Monday, October 27, 2008

Extend Trading Hours ... into the Morning!

I had another mad idea on Friday. First, a bit of background. Many W.A. people are morning people, perhaps more than elsewhere, and social values are a little bit more oriented towards doing stuff in the morning than late at night.

Anyway, there's been a lot of discussion about extended trading hours recently. Once again, for those unacquainted with our dear state in the west, W.A. does not have extended trading hours: supermarkets are obliged to shut on Sundays and weekdays after 6pm.

My big idea is that here in W.A., we should extend trading hours into the morning ... as opposed to into the evening. Want fresh bread for your breakfast? Just nip to the supermarket at 6am before everyone else is up (ok, 5am). This way, the state can remain morning-oriented, family-focussed, and all the rest, while enjoying trading hours that would no doubt soon be the envy of the rest of the country if not the free world.

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