Black Friday, Thanksgiving 2018: Doorbuster Hours

BOSTON, MA — Looking to see if you can get an early jump on Black Friday sales, or just wondering where you can run out and grab a last-minute something on Thanksgiving Day? Not so fast: Massachusetts frowns on buying stuff - or working- on some holidays, going back to the 17th century.

While stores in many parts of the country have started opening their doors to early shoppers on Thanksgiving, the Bay State’s “blue laws” prevent most retailers from doing the same.

Blue laws are the regulations applied to retailers, restaurants and other businesses that are designed to protect employees by restricting work hours on some holidays and Sundays.

>> Read more: What are Massachusetts' Blue Laws?

For those of you who've lived here all your life, you know the drill: Restaurants, pharmacies, gas stations and small food stores can open for Thanksgiving, but chains, big-box stores and liquor stores can't. You can try a local convenience store or family owned shop in an emergency, but call ahead, because many of them have adjusted their hours, too.

So if you're looking for a door-busting deal in the Commonwealth, you're gonna have to wait at least until midnight Thursday to get into some stores. Ordinances in some towns might require retailers to open later than normal on Friday, so it’s a good idea to check in with the stores you plan to visit ahead of time.

Here are the Friday hours for some of the biggers stores and chains. (They're all closed on Thursday):

• A.C. Moore: 7 a.m.
• Barnes & Noble: 8 a.m.
• Bed, Bath, and Beyond: 6 a.m.
• Best Buy: 1 a.m.
• Big Lots: 6 a.m.
• BJ’s: 9 a.m.
• Brookline Booksmith: 8:30 a.m.
• Burlington Coat Factory: 7 a.m.
• Christmas Tree Shops: 12:30 a.m.
• Costco: 9 a.m.
• Dick’s: 12:30 a.m.
• GameStop: 7 a.m.
• Gap: 6:30 a.m.
• Home Depot: 6 a.m.
• HomeGoods: 7 a.m.
• HomeSense: 7 a.m.
• Kmart: 12 a.m.
• Kohl’s: 1 a.m.
• Lowe’s: 6 a.m.
• Marshall’s: 7 a.m.
• Micro Center: 8 a.m.
• Office Depot: 8 a.m.
• Sierra Trading Post: 7 a.m.
• Staples: 7 a.m.
• Target: 7 a.m.
• TJ Maxx: 7 a.m.
• Walmart: 1 a.m.

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