i think it's bad enough that these stores are opening at 3 and 4 am...but now some are open ON thanksgiving (ie, Kmart, i think, and sports authority.)
can we not have ONE day to be with family?
there is NOTHING i need badly enough to go to a store at 4 am.

Does shopping on Amazon count?

Von Maur closed at 4pm Wednesday!

Meijer was open on Thanksgiving, too. They actually had WiiFit for $45 until midnight. I'm still kicking my own butt for not getting that one, but *shrugs* we had a good time with the family instead.

I absolutely went shopping on Friday. Left my apartment at 3:15 and forgot that McDonald's isn't open for breakfast until 5 or so....thank you Dunkin' Donuts for some pumpkin muffins and great coffee We got some amazing deals at Wal-Mart, Target, Meijer, and Stratford Square. My friend went to Toys R Us with her mom at midnight on Thanksgiving....didn't leave there until 4 (2 hours in line), then hit the line outside of Target.

I was honestly really surprised at how many people weren't rude. There were a few bad seeds, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected (save for the one lady who traumatized her son by ramming his stroller into my friend's ankle on the way in). Though we were in Elgin, not out here. It was much more crowded than last year.

Yoss: Amazon only counts if you're doing it today