And when they did start opening, the Supermarkets were not allowed to sell meat or hardware items on the weekend, so they would empty the meat fridges and close off some of the shelves. I have no idea how mum managed to do the shopping once she went back to work full time.
The trading time restrictions also varied by area, when I was in Warnambool in the '90s there was only very limited Sunday trading, but it had been normal for years in Melbourne.
Closed at noon on Saturday , closed all Sunday. Some were even closed for lunch.
Food was wrapped in foil or wax paper.
And I remember when most supermarkets were small independent grocers, there was not the duopoly there is today.
And when they did start opening, the Supermarkets were not allowed to sell meat or hardware items on the weekend, so they would empty the meat fridges and close off some of the shelves. I have no idea how mum managed to do the shopping once she went back to work full time.
The trading time restrictions also varied by area, when I was in Warnambool in the '90s there was only very limited Sunday trading, but it had been normal for years in Melbourne.