Count Me Out but Here's who is opening Thanksgiving Day

Black Friday, for some there is absolutely NO Way you'd ever find them anywhere near a store that day!  Me? I enjoy the fun of the chase as much as the next shopaholic. Well, I qualify I am only a shopaholic at Christmas, I LOVE to buy for my family! Shopping on Black Friday with Grandma has become quite a tradition in fact. We do have fun! Our Black Friday Grandma Fanning tradition is complete with a breakfast stop at a nicer restaurant than they might usually go to (we like Sweetwater's at Valley River Inn), and then a second round of shopping:)

But enough is enough. If you MUST open on Thanksgiving, then Mr. Retailer Count Me Out!

I will celebrate Thanksgiving Day with my family around the dinner table, with Grandma's famous gravy and mashed potatoes, Grampa's world's most moist turkey ever, and wonderful pumpkin pies for dessert (a traditional meal our grandkids anticipate all year long). Opportunities to Gather with our entire Extended Family are few and far between and not something I'm willing to forego or rush through.

... Yes, I am going to miss the CRAZY fun of loading the car with a couple grandkids, our lists in hand, to embark on that middle-of-the-night start to the Christmas shoparama, but, Family Traditions Come First.

Now on Friday...Hey, I'm sure I will find somewhere to go and a great deal waiting there...

Stores I have heard are opening early are:
Thanksgiving Day:

• 6 a.m.: Kmart
• 9 a.m.:  Old Navy
• 5 p.m.:  Toys R Us
• 8 p.m.: Macy's, Kohl's, JCPenney, Sears, Belk, OfficeMax, Staples, Target

Black Friday:

• 12 a.m.: GameStop
• 8 a.m.: RadioShack

Most retailers that are opening on Thanksgiving will remain open overnight. Here's some more information on the schedules for each retailer:

• Belk: Open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving to 10 p.m. Black Friday
• GameStop:  Open 12 a.m. Black Friday
• JCPenney:  Open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to  9 p.m. Black Friday
• Kmart:  Open 6 a.m. Thanksgiving Day to  11 p.m. Black Friday 
• Kohl's:  Open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to  10 p.m. Black Friday 
• Macy's: O pen 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to  9 p.m. Black Friday 
• Old Navy:  Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. Will reopen at 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving and close at  10 p.m. Black Friday.
• OfficeMax:  Open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day 
• RadioShack: Open  8 a.m. Black Friday
• Sears:  Open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to  10 p.m. Black Friday 
• Staples: Open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving
• Target: Open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving to 11 p.m. Black Friday
• Toys R Us:  Open 5 p.m. to 9p.m. Thanksgiving Day. Will reopen at 5 a.m. Black Friday to 1 0 p.m. Black Friday.