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Poll: Shoud Stores Be Open on Thanksgiving?

Take our poll and tell us if you think stores should be open on Thanksgiving or if workers should be able to spend time with their families.

More than 187,000 have signed a petition started by a Nebraska employee on Change.org to "save Thanksgiving" by having Black Friday sales start at 5 a.m. rather than at midnight.

Anthony Hardwick said a midnight opening robs employees of time off with their families on Thanksgiving.

That started 26 other campaigns on Change.org to get , , Macy's and other stores to change their midnight openings, said Benjamin Joffe-Walt, director of communications for Change.org.

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