What happened to thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is more of a day of food. I think another reason is because we relate Thanksgiving to the native americans.

Go to craft stores instead of Walmart. Hobby Lobby & AC Moore even have online coupons you can print out. Happy Thanksgiving!

Go to target they have stuff there, but if you want stuff maybe craft somethings your self. But I am with you a 100% there, it is a shame. Check your local dollar store and see what is there. I picked up a few things there.

It seems like most stores totally overlook THANKSGIVING, and that used to be one of my family's favorite celebrations. It doesn't sell as much as Halloween or Christmas. Even the week of it stores are gearing up for the day after Thanksgiving to shop, shop, shop!

Yeah, I think it fell off the calendar sometime a few years ago. The problem is, the merchants try to appeal to wherever the money is coming from. People spend a fortune on Halloween and Christmas. Thanksgiving has become mostly about food, football, and parades. You can't buy a football game or a parade, so the store emphasis has to be on food. But if they sold that already it would be rancid by Thanksgiving... :) My family had a rule when I was younger. Nothing red or green was allowed out of that attic until National Shopping Day (the Friday after Thanksgiving). We didn't celebrate Halloween, but we did decorate for fall. Right now, I have 4 straw bales, 2 corn stalks, and about a dozen pumpkins arranged on my porch with a few scattered scarecrows. I love fall, and I love decorating, but again, not too into Halloween. That will stay there until the day after Thanksgiving. (then I donate the straw to the Humane Society to line kennels, and the pumpkins turn into pies and breads). I would guess the biggest problem is that we lost the meaning. If Thanksgiving is about nothing more than eating until you are sick and watching TV, then it's nothing to look forward to. If you tell your children about how the English were welcomed and how our nation became as great as it is, it will mean more. If you take turns going around the table saying what you are most thankful for- family, job, etc- the day will spark more in you. The problem is that giving thanks is not something you can find in a store. It's aobut the heart, and too many people quit using those... ♥

IF YOU WANT MY OPINION...I THINK THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC...CHRISTMAS BEFORE HALLOWEEN... IT SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW....AND BEFORE THANKSGIVING TOO...ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL... WE SHOULD BE GIVING THANKS FOR WHAT WE HAVE...AND THE TRUE MEANING OF THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY FORGOTTEN... THANKS GIVING IS FOR, GOOD FRIENDS, AND FAMILY, TO ENJOY A DAY OF.. RR.. AND GOOD FOOD... BUT THE BIG CORPORATIONS ARE RUINING THE WORLD, ALL THEY WANT IS TO RUSH PEOPLE INTO SPENDING MORE AND MORE...AND IT SUX...WELL ENOUGH OF THAT..... I SURE HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THEIR HOLIDAYS, THIS SEASON...AND REMEMBER THAT THANKSGIVING IS ALL ABOUT THANKING THE ONES YOU LOVE, AND ENJOY THEM....CELEBRATE LIFE AND DIG OUT THE OLD PHOTO ALBUMS, ITS A GREAT DAY TO REFLECT...OH AND FOOTBALL TOO.... HAPPY TURKEY DAY!!!!!!!!

Well...LMAO! Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday. I guess people got tired of trying to make money off of the slaughter of countless Indians. Then, too, maybe people realize that it doesn't look right to celebrate the slaughter of countless NDNs. And finally, people finally realized that what they have really been celebrating is the slaughter of countless NDNs. Oh, wait, did I already say that?

They have lots of things for Thanksgiving...pretty plates, fall centerpieces, autumn colored tablecloths, fall wreaths...you just don't know what to look for.

Christmas and halloween are just more profitable than thanksgiving. For the most part you will only buy foods and not to great an assortment of thanksgiving day decorations. The school of economics.