I went to JoAnn Fabric in Orem last night to take advantage of my 50% off coupon as part of their “moonlight madness” sale. As I was waiting in a looooong line at the fabric cutting counter as 9pm approached, the passive aggressive store closing time announcements began to inform customers that they can LEAVE goddammit and come back tomorrow during store hours, blah blah blah. And oh yeah, this:
“We are now open on Sunday from 10am to 6pm.”
My brain did a double take. Then it hit me! And as my Catholic family would say: Hallelujah! A sign of progress! Or, the Apocalypse/Rapture/etc., since it was still October 21. Whatever.
One of the most annoying things about living in Utah County has been the de facto ban on Sunday shopping. I am not LDS and have no problem shopping (or doing anything else) on Sunday, but because I am in the minority, I am forced to suffer along with the majority and do all of my shopping online at home. Whether I wear my pajamas or a modest floral dress is my business.
But times are changing here in Utah County as local stores (independent and big box) start experimenting with Sunday hours. I think it also shows as certain laws change amidst controversy, such as the one that legalized Sunday beer sales in Provo. However, we citizens now have a responsibility to support these progressive changes or they may not stick. Michaels, another local craft store that is located right across University Parkway from Joann Fabrics, started offering Sunday hours about a year ago. They even went so far as to offer a special Sunday-only coupon. But that experiment obviously failed, because they are again closed on Sundays. Sad.
So please, if you are not morally opposed to shopping for your craft supplies on the sabbath, make an effort to patronize JoAnn in Orem on Sundays. Let’s show them with our numbers that it’s a good business decision.
This is mind-blowingly huge. No more crappy sad sad crappy fabric from Walmart on Sunday. Hallelujah!