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ProfessorGAC

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73. As I Said In Another Thread. . .

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 04:34 PM

Nov 2014

. . .i'm not sure i believe there is a big market for it. Greed may be the motivator, but i'm not sure there is evidence that there is a pent-up desire in the consumers to start shopping 6 or 10 or 16 hours earlier than midnight Friday.

Now, i do have to say that i'm less dubious about, and less outraged with regard to grocery stores being opened part of the day.

Those near my house close at noon so folks who work there can still go to familly functions. It is a day about feasting and i see the food thing more than durable good consumption.

Nobody needs to buy a blue-ray player on sale at 6pm when they could get it 6 hours later at the same price at the same place.

And, again, i'm not sure i buy that there is actually a market demand for those extra few hours.

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Post here if you will not, no way, NEVER set foot in a store on Thanksgiving Day. [View all] lapislzi Nov 2014 OP

I never do shanti Nov 2014 #1

I will never on Thanksgiving yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #16

what if you find yourself instantly craving some White Castles- snooper2 Nov 2014 #2

Are you my husband, posting under a pseudonym? lapislzi Nov 2014 #6

no shit, I thought I was the first to come up with that, now I have to googles- snooper2 Nov 2014 #15

A word to the wise~ lapislzi Nov 2014 #36

I read that as "eyeball IN the chicken stock! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #43

LOL, little extra protein never hurt anyone ;-) nt lapislzi Nov 2014 #139

GOD DAMN YOU!!! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #42

I keep a box of frozen ones Aerows Nov 2014 #55

seriously? irisblue Nov 2014 #82

They taste the same Aerows Nov 2014 #85

Funny, I Hear About White Castle All The Time... ChiciB1 Nov 2014 #185

Only if... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #148

I hate to even think about people not having a day with their families, so I won't. n/t Yo_Mama Nov 2014 #3

I don't plan to. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #4

I've tried Black Friday shopping before derby378 Nov 2014 #26

I'm taking my kids out to some nature parks. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #35

Not me. elias49 Nov 2014 #5

Yes, let people shop online and hurt local businesses? nt Logical Nov 2014 #7

Or maybe just shop on a day that isn't a holiday? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #129

Online retailers usually have a better selection and often better prices... Adrahil Nov 2014 #181

I don't shop on Thanksgiving, or on Black Friday either. nt avebury Nov 2014 #8

7-11 AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #9

No way. I hate crowded stores. n/t RebelOne Nov 2014 #10

I also value my life. I don't need to end up underneath 100 panicked people. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #65

I'll be home blowing my diet. B Calm Nov 2014 #11

Unfortunately I will be baby sitting for a woman who will. jwirr Nov 2014 #12

I never do. I will, however, be working in the lab this year magical thyme Nov 2014 #13

SHOMER FUCKING SHABBOS nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #14

AM I GOING CRAZY??? AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE RULES???? Initech Nov 2014 #57

Come on, Walter! Put the gun away! Ah shut up, Donny! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #67

Walter put the piece away... Initech Nov 2014 #105

in the mountains kpete Nov 2014 #17

I use live in the mountains upaloopa Nov 2014 #87

so if you or your business do not celebrate "thanksgiving" day you should just go comatose? nice nt msongs Nov 2014 #18

I know, really.... PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #23

Only if we need something from the supermarket. MohRokTah Nov 2014 #19

posting Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #20

One possible exception... tosh Nov 2014 #21

Bravo! (Brava!) - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #40

bless you for that irisblue Nov 2014 #96

Bravo! It should be a choice, not a requirement. lapislzi Nov 2014 #144

Even when I had people to buy for hifiguy Nov 2014 #22

i have hit the grocery store t-day morning a few times fizzgig Nov 2014 #24

I will never set foot in a store on Thanksgiving. City Lights Nov 2014 #25

I shop whenever and wherever I want! DeadEyeDyck Nov 2014 #27

The unnecessary creep of consumerism that forces people to work on holidays. Liberal Veteran Nov 2014 #34

i have gone to the grocery stores till mid morning, but they close by 3 Pm around here anyway La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2014 #28

I will not. femmocrat Nov 2014 #29

only if we run out of wine�. dhill926 Nov 2014 #30

+1 badtoworse Nov 2014 #31

Good point Sanity Claws Nov 2014 #61

I've cut back on participatory consumerism ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 #32

i will not. Wella Nov 2014 #33

I will never shop on Thanksgiving Day, nor will I ever visit the KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #37

Damn fucking straight! Aristus Nov 2014 #38

No way. I leave those asylums to the lunatics. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #39

I refuse to even shop on Black Friday, let alone Turkey Day. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #41

I never do, never will. LiberalLoner Nov 2014 #44

No. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #45

Hah! Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #130

GIA sends people around the country. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #135

Yup, I was 'nerd grade'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #137

Wow. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #143

I went back all 3 days the show was in town Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #147

Yeah, gem shows are hard on the eyes. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #167

I probably will KT2000 Nov 2014 #46

Not Thursday, nor Friday. ginnyinWI Nov 2014 #47

If i need something critical, absolutely B2G Nov 2014 #48

posting!!! nt kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #49

Hell no!!!!! And if I do it won't be willingly. Initech Nov 2014 #50

I did it once....once. geomon666 Nov 2014 #51

Barring some kind of medical incident Kelvin Mace Nov 2014 #52

I have before in the past. dilby Nov 2014 #53

I will not! n/t whathehell Nov 2014 #54

No, No, No! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #56

If I realized I needed food or drink, maybe. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #58

I expect to need something on Thanksgiving Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #59

No Runningdawg Nov 2014 #60

Never have. Never will. n/t beac Nov 2014 #62

not i Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #63

I work at a hotel and volunteer to do a long shift that day for everyone glowing Nov 2014 #64

Thanks, from my family! Adrahil Nov 2014 #182

I will NOT be shopping on Thanksgiving... onecaliberal Nov 2014 #66

Never is a very long time. Delphinus Nov 2014 #68

Only a grocery store if needed Botany Nov 2014 #69

Even if I had money to spend there, I wouldn't. GoCubsGo Nov 2014 #70

Nope not even the grocery store, never have. redstatebluegirl Nov 2014 #71

Nope. I'm the same. nt riderinthestorm Nov 2014 #72

As I Said In Another Thread. . . ProfessorGAC Nov 2014 #73

Never have. Shadowflash Nov 2014 #74

posting n/t zentrum Nov 2014 #75

Nope.. I have my extended family with me all day Peacetrain Nov 2014 #76

having to work on Thanksgiving Day Enrique Nov 2014 #77

I had a co-worker beg me to HappyMe Nov 2014 #88

Nope-Haven't-Am Not-Never Will n/t fredamae Nov 2014 #78

i've gotten gas and stuff before but never go to the malls or box stores... dionysus Nov 2014 #79

Not unless it's a drug store and I need an emergency prescription Warpy Nov 2014 #80

I like going to a Movie theater late on Thanksgiving afternoon. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2014 #81

Never have and don't plan to start. n/t ColesCountyDem Nov 2014 #83

just Walmart and hobby lobby... Chakaconcarne Nov 2014 #84

Everyone forgets the cranberries. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #86

My daughter will... KansDem Nov 2014 #89

Nope will not shop in a store on Thanksgiving littlewolf Nov 2014 #90

One exception and one only: we've run out of alcohol. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2014 #91

Nope. Not us. it is the day of the post-turkey food coma! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #92

I will never shop on Thanksgiving Day: I don't even shop on Black Friday. mnhtnbb Nov 2014 #93

gas stations maybe PatrynXX Nov 2014 #94

The only way I could even cnsider it is if the store cooked and delivered Thanksgiving dinner LiberalEsto Nov 2014 #95

I don't buy Christmas gifts, so it's somewhat easy. arcane1 Nov 2014 #97

I might go to Von's to pick up some last minute fixings for Thanksgiving Dinner, ... aggiesal Nov 2014 #98

count me in NoMoreRepugs Nov 2014 #99

Buying food on Thanksgiving at a Supermarket HockeyMom Nov 2014 #100

Understood, and no judgment here. lapislzi Nov 2014 #146

When I worked retail tabbycat31 Nov 2014 #159

Right, and good on ya. lapislzi Nov 2014 #189

Retail is not an essential profession tabbycat31 Nov 2014 #192

Never have, never will. Further.... MANative Nov 2014 #101

I'm doing the same thing with the stores Mariana Nov 2014 #114

Does that include restaurants? classof56 Nov 2014 #102

I work on Thanksgiving bigwillq Nov 2014 #103

If I need an item from the market, I would go get it rudolph the red Nov 2014 #104

Not only not on T'giving Day, . . . OldRedneck Nov 2014 #106

Only to stop for something to drink and maybe gas csziggy Nov 2014 #107

never (nt) angrychair Nov 2014 #108

Not an issue in West Africa... Oktober Nov 2014 #109

Never do, never will geardaddy Nov 2014 #110

I have "participated" in Buy Nothing Day since the late 90's... The_Commonist Nov 2014 #111

But there are times you can stand only so much family togetherness KinMd Nov 2014 #112

Not gonna happen. louis-t Nov 2014 #113

Wouldn't be prudent. nt stillwaiting Nov 2014 #115

I don't go into retails stores from the day before Thanksgiving until January. n/t nichomachus Nov 2014 #116

Will do everything in my power to stay away Beaverhausen Nov 2014 #117

In my entire life I never shopped on turkey day kydo Nov 2014 #118

No shopping on Thanksgiving, promise! oldandhappy Nov 2014 #119

That would be me! southern_belle Nov 2014 #120

if u live in an ethnically diverse city... bettydavis Nov 2014 #121

Never have, never will. Not even for gas. NT harris8 Nov 2014 #122

Nope, I will not shop on Thanksgiving, nor on the following day either Trailrider1951 Nov 2014 #123

Never did never will N/T UglyGreed Nov 2014 #124

Our local grocery store is usually open from 7 to 10 on Thanksgiving Bettie Nov 2014 #125

I go to my local family market...for bloody mary's and Historic NY Nov 2014 #126

I won't, but I'm not going to judge those who do. vi5 Nov 2014 #127

I don't do the Black Friday thing any more. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #128

I will only go to a food store that day and the following day. roody Nov 2014 #131

No need eridani Nov 2014 #132

Never ever treestar Nov 2014 #133

Never shopped on Thanksgiving and never going to. eom. In_The_Wind Nov 2014 #134

I never do. nt MrScorpio Nov 2014 #136

Here's another one. Won't be shopping on "Black Friday" either. DinahMoeHum Nov 2014 #138

I might KamaAina Nov 2014 #140

I've been in line now for 12 days. zappaman Nov 2014 #141

What if I run out of booze? AngryAmish Nov 2014 #142

My family gets together on Thanksgiving, it is our favorite holiday. No shopping for us. greatlaurel Nov 2014 #145

Nope, it's my fav holiday. Why ruin it by being a consumerbot? RiverLover Nov 2014 #149

Who are you to judge others like this? Agschmid Nov 2014 #150

+1 Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #151

only buying essentials noiretextatique Nov 2014 #152

I closed my restaurant so that my staff can eat with their family, not serve someone else's. dorkzilla Nov 2014 #153

Hell will freeze over before I set foot in a store on Thanksgiving meow2u3 Nov 2014 #154

never have, never will williesgirl Nov 2014 #155

I hope it snows its ass off on Thanksgiving jmowreader Nov 2014 #156

Never! TheNutcracker Nov 2014 #157

Not to go shopping for presents! No way. We stay in our pjs all day. Eat, watch movies, put up jillan Nov 2014 #158

I can't say that. I will say "I will do my best to never deal with a CHAIN store during.. BlueJazz Nov 2014 #160

Nope. Coventina Nov 2014 #161

No way! Delmette Nov 2014 #162

I own a coffee shop and we'll be open on Thanksgiving from 7-11:30 taught_me_patience Nov 2014 #163

I won't shop retail on Thanksgiving, and I Ilsa Nov 2014 #164

Me Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2014 #165

No, but we did eat out a couple of times ThoughtCriminal Nov 2014 #166

most likely just a gas station for me JesterCS Nov 2014 #168

A friend grew up in a very small mountain town kiva Nov 2014 #169

Cool story. Simpler times! RiverLover Nov 2014 #176

Yes, and a very small community. kiva Nov 2014 #191

I'll be working on Thanksgiving. ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #170

No worshipping at the Church of Bottomless Need DLnyc Nov 2014 #171

I'm afraid we are eating out at a restaurant this Thanksgiving. Kablooie Nov 2014 #172

word. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2014 #173

Never have, never will. nt tblue37 Nov 2014 #174

I won't be setting foot in a grocery store in the US on Thanksgiving weekend davidpdx Nov 2014 #175

I love how it is assumed *everyone* observes Thanksgiving. MadrasT Nov 2014 #177

My snowbird neighbors are British citizens HockeyMom Nov 2014 #183

Ok. merrily Nov 2014 #178

i have no problem with the grocery store being open DesertFlower Nov 2014 #179

We always travel to my in-laws on Thanksgiving.... Adrahil Nov 2014 #180

Not Something That I EVER Did Anyway! ChiciB1 Nov 2014 #184

Nope. WilliamPitt Nov 2014 #186

Every day is Thanksgiving in our family. LP2K12 Nov 2014 #187

I won't. n/t alpizzy Nov 2014 #188

I used to work in a drugstore ctaylors6 Nov 2014 #190