Everyone who knows me knows that I am a avid shopper. I love a bargain. I love to browse stores. I shop all year around. On vacation I enjoy shopping new stores and new venues.
With that introduction, I state my unequivocal opposition to the early shopping on Thanksgiving Evening. We have so few holidays to spend with friends and family.
Now we have the additional pressure that people have to leave by 5 pm to get to Store A, B, C to get the special.
It may be that there are some genuine great buys. I have explored the Black Friday deals online which have been going on all week (and even before this week). I see no great deals on anything I want.
One technology store has deals on everything but its most desirable item. Most of the other sales I have seen are the same as the continuing cycle of sales. There are so many sales. I rarely go into a store without a store coupon. I rarely shop online without a "deal."
The fervor of Black Friday (now beginning Thursday night) is an adventure that may become a tradition, but it is eroding the tradition of Thanksgiving.
That is not surprising. As the ties of family erode in our society, there are more opportunities to "do one's thing." Shopping on a national holiday is only part of a larger trend to break down societal ties in favor of economic gain.
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