Business are starting to open for Black Friday sales early on Thanksgiving. This isn't new, it's slowly been heading that way. It isn't because Walmart is trying to keep its workers from being with their families on the holiday. Target isn't trying to turn everyone into atheists, besides Thanksgiving isn't a religious holiday anyway. Do you want to know why they are opening on Thanksgiving? It's because of what I saw last night at Best Buy, 3 tents outside the building. 3 days before the sales even begin people are lining up. The obvious next step for a retailer is to open the doors earlier. Would you rather have your customers waiting outside for you to open or would you rather have them inside buying stuff? The solution isn't to boycott the retailers, the solution is to stop being self-centered me first consumers. Don't worry, Apple will make enough "iWhatevers" to go around. There's no special reward for being the first to get it.
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