When it comes to opening hours, shops have to follow all sorts of rules.
But perhaps none are so well known as the Sunday trading regulations, in place in England and Wales.
After all, everyone knows to expect large shops to close earlier than they might otherwise at the end of the week - as we have all been caught out on the occasions we forgot about the rule.
As stipulated by UK Parliament, large shops cannot open for more than six continual hours between 10am and 6pm on Sundays.
But not everyone is happy about the requirement, set out in the Sunday Trading Act 1994.
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One person keen to start a debate about the matter, sparked an explosive row when asking Reddit users to share their opinions.
A post shared to the forum AskUK titled "Do you think the ban causing shops to only be open for 6 hours on Sunday should be lifted?" has been inundated with thousands of responses in the days since it was published.
And several people blasted the "outdated" rule, suggesting it wrongly upholds religious traditions that view Sunday as "a day of rest".
"It's an outdated joke that has no relevance in the modern world," wrote one man.
The post's writer also suggested they expected some might hold this opinion, pointing out our society is moving "closer to 24/7 lifestyles with different work hours" while "the government becoming more secular".
Many others also criticised the idea, noting "plenty of staff do work Sundays, stocking shelves and in the warehouses, fulfilling online orders etc.... It's only really the extra staff needed for tills that aren't needed in those extra Sunday hours."
But many people came to the rule's defence.
One person even suggested it helps businesses, writing: "Having worked a Sunday for years in a supermarket know that many like closing early as gives chance for good restock after busy couple of days and is twice as quick to restock."
And others said the regulation must stay in place to protect those who live near large shops.
"It's for the local residents to not get woken up at 5am by f**king massive delivery trucks and unloading shitloads of pallets and cages of stock," said one man.
A second added that a shop near him once requested to deliver on Sunday mornings but was turned down by the council for the same reason.
"The right for residents to have a peaceful Sunday outweighed business need," he added.
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