Don't let Thanksgiving disappear in search for profits and bargains
Now that the holidays are upon us, and certain large retailers want people to spend more time shopping with strangers than at home enjoying time with their friends and family. It is time for everyone to make a decision about what is important to him or her.
In a capitalist society, it is the consumer that decides what businesses are going to do and when they are going to do it. Without the money that is brought in through sales, there is no way a company can remain open. If opening on Thanksgiving Day is not profitable, stores will not open on Thanksgiving Day next year.
That means that it is up to each individual to decide if the proposed deals are good enough to eliminate time with the family, not only for the shopper but also for the employees who are required to be at work or lose their jobs.
What are you willing to inflict on other people in the name of finding a deal?
A better alternative to shopping on Thanksgiving would be to attend a reskilling event or craft workshop and make gifts for your friends and family, or to go out on the traditional Black Friday and shop only at those stores who decide to allow their employees the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving eating turkey, watching football and resting up for the rest of the hectic holiday season.
Christmas consumerism has already overtaken Halloween in the stores. Now it looks like the pursuit of profit will make Thanksgiving disappear like those on Roanoke Island.
This article was originally published at examiner.com. Some retailers are starting to choose not to open on Thursday!
In a capitalist society, it is the consumer that decides what businesses are going to do and when they are going to do it. Without the money that is brought in through sales, there is no way a company can remain open. If opening on Thanksgiving Day is not profitable, stores will not open on Thanksgiving Day next year.
That means that it is up to each individual to decide if the proposed deals are good enough to eliminate time with the family, not only for the shopper but also for the employees who are required to be at work or lose their jobs.
What are you willing to inflict on other people in the name of finding a deal?
A better alternative to shopping on Thanksgiving would be to attend a reskilling event or craft workshop and make gifts for your friends and family, or to go out on the traditional Black Friday and shop only at those stores who decide to allow their employees the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving eating turkey, watching football and resting up for the rest of the hectic holiday season.
Christmas consumerism has already overtaken Halloween in the stores. Now it looks like the pursuit of profit will make Thanksgiving disappear like those on Roanoke Island.
This article was originally published at examiner.com. Some retailers are starting to choose not to open on Thursday!