Author Topic: Shopping on Thanksgiving (Read 2027 times)

Matthew · « **on:** November 23, 2013, 09:19:52 AM »

It's true that Thanksgiving isn't a Holy Day, but it IS an American "holiday" where people take time off work to spend time with family.

It just seems like the force of commercialization marches on, constantly pushing the boundaries.

It's undeniable.

To give you an example of concrete progress they have made: Just in 2013 companies started having Black Friday deals throughout the whole month of November.

I can say accurately that as of right now, the Christmas shopping season starts the day after Halloween, or November 1st. They might have a hard time getting it to start before Halloween (let's face it -- the ambiances of Halloween and Christmas are pretty much opposites!), but I have seen Christmas stuff in some stores as early as September.

Matthew · « **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2013, 09:21:08 AM »

You know, you could replace "Thanksgiving" with "Sunday", "family" with "God", and "holiday" with "day of rest".

jen51 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2013, 09:33:10 AM »

No shopping on Thanksgiving for me, even if I wanted to. I live a town of 1600 people. Every storefront is shut down. Hooray!!

Matthew · « **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2013, 09:46:11 AM »

All those businesses trying to have a 3 month "Christmas" season need to take a few minutes to read the classic tale, "Christmas Every Day":

http://www.classicreader.com/book/3743/1/

I think they could learn a lot about the concept of "too much of a good thing", etc.

For example, I note that most people grow weary of Christmas music after about 30 days of listening to it.

So if you fire up the Christmas music on Thanksgiving, then you'll be sick of it by ...about Christmas Day. Diabolical!

Dolores · « **Reply #4 on:** November 23, 2013, 10:40:38 AM »

I agree 100%. It's had been so bad that Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day were the only days that people in the United States were guaranteed to have off of work to spend with their families. Now, Thanksgiving is going away. All in the name of a few hours of more revenue. It is sickening.

Traditional Guy 20 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2013, 12:47:27 PM »

Those corporate bastards I work for are making me work this Sunday to make up for Thanksgiving and New Year's Day so they don't have to pay me overtime!

Corporations are immoral behemoths!

Marlelar · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2013, 12:48:55 PM »

Matthew - do you have that badge in PDF format? I'd like to print one up on "magnet" paper and put it on my car! One Sunday too.

Marsha

LoverOfTradition · « **Reply #7 on:** November 23, 2013, 02:05:48 PM »

I find it ridiculous that stores are now opening on Thanksgiving night for Black Friday. Thanksgiving should be a day of rest and thanksgiving to God for the employees.

Unfortunately, secularism has to get in the way of everything. Who cares about a bunch of junk in a store. It's worthless junk.

Traditional Guy 20 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 23, 2013, 02:35:26 PM »

Quote from: LoverOfTradition

Who cares about a bunch of junk in a store. It's worthless junk.

Truer words have never been spoken. Unfortunately the majority of Americans would disagree with you.

Matto · « **Reply #9 on:** November 23, 2013, 02:38:59 PM »

I admit that I have shopped on Thanksgiving before. In the past when we did our Thanksgiving shopping we have forgotten some items that we needed and I went out to get them on Thanksgiving in the morning or early afternoon.

Mama ChaCha · « **Reply #10 on:** November 23, 2013, 02:49:56 PM »

Quote from: Matto

I admit that I have shopped on Thanksgiving before. In the past when we did our Thanksgiving shopping we have forgotten some items that we needed and I went out to get them on Thanksgiving in the morning or early afternoon.

This was the same when I was a kid, but usually all the shops were all closed up around noon, so you had to go get the cranberry sauce that no one ate before then.

LoverOfTradition · « **Reply #11 on:** November 23, 2013, 02:51:58 PM »

Quote from: Traditional Guy 20

Quote from: LoverOfTradition
Who cares about a bunch of junk in a store. It's worthless junk.

Truer words have never been spoken. Unfortunately the majority of Americans would disagree with you.

I prefer solid Catholic books over all the junk in the world. I just don't see why people would want that stuff so much their willing to kill people over it. It's absurd.

Traditional Guy 20 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 23, 2013, 02:54:27 PM »

Quote from: LoverOfTradition

I prefer solid Catholic books over all the junk in the world. I just don't see why people would want that stuff so much their willing to kill people over it. It's absurd.

People don't see it that way. They see it in the usual Republican mindset of, "We're helping out business!" or they see it as instant gratification, "I need this now!"

LoverOfTradition · « **Reply #13 on:** November 23, 2013, 03:30:17 PM »

Quote from: Traditional Guy 20

Quote from: LoverOfTradition
I prefer solid Catholic books over all the junk in the world. I just don't see why people would want that stuff so much their willing to kill people over it. It's absurd.

People don't see it that way. They see it in the usual Republican mindset of, "We're helping out business!" or they see it as instant gratification, "I need this now!"

True.

Dolores · « **Reply #14 on:** November 23, 2013, 04:01:49 PM »

Quote from: Traditional Guy 20

Those corporate bastards I work for are making me work this Sunday to make up for Thanksgiving and New Year's Day so they don't have to pay me overtime!

Corporations are immoral behemoths!

Pardon my ignorance, but how does forcing you to work extra hours avoid overtime?