Date Posted:10:08:46 11/06/13 Wed Author: 5280 Author Host/IP: 198.178.8.81 Subject: I don't think it's regional, I think it's generational In reply to:
phan
's message, "Re: I loves me some Turkey Day. However..." on 08:11:46 11/06/13 Wed
>>>>Personally, I think it really sucks. I intend to
>>>>personally boycott stores that are open on
>>>>Thanksgiving. I feel the same way about stores that
>>>>feel the need to open at 12:01 AM on Black Friday.
>>>>IMO, it says a lot about us as a society, and none
>of
>>>>it is good.
>>>
>>>I think federal law is needed to put an end to this.
>>
>>I can't see why this is suddenly a big deal. I used to
>>work Thanksgiving shifts back in the 1990s before I
>>went education-then-corporate. We expect gas stations
>>and convenience stores to remain open, right?
>>Groceries, at least a large portion of the day? I
>>managed a video store (when VHS was King!) that was
>>open Thanksgiving. Drug stores. Bars.
>>
>>What...we're allofasudden upset that someone can buy a
>>pair of pants on the same day we pop our buttons?
>>Where is this coming from?
>
>Maybe it's a regional thing, but when I was a kid (and
>I'm younger than any of you) stores did not open. Not
>convenience stores or gas stations. There was a law on
>the books, and I believe it's still there, that
>mandated a pharmacy be open a portion of the day for
>emergency purpose. Outside of that, if you didn't
>get what you needed on Wednesday, you were SOL on
>Thanksgiving.
I was born in '61. When I was a kid, nothing was open (neither gas stations nor groceries). Video stores didn't exist yet. :)
Somewhere around 1980, it started to change, with groceries being open until noon...then two...then four.
I absolutely don't think the government (fed, state or local) should mandate shuttered stores, especially when the internet is open 24/7. But, it takes social shaming, and more so, people actively avoiding the stores that open, in order to get them to realize that it's a bad business decision.
