POLL: Is Gray Thursday the New Black Friday?
More and more large retail chains are jump starting Black Friday by having Thanksgiving night 'doorbuster' sales. Do you think this practice is greedy and shameful or smart and necessary for the economy?
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POLL: Is Gray Thursday the New Black Friday?
More and more large retail chains are jump starting Black Friday by having Thanksgiving night 'doorbuster' sales. Do you think this practice is greedy and shameful or smart and necessary for the economy?
If you work a retail job, try not to choke on your turkey leg as you hurriedly finish eating to race back to the store for the "Black Friday Creep," also known as "Gray Thursday." I can't decide what's creepier, the stores for putting employees in this position or the "sheeple" who salivate at the prospect of saving an extra 10 percent on some gadget they don't need but know they want because their friend has one. I thought Black Friday was supposed to be on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, not on Thanksgiving. Sears, Walmart and Target are just a few of the big box stores having Thanksgiving "doorbuster" sales. That term sounds kind of gross to me. Sears and Walmart stores will launch Black Friday sales at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving night. …
kari whittington
5:09 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012
I will be venturing out this evening to get the deals that I specifically have been researching for who has the best deal. Saving $100.00 for that item is worth it to me. You know, times have changed, so many people do not have jobs and would do anything to get work. I don't think folks should complain about working Thanksgiving evening if they want to keep their job. Certainly if they do not … more ›