How many people will go shopping this weekend? What day actually has the best deals? How much will the average shopper spend? How many of them are tipsy while they're browsing for gifts?

Here's what the people forced to work on Thanksgiving have to say.

Who says you must go shopping on Black Friday? Here's a roundup of suggestions for fun, worthwhile events that take place on the notoriously crazed shopping day—but don't involve shopping at all.

You may have heard that there's a turkey shortage, and that prices are rising just in time for Thanksgiving. Hogwash.

Retailers say they're open on Thanksgiving because that's what customers want. But one age group in particular is more than happy to leave the dinner table and go shopping on Turkey Day.

Why would we need a day devoted to buying stuff for yourself when that's what many American consumers do year-round?