(13 Sep 2022, 6:18 am)Michael wrote That's a first world problem, not getting your 30% off at Lidl after 7pm 

Its also called "respect", she was on the throne for 70 years, she was part of some of the biggest events in history... so that's why its a bank holiday.

There's nothing "respectful" about essential shops closing willy-nilly to apparently allow their staff to watch the funeral, for someone they didn't actually care about until the prospect of a day off!

Asda posted a press release, only accessible via "Corporate and Press" on their website, stating they'll be closed from midnight to 5pm on Monday and will suspend home deliveries for the day. There is absolutely no public-facing communications of this closure. The number of people this will negatively affect will be significantly greater than those mourning the late Queen.

Reducing the customer offering or outright closing was unheard of before Covid for any reason bar Christmas. Since when did it become normal or a "mark of respect" to do that?