These people are NOT going to the mall later.[/caption]I am so dismayed by the practice that has been evolving over the last few years, that is, stores being open on Thanksgiving itself.
I worked for a (very) little while last year, when things were rather desperate, in a retail store. When it came to light that I would have to work Thanksgiving night, I just about cried. Actually, I actually cried. What is becoming of us? A time to celebrate and commune with family and friends, with no presents or "stuff," with a meal that can be quite inexpensive to prepare, that is a quiet time to just be, and we want to go to the mall. Stop it! Go on Friday. Or, better, on Saturday.
What do you need so badly that you must cut short your and your family's and the store clerk's Thanksgiving? Even if you do desperately need an off-brand flat screen TV at a ridiculously low price, you know that you are going to have to stand in line and then throw elbows like hell to get one (and still maybe not get one!). You do know that, right? So please don't do it. Think of the people who have to work in those stores, who have no choice and can't quit their jobs because they have to work on Thanksgiving. Moms or dads who have made a feast for their families, which is quite a lot of work, and then have to go to out to their jobs at 8:00 at night. It's not right.
Let's get back to being civilized, family-centric people who don't do things like act like a horde of barbarians for some crap at Target or Walmart. Please. Stay in and enjoy your family and friends.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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