I’m sorry, but I don’t get it. Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, millions of people head to the mall. That’s right, the mall. Why in the world is this our tradition? As if the mall weren’t bad enough, you’ve got millions of other people there for the exact same reason – to shop at the after-Thanksgiving sales.
This year, a lady in Florida was trampled in a Wal-Mart. Luckily, the chain has offered to hold her DVD player for her. Nice of them. Of course, they scored $1.5 billion this year in a single day, so holding a $30 DVD player isn’t going to hurt much – even if they pay for it (and there’s no sign that they will). So what is so special about that one particular day that people are driven into a frenzy?
Maybe at one point the Christmas decorations came out on the day after Thanksgiving (they do at our house). But these days, you can find Christmas supplies around Valentine’s day the year before the Christmas actually arrives. Habit is one thing, but come on people – $30 DVD players are nice and all, but are they really worth trampling someone?