Do You Shop on Black Friday?

Despite all the talk about the still sluggish economy, a record number of shoppers are expected to hit the stores for Black Friday this year. About 152 million people are expected to shop over the long weekend, up 10 percent from last year, according to a report from the National Retail Federation.


But it may be more of a Black Thursday than a Black Friday. "Black Friday will be strong because so many stores are opening Thursday and that gives consumers at least six more hours to shop," Candace Corlett of WSL Strategic Retail, a New York-based consulting firm, told CNN. "It will also attract people who may be willing to go out Thursday night, but aren't about to get up early Friday morning." We don't know about you, but we'll be home eating our turkey on Thursday!

Toys R Us unveils its Black Friday sales at 9 p.m. on Thursday night; Wal-Mart follows at 10 p.m. At midnight, Target, Best Buy, Macy's and Kohl's all plan to open their doors, CNN reported.

Some Occupy Wall Street-ers want Americans to boycott the major retailers on Black Friday, "to send an economic message to big business and banks that profits over consumers is not good business," according to the site stopblackfriday.com. As for us, we just don't want to battle the crowds on Friday. How about you?