I wish businesses actually honored their closing times... At least twice in the past year I've gone to a place ten minutes before closing and they're closed.
If they're food places, that's either because the food takes longer than ten minutes, or because it'd been slow and they'd started packing up, or they were lying because they wanted to go home on time. Almost nothing more annoying than someone coming right at the end of your shift to order food.
it's because people arrive 1 minute before closing time asking for a task that takes 15 minutes and the employees are rightfully fed with that, because the owner won't pay the extra time
For the reverse, I used to live near a pizza shop that would frequently stay open several hours past their official closing time and it sure was a treat to walk by half drunk at 2 am to get a slice.
If it's a restaurant, accept that it's run by humans.
There's so many Karen videos raging at some minimum wage teenager who is closing up the kitchen earlier because it's been dead for an hour and the workers needs sleep.
If I had to guess, I would say that it's weird and therefore memorable, thus making their entire store memorable, which could, hypothetically, drive interest in whatever it is.
If that's the case, in most states they'd get into a lot of trouble if they don't follow those times. A lot of states (well, the cities and towns within those states) have regulations that businesses open to the public must display their business hours on the front. It's why you see them everywhere. Even in offices that probably have little to no "walk-in" traffic.
I'm a freight conductor and yard shifts have similar times.
For example, tomorrow my shift is 06:32-14:32. They never explain why, you just show up when you're told.
Probably to make sure the customers know that they mean it. There are often a lot of people coming in one minute before closing time that don't leave in time.
I get the feeling they're tied to public transport times, but then the first bus or train of the day usually comes at the same time. I used to work on the railway and sometimes I'd have to start work at like 05:17 or finish at 00:06 or whatever.
From the makers of FreedomFries and FreedomUnits, it's FreedomTime! No more worrying about numbers bigger than 12, just stop halfway through the day and start over. For Freedom!
Just to be "that guy" and in case anyone thought you were serious, they're called French fries because the potatoes are Frenched (which is the style of cut, eg into sticks), also called Julienned.
In grade school I put my watch on "military time" because I thought it was cool. As an adult I have my phone on 24 hour time because sometimes you leave the blackout curtains closed and aren't sure which 3 o'clock it is when you wake up.
If I was running. restaurant open from "10am-10pm" this would be great hours. Time for the crew to roll in a little late for their 9-930am shifts, enough time at the end of the day for the kitchen to be cleaned and the last load through the dish sanitizer before every customer is out by 945/10pm at the latest.
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When you use the data collected on you by your smart phone to create realistic expectations.
I wish businesses actually honored their closing times... At least twice in the past year I've gone to a place ten minutes before closing and they're closed.
If they're food places, that's either because the food takes longer than ten minutes, or because it'd been slow and they'd started packing up, or they were lying because they wanted to go home on time. Almost nothing more annoying than someone coming right at the end of your shift to order food.
Stores should pay employees 30 minutes after closing time, or whatever is a realistic time it may take to serve the last client and close everything.
They do!
One was a used video game shop, the other a bike shop. I try not to get food near closing unless it's fast food.
Well, good lad!
it's because people arrive 1 minute before closing time asking for a task that takes 15 minutes and the employees are rightfully fed with that, because the owner won't pay the extra time
I just wanted to buy Breath of Fire for my DS after getting off work on Friday...
sounds like if they have a history of closing earlier, go earlier? Or order online? Or call them ahead of time to verify they'll be there?
But if you close at 5pm and I get off at 4:30pm and race there only to be shut out... It's kind of a bummer.
For the reverse, I used to live near a pizza shop that would frequently stay open several hours past their official closing time and it sure was a treat to walk by half drunk at 2 am to get a slice.
If it's a restaurant, accept that it's run by humans.
There's so many Karen videos raging at some minimum wage teenager who is closing up the kitchen earlier because it's been dead for an hour and the workers needs sleep.
If I had to guess, I would say that it's weird and therefore memorable, thus making their entire store memorable, which could, hypothetically, drive interest in whatever it is.
If that's the case, in most states they'd get into a lot of trouble if they don't follow those times. A lot of states (well, the cities and towns within those states) have regulations that businesses open to the public must display their business hours on the front. It's why you see them everywhere. Even in offices that probably have little to no "walk-in" traffic.
I'm a freight conductor and yard shifts have similar times. For example, tomorrow my shift is 06:32-14:32. They never explain why, you just show up when you're told.
The annoying one starts at 23:57.
That seems exceedingly efficient for the system in place — and clearly lacking any consideration for the human element of that labor pool.
Sounds like a place where you are addressed by your employee ID number.
Probably to make sure the customers know that they mean it. There are often a lot of people coming in one minute before closing time that don't leave in time.
Agreed
Because they can, and also fuck expectations.
I get the feeling they're tied to public transport times, but then the first bus or train of the day usually comes at the same time. I used to work on the railway and sometimes I'd have to start work at like 05:17 or finish at 00:06 or whatever.
They are open -1 hours every day?
From the makers of FreedomFries and FreedomUnits, it's FreedomTime! No more worrying about numbers bigger than 12, just stop halfway through the day and start over. For Freedom!
They named them freedom fries because France wouldn’t step to some fake threat. Just eww.
Yeah, and in the first place they named them French Fries because it originally came from Belgian 👍
Just to be "that guy" and in case anyone thought you were serious, they're called French fries because the potatoes are Frenched (which is the style of cut, eg into sticks), also called Julienned.
In grade school I put my watch on "military time" because I thought it was cool. As an adult I have my phone on 24 hour time because sometimes you leave the blackout curtains closed and aren't sure which 3 o'clock it is when you wake up.
How odd would it be if this place was an atomic clock repair shop.
Why the fuck not?
Random start at stop times are just strange
All of the above times subject to the following: "Or whatever, get off my back?"
If you find a system that works for you, by all means, rock it.
If I was running. restaurant open from "10am-10pm" this would be great hours. Time for the crew to roll in a little late for their 9-930am shifts, enough time at the end of the day for the kitchen to be cleaned and the last load through the dish sanitizer before every customer is out by 945/10pm at the latest.
It actually seems realistic. Haha
It's quite normal to close early on a Sunday. Don't you have that where you live?
Not in America, we are wage slaves. Just getting by with each paycheck
So... They're pretty much open 24 hours with an hour break every morning?
The first set of numbers is likely AM and the second set of numbers is likely PM
Yeah, some AM/PM would be nice, otherwise people would assume 24-hr.
This is actually the best part of 24 hour time. No suffixes.
Exactly what I thought. We commonly use that format here, so if there's no AM/PM, we'd assume such.
And then there are Americans...
Those are really long business hours
Those are am and pm hours
Not for a restaurant
Kinda short for a 7-11 or an Urgent Care.