7/11 And Business Hours

[+ Avalon]

I remember when banks were only open 10AM to 3PM Monday thru Thursday and until 6PM on Fridays.

 

I think the convenience store chain 7/11 got its name because they were open from 7AM until 11PM. Grocery stores were open fewer hours. But I can not remember what the grocery store hours used to be way back when.

[mike carey]

In Australia, 9am to 5.30pm weekdays and 9am to 12.30pm Saturdays.

[+ Avalon]

In Australia, 9am to 5.30pm weekdays and 9am to 12.30pm Saturdays.

 

Thank-you

[+ bashful]

You're correct about the 7/11 name.

 

As a kid, I remember they opened a "super market" near our house. Eventually put the small "grocery store" (it only had 2 check-out lanes) out of business. I remember going to the super market in the evening with my mother. I had to go to help carry the bags because she never learned to drive. I'd guess the super market closed around 9pm. I don't remember going to the grocery store in the evening, but I still remember more about it, like what a great deli counter it had, and better baked goods.

[+ poolboy48220]

A comic once asked, in his routine, "Why do 7-Elevens have locks on their doors?" A friend who worked the midnight shift there said it was so the late-night workers working along could use the bathroom.

[rvwnsd]

I remember when banks were only open 10AM to 3PM Monday thru Thursday and until 6PM on Fridays.

 

I think the convenience store chain 7/11 got its name because they were open from 7AM until 11PM. Grocery stores were open fewer hours. But I can not remember what the grocery store hours used to be way back when.

 

Back in 1970's Chicago the supermarkets usually closed at 9:00 M-Sat and earlier on Sundays. Then Jewel, the dominant chain, started opening until midnight. A few years later they opened 24 hours stores.

 

A comic once asked, in his routine, "Why do 7-Elevens have locks on their doors?" A friend who worked the midnight shift there said it was so the late-night workers working along could use the bathroom.

 

Back when Denny's started closing on one of the holidays (either Thanksgiving or Christmas - don't recall which) they had to supply their stores with chains and padlocks, as many did not have locks on the doors.

[+ pitman]

When Motel 6 first started rooms were $6 per night. A few years later Super 8 came along for the big spenders.

[+ bashful]

I remember when banks were only open 10AM to 3PM Monday thru Thursday and until 6PM on Fridays.

 

When I first moved to Chicago in the late 80's, I was shocked to learn that some of the banks were closed on Wednesday. Talman was one of them.

 

For a long time, car dealers in Detroit were closed both Saturday and Sunday. During the week, they closed at 6pm, except for Tuesday and Thursday, open till 9pm.

Edited February 13, 2018 by bashful

[rvwnsd]

When I first moved to Chicago in the late 80's, I was shocked to learn that some of the banks were closed on Wednesday. Talman was one of them....

Yup - some S&Ls as well as smaller neighborhood banks were clinging onto that tradition. However, larger institutions (First Chicago, Northern Trust, Harris, etc) were open on Wednesdays.

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

When I started working in banking i the mid-80's, our branches were open 9-3 Mon - Thurs (drive-up open 'til 5) and 9-7 on Fri. Those were the days!