The Christmas season just gets more and more absurd. Isn't this (especially) the season where we're supposed to display peace and love for all, just like Jesus did? Apparently Walmart didn't get that memo.
In their headlong chase for the Almighty Dollar Walmart has decided that Black Friday, that absolutely insane first official day of the Christmas shopping season....the day after Thanksgiving....will now begin at 8 pm ON THANKSGIVING EVENING! That's when they will open the chutes and let the cattle stampede in. So much for letting their "valued employees" spend the day with their families.
I contrast that (here in Dallas at least ) with Weir's Furniture. They are closed EVERY Sunday. The Weir family is very religious and they close for that reason, but the bottom line is they allow their employees to spend their Sundays doing whatever they want. It's their time for family, church, football, picnicking, or whatever. Here's my point: people know that if they want to buy a sofa or chair or bedroom furniture from Weir's they'll have to buy it on Saturday or Monday, but NOT on Sunday....and their business hasn't suffered a bit. If fact, many big-name furniture stores have come and gone in the past 64 years, but Weir's is still here.
I can't think of one thing that will be in Walmart at 8 pm on Thanksgiving Day evening that won't still be there at 7 am on Black Friday morning. Quit being such dicks, Walmart, and let your people have the day off.
Rant over. Now go out there and have a nice weekend. ;)
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