tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post7219316197623370866..comments2024-03-27T05:44:48.774-04:00Comments on The Striped Flamingo: I Pledge to Not Shop on ThanksgivingAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07869367828651056627noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-34061755176753113102014-10-28T08:16:06.742-04:002014-10-28T08:16:06.742-04:00And it's MY personal opinion that replying to ...And it's MY personal opinion that replying to someone's thought out blog post with nasty jabs is unnecessary. To share your opposing opinion is one thing, but to intentionally try and put another down in condescending fashion is an entirely different story. Finleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-60548350008303251382014-10-28T07:56:56.002-04:002014-10-28T07:56:56.002-04:00Thank you.
Yes, I LOVE Cyber Monday. It IS the l...Thank you. <br /><br />Yes, I LOVE Cyber Monday. It IS the lazy man's way to shop and that's why I love it! :)<br /><br />I have worked many Thanksgivings both in retail and in the healthcare industry and I did not enjoy it. I am not one of those people that enjoys working that day because I would rather be at home with my friends and family. <br /><br />Lastly, I do not assume everyone thinks as I do or should think as I do. I just share my own thoughts and opinions on my blog...or my virtual space. If you don't agree with my opinions, that's fine. I would imagine we probably disagree on a number of other things that I don't talk about here on my blog (politics, social policies, etc.) and that's okay! If someone agrees with me, cool. If not, cool. And thank you for being a reader...or at least reading this post and sharing your opinion.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869367828651056627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-35403742620845091252014-10-27T17:10:27.262-04:002014-10-27T17:10:27.262-04:001. Not a fat joke, everybody gorges themselves on ...1. Not a fat joke, everybody gorges themselves on Thanksgiving. <br />2. Not all hospitals have pharmacies attached, therefore an open pharmacy can be a life saver on a holiday.<br />3. Boycotting the consumeristic attitude should translate over to cyber Monday also, the lazy mans way out of shopping. <br />4. I am well aware of how to use a comment box, I am here aren't I? If you wanted to have people leave their names you should know how to the make anonymous option not an option to use. <br />5. As far as the rest? If you choose not to shop that is fine, but why take money out of the pockets of people who want to work that day? I have worked retail for years and know many people who enjoy working on Thanksgiving day because there are not many crowds and they have an easy day at work. Maybe you should try it sometime before going off half cocked assuming everyone thinks as you do. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-13690610132535554692014-10-27T15:30:04.895-04:002014-10-27T15:30:04.895-04:00Thanks Myan! Thanks Myan! Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869367828651056627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-72948559558820419272014-10-27T15:29:00.162-04:002014-10-27T15:29:00.162-04:00Okay Anonymous, here's my response. (By the wa...Okay Anonymous, here's my response. (By the way are you intentionally not leaving your name or are you just not sure how to work my comment box? I'd love to address you by name instead of just weirdly "Anonymous".)<br /><br />1. I do not believe that there is a Boycott Bible in print yet. If so, I'd love to read it! So there are no "rules" to boycotting. I can boycott whatever I want and not boycott whatever I don't feel should be boycotted. I'm boycotting the greedy consumeristic attitude that seems to have replaced the thankful attitude that the original Thanksgiving holiday was initiated to celebrate.<br /><br />2. Your question about pharmacies...hospitals in my area have pharmacies attached. If it's lifesaving enough to need immediately, then the hospital can dispense it. <br /><br />3. I absolutely abhor crowds of people. So I must refute your assumption that I will be out amongst the crowds on Black Friday. I have never and will never go shopping on Black Friday (besides online shopping) because I hate large crowds of people and everything that comes with it. (and that's not just shopping, I loathe concerts, festivals, professional sporting events and anything that draws large numbers). Also, me "gorging myself at my table"...is that a fat joke? :) <br /><br />Finally, I appreciate the witty back and forth, but I fear we will just agree to disagree and that's okay. We live in a country that allows us to have different opinions. If I offended you in this post, it wasn't intentional. It's just my own personal convictions. Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869367828651056627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-31031723327423016832014-10-27T14:11:48.672-04:002014-10-27T14:11:48.672-04:00And just as a hypothetical situation.........you a...And just as a hypothetical situation.........you are sitting at the table on Thanksgiving, grandpa is carving the turkey and accidentally slices his hand open. You take him to the hospital and they take care of him and send him home with a prescription for antibiotics and pain meds. If retail and drug stores are closed, where are you going to get the prescriptions filled? I know the hospitals in my area do not fill prescriptions, they hand them to you to take to your pharmacy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-77230775935049138242014-10-27T13:37:43.665-04:002014-10-27T13:37:43.665-04:00Like I said, YOU CAN NOT have your cake and eat it...Like I said, YOU CAN NOT have your cake and eat it too. If you want to boycott retail, then you MUST boycott EVERY business or employer that requires it's employees to work on a Holiday, if not then your argument is mute. It makes no sense for you to sit here and say that it is OK for some to have to work but no others. What makes it ok for some to have the time off and not others? Pretty hypocritical if you ask me. By the way, I will lay my bottom dollar on the FACT that you go out looking for those not so great deals on Black Friday after just sitting at your table gorging yourself and being Thankful for all that you already have. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-41784626363467084492014-10-27T12:52:15.702-04:002014-10-27T12:52:15.702-04:00Oh and, if you met my family, you would probably w...Oh and, if you met my family, you would probably want them to stay at a hotel too. ;) Just kidding any family that reads this. Um...awk. :)Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869367828651056627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-19432585684073972932014-10-27T12:51:26.417-04:002014-10-27T12:51:26.417-04:00I agree with Myan. I shared on FB and I will now a...I agree with Myan. I shared on FB and I will now add as an addendum to this post that there is a difference between people who actually HAVE to work on holidays. Military/police, healthcare workers, systems/infrastructure workers, etc. These people have to work to maintain life and to keep people safe. As someone who has worked in emergency healthcare before I worked holidays and I understand the need for it because emergencies don't wait for normal business hours.<br /><br />I do not understand the voluntary choice to get an early start on your Christmas gift shopping (which is NOT necessary to sustain life and safety) at the cost of someone else's time. I'm talking specifically about retail shopping and not other systems and business that are required to be run and monitored 24/7.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869367828651056627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-22059348600726505362014-10-27T12:51:22.176-04:002014-10-27T12:51:22.176-04:00GO BACK TO PARTY CITY WHERE YOU BELONG.
Goodbye.GO BACK TO PARTY CITY WHERE YOU BELONG.<br /><br />Goodbye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-25906995428438706962014-10-27T12:31:32.052-04:002014-10-27T12:31:32.052-04:00I still do not understand why you have such a prob...I still do not understand why you have such a problem with this. Will you also not allow out of town family to stay at a hotel because doing so will cause hotel clerks to have to work? Will you also not be turning your television on? You know, by doing so you contribute to the employees having to work. You contribute to your local power companies employees having to work on that day by using electricity or your local gas companies employees having to work by using natural gas. You can't have it both ways. If you are so dead set against people working on a holiday because they will not be with their families, then do not contribute to any company that has people working on that day. This will include not being able to call a doctor if someone gets sick, not a calling the police if there is any trouble, not calling the fire department is there is a fire, not watching that great football game, not listening to music on the radio, not cooking your dinner with the convenience of modern appliances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-35689667071047646722014-10-24T14:18:14.904-04:002014-10-24T14:18:14.904-04:00Yes yes yes.
The term Black Thursday makes me ra...Yes yes yes. <br /><br />The term Black Thursday makes me rage. Great post!SMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701492188693379107.post-1732890356743759162014-10-24T09:50:01.019-04:002014-10-24T09:50:01.019-04:00AMEN!!! I hate Black Friday....or Black Thursday ...AMEN!!! I hate Black Friday....or Black Thursday now!! ~Dawn~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07189453465019736063noreply@blogger.com