Thanksgiving and Black Friday is Synonymous Now?

By Megan Trawick

Thanksgiving, as you can probably guess, is a day devoted to being thankful. Black Friday, ironically, focuses on buying more, more, more!

Stores are not opening at 2 a.m. anymore; now those sales have been extended, reaching into prime Thanksgiving dinner time.

Target opens at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, and online sales will be held all day.

Best Buy, in true holiday spirit, is having a 3day sale this week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. They are open on Thanksgiving from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. 

The Westfield Valencia Mall will also open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. When asked about their Black Friday hours, store clerks at Francesca’s, JcPenney and Teavanna all said the store was open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Many chain stores claim they want to make shopping easier for the customers or reduce the number of Black Friday accidents. But is this the best way?

"When you're forced to come into work and leave your family on that one day of the year, it really strikes at basic family values," Rep. Matt Lesser of Connecticut told the Hartford Courant.

So this year, next year, or ten years in the future, remember: Thanksgiving is a time for family. The only thing you should be shopping for is a turkey and some pumpkin pie.