Should holiday shopping begin on Thanksgiving Day?
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Black Friday shoppers hustle through Lindale Mall, Friday November 26, 2010 gathering their purchases for the holidays. (Becky Malewitz/The Gazette)
“Black Friday” will come early for Walmart, which plans to move up the start of its holiday-specials season to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Normally, holiday shopping begins the day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday. Over the years, it has come to symbolize the day that retailers turn profitable for the year.
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, launched Black Friday specials at 10 p.m. last Thanksgiving. This year, the company said it will guarantee customer access to three special deals between 10 and 11 p.m.
Last year, several retailers including Target and Kohl’s decided for the first time to open at midnight, a trend that could eventually replace Black Friday with Black Thursday as the unofficial holiday kickoff. This year, Sears will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving and Best Buy at midnight.
What do you think of the holiday shopping shift? Do you think stores should be open on Thanksgiving Day or evening, ahead of Black Friday’s traditional holiday shopping kickoff?
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Thanksgiving should be enjoyed and appreciated for what it is, a day to express our thankfulness for family, friends, and many other things. To use it as the kickoff day for Christmas shopping somehow diminishes the importance of what Thanksgiving is all about.
People and stores can do what they wish, but you will not find me or anyone from my family shopping on Thanksgiving Day.
I feel Thanksgiving is a holiday for families. Opening on Thanksgiving eve, Wal-mart shows it only has one ideal, the love of money. People will still spend their money regardless of when the stores are open. Also “Black Friday” is a rip off. If people shop smart, they can get better deals at other times of the year.
I feel you can shop any time of the year to buy Christmas gifts , it doesn’t have to be on Thanksgiving or after. I go when there are sales going on .. just saying