Shopping on Thanksgiving Rant

I don't think we can blame the stores. This is all consumer driven. The first year my wife and I were married we went to a movie and TGIF for dinner. Her father always worked on Thanksgiving so her family always celebrated on Friday instead of Thursday because he'd be home. Stores being open (I was surprised about TGIF) gave us something to do. I wouldn't complain if they weren't open, but I took advantage of it since they were.

I like shopping at Sears on Black Friday. You can buy stuff online and go pick it up on Saturday. I bought a torque wrench that way once and it was great.