julz0420 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Anyone want to guess if the stores will continue opening on thanksgiving or if BF will return to... Well BF?? I'm going to guess they all follow along with last year. Hopefully not upping the hours any and I'm guessing the stores that held firm last year will fall in line this year. (At least most of them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magickallight Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I think we will be seeing more and more starting on Thanksgiving Day - especially online - perhaps even Wednesday online... everyone is out to get the bucks first and don't care about traditions or even taking family's Thanksgiving from them - as long as they make money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia39 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 All the big stores will open on Thanksgiving. They did it last year, and people still showed up en masse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momlori Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I agree - opening sooner seems to mean more bucks to the retailers. I will not sacrifice family time with shopping though. I will go out once everything is done (eating, cleaning, visiting, etc) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopeep Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Yep, based on the news stories and such after the fact last year, the corporate suits all considered the new hours a success. Those of us that loved the traditional Black Friday shopping can file our experiences away in the "Remember When..." folder, and pull them out every year to share with our children and grandchildren who will never understand just how great it was. LOL 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanyon71 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Well to be honest it made my shopping day a little easier. I have come to the realization that I will never again get a door buster that you have to be in store for. Though we still got everything else that we wanted last year and the stores were a lot less busy than they have been in the years past. We went out at our normal time and pretty much walked in and got what we wanted and the things I wanted to make sure we didn't miss out on we got online on Thanksgiving when they went live and had them delivered. I did miss the hustle and bustle that we normally had but all in all we kept out tradition alive. This year we have relocated so we will have to find new places to do our shopping and eat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewleyp Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I agree - opening sooner seems to mean more bucks to the retailers. I will not sacrifice family time with shopping though. I will go out once everything is done (eating, cleaning, visiting, etc) Agree! Online shopping early am and then maybe late night when no one wants to move or do anything....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julz0420 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 I've always hit up Walgreens early on Thanksgiving and I do admit that I liked the hours last year since dh works at 2am and so I hadn't been able to shop early Friday since I had our son. However, I do miss the whole setting 6 alarms for 2am, calling to be sure my mom was up, heading out in the freezing cold with the Christmas music up and bonding with all the other freezing BF nuts while waiting for the store to open. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogiporkchop Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 It's never too early to discuss store hours... and it is after Labor Day. I don't think I like the earlier hours. That being said I'm just not into it this year, don't know why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berry1014 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Yep, based on the news stories and such after the fact last year, the corporate suits all considered the new hours a success. Those of us that loved the traditional Black Friday shopping can file our experiences away in the "Remember When..." folder, and pull them out every year to share with our children and grandchildren who will never understand just how great it was. LOLNot sure how much of a success it was in our area. We host Thanksgiving dinner and eat around 4 so we did not head out shopping until well after the stores opened and was still able to get all the deals including door busters that I was after. Noticed that the stores were not as pact as I have seen them in the past when the stores opened at 4/5am. I am hoping they do not push the hours further into Thanksgiving ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzc721 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I think that it is really sad that not only the corporate powers that be, but the consumers have pushed and pushed until there is no longer really a Black Friday. I feel really bad for all of the people who have to work and give up THEIR family time just to make some people happy so they can shop and feel like they are getting "deals" on Thanksgiving. My husband has worked in retail for over 16 years and every year it gets worse. I know he picked that job, but it wasn't like this even 5 years ago when people still respected family time and holidays. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanyon71 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I said it last year and will say it again the only way I can. I won't go out to the stores on Thanksgiving and give them my money. I will order what I can online and get the rest at my normal insane hours of the morning on Friday lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barc Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Costco will hold firm and not open until 7:00 am on Friday. Very employee-friendly Costco is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arci122 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 They shouldn't start earlier. Last year by 8 or 9 am, stores were emptying out. They really are not making more money opening early, just paying workers longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riven3d Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I think Walmart will start around 5pm, Toys R Us will continue the crazyness and maybe start at Noon dang fools 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiRich Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I really hate the earlier and earlier hours. Seems to just get worse every year. DW works at Walmart in photo, and every previous year they were able to work just 4 hour shifts so that we could have our 34 year traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Last year,.,,8 hour shift from 2-11, so no chance of that. With most stores opening on Thanksgiving, we should just change the name to Balck Thursday. I shudder to think at what time they will start this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riven3d Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I really hate the earlier and earlier hours. Seems to just get worse every year. DW works at Walmart in photo, and every previous year they were able to work just 4 hour shifts so that we could have our 34 year traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Last year,.,,8 hour shift from 2-11, so no chance of that. With most stores opening on Thanksgiving, we should just change the name to Balck Thursday. I shudder to think at what time they will start this year. look at my shirt suggestion for this year lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 It's never too early to discuss store hours... and it is after Labor Day. I don't think I like the earlier hours. That being said I'm just not into it this year, don't know why.Perhaps your payday does not fall into line with BF this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogiporkchop Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 You're right, it doesn't. Won't stop me from shopping though Maybe it's because I don't have many people to shop for... and DD knows she's not to expect anything after getting signed up for taekwondo classes (monthly tuition, uniforms, gear... I don't want to think about it!). Perhaps things will change after I see some ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000SE Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I’m betting we are going to see some big stores open on Wednesday and the rest on Thursday…. Even the ones that have stated they wouldn’t previous years will be forced to or else loose big bucks.......In about 10 years black Friday will be held around Halloween! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I’m betting we are going to see some big stores open on Wednesday and the rest on Thursday…. Even the ones that have stated they wouldn’t previous years will be forced to or else loose big bucks.......In about 10 years black Friday will be held around Halloween! The trick is in the timing. Stores are already open on Wednesday night, but could do earlybird wave shopping anytime from 6pm to midnight, thus saving the balance for Friday and leaving Thursday alone alltogether. This would satiate most businesses desire to run the table, yet preserving the tradition of Thanksgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momlori Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Spoke to some people on Saturday waiting in line for an event and we were all sad that Black Friday does not start at 4am anymore. Not as much fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara3117 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Just throwing this out there... Do you think this new trend of opening Thursday has to do with where BF falls on the calendar? Last year, BF was as late as it could be (the 29th). This year and next year it's pretty late but in 2016, it's the the 25th. Would stores have felt the need to move it up if they didn't have a shortened season? It probably doesn't matter because, by the time 2016 hits, it's probably going to be the tradition to open that early. I don't see stores moving away from that until consumers prove to them that it's not what we want. But this is just something I have been thinking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanyon71 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Just throwing this out there... Do you think this new trend of opening Thursday has to do with where BF falls on the calendar? Last year, BF was as late as it could be (the 29th). This year and next year it's pretty late but in 2016, it's the the 25th. Would stores have felt the need to move it up if they didn't have a shortened season? It probably doesn't matter because, by the time 2016 hits, it's probably going to be the tradition to open that early. I don't see stores moving away from that until consumers prove to them that it's not what we want. But this is just something I have been thinking about... Honestly I think they are doing it to make a buck, doesn't matter when the day falls. They see it as a way to get more money faster. I guess at the end of the they need money to stay in business but I will continue our tradition and skip going on Thursday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopeep Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/09/24/expect-retailers-to-open-even-earlier-this-thanksgiving/ They were talking about this on our local news tonight. Seems the Wall Street Journal is predicting some stores will run their sales all day on Thanksgiving this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berry1014 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/09/24/expect-retailers-to-open-even-earlier-this-thanksgiving/ They were talking about this on our local news tonight. Seems the Wall Street Journal is predicting some stores will run their sales all day on Thanksgiving this year. If that is the case then I may be doing more online ordering this year. We host Thanksgiving dinner and I refuse to give that up ..if this keeps up I may end up fore going BF all together ... I really miss the the 4/5 am openings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopping4my3son Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I miss the early morning openings. The last couple years I've been able to find some really good deals online. Some before and a lot after Black Friday. I use to rely on Black Friday for the bulk of my shopping but not anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara3117 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/09/24/expect-retailers-to-open-even-earlier-this-thanksgiving/ They were talking about this on our local news tonight. Seems the Wall Street Journal is predicting some stores will run their sales all day on Thanksgiving this year. That's an interesting article. Thank you for posting. I shopped at Big Lots once on Thanksgiving and it was so depressing that I vowed never to shop on Thanksgiving again. That was several years ago, back when only a handful of stores were open that day. The cashier looked so miserable and there were only like 3 of us in the store. Obviously things are different now but I still don't feel right about shopping on Thanksgiving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julz0420 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Yeah even I can't stomach all the sales starting as early as Thursday morning. I barely have time to shop Walgreens after I put the turkey in the oven. I can't shop all day cause I cook the meal. I hope they don't start sales any earlier than 5pm, and even that's too early really. Ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howpomp Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, Florida announced their Black Friday Hours. "The 350-plus store megamall will open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, offering 27 continuous hours of holiday bargain shopping, according to a release. The mall will close at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 28." http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/deals-shopping/sfl-sawgrass-mills-announces-2014-black-friday-hours-20141001-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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