tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post1267992076272517231..comments2020-11-23T19:57:28.086-08:00Comments on Hail Britannia: Doorbusting leads to headbustingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061191277162046916noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-29729783428560246192012-11-24T03:35:09.000-08:002012-11-24T03:35:09.000-08:00Kristie, I was going to do some research this week...Kristie, I was going to do some research this weekend to see if there's a movement going on to stop the madness of the season. Even a Facebook page where people can take a stance. Another thing that irritates me is the Small Business Saturday thing that has started up. Of course, I go out of my way to shop small businesses, but this "movement" is sponsored by one of the biggest businesses out there, Amex. "If you use your Amex card ..." Instead shop small businesses and pay cash. :)Diana Burrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-46131598454167936082012-11-24T02:47:10.000-08:002012-11-24T02:47:10.000-08:00I was talking to my mom on the phone about this ye...I was talking to my mom on the phone about this yesterday. We were reminiscing about how Thanksgiving used to be a family day. Period. Like you say, the day after was a gentle marker for the beginning of the Christmas season, but that was it. <br><br>Now things are driven by money and the big box retailers. Each one of them continues to do whatever it takes to outsell the others, and this year they have finally edged into Thanksgiving Day itself. It is really quite sad. The only thing that would turn this back around is for consumers to simply refuse to shop on Thanksgiving, and to be honest I don't think that will happen.<br><br>Most disturbing of all is this year, in an effort to keep Canadians from going across the line to shop on Black Friday, Canadian retailers have started having their own Black Friday sales. This is one American tradition I am very sorry to see cross the border.kristieinbchttp://journeynorthof49.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com