Community Chat

[mac116]

A definite NO.

[StylishLady]

I limit my store shopping to weekday mornings. Fewer people what with school is session and being work days. Adds up to less stress for me.

[SydneyH]

Yes I will be shopping.......

[insomniac2]

When my sons were young, I was a champion Black Friday shopper. I was very organized and quite successful. It was great!

But I haven't done it in years. . .

[ECBG]

No, I don't.  Those people have had to leave their families.

The worse reaction store reciepts show, they will stop taking people away of their families.  How would we feel?  I've had to leave

Thanksgiving dinner right after because of mall rules!!!

Do YOU want to do that?  Often, you can presale that!  Many times it's the stores least expensive items to boot!

If you add the sale price with the coupon, the price is only maybe $1 or $2 difference!

Let someone enjoy the holiday!

[GCR18]

I'll be window shopping online for me.  Christmas shopping is done.

[RedTop]

My holiday shopping is done, except for picking up a few gift cards.   I NEVER shop on Black Friday, and the only stores I shop in period, are Wal-Mart, Kroger, my local grocery store, Dollar General and CVS.   I HATE shopping; it's time wasted that I can't get back.

[Marp]

Yet people have no hesitation to go to a restaurant instead of cooking at home so the restaurant staff can be with their families.

Movie theaters are open and need staffing so movie goers and staff are away from their families.

What about the three football games being played on Thanksgiving. Not only do the players have to be away from their families so do the officials, stadium staff, vendors, etc., and if you stay home and watch on TV what about the network staff that has to work instead of being home with family.

What about the hundreds of thousands of people that attend and service Thanksgiving Day parades in Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. Shouldn't they be home with their families for Thanksgiving, as well as the parade participants.

Is all travel on Thanksgiving essential.  What kind of services do Thanksgiving Day travelers need that will keep the providers away from their families to attend to the wants and needs of those traveling.

None of the foregoing are essential services yet many people that complain about a store being open have no problem with other activities that take people away from their families on Thanksgiving Day.

[Catty2]

No on Thanksgiving.  If I do any Friday it will be online. 

[DiAnne]

My shopping is done but my daughter and her friends go out to a local mall that opens at 10 PM and stays open all night.