Saturday, December 31, 2016

For the first time, keep the pole open on new year’s eve – Tønsberg Blad

If you have forgotten to fill vinskapet before the new year’s party, fear not. This year is the first time the Monopoly hold up on the last day of the year.

Earlier was new year’s eve tariffestet day off for the employees. It is not so anymore.

– This is completely new. It has been up to each municipality if they will allow that the pole in his municipality gets to keep open this day, told as an information consultant in as Vinmonopolet, Ida Brenden Engholt, to TAKE earlier in December.

Only one pole is closed

There is only one pole in the whole of Norway as holds completely closed new year’s eve and there is a pole at Dokka in Oppland, norway. It is caused by municipal regulations, informs the Vinmonpolet on their websites.

It was in 2015 that the Norwegian Parliament decided that municipalities themselves could decide about the liquor store in their municipality, shall remain open on new year’s eve or not.

Provision applies to other holidays as well, which means that many places in the country will vinmonopolet also be open on the evening of easter Sunday in 2017.

Expect a lot of people

According to Engholt it seems that many norwegians like to expose alkoholinnkjøpet to the last minute. The two-three last days before christmas is still the busiest in December.

– What we saw as a development after the year 2000, after that we leave up to the self-contained pole, was that people move christmas shopping her closer and closer to christmas. It is still ongoing, and we see that it is the last week. People shop at the last moment, it will probably happen this year also.

a Week before christmas eve, and romjulen is among The largest salgsuker.

– A regular week in the year sold it approx. 1.4 million litres of Wine. Last week, the last week before christmas, it was sold approx. 3,85 million litres of Wine. The last week before christmas is always the biggest salgsuken in the course of the year, could the officer Jens Nordahl tell Aftenpostennylig.

As the new year’s eve falls on a Saturday, and most of the Liquor store normal opening hours from 10.00 to 15.00.

You can find more information about the opening times of The shops here.

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