# B&H Photo and Shabbat **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 18, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-and-shabbat/1030999 "2026-06-18T13:13:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
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Previous threads on the subject with many answers: > [@Can't place an order on a website because of...a Jewish holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-place-an-order-on-a-website-because-of-a-jewish-holiday/942395): > > I was trying to order a particular and often hard-to-find vacuum press release paper from a company I believe I have ordered from in the past with no problems, but today, after adding what I needed to the shopping cart, I got a notification box that said the website would not accept any orders until 9pm tonight after Shavuot ends. At first this made no sense to me. Just because your website takes an order, the observant business person or employee doesn’t need to process it until it is personall… > [@B&H Megastore --- what the fuck kind of way to run a store is this??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-megastore-what-the-fuck-kind-of-way-to-run-a-store-is-this/554013): > > Today for the first (and LAST!) time, I went to B&H Megastore, a giant electronics store near NY Penn which I’ve walked by many times, but never entered. I saw on their website that they had dual layer blu-ray blanks for sale for $7.95 (you can’t get those for less than $12 anywhere else). I should have known what I was getting into when I saw that they had a “we’re closing early today for Yon Kippur” sign at the entrance… Anyway, of course they were sold out on the product I wanted to get, bu… > [@B&H photo website shuts down on sabbath (Fri night to Sat night)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-website-shuts-down-on-sabbath-fri-night-to-sat-night/848350): > > During that shutdown you can add items to your cart but cannot checkout. The owners are Hasidic jews Anyone else know of a US based website that shuts down on Sat or Sun? Many stores are closed on Sunday such as Chic Fil A. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-h-photo-and-shabbat/1030999)._