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Oh man. Now you've done it.17seconds said:This really only causes a dilemma for stampeding fat women, no?

Oh man. Now you've done it.17seconds said:This really only causes a dilemma for stampeding fat women, no?
I have two flat screen televisions now, so I'm part of the problem too I guess. I didn't buy the second one on a holiday though.Yep. ^ This. Consumerism, inadequacy issues, and "first world problems," all wrapped up with a pretty little bow.mad sweeney said:wadegarrett said:I've no interest in ever shopping on any dayduringafter Thanksgiving weekend. Way too much hassle for me.
I just marvel (and feel sad) at how people's lives and priorities are SO far out of whack that they would camp out for hours outside some big-box retailer, just to save X percent on some piece of crap that they probably don't even need. Amazing how things/possessions have replaced just about everything that is truly important in our society.
Why not pull it the other day.....run a weekend long bonzana of sales that goes from Black Fri: 6.AM all the way to Cyber Monday 12P.M.?Andy Dufresne said:I think they're doing this because Black Friday was causing more of a black eye for retailers than it was worth.
People getting trampled rushing the store. Fighting in line. I think retailers are saying "no thanks", let's have the herd shepherded through the doors in a more orderly fashion.
I plan to cyber everything if possible. I am a huge fan of Amazon.The local TV announcers acted like it was a big deal therefore it must be a big deal.
Why does anyone go anywhere but Amazon or online to shop? I will get into 3 fights with cashiers, clerks, and customers, I just avoid it.
You have an actual brick and mortar Amazon where you live? That's ####### amazing!SchlzmThe local TV announcers acted like it was a big deal therefore it must be a big deal.
Why does anyone go anywhere but Amazon or online to shop? I will get into 3 fights with cashiers, clerks, and customers, I just avoid it.
If it makes you feel better, there's at least two of us.NCCommish said:Well I try to do my part. I refuse to so much as visit the grocery store on those two days. It would take an actual emergency to get me to go buy something. But I am just one guy doesn't count for much.
If it makes you feel better, there's at least two of us.NCCommish said:Well I try to do my part. I refuse to so much as visit the grocery store on those two days. It would take an actual emergency to get me to go buy something. But I am just one guy doesn't count for much.
No, just figured some turd would come along with a better site than Amazon to buy stuff so I included all of them with an emphasis on AmazonYou have an actual brick and mortar Amazon where you live? That's ####### amazing!SchlzmThe local TV announcers acted like it was a big deal therefore it must be a big deal.
Why does anyone go anywhere but Amazon or online to shop? I will get into 3 fights with cashiers, clerks, and customers, I just avoid it.
You? I don't believe that for a second.The local TV announcers acted like it was a big deal therefore it must be a big deal.
Why does anyone go anywhere but Amazon or online to shop? I will get into 3 fights with cashiers, clerks, and customers, I just avoid it.
The noble stride among us!If it makes you feel better, there's at least two of us.NCCommish said:Well I try to do my part. I refuse to so much as visit the grocery store on those two days. It would take an actual emergency to get me to go buy something. But I am just one guy doesn't count for much.![]()
Not very likely in retail.Most would be double time 8 hrs paid holiday and the 8 hrs you worked.17seconds said:I think you meant to say they make double time and a half.NutterButter said:Who's giving up anything? Those people are hourly. They don't get paid if the store is closed.Mr. Cross said:You people know I didn't write that article right? How about you make it Black Wednesday and you can shop then. I can't believe how willing everybody is to give up two paid days off of work. Or is it somebody elses problem, for now, since you don't work retail?
If you can't see the difference between the need for most the services you mentioned above (electric, sewer, emergency services, etc), and the need for stuff from Wal Mart, I feel badly for you.For those of you planning on not going to Walmart or any other store on Thanksgiving in order to show your support of those individuals being forced to work on that day, that's very noble of you (not just those in this thread but all of those posting on FB and starting petitions). The question is how committed are you to the cause of not wanting folks to work on the holiday so they can spend it with their loved ones?
- Will you not venture outside your house to visit relatives so you don't have to stop at a gas station to get fuel, or travel on the highways so you don't have to utilize the tolls?
- Will you disconnect from the internet to support those individuals working at the seemingly infinite number of websites that support those sites?
- Will you not watch football on the television in support of those individuals that need to work at the game and at the network in order to televise those games? For that matter, will you turn off the television altogether to support the even larger mass of individuals keeping the programming running on the hundreds of networks?
- Will you unplug all devices that utilize electricity to support those individuals working at the various power plants?
- Will you refrain from using any water in your home for cooking, showering, etc in order to support those individuals working at the various water refinement plants?
- WIll you hold your bowels for the day in order to support those individuals working at the sewer plant?
- How about not contacting the fire or emergency services on this day just so they can stay home with their families?
The list can go on and on - acting as if it's some grave injustice that some folks in retail have to work on a holiday is an insult to all of those individuals that have to work on that same holiday (and all other holidays as well) of which you have no issue whatsoever utilizing those services (either directly or indirectly).
Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm just going to do whatever I want on thanksgiving and give a #### what anybody else does.For those of you planning on not going to Walmart or any other store on Thanksgiving in order to show your support of those individuals being forced to work on that day, that's very noble of you (not just those in this thread but all of those posting on FB and starting petitions). The question is how committed are you to the cause of not wanting folks to work on the holiday so they can spend it with their loved ones?
- Will you not venture outside your house to visit relatives so you don't have to stop at a gas station to get fuel, or travel on the highways so you don't have to utilize the tolls?
- Will you disconnect from the internet to support those individuals working at the seemingly infinite number of websites that support those sites?
- Will you not watch football on the television in support of those individuals that need to work at the game and at the network in order to televise those games? For that matter, will you turn off the television altogether to support the even larger mass of individuals keeping the programming running on the hundreds of networks?
- Will you unplug all devices that utilize electricity to support those individuals working at the various power plants?
- Will you refrain from using any water in your home for cooking, showering, etc in order to support those individuals working at the various water refinement plants?
- WIll you hold your bowels for the day in order to support those individuals working at the sewer plant?
- How about not contacting the fire or emergency services on this day just so they can stay home with their families?
The list can go on and on - acting as if it's some grave injustice that some folks in retail have to work on a holiday is an insult to all of those individuals that have to work on that same holiday (and all other holidays as well) of which you have no issue whatsoever utilizing those services (either directly or indirectly).
Happy Thanksgiving!
So those with a particular type of job should be able to spend the holiday with their family as opposed to others. Got it. Looks like it's me who should feel badly for you in that case.If you can't see the difference between the need for most the services you mentioned above (electric, sewer, emergency services, etc), and the need for stuff from Wal Mart, I feel badly for you.For those of you planning on not going to Walmart or any other store on Thanksgiving in order to show your support of those individuals being forced to work on that day, that's very noble of you (not just those in this thread but all of those posting on FB and starting petitions). The question is how committed are you to the cause of not wanting folks to work on the holiday so they can spend it with their loved ones?
- Will you not venture outside your house to visit relatives so you don't have to stop at a gas station to get fuel, or travel on the highways so you don't have to utilize the tolls?
- Will you disconnect from the internet to support those individuals working at the seemingly infinite number of websites that support those sites?
- Will you not watch football on the television in support of those individuals that need to work at the game and at the network in order to televise those games? For that matter, will you turn off the television altogether to support the even larger mass of individuals keeping the programming running on the hundreds of networks?
- Will you unplug all devices that utilize electricity to support those individuals working at the various power plants?
- Will you refrain from using any water in your home for cooking, showering, etc in order to support those individuals working at the various water refinement plants?
- WIll you hold your bowels for the day in order to support those individuals working at the sewer plant?
- How about not contacting the fire or emergency services on this day just so they can stay home with their families?
The list can go on and on - acting as if it's some grave injustice that some folks in retail have to work on a holiday is an insult to all of those individuals that have to work on that same holiday (and all other holidays as well) of which you have no issue whatsoever utilizing those services (either directly or indirectly).
Happy Thanksgiving!
Same here. I haven't done my holiday shopping in an actual store in probably 5-6 years. And Amazon Prime just makes it all the better.I plan to cyber everything if possible. I am a huge fan of Amazon.The local TV announcers acted like it was a big deal therefore it must be a big deal.
Why does anyone go anywhere but Amazon or online to shop? I will get into 3 fights with cashiers, clerks, and customers, I just avoid it.
Last year, I had the idea to have all of my gifts shipped via Prime to my destination for Christmas ahead of time. My Christmas shopping was literally about 30 minutes of clicking buttons on Amazon, and everything was already there when I arrived, shipped free. It was great.Same here. I haven't done my holiday shopping in an actual store in probably 5-6 years. And Amazon Prime just makes it all the better.I plan to cyber everything if possible. I am a huge fan of Amazon.The local TV announcers acted like it was a big deal therefore it must be a big deal.
Why does anyone go anywhere but Amazon or online to shop? I will get into 3 fights with cashiers, clerks, and customers, I just avoid it.
In fact, now that I think about it... apart from groceries and things I need at-the-moment, I pretty much buy everything through Amazon.
Cut the ####.Just like how everyone used to be off for Veterans Day when I was a kid that just isn't the case any more. It started with retail. It spread to everywhere else but banks. Even a lot of schools aren't off for it any more. Seems like Thanksgiving is next.
I can't believe there are actually human beings out there bothered enough about this to start online petitions.People are so ####ing crazy.
Because this change is happening now.As I posted in a previous thread on this topic...
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Lots of jobs require people to work holidays. My local supermarket is open on almost every big holiday, for at least a portion of the day. Lifeguards are required to work on Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. Referees, chain gangs, ticket takers, hot dog vendors, parking garage workers, etc. are all required to work the big Thanksgiving football games that we love so much. IT professionals are often required to work three day weekends to do conversions or upgrades during downtime.
Why are we mad about this particular one?
It happened.Cut the ####.Just like how everyone used to be off for Veterans Day when I was a kid that just isn't the case any more. It started with retail. It spread to everywhere else but banks. Even a lot of schools aren't off for it any more. Seems like Thanksgiving is next.
So, essentially, this is bad because change is bad? As long as worker A has been required to work holiday Z for more than N years, it's fine. When the first Thanksgiving NFL game was scheduled, should we have been upset about it? How many years is N, where we can begin saying "it's tradition" rather than "those #######s"?Because this change is happening now.As I posted in a previous thread on this topic...
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Lots of jobs require people to work holidays. My local supermarket is open on almost every big holiday, for at least a portion of the day. Lifeguards are required to work on Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. Referees, chain gangs, ticket takers, hot dog vendors, parking garage workers, etc. are all required to work the big Thanksgiving football games that we love so much. IT professionals are often required to work three day weekends to do conversions or upgrades during downtime.
Why are we mad about this particular one?
Emergency, essential personnel, docs, nurses, firemen, police, military, realize that holiday work is a term of service. Ditto those that sign up for life guarding. Thanksgiving football is also an established tradition.
This is a new trend and I rarely meet anyone outward excited by it. Retail is the most common occupation in America. You're taking about fragments of employees and looking at a much broader and substantial change for people that will see little, financially, for their surrendering of a holiday that was considered pretty untouchable based on its secular status
So are most holidays.Really its a dumb, and disingenuous, holiday. Better to get rid of it imo.
If it got me a paid day off of work, I'd put up a cross and celebrate National KKK Day.So are most holidays.Really its a dumb, and disingenuous, holiday. Better to get rid of it imo.
Shut your whore mouth.Really its a dumb, and disingenuous, holiday. Better to get rid of it imo.
Shut your whore mouth.Really its a dumb, and disingenuous, holiday. Better to get rid of it imo.
Thanks giving is a great day of food, football, and family. Without any religious or nationalistic crap like most other holidays.
Thanksgiving used to be about that stuff, just like Christmas used to be about Jesus and St. Patrick's Day presumably used to be about some guy named Patrick.Shut your whore mouth.Really its a dumb, and disingenuous, holiday. Better to get rid of it imo.
Thanks giving is a great day of food, football, and family. Without any religious or nationalistic crap like most other holidays.Its a day for giving thanks to god for bestowing all of the wonderful gifts to our fine nation. After all, God does play favorites...
Here, here. That's all most holidays are is a paid day off.If it got me a paid day off of work, I'd put up a cross and celebrate National KKK Day.So are most holidays.Really its a dumb, and disingenuous, holiday. Better to get rid of it imo.![]()
We trade Veterans Day off for the Friday after Thanksgiving off. (Husker Football Day).It happened.Cut the ####.Just like how everyone used to be off for Veterans Day when I was a kid that just isn't the case any more. It started with retail. It spread to everywhere else but banks. Even a lot of schools aren't off for it any more. Seems like Thanksgiving is next.
But wasn't it you, Frank Cross, who wanted your employees to be working on Christmas. You even fired a guy on Christmas Eve. You scrooge, you.So it looks like the concensus is that we should just get rid of all paid holidays. Why should just "those people" have to work on holidays? We should all work.
Most of you people are a bunch of narcissistic loners that don't care about anybody else and don't have anybody that likes you enough to spend time with you on a holiday.
Yes, clearly buying crap from Wal Mart is just as important as maintaining police and emergency services.Witz said:For those of you planning on not going to Walmart or any other store on Thanksgiving in order to show your support of those individuals being forced to work on that day, that's very noble of you (not just those in this thread but all of those posting on FB and starting petitions). The question is how committed are you to the cause of not wanting folks to work on the holiday so they can spend it with their loved ones?
- Will you not venture outside your house to visit relatives so you don't have to stop at a gas station to get fuel, or travel on the highways so you don't have to utilize the tolls?
- Will you disconnect from the internet to support those individuals working at the seemingly infinite number of websites that support those sites?
- Will you not watch football on the television in support of those individuals that need to work at the game and at the network in order to televise those games? For that matter, will you turn off the television altogether to support the even larger mass of individuals keeping the programming running on the hundreds of networks?
- Will you unplug all devices that utilize electricity to support those individuals working at the various power plants?
- Will you refrain from using any water in your home for cooking, showering, etc in order to support those individuals working at the various water refinement plants?
- WIll you hold your bowels for the day in order to support those individuals working at the sewer plant?
- How about not contacting the fire or emergency services on this day just so they can stay home with their families?
The list can go on and on - acting as if it's some grave injustice that some folks in retail have to work on a holiday is an insult to all of those individuals that have to work on that same holiday (and all other holidays as well) of which you have no issue whatsoever utilizing those services (either directly or indirectly).
Happy Thanksgiving!
Well, that escalated quickly.So it looks like the concensus is that we should just get rid of all paid holidays. Why should just "those people" have to work on holidays? We should all work.
Most of you people are a bunch of narcissistic loners that don't care about anybody else and don't have anybody that likes you enough to spend time with you on a holiday.
So it looks like the concensus is that we should just get rid of all paid holidays. Why should just "those people" have to work on holidays? We should all work.
Did you fall asleep and miss the end of the movie? Maybe you should go rent the tape again and rewatch it.But wasn't it you, Frank Cross, who wanted your employees to be working on Christmas. You even fired a guy on Christmas Eve. You scrooge, you.So it looks like the concensus is that we should just get rid of all paid holidays. Why should just "those people" have to work on holidays? We should all work.
Most of you people are a bunch of narcissistic loners that don't care about anybody else and don't have anybody that likes you enough to spend time with you on a holiday.
You're despicable.So it looks like the concensus is that we should just get rid of all paid holidays. Why should just "those people" have to work on holidays? We should all work.![]()
Paid holidays are Communistic and promote sodomy.You're despicable.So it looks like the concensus is that we should just get rid of all paid holidays. Why should just "those people" have to work on holidays? We should all work.![]()