Should Black Friday Start On Thanksgiving
Should Stores Be Open On Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving Day should be a day for friends and families to get together and celebrate a special meal as they give thanks. In most cases, the meals often include stuffing, turkey, potatoes, vegetables, gravy, pumpkin pie and cranberry alongside other meals. This day individuals should come together as families and give thanks for what they already have (Millard n.p.). Most people who live far from their families travel on Thanksgiving Day to be with their loved ones. The day is considered the busiest travel of the year. This paper focuses on different points of views from retailers, employees and consumers on whether stores should remain open for the Thanksgiving Day. Further, it will also explore personal experiences, whether to go shopping on Black Friday or not.
When I was young, I could think that people have gone mad since most of them used to do their shopping even before the sun would rise on Black Friday. It appeared humorous to me. In my viewpoint, stores should not remain open on this day. It should be the day when families and friends gather together as one and give thanks to God as they celebrate. Some retailers are always open on Thanksgiving Day, for instance, Wal-Mart and Best Buy amongst others (Millard n.p.).
From a retailer’s point of view, it is the best day for them to open stores. It is evident that during the last Thanksgiving holiday, most of them opened as early as 5pm. It probably sounds ridiculous. Most consumers need holiday hours; therefore, retailers’ wishes are to satisfy consumers’ desire by being opened all day long. Precisely, retailers adjust in order to meet consumers’ demands. The internet has expanded the opportunities for consumers to buy. It is clear that consumers even want to be in a position to shop when they have free time (Millard n.p.). The free time includes holidays. Therefore, it makes most retailers to gear up their sale on this day. They, thus, volunteer their
Thanksgiving Day should be a day for friends and families to get together and celebrate a special meal as they give thanks. In most cases, the meals often include stuffing, turkey, potatoes, vegetables, gravy, pumpkin pie and cranberry alongside other meals. This day individuals should come together as families and give thanks for what they already have (Millard n.p.). Most people who live far from their families travel on Thanksgiving Day to be with their loved ones. The day is considered the busiest travel of the year. This paper focuses on different points of views from retailers, employees and consumers on whether stores should remain open for the Thanksgiving Day. Further, it will also explore personal experiences, whether to go shopping on Black Friday or not.
When I was young, I could think that people have gone mad since most of them used to do their shopping even before the sun would rise on Black Friday. It appeared humorous to me. In my viewpoint, stores should not remain open on this day. It should be the day when families and friends gather together as one and give thanks to God as they celebrate. Some retailers are always open on Thanksgiving Day, for instance, Wal-Mart and Best Buy amongst others (Millard n.p.).
From a retailer’s point of view, it is the best day for them to open stores. It is evident that during the last Thanksgiving holiday, most of them opened as early as 5pm. It probably sounds ridiculous. Most consumers need holiday hours; therefore, retailers’ wishes are to satisfy consumers’ desire by being opened all day long. Precisely, retailers adjust in order to meet consumers’ demands. The internet has expanded the opportunities for consumers to buy. It is clear that consumers even want to be in a position to shop when they have free time (Millard n.p.). The free time includes holidays. Therefore, it makes most retailers to gear up their sale on this day. They, thus, volunteer their
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