Why are car dealers closed on Sat or Sun?

Daryl and Linda Wiznewski are at Bayway Lincoln/Mercury 7 days a week!

Gawd, I watch WAY too much TV

 

I thought there was a law or something that said they had to be closed one day on the weekend.

 

"We're open late, late into the night, to serve you better! closed Sat and Sun"

 

I believe state law forces them to close 1 day each weekend. One of the lawyers will have to clarify this, as well as the intended purpose of the law, because for the life of me I can't think of a good reason for it.

 

Because you can go there in peace and not be hassled?? Back in my car shopping days I liked going there and writing down all the particulars and then going on the net and finding out what those options REALLY cost. The more informed you can be on your decision the better.

I've been searching for furnitue lately and have been pissed most of the stores close at 6pm. I don't get that.


os

 

I asked a salesman that once, and he said that they are required by state law to be closed one day of the week. It dosen't have to be any specific day though. Lots of salesmen will still go out there though, they just can't sell a car.

 

Who the hell buys a car M-F between 9 am and 5 pm?!?

I do! But then again, I was the only person in the dealerships when I went......

 

I do too! Ah, the joys of working for yourself. You can go to all the stores at off-peak times and avoid the rush. Grocery shop at 10am on a Tuesday, go to lunch at 11am or 2pm, hit the mall at 10am on a Monday morning.

 

If someone is determined to buy a car, they will find a way to get to the dealership during business hours. If it was a minor item like a box of donuts that had a law restricting the days it could be sold, then I would agree that there would be lost sales .



Mango

 

<a HREF="http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/blue+law">Blue Law</A>
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Blue law

A blue law, thus called because it was supposedly written on blue paper when first enacted by Puritan colonies in the 17th century, prohibits the selling of certain types of merchandise, or retail or business activity of any kind, on certain days of the week (usually Sunday?). In Texas, for example, blue laws prohibited selling housewares such as pots, pans, and washing machines on Sunday, until 1985. Many southern states prohibit selling alcohol on Sunday.

(There is no actual evidence for the printing of these laws on blue paper; Connecticut is widely believed to have done so, but the surviving documents are on the same paper as other state laws, and there is no contemporary mention of blue paper. Nonetheless, the name is short and clear, and unlikely to change.)

Likely, all blue law stems from the first such statute set down by the Emperor Constantine 1300 years before the Puritans:

"Let all judges and all city people and all tradesmen rest upon the venerable day of the sun. But let those dwelling in the country freely and with full liberty attend to the culture of their fields; since it frequently happens that no other day is so fit for the sowing of grain, or the planting of vines; hence, the favorable time should not be allowed to pass, lest the provisions of heaven be lost." -- Given the seventh of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls, each for the second time. A.D. 321.
Many unusual features of American culture--such as the fact that one can buy groceries, office supplies, and housewares from a "drug store"--are the result of blue laws (drug stores were allowed to remain open to accommodate emergency medical needs).
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Religion and logic are sometimes incompatible.


Mango

 

Unless your paying for the car by cash, you would have a hard time buying a car on a Sunday even if they were open.