Blue Laws
If advertising is our religion, it’s no wonder Blue Laws have been repealed/ignored.
(Wikipedia): In Texas, for example, blue laws prohibited selling housewares such as pots, pans, and washing machines on Sunday until 1985, and many southern states still prohibit selling alcohol on Sunday. 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, as drug stores were allowed to remain open on Sunday to accommodate emergency medical needs.
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