Right now I don't feel like reading the past posts on Thanksgiving, but I'll throw in my two cents anyway.

The onset of the Christmas season coming earlier and earlier has always bothered me, but at the same time... Thanksgiving is a sham of a holiday and I'm kind of glad its importance is diminishing little by little. Conversely, I've never had to work retail on the day of - so I probably don't have proper perspective on whether this is okay or not. I love my turkey day enough that I'd hate working it.