The Commercialization Of Thanksgiving

Commercialization is very prominent in today’s world. It is ever-present throughout our lives whether we realize it or not. It is continuously on the rise as well. Many things have become affected from different forms of commercialization. Anna Quindlen states, “A worker at Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, N.Y., was trampled to death by a mob of bargain hunters.” This provides so much evidence of how the whole concept of taking part in a sale is deathly dangerous. Also, fellowship with family is suffering because catching a sale seems to contribute more interest. Then to, those effects are just a continuous cycle because children catch on and possibly realize that catching a bargain is more important than quality time spent with the family. Society …show more content…
This phrase is now targeted as the evening of Thanksgiving to go out and shop. One no longer has to wait, they could come right from eating the turkey to hitting the streets that evening to take part in all of the sales. This truly places a burden on family values. The true concept of Thanksgiving is to spend time with the family and create memories. Many have lost the true value of the time period during the holiday season because the sales provide so much more interest in many people’s lives. It is evident that this issue is continuously on the rise because the sales have crept into the actual day of Thanksgiving versus the day after. Even more, Sundays used to be considered family time when people didn’t have to work. Nowadays many people have to go in on Sundays working long hours because the company they work for is having a huge sale. That person misses out on great quality time spent with their family because their job demands so much of his time. Also, not only do companies want them at work on a Sunday but they also want them there early in the morning. Sadly, people cannot even attend church service because their job expects one to be there at the crack of …show more content…
Many people think there is an end to plenty but it is quite evident that there will be plenty more. People go out and rack up on so many different things because the sale is just too good to pass up. These people fail to realize that there is a possibility that they may not have the space to put it. Even more, one may not even have the resource to transport it from one place to another. Companies are set up to lure people in and have them purchase so much on something like it is going out of style. In reality, it’s just a part of the company’s plan. For instance, Kroger has a 10 for $10 sale that lasts about two weeks on certain items. The Kroger company just keeps different items in rotation throughout the years but people partake in so much of one thing like that will be the last time of that item being at such a great price. This is something that simply only attracts people to stock up on so much of something they may not even necessarily need so much of at a particular