Posted on 11/26/2013 7:21:11 AM PST by MNDude
My family has never been religious; while we do celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas, it’s always been in an entirely secular manner. I suspect this is becoming the case with most families in America.
“Given the state of the economy the additional day of shopping could very well make the difference of survival for many businesses.”
As a business manager, that is a VERY bad business plan, LOL! If 1-2 days of heavy sales is going to save your rump, you’re already in trouble.
My store is never open on the actual Holiday days, and we don’t have extended hours during the holiday season, either. I’ve trained my customers that my merchandise is SPECIAL and top quality and if you don’t buy it when you see it the first time around, it’s gonna be GONE. And it won’t be discounted later, either!
Big Boxes and other operations have TRAINED the consumer that everything is available at all times at deep discounts. It’s INSANITY!
And, we’re more than holding our own during the ‘0bamanation’ that’s been thrust upon us. :)
I agree but instead of saying we’re going to “stand up”, I prefer to frame it as showing others what they are missing by running off to shop. If we try to frame this as a ‘protest’,,we’re not going to gain any traction. It will be more about conservatives grumbling.
You did something really helpful here. Thanks to this post, I am going to reach out to my neighbors and tell them how much fun we plan on having on T-giving,,then watching the Ravens game Thurs night, hanging out, playing games, safe in our homes and friends and family and a few drinks....and we hope they will come by, stop by and join us because neighbors and friends and families mean so much. The TVs will always be there.....maybe if we are able to present the alternative as irresistible as it truly is, we can make stronger bonds with the people in our lives, plus reinforce the true Thanksgiving. The shoppers can shop if they want,,but oh boy,,they are missing out on some special time if they do. What do you think?
No discount is worth being in those stores on “Black Friday” or any other frenzied shopping day. Already if the parking lot is full, I don’t go in and it is not because I don’t want to walk. If one shops in a modern WalMart what is the problem with another 1/8 of a mile to and from one’s car?
I agree. The big stores are ruining a great American tradition...but the people who flock to their stores are the real culprits. Macy’s and Walmart can’t afford to open on holidays if no one comes to shop.
It is a personal choice to shop, but not for the workers who get scheduled whether they want to work or not so the store can be open. (upon fear of termination for a no-show on a holiday)
My wife is a manager at a Meijer store here in Indiana, she manages and schedules the gas station and felt horrible that she had to schedule people to work second shift Thursday.
What can she do, she decided to work so that others didn’t have to, but that really sucks for us now that she will work 2-10:30 and miss most of the family gathering because of it.
Don’t laugh. Some liberal types are trying to phase out the term “Thanksgiving”, similar to the way the liberals have fought against saying “Christmas” during the Christmas holiday season. Reason being, some liberal types are offended that “Thanksgiving” is a religious term. And the atheistic liberal absolutist “separation of church and state” types are offended by the name of Thanksgiving, just as they are offended by Christmas.
P.S. NYS had an assigned Thanksgiving Day before the Federal government.
Not so. Adding an extra day to shop does not add anything to the amount of income people have to spend. It's the same money being spread thinner.
Gotta call BS on this. Years ago the retail areas were a ghost town on Thanksgiving, hell you couldn't even get gas because they were all shut down and I'm talking about a city like Dearborn. If you forgot to get something you just had to go without, period.
(ok, perhaps I'm an old fart to you at 48, but I still remember as a kid how desolate it was on that afternoon)
There are those who will stand in line for hours and hours with extremely rude people to buy a lot of cheap crap Made in China. Others will omit the name of God like Obama has on numerous occasions.
On Thursday others will give a day of ‘Thanks’ and recognize and celebrate God's blessings on our country.
And everyone should ask themselves this. What will I be passing on to my children? That saving a couple bucks is more important then giving God His due acknowledgment and thanks?
Agreed. It’s good that we have the choice.
Personally, I don’t want to go shopping on Thanksgiving. But, retailers have the right to be open for business. If they find that nobody shops on a big holiday such as Thanksgiving, the retailers won’t open in the future.
I’ve heard too that many retailers pay time and a half or double time for a holiday, so that some employees are actually volunteering to work.
For what it’s worth, we’ve gone out to dinner in the past few years on Thanksgiving, and the restaurants that are open are packed. Not everyone goes over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house, nor does everyone want to cook a big meal at home. The restaurant niche open on holidays have found a big market, from my observation.
Pardon, I didn't explain sufficiently. When my family celebrates Thanksgiving, grace is not said (nor is it said at any meal, for that matter). No "thanks" are given...it is, in the modern parlance, "Turkey Day" rather than "Thanksgiving", and thus entirely secular, in contrast to a traditional Thanksgiving.
And in any case, I wish a happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Reality is that Thanksgiving used to be a day for family to be together and be thankful.
You can opt for ka-ching. Values are of no value anymore anyway.
Did she ask for volunteers? Not everybody is all into the whole family thing, either they don’t have one or they have a dysfunctional one. There’s a good chance somebody would rather make money than be alone or get into the usual family arguments.
Sounds like a great idea to me! I’ve been talking a lot to my dad lately, about his early years (’20s, ‘30s) and how they celebrated the holidays. They didn’t have much so it was all about family, friends, neighbors getting together and doing simple things (eating, visiting, singing, playing games). His face lights up when he thinks back on those memories. I am making all Christmas presents this year and foregoing anything ‘commercial’. Aside from the religious meaning of Christmas, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday ... no gifts, family get-togethers over a home-cooked meal, lots of talk and sharing quality time ... it’s ‘the best’.
Yikes!
‘Turkey Day’?
Talk about losing the meaning of Thanksgiving
I appreciate the turkey art. Especially the last one.
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