In the US, the day after Thanksgiving (which was, supposedly, started by the expatriate English Pilgrims who came ashore at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts in 1620 to give thanks for everything they had, so, therefore, mostly a US/Canada holiday, and a significant one, as most non-retail people get two days off from work) is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. It is absolutely nuts. It's really kind of embarrassing. Ever hear those stories about people ripping products out of each others hands? That fairly accurately describes shopping on that day. I don't need some organization to tell me to stay home. It's just good sense. Other people apparently aren't aware that they can shop other days after work. You'd think that stores closed at 5PM every other day.