Amy, years ago I was a checker and I cannot tell you how crowded our store was on Thanksgiving Day....right up until closing! I will never forget the lady who came in at about 7 pm buying all the fixins' for dinner including a FROZEN turkey...she thought she would have enough time for a late dinner that same night. I tried to explain how long it took to cook a turkey, let alone thaw one. She was a bit sad about the whole thing, but still bought it all thought she would try to make it by 9.
Ugh! Work in grocey a while and you will see just how badly some people can plan.