Minor things that bother you

[Max Rockatansky]

The "modern era" of Black Friday can probably be attributed to the Cabbage Patch Kid doll craze in 1983.

1983? Grandpa, it's time for bed.

You know what?  You're absolutely right.  Goodnight, kiddo.

Shit, I was born in 1982 and I'm already laying down for the night at 9 PM.

[US 89]

Not me...but that's because I'm about to go on a 6pm-2am shift for a few months. The fun of meteorology being a 24/7 operation.

[LilianaUwU]

The "modern era" of Black Friday can probably be attributed to the Cabbage Patch Kid doll craze in 1983.

1983? Grandpa, it's time for bed.

Kids and parents going apeshit over a Cabbage Patch doll is pretty damn quaint by modern standards.

Kids back then went apeshit over actual toys... now, all they go crazy over is iPods and iPads and iPhones... and iPaid!

I know, those darn Generation Alpha haters are right. They need to stop looking at their crusty old iPads and get outside, who cares about YouTube? Who cares about social media? All I know is vitamin D and forum sites!

any female born after 1993 can't cook... all they know is mcdonald's , charge they phone, twerk, be bisexual , eat hot chip & lie

[1995hoo]

I could see kids not knowing or caring. But Black Friday has long been a thing. Newspapers on Thanksgiving would be thicker than a Sunday paper due to all the ads. More recently (prepandemic) Black Friday store opening times became earlier and earlier, then opening on Thanksgiving which became a whole fight in itself.

The "modern era" of Black Friday can probably be attributed to the Cabbage Patch Kid doll craze in 1983.

Some papers—the Washington Post is one—deliver to all subscribers, even "Sunday-only" subscribers, on Thanksgiving because their advertisers want it.

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.  COVID likely just sped up what was going to take years to happen due to online retail becoming more and more competitive.

[Scott5114]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

[Scott5114]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

[SEWIGuy]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

[JayhawkCO]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Who wants to work with the "public" for that wage and hour?  I can see the angle of someone maybe wanting to work an overnight stocking job if they were in school or something.

[JayhawkCO]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Who wants to work with the "public" for that wage and hour?  I can see the angle of someone maybe wanting to work an overnight stocking job if they were in school or something.

Well, I know for me, if I were going to work an overnight job, it sure as hell wouldn't be retail due to both the pay and the clientele. I'd much rather wait tables at a busy overnight place where, yeah, I have to deal with drunks and assholes, but at least I'm making minimum $25-$30 an hour.

[SEWIGuy]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Who wants to work with the "public" for that wage and hour?  I can see the angle of someone maybe wanting to work an overnight stocking job if they were in school or something.

Most people can find jobs, even while in school, that pay better. The stores know what their hourly operating costs are when even minimally staffed - if they can't make that much profit, they are simply not going to be open.

As someone with occasional sleep problems, it sucks because there were times that I used to do our weekly grocery shopping at 5:00 am. Now nothing is open then.

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Who wants to work with the "public" for that wage and hour?  I can see the angle of someone maybe wanting to work an overnight stocking job if they were in school or something.

Well, I know for me, if I were going to work an overnight job, it sure as hell wouldn't be retail due to both the pay and the clientele. I'd much rather wait tables at a busy overnight place where, yeah, I have to deal with drunks and assholes, but at least I'm making minimum $25-$30 an hour.

But aren't you coming from the position of "not needing a job?"  Necessity often makes one settle for less when it comes to retail jobs. 

[JayhawkCO]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Who wants to work with the "public" for that wage and hour?  I can see the angle of someone maybe wanting to work an overnight stocking job if they were in school or something.

Well, I know for me, if I were going to work an overnight job, it sure as hell wouldn't be retail due to both the pay and the clientele. I'd much rather wait tables at a busy overnight place where, yeah, I have to deal with drunks and assholes, but at least I'm making minimum $25-$30 an hour.

But aren't you coming from the position of "not needing a job?"  Necessity often makes one settle for less when it comes to retail jobs. 

Sure, but rare is the time in the world when restaurants weren't hiring.

[kkt]

The "modern era" of Black Friday can probably be attributed to the Cabbage Patch Kid doll craze in 1983.

1983? Grandpa, it's time for bed.

Kids and parents going apeshit over a Cabbage Patch doll is pretty damn quaint by modern standards.

Kids back then went apeshit over actual toys... now, all they go crazy over is iPods and iPads and iPhones... and iPaid!

I know, those darn Generation Alpha haters are right. They need to stop looking at their crusty old iPads and get outside, who cares about YouTube? Who cares about social media? All I know is vitamin D and forum sites!

any female born after 1993 can't cook... all they know is mcdonald's , charge they phone, twerk, be bisexual , eat hot chip & lie

My kid is younger than that, does cook, doesn't do fast food, doesn't twerk, doesn't like highly spiced food, is pretty much asexual, and doesn't lie.

[Mr_Northside]

By 1988-1990 there would stuff like the the Ghostbusters Firehouse and Technodrome play sets.  Those things made shit like Cabbage Patch seem fucking primitive.

Oh man.... I remember getting a Technodrome for either a birthday or X-mas - and went apeshit... That thing was awesome. (and my parents have since thrown it away)

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Who wants to work with the "public" for that wage and hour?  I can see the angle of someone maybe wanting to work an overnight stocking job if they were in school or something.

Well, I know for me, if I were going to work an overnight job, it sure as hell wouldn't be retail due to both the pay and the clientele. I'd much rather wait tables at a busy overnight place where, yeah, I have to deal with drunks and assholes, but at least I'm making minimum $25-$30 an hour.

But aren't you coming from the position of "not needing a job?"  Necessity often makes one settle for less when it comes to retail jobs. 

Sure, but rare is the time in the world when restaurants weren't hiring.

A lot of people are put off about jobs that have a tipping element baked into the pay. 

[Max Rockatansky]

By 1988-1990 there would stuff like the the Ghostbusters Firehouse and Technodrome play sets.  Those things made shit like Cabbage Patch seem fucking primitive.

Oh man.... I remember getting a Technodrome for either a birthday or X-mas - and went apeshit... That thing was awesome. (and my parents have since thrown it away)

Mine was so beat up at the end that there wasn't anything left to salvage.  That thing was a blast, the main issue was the eyeball would always fall off too easily.

[JayhawkCO]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Who wants to work with the "public" for that wage and hour?  I can see the angle of someone maybe wanting to work an overnight stocking job if they were in school or something.

Well, I know for me, if I were going to work an overnight job, it sure as hell wouldn't be retail due to both the pay and the clientele. I'd much rather wait tables at a busy overnight place where, yeah, I have to deal with drunks and assholes, but at least I'm making minimum $25-$30 an hour.

But aren't you coming from the position of "not needing a job?"  Necessity often makes one settle for less when it comes to retail jobs. 

Sure, but rare is the time in the world when restaurants weren't hiring.

A lot of people are put off about jobs that have a tipping element baked into the pay. 

They are until they learn how much they can make in an hour, and that the floor is not very low if you work at a decent place. I bartend one night a week and make approximately the same per hour as I do with my Fortune 500, salaried position.

[Max Rockatansky]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Who wants to work with the "public" for that wage and hour?  I can see the angle of someone maybe wanting to work an overnight stocking job if they were in school or something.

Well, I know for me, if I were going to work an overnight job, it sure as hell wouldn't be retail due to both the pay and the clientele. I'd much rather wait tables at a busy overnight place where, yeah, I have to deal with drunks and assholes, but at least I'm making minimum $25-$30 an hour.

But aren't you coming from the position of "not needing a job?"  Necessity often makes one settle for less when it comes to retail jobs. 

Sure, but rare is the time in the world when restaurants weren't hiring.

A lot of people are put off about jobs that have a tipping element baked into the pay. 

They are until they learn how much they can make in an hour, and that the floor is not very low if you work at a decent place. I bartend one night a week and make approximately the same per hour as I do with my Fortune 500, salaried position.

That's the thing though, a lot of people aren't getting into those jobs seeking a career. 

I knew a guy about twenty years ago at Sears who was making about 150k in commission selling appliances.  That guy was a phenomenal seller and clearly committed in excelling in what he did.  There was one other person in that department who made 70k.  From there it descended down to the riff raff who just wanted a job (and were on draw) but couldn't compete with the serious sales people.

[jeffandnicole]

One of the few long term things that came out of the COVID years was the retreat from Black Friday and overall widening of big box store hours.  Walmart to my knowledge never resumed 24 hour stores widely.

And Las Vegas is fucking PISSED about this. People working unusual shifts relied on that.

It probably is the only U.S. market where that overnight timeframe isn't niche. 

Which is why you'd think that they'd make an exception for this market. It's not like they don't have 2019 sales figures broken down by hour and market somewhere.

Walmart is open 17 hours a day.  I get that it's convenient that it's open overnight when a shift ends at midnight, 2am, or 4am.  But without any competitors open 24 hours either, most likely they're just adjusting their shopping habits.  If the customers are going elsewhere it's to an online store.  And one of the most popular options after Amazon: Walmart dot com.

[Scott5114]

I think what's driving this is just not having enough workers to keep them open.

The unemployment rate in Las Vegas is higher than in most other cities its size. This is just a lame excuse.

Because who wants to work overnights for $13 an hour?

Las Vegas makes most of its money as a city on swing shift, so people here are used to working swing and grave shifts (that's why not having 24-hour stores is making everyone so angry). This is just a lame excuse.

Walmart is open 17 hours a day.  I get that it's convenient that it's open overnight when a shift ends at midnight, 2am, or 4am.  But without any competitors open 24 hours either, most likely they're just adjusting their shopping habits.  If the customers are going elsewhere it's to an online store.  And one of the most popular options after Amazon: Walmart dot com.

Online stores don't sell groceries or serve hamburgers. This is just a lame excuse.

[hbelkins]

Black Friday has been around for a very long time.  Been a big shopping day since I've been alive.

Of course, my grandfather owned a store and the increased sales on that Friday used to just be the day retail businesses would go "into the black" for the year (i.e., thinking of how much money they needed to make to make a profit looking at the year in totality), hence its name.

At what point did it become "Black Friday?" Through at least the mid-80s, they were only referred to as "after-Thanksgiving sales," not "Black Friday sales."

[jeffandnicole]

Walmart is open 17 hours a day.  I get that it's convenient that it's open overnight when a shift ends at midnight, 2am, or 4am.  But without any competitors open 24 hours either, most likely they're just adjusting their shopping habits.  If the customers are going elsewhere it's to an online store.  And one of the most popular options after Amazon: Walmart dot com.

Online stores don't sell groceries or serve hamburgers. This is just a lame excuse.

Walmart doesn't serve hamburgers, and their prepared food stuff was closed overnight.  Also: https://www.amazon.com/fmc/learn-more?ref_=nav_cs_groceries