Thanksgiving is an often overlooked holiday. It’s the time
of year where you gather with friends and family to remind yourself what you
are thankful for, while stuffing your face with excessive amounts of turkey and
mashed potatoes. Step into any store and you will see how Thanksgiving
seemingly doesn’t exist because of one thing: Christmas. Target and Walmart
already look like winter wonder lands. Bath and Body Works has had their
Christmas items on shelves for a good month now. And the common thought is area
they really putting Winter Candy Apple and Vanilla Bean Noel scents out in
October? Yes, Bath and Body Works wastes no time in stamping out Thanksgiving
spirit. Why are we saying ‘ho-ho-ho’ this time of year when we really should be
saying ‘gobble gobble’? Christmas is American’s favorite holiday, but skipping
one holiday, a major on at that, is unnecessary.
Black Friday had gotten out of hand as well. Sales in some
stores start the morning of Thanksgiving instead of the wee hours of the
morning the next day. Employees aren’t able to spend time with their loved ones
because they are scheduled to work so other people can save a few extra bucks
on a TV or an iPad. Starting this year companies got the memo that Thanksgiving
is a holiday that should be spent with family and not at a department store.
Most retail chains are making their sales start at 6 a.m. the next morning
which is what Black Friday should have been like all along.
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