Stores Open and Closed on T'giving

[Rebkeh]

Consider supporting companies that value their employees' family time during the holidays.

Open - Walmart (figures ) and Best Buy - see link for more

Closed Costco and Lowes - see link for more

Bonus - REI will be closed on Black Friday to let employees spend time outdoors.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2015/11/24/3725339/thanksgiving-shopping-guide-2015/

[Renew Deal]

1. PC Richards is closed

[taught_me_patience]

2. My coffee shop will be open

People love working on Thanksgiving. We're only open in the morning, leaving plenty of family time in the afternoon. Two baristas made $50 each in tips + pay last year for 6 hours of work.

[KamaAina]

3. You have a coffee shop? In California?

Do tell.

[hobbit709]

4. The only place I'll going on Turkeyday is my brother's for the feast.

And I absolutely refuse to go anywhere on Friday unless I need something from the grocery.

[hollysmom]

5. you are so me.

[csziggy]

6. I'll be going to my in laws - and NOT shopping

Over the weekend I'm cooking our own turkey dinner but I'm getting the rest of the ingredients tomorrow. I will need salad, bread, milk and bananas by Saturday - just our routine shopping that I need about twice a week!

[unapatriciated]

7. add Trader Joes to the list of closed stores.

I have worked for them for eleven years and we have always been closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. We also close at 5:00pm on Easter, Christmas eve and New Years eve. Not to mention they have offered same sex benefits for all of those eleven years that I have worked for them.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. I wonder if REI employees will spend time outdoors

other than waiting in line for Walmart's doors to open.

Anyway, nice that they got the day off.

[grossproffit]

9. I know some people who like working on Thanksgiving. Not everyone has a cozy family or...

any family at all.

[PasadenaTrudy]

10. Yep n/t

[11 Bravo]

11. Exactly. I know a few individuals who love the higher ...

wages they can receive for working on a holiday. Most of them don't own a computer, so they're unaware to the solidarity they should be declaring with those who would deny them the opportunity to make that money.

[Skittles]

13. some people can never understand that there are people who detest the usual holiday traditions

last time I had a holiday with my family I was a teenager

[Rebkeh]

14. It's not about that though,

it's that some people are required to work and must choose between loved ones and the job. As if there's not enough of that in daily life as it is. One or two days out of 365 is too much to ask? Even if you hate the holidays or have no family connections, a day off is a day off.

It's a cultural problem, we value commercialism more and if someone can't afford to take these two days, they aren't getting paid enough. Two days off should not make or break anyone - this is the point.

When I was in college, away from home, it wasn't a big deal and I needed the hours. But I would have gladly traded a work day for down time or connecting with friends.

It's as if the commercial machine cannot stop - ever. "Time is money" and workers are commodities instead of living, breathing human beings. It's the neoliberal dream, uhh nightmare.

[Skittles]

15. I work every holiday so I cannot relate

sorry

[Rebkeh]

16. I'm talking about our culture n/t

[Coventina]

17. Put me down as someone who wishes they COULD work on Thanksgiving

Rather than feel obligated to participate in the family "happiness."

*sigh*

[Skittles]

20. so many people tell me how lucky I am

it makes me wonder how happy a of these families really are

[IVoteDFL]

21. I wish I could work tomorrow

Its just another day for me and I won't hit OT without it

[JonathanRackham]

12. I like REI.

I'll be outdoors all weekend.

[Lars39]

18. Publix and Aldi are closed for T Day

[Juicy_Bellows]

19. What's wrong with staying closed and paying your employees?

I see some folks say they prefer to work and don't do traditional thing - OK, I get that. How about staying home and getting full pay? That's the right way.

[IVoteDFL]

23. I get paid holidays but I would still rather be at work

It is paid but does not count as hours worked so I'm earning no overtime, bonus, or vacation days for when I actually want to take a day off.

[Logical]

22. FFS, so you want everything closed? Seriously? This is a silly drama!!! nt

[LiberalElite]

24. I grew up in the '50s and AFAIK

everything nonessential was closed on Thanksgiving. As such, that is still the ideal for me. This is supposedly a huge American holiday, so much so that when in the 1970's Congress fucked around with observances of other national holidays like Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday (combining them into Presidents Day) and moving that day as well as Memorial Day and Columbus Day to fall on a Monday permanently to suit the travel industry, they did not dare touch Thanksgiving or July 4th. Since Thanksgiving is promoted as a family day, that some have to work in nonessential businesses when they'd rather be home is a shame and NOT a "silly drama."

P.S.: I am not referring in this post to people who work in 24/7 occupations such as healthcare, law enforcement, fire departments or public transit.