I worked at a shoe store for 6 years. Honestly, it was seeing the huge mound of empty (stolen) shoeboxes pile and pile up in the back. I hate shoplifting with a passion, and seeing box after box that we didn't catch just pissed me off royally.

And I hated that every year we opened earlier and earlier, to compete with the other retail stores. Many coworkers had family hours away, and they had to turn around *on Thanksgiving* to drive back to be there that night when the store opened.

I don't work retail anymore but I refuse to go anywhere on Thanksgiving night. Those workers have families too, and they deserve to have ONE day to themselves. You can wait until 5am on Black Friday, don't try to be selfish and push it back to having the store open at 10pm thanksgiving night. Give me a break and have some respect for your fellow human.