black friday creeps into thanksgiving permanently?

[xchrom]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BLACK_FRIDAY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-23-22-35-02

This season could mark the end of Black Friday as we know it.

For decades, stores have opened their doors in the wee hours on the day after Thanksgiving. But this year, major chains such as Target and Sears ushered in customers on Thanksgiving itself, even before the turkey leftovers had gotten cold, turning the traditional busiest shopping day of the year into a two-day affair.

Despite an outcry from some employees, both stores and shoppers seemed to like it. Some people went shopping with a full belly, going straight from the dinner table to the stores. Others slept off their big meal and went to the mall before daybreak on Black Friday.

"I ate my turkey dinner and came right here," said Rasheed Ali, a college student in New York City who bought a 50-inch TV for $349 and a sewing machine for $50 when Target opened at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving. "Then I'm going home and eating more."

[Old Union Guy]

1. I's part of the Christmas season ...

... which started last week.

The annual war on Christmas -- sorry, I mean the imperialist aggression of Christmas -- has begun.

[darkangel218]

2. IMO black friday should last a week at least. Give everyone a chance to get to the stores

if they want to.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

3. yes... it crept in permanently...

Christmas-creep is what I call it. The holiday just keeps getting longer and longer. It's sickening. Somewhere... somehow... Christmas became more about the crap you get in your stocking and under the tree than what it was supposed to be about. I am not sure where this happened in history... but it sucks.

sP

[no_hypocrisy]

4. I predict Black Friday will start Thanksgiving afternoon and then T-Day morning.