Addie
Chef Extraordinaire
My county still has blue laws against retail stores selling goods on Sunday. So our malls are empty but you get stuck in monster traffic out of county because everyone is going to the malls in the other counties. Especially Sundays till Christmas.
I am afraid that Blue Laws are archaic and really need to be abolished. Our stores used to be closed also on Sunday. Bars had to close at midnight on Saturday, 2 a.m. on other days.
Our liquor laws were the very last to be changed to update for today's living styles. But in order for a liquor store to be open on a Sunday, each town or city has to get permission from the police department. And it has to be on an individual basis. Does that liquor store have a history of trouble? Have they ever had their license suspended? Have they been known to sell to minors? Etc.
Although our malls are open, a lot of stores choose not to open. They don't want to pay their help time and a half. And that law was put into effect when it was decided to allow stores to open on Sunday. Also a lot of the stores are closed for religious holidays. Again, the pay issue.