RIP Thanksgiving .

[robinb]

LOL. I got my flash drives the other day on amazon for 5.34 a piece. no shipping either. although I was buying other stuff to get it to that 50 dollar limit.

Staples has a SanDisk 16 GB for $7.99. Since MM will be at Best Buy anyway for the TV picking up the flash drive would be fine. However, it's not worth it to me to fight the feeding frenzy to save $2.

 

[sam_gordon]

The only ones I feel have no choice because it is for the good of society is the emergency personnel. They are a necessity, none of the others are a necessity. No one is going to die if I was too stupid to remember to pick up Cool Whip for the pumpkin pie but people would die if they closed the hospital for the day.

If "dying" is the line between essential and non essential...

No one will die if gas stations are closed.
No one will die if hotels are closed.
No one will die if football games don't get played
No one will die if television stations go off the air

The bottom line is what's important to one person (or family) is different from another person. To some people, shopping for BF "deals" (and yes, I'm not impressed enough to get out to get anything) is important to them. They do so spending time with family or friends, they might like the "rush", or any other reason.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Staples has a SanDisk 16 GB for $7.99. Since MM will be at Best Buy anyway for the TV picking up the flash drive would be fine. However, it's not worth it to me to fight the feeding frenzy to save $2.

Feeding frenzy? I think it fun.

I have been going to BF's for many yrs and everyone for the most part is out enjoying themselves too. Generally customers and staff are fine. I have really never run into a "feeding frenzy". It can be crowded but no more than other other holiday shopping weekend.

 

[Missy1961]

Feeding frenzy? I think it fun.

I have been going to BF's for many yrs and everyone for the most part is out enjoying themselves too. Generally customers and staff are fine. I have really never run into a "feeding frenzy". It can be crowded but no more than other other holiday shopping weekend.

I used to go shopping every BF with my sisters. We had a blast. But now that the kids are older, they want money or gift cards so we don't do it anymore. I kind of miss it.

 

[traviesojmt]

I avoid black Friday shopping like the plague. There is no deal big enough to entice me to brave the crowds. Having said that, I will not judge anyone who does. While I personally do not see the need for retail stores to be open on big holidays, I would be a hypocrite to criticize them. Our family enjoys our traditional Thanksgiving night movie. I can't criticize one business while utilizing another.
As a military family, there have been years where we had to travel on Thanksgiving day. Without gas stations and hotels, we would have been out of luck. We have also chosen to eat out for Thanksgiving when my DH was deployed and it was just the kids and myself. Not one of the businesses we used were necessary but we appreciated that they were open.

 

[Mkrop]

I dont get the appeal of Black Friday shopping or shopping on Thanksgiving but if others do, go for it. Other places are open...if you have ever stepped foot outside your home to eat, to grab that last minute item for dinner, to get gas on the way to Grandma's or turned on the Tv to watch ANYTHING but espeically football...you are a hypocrite in my opinion.

Would I be sad if one of my kids had to work the holiday eventually, yes but we will schedule it the best we can. I am sure my mom was bummed when my brother had to work at Blockbuster back in the 90s so people could rent their vidoes that they watched with their families or even alone bc they had no family nearby.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Staples has a SanDisk 16 GB for $7.99. Since MM will be at Best Buy anyway for the TV picking up the flash drive would be fine. However, it's not worth it to me to fight the feeding frenzy to save $2.

Staples has there BF ad out.

Oh sweet, I would so be there if my ATT contract was up.

Samsung Galaxy 4 for 1 cent.

And they have a 32GB flash drive for 9.99.

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/Staples

 

[disneychrista]

Our family enjoys our traditional Thanksgiving night movie.

I can remember one year suggesting we go to the Movies Thanksgiving evening. My mom thought I was nuts & said "only a weirdo goes to the movies on Thanksgiving." She was sure that the theater would be empty. Boy was she surprised that it was PACKED.
We did the Thanksgiving movie thing for several years after that. One year there wasn't a movie to go see so we stopped going.

 

[Jedana]

DD2 can't come home for the holiday. She lives an hour away, so it's not a distance issue (like it is for DD1, who is on the other side of the country).

She works all weekend.

Her main job is at a doggie day care at a vets office. They are accepting pets on Thanksgiving and that Friday.
Then she works PT at the Disney Store. But that means she is working Black Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Add in to that, DH is leaving Saturday for a week long conference in Las Vegas so he won't be here to eat leftovers. [I was supposed to go to with him, as it would only cost us food for me. The company is picking up the hotel and all conference costs for him, plus either a plane ticket or a car w/gas and mileage if he drove--which was the plan if I went--and DD2 was supposed to come watch DS and the animals for the week. We were going to pay her to take the week off at the day care ($300, worth it for adult time)..but then she had to get the Disney store job and can't be here to watch DS. So I'm staying home, and no fun party Vegas time with the hubby. }

So instead, we will have our turkey next weekend, so she can come. And we'll just spend Thanksgiving relaxing.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I am watching last weeks episode of South Park. It is called "Black Friday"...

 

[mrodgers]

If "dying" is the line between essential and non essential...

No one will die if gas stations are closed.
No one will die if hotels are closed.
No one will die if football games don't get played
No one will die if television stations go off the air

The bottom line is what's important to one person (or family) is different from another person. To some people, shopping for BF "deals" (and yes, I'm not impressed enough to get out to get anything) is important to them. They do so spending time with family or friends, they might like the "rush", or any other reason.

Which is why if you would have quoted my whole post, you would have seen me also state that I don't go to gas stations, restaurants, theaters, etc on the holiday obviously because my post says that these are non-essential services. I'm sorry I did not give a complete list of non-essential services though you can infer from my stating emergency services are essential that any non-emergency services would be assumed to be non-essential which would include gas stations, hotels, sports games, and television stations.

 

[kwelch10377]

Which is why if you would have quoted my whole post, you would have seen me also state that I don't go to gas stations, restaurants, theaters, etc on the holiday obviously because my post says that these are non-essential services. I'm sorry I did not give a complete list of non-essential services though you can infer from my stating emergency services are essential that any non-emergency services would be assumed to be non-essential which would include gas stations, hotels, sports games, and television stations.

So if you think that gas stations and hotels are non-essential what happens to people who are traveling to see their family on Thanksgiving Day and it takes more than a tank of gas to reach their destination? What happens to people who are going to visit family and the only place for them to stay is a hotel?

 

[lauradis]

I don't think you needed a flame suit for that, it is very well said and I actually do agree with you.

My point to the pp, is that for decades, perhaps even longer, families have been forced for one reason or another to re-arrange their holiday schedules.
Thanksgiving for me, isn't about getting together on the 3rd Thursday of November because that is what the calender says, its about getting together with my love ones who I am so very thankful for. I do believe that a Holiday (whatever one it is) is what you choose to make it, so it isn't necessarily about the day it falls on, it is about how we choose to honor/celebrate it with your family that is important.

But don't you see retail really isn't needed. Every year between my husband or myself one of us works part of the holidays. So we do it later in the day or the day before.

We have family dinners thru out the year, holidays are different

It never feels the same, and this is why I refuse to shop on thanksgiving, Xmas, and Easter.

 

[sam_gordon]

Which is why if you would have quoted my whole post, you would have seen me also state that I don't go to gas stations, restaurants, theaters, etc on the holiday obviously because my post says that these are non-essential services. I'm sorry I did not give a complete list of non-essential services though you can infer from my stating emergency services are essential that any non-emergency services would be assumed to be non-essential which would include gas stations, hotels, sports games, and television stations.

So anything that YOU don't use or isn't life threatening = non-essential? It doesnt matter that others might want to use those services?

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[sonnyjane]

I work at a zoo so have to work all of the holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Easter, etc.). Those pesky animals just haven't learned not to eat food or drink water on holidays

I am thankful that some businesses are open. For example, I'm glad that Boston Market is open lol! That's where I get my Thanksgiving meal

 

[Tekneek]

I've been on-call or actually working for years on Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, and I only worked in retail for a few weeks about 16 years ago.

Why do employers do it? Because the employees agree to do it and because customers will do enough business to require it. If the customers stayed away, it wouldn't make sense for the employers to staff it. If all the employees refused and walked off the job, they would have to reconsider the idea.

We all really have the power to create the change we want. We just have to decide if we want to use it.

 

[tvguy]

Sizzler just announced they are going to be open on Thanksgiving for those craving a steak on Thanksgiving.

 

[pigletgirl]

Sizzler just announced they are going to be open on Thanksgiving for those craving a steak on Thanksgiving.

Guess they're trying to entice all the tryptophan haters?

 

[luvmy3]

But don't you see retail really isn't needed. Every year between my husband or myself one of us works part of the holidays. So we do it later in the day or the day before.

We have family dinners thru out the year, holidays are different

It never feels the same, and this is why I refuse to shop on thanksgiving, Xmas, and Easter.

I never claimed it was needed, in fact I said shopping on Thanksgiving is purely a want. I just don't have a problem with those who want too, or those businesses who open for them.

 

[lauradis]

I never claimed it was needed, in fact I said shopping on Thanksgiving is purely a want. I just don't have a problem with those who want too, or those businesses who open for them.

I'm sorry, just one of my pet peeves. I don't think people are evil for shopping on holidays, I get the whole deals are good. Still don't have to like it.