What's the most non-essential service that is still open in your region?

[ErrandRunner]

For me, it has to be the pc/video games store. I cannot believe they are allowed to be open. Yes, people might want to play games but there are other shops that sell other stuff that is essential as well as games for that.

[Tuor]

Almost everything is closed here . Some Drugstores are open but they only allow one client at the same time. Restaurants can only work as take-away, and cafes are closed.

[I Push Buttons]

Payday loan places.

Still open, still scamming poor people.

[Ætherknight]

Marijuana dispensaries are still open in Colorado.

[Puupi]

I don't really know, because I don't hang around outside checking for places. I only go to the grocery store, pharmacy and hopistal. Everything else is non-essential to me.

[Ripster42]

Marijuana dispensaries are still open in Colorado.

Are pharmacies allowed to sell CBD oil?

[Draco-Onis]

Payday loan places.

Still open, still scamming poor people.

Holy shit that's like letting vampires loose in a blood bank.

[callipygoustp]

United States Postal Service. Needs to be done away with.

[Maneo]

For me, it has to be the pc/video games store. I cannot believe they are allowed to be open. Yes, people might want to play games but there are other shops that sell other stuff that is essential as well as games for that.

Just curious is it just video games or do they have PC repair stuff? The reason I ask is I can see that being a essential retailer especially with many shifting to a work at home environment.

I will tell you one thing though. I am not a fan of how some states are not allowing retailers to sell non-essential goods.

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United States Postal Service. Needs to be done away with.

I have been saying that for years. Prime example of you want something done right don't let the govt do it.

[Acidbaron]

We are now reopening stores that sell yard supplies, including stores that sell plants and flowers and also "do it yourself" stores. It is not essential but plenty of people want to do some work at home while stuck at home so it makes sense.

We do have security at stores watching that guidelines are followed, it is rather amusing to see bouncers at stores.

[Low Hanging Fruit]

United States Postal Service. Needs to be done away with.

Couldn't agree more!

[Tenlo]

I don't really know of any businesses around me that are open but shouldn't be. Tho GoP in PAs house and Senate want to open a bunch more businesses. Think it's gonna get vetoed but we shall see lolol

[Rustedsaint]

Depends on how essential you think staples is,
There also afew smaller “restaurants “ keeping their dining rooms open

[anveena]

All of the fast food.

[Cosmic Janitor]

I haven't actually checked. Since even hairdressers are closed though I'm pretty sure the list can't be that long.

[Low Hanging Fruit]

Gamestop is holding the door open. They got hand sanitizer that is straight up rubbing alcohol next to the register. Be sure to check your receipt if you buy some. You might get changed for rewards members club bullshit without asking or being told about it.

[Puupi]

Gamestop is holding the door open. They got hand sanitizer that is straight up rubbing alcohol next to the register. Be sure to check your receipt if you buy some. You might get changed for rewards members club bullshit without asking or being told about it.

Apparently you went to Gamestop....?

[Low Hanging Fruit]

Apparently you went to Gamestop....?

Thank you for your concern for my safety.

[Tech614]

All of the fast food.

Fast Food is certainly essential, not everyone has the means to make a warm meal at home and it's the only affordable warm meal they can get a few times a week. Unless you're trying to argue the $1 frozen TV dinners are more essential then the $1 McChicken lol.

[Shadowferal]

United States Postal Service. Needs to be done away with.

That's the libertarian mantra in that regard.
And what do you replace it with?
Private company like UPS? Are they going to be so inexpensive that you can send a letter all over the country for 55 cents?

Vox.com If the US Postal Service fails, rural America will suffer the most

The USPS is legally required to deliver all mail, to all postal addresses in all regions, at a flat rate, no matter how far it may have to travel. The service’s accessibility and affordability are especially important to rural communities that live in poverty and to people with disabilities, who can’t afford the cost of a private business to deliver their daily necessities. (In 2017, the rural poverty rate was 16.4 percent, compared with 12.9 percent for urban areas.)

In fact, 18 percent of Americans still pay their bills by mail, according to an ACI Worldwide report; meanwhile, 20 percent of adults over 40 who take medication for a chronic condition get those pills by mail order, according to a survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association.

Then there are the several small towns around the country that vote only by mail because they’re not populated enough to open up polls. In Minnesota, for example, 130,000 receive a mailed ballot every election because they live in a town with fewer than 400 people.

“USPS isn’t just a public service,” Baker said. “It’s a lifeline.”

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