Friday, November 1, 2013

Save Thanksgiving! Black Thursday Interferes!

          We all enjoy savings and being able to prepare for Christmas has become more and more popular. Just to save a few dollars, it seems as though we would cut family time short. As Black Friday has been a tradition for many stores and very many years, it has began to cut into the Thanksgiving day. For many years Thanksgiving is being thankful for everything,enjoying family time and of course we cannot forget football. As many stores close for Thanksgiving and are now re-opening at midnight or even earlier. I have seen some opening as early as 8pm on Thanksgiving night. This is creating a huge debate as families Thanksgiving is being cut short by willingness to save a dollar or even being forced to work on those days. As stated by The Examiner "Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, has traditionally taken place on the Friday after Thanksgiving. But this year, some retailers are moving the big day of savings earlier and opening on Thanksgiving Day. Macy’s has already announced its intention to start the holiday shopping season earlier than usual and now Kohl’s has added itself to the growing list." This has raised eyebrows for everyone. There are even petitions that are floating around to be able to save the holiday and not have black Friday sales on Thanksgiving day! 

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