I want to support local business but in the town I live in (southern maine) so many of them have the weirdest hours. Like open Monday to Thursday from 10 to 5. How is anyone supposed to go there? I feel like this is a newer thing?

  • sarahc_72@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I knew someone who paid someone to work at her shop 5-8 so she could be open evenings and some nights no-one came in. If someone came in and purchased something for $80 then it would literally just pay for the person working and no profit. So she doesn’t bother anymore and most people can come on Saturdays. I don’t think people realize how little visitors some stores get, a lot of them survive by online sales.