Do you really take advantage of 24-hour shopping?

Hi thinkingoutloud, We only have the one grocery store which is open 24 hrs. I have not had the need to use it through the middle of the night yet, but I think that it would be beneficial for the people that work on different shifts.

The ONLY reason that I take advantage of it is because there are times when I can't get my brain to shut off at night. When this happens and if I know that I really need to do a bit of grocery shopping anyway, yeppers, I get into my car, drive to the Walmart - and I wish someone would tell me how to stop shopping there - and shop. It is so quite at 2:00 in the morning - no customers and so easy to find what you are looking for. The only drawback is that most of the workers are busy stocking and have many of the aisles blocked and that makes it difficult to get your carts around them. Not only that, there is very little traffic on the road at that time of night, so it makes for an almost stress-free drive. I always take a cup of coffee with me though to make sure that I stay awake!~Donna

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We have 24-hours convenient stores here in UAE. It's really nice to have these kind of access. Aside from saving lots of time standing on a traffic jam in daytime, off-peak hours gives me the comfort to roam around the store without bothering for crowded shoppers.

Yes I have in Nevada. I used to work 5pm to 3am and my sister and I would go to Walmart after work... it's nice to be able to go when you feel like it or have things you really need. Most grocery stores there are open 24/7 and Walmart is a cool place to have because they seem to have everything you need at low prices. Less people too at wee hours.

oh yes! if i have to go and get my son meds. or when i was pregnant i would have my husband go out in the middle of the night to get me what i was craving lol!!

When we use to have 24 hour grocery stores, we would go. There would be a good number of people in there. A lot of people who work nights or get off at weird times like to shop in the wee hours of the morning. When I lived right outside of an Army base 11pm on the night before pay day the 24 Walmart would be pack because people who grocery shop and know money was in their accounts at midnight. I love shoping at midnight or later. The stores aren't as crowded and you get done quicker.

I live in a college town and most places here are at least open until 2 a.m.,a couple roceries stores are 24/7 and donut shops, and a diner.Yes, sometimes when we are just not tired and feel like some food or a movie to rent, we do go out in the wee hours, it's great, pretty quiet.

I can't tell you how much I love Wal-Mart and 24 hours. Although I would never go alone because there are some freaks that come out at night that don't make you feel too safe, it's the best time to shop, because you don't have to deal with lines and in most cases, they're starting to stock in the night time and you get the first selection of the new stuff after midnight. And when you work all day, it's much easier to get to a place that's open after 5 simply because most people work 8 to 5. And I know lots of people who would rather sleep during the day and work into the evening because they can get more done that way. I'm such a night person, period - if places aren't open, i get frustrated because most of my energy comes during that time. So I LOVE the convenience of 24-hour shopping - which makes the internet awesomem, too *grin*.

Oh where we live we have 24 hours shopping in some shops not all shops are open 24 hours though, and a lot of times when we run out of something then we do go to the shop to buy what we need, and more people work different hours today so that is why they are trying to open more shops so that more people can have more convenience with their shopping. but mainly I will try and shop at the regualar times as I prefer shopping in the day.

I find it great to shop late when there is no one inthe store. I also like being able to go to the store alone once in a while nad withmy husband home I can go and not feel rushed becuase the kids are sleeping! It is great!

Yes, I love shopping between the hours of 2am to 6 am @ Walmart. I used to work overnight there and it's usually busy all the time but usually by 2am the midnight shopping crowd is gone. By 6 am the early morning crowd starts showing up. I can't stand shopping at Walmart any other time.

We hardly patronize the 24-hour shopping thing. Emergencies occur though, but these are ably answered for by pharmaceutical stores and the hospitals. Don't you agree with me that it is always best for our health that we sleep during the odd hours? I am not sold to the idea of having to sacrifice the best hours of sleep for a shopping exercise.

wow 24 hour shopping that would be convenient.

I do almost all my grocery shopping online with Asda or Tesco. The nearest Asda to me is open 24 hours but I hate grocery shopping so avoid it at all costs. Much nicer to sit at my pc with a cup of tea shopping! The only time I've ever shopped in person "out of hours" is if I'm on a long car journey or something like that. I've popped in to a 24 hour Asda store in the early hours of the morning a few times but I have to say I don't know how it pays them to stay open all night - every time I've been in it's been just a handful of people shopping. I'm in the UK by the way.

In our place there is no such thing called midnight shopping round the year but on special occasions and holiday period some shops will come up with this midnight shopping where will huge discounts on clothes in particular. There will be around flat 50% discount on some. At that time, I will not miss those and go on a shopping spree without fail every year.

Oh yeah, that's when my husband and I shop, Friday or Saturday nights around midnite to 1am...they are stocking the shelves so you get the freshest stuff and most of the time the kids who are out playing around aren't in the grocery section, they are in the toys being juvenile.

yes I love to go shopping late at night, the only thing I dont like is at night time the shops are busy filling all the shelves so theres less shoppers to bump into but more workers!

We don't have it around here either. We have one supermarket that stays open to 11. Wendy's and McDonald's stay open to 11 as well - later in the summer months. Other than that, everything else closes early, some as early as 6 PM! All the outlet stores close at 6 PM. Not even CVS or Rite-Aid are open past 9. It's a problem sometimes. We have one gas station that has a convenience section that's open all night. Other than that, you are out of luck. I do miss that difference between where I used to live and here, although sometimes living in a sleepy little town is nice.

i love it its really convient.