13 Replies to "GROCERY STORES: Christmas Eve/Day hours in West Seattle"

• Brandy Harris December 23, 2020 (8:13 pm)

  Woohoo for Safeway on Christmas Day! Hope the employees are making extra money for being there.

• Al King December 23, 2020 (8:46 pm)

  I believe they’re getting double time. Other union’s do better-Boeing pay’s triple time for working a holiday.

• Graciano December 24, 2020 (4:46 am)

  These stores wouldn’t have to be open on Holidays if the consumers didn’t dictate it. I bet I can drive by the Safeway closest to my home and the parking lot will be full Christmas Day. And don’t say “well it’s because they’re open so we might as well stop by” No if you would just get everything you need well ahead of the day needed then more than likely the stores would notice not enough revenue to stay open give the employee the well deserved day off.Anyways you shouldn’t need so much “stuff’ this holiday…no out of household gathering right?

  • Smittytheclown December 24, 2020 (9:35 am)

    Sometimes I go through my eggnog and rum a lot faster than anticipated.  People forget things all the time.Thank you for being open and for paying those who opt in to make a little more cash this season!  A lot of people would beg for the chance at a regular paycheck this year let alone Holiday pay!

  • Rick December 24, 2020 (9:43 am)

    You ought to run for city council. Sounds like a fit. Happy Holidays to you too!

• Mj December 24, 2020 (9:33 am)

  Graciano – not everyone celebrates Xmas.  Stores do not close for other religions holidays, thus why do you believe they should for Xmas?

  • AMD December 24, 2020 (10:01 am)

    Stores close for MAJOR holidays, not specifically religious ones.  Christmas is a major holiday for most people, regardless of their religious beliefs.  (And yes, I know you’re just trying to pick a fight, but there’s nothing wrong with trying to find ways for people to be able to spend holidays with their families.)

    • newnative December 24, 2020 (11:19 am)

      As someone who worked in healthcare for many years I find your “trying to pick a fight” remark insulting to those who really don’t/can’t celebrate Christmas. Every year, there’s a certain crowd of people who are offended that some stores stay open over Christmas and/or Thanksgiving, while there are many people who are simply grateful to have somewhere to go. There are industries that can’t close down and people who work overtime and can’t shop whenever or have emergencies. For many of us, tomorrow is just another Thursday.

      • Graciano December 24, 2020 (2:22 pm)

        As for working on Holidays, my wife’s place of work, warehouse employees have tonight off and have to work Holiday nights. Like Newnative says some businesses just have to.

  • Graciano December 24, 2020 (2:19 pm)

    MJ – I didn’t say that all people do (celebrate Christmas) but if you were to take a poll I bet the majority of most people celebrate the Holiday whether they are Religious or not.

• Mj December 24, 2020 (10:47 am)

  AMD I am not trying to pick a fight, what holiday do stores close for?  The only one I know of is Thanksgiving that IS not a religious holiday and in recent years some stores have started to open on this one.

• Al King December 24, 2020 (12:33 pm)

  MJ. I remember years ago my parents talking about the HORROR of Safeway wanting to open on Sunday!! The REALITY is that we’re a 24/7 economy. I bet NOBODY would be happy if the grocery stores, ferries and airlines and hospital staff and police/fireman/paramedics and gas stations and taxi/rideshare drivers ++++ said they’d close for all holidays. Thing is, i bet ALL of these people would LOVE to be home for the holiday’s.

• Anon December 25, 2020 (7:02 pm)

  Lol people love to argue 🤷🏻‍♂️

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