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Thanksgiving Thursday is the New Black Friday: Will You Eat, and Run to Go Shopping?
Will you hit the stores for these deals, or will you sleep off the turkey?
By Todd Richissin
Once upon a time, Thanksgiving Day was reserved solely for — Thanksgiving.
No more.
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Christmas decorations were up in some stores before Halloween, and each year it seems that retailers go after Christmas shoppers harder and earlier.
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Last year was the first time that many retailers began Black Friday on Thanksgiving Day itself, and this year, with the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas a full week shorter, more stores have announced they will be open on Turkey Day.
That means some workers will miss family time to ring up the masses at the registers and restock shelves.
A campaign has begun against what some are calling a war on Thanksgiving by asking people to take a "No Shopping on Thanksgiving Day Pledge." There's even a Facebook page with more than 1,000 'likes.'
- We want to know: What do you think of stores beginning the holiday mega-push on Thanksgiving Day? Will you take part? Tell us in comments below.
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