Schwarber posted...
Aus has states? I thought it was just cities or something


6 states and 2 territories. New South Wales is the Premier state, the rest are a bit backwards.
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kislev
01/02/18 2:28:10 AM
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ColdOne666 posted...
Schwarber posted...
Aus has states? I thought it was just cities or something


6 states and 2 territories. New South Wales is the Premier state, the rest are a bit backwards.


Also 90% of australia is just empty land and desert
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