Here’s Why Walmarts Are Closing All Over Utah, Nevada And California

Next week in Utah, Nevada, and California, Walmarts will be closed for a 24 hour period. There's that one special day when everyone loves to hit up their favorite stores, gearing up for the holidays. But once again, for the 2024 season, you'll need to scratch Walmart off your shopping list.

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Walmart, usually open around the clock, is giving its employees the day off. According to a press release, all locations in Utah, Nevada, and California will close for the entire day—continuing their now four-year tradition of shutting down on Thanksgiving. It all started in 2020 as a way to thank employees and prioritize their safety during the pandemic, and the company decided to keep the tradition going ever since. I love that they do that for their employees. The fact that Walmart is still not open 24 hours in a lot of locations is hard for some who work late and have a ton of family stuff to get done but we've all shifted and made it work.

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For years, Walmart was the go-to for those last-minute Thanksgiving Day purchases, but not anymore. So if you're banking on Walmart for those holiday must-haves, make sure you plan ahead this year! Just do your shopping a few days ahead and make a list so you know what you are missing ahead of time.

Many families in Utah, Nevada, and California have long enjoyed a post-turkey shopping spree, snagging Christmas deals while the rest of the country is still in food comas. While some stores are still game, Walmart and even Target have opted out of Thanksgiving shopping once again. Plan accordingly!

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If you are looking for the perfect name for your new bundle of joy, here are some banned names and rules that you probably didn't know even existed. (Not that you would go for most of these crazy ideas.)

What are the banned names in Utah, California and Nevada?

Who say's you need to follow the rules? The government....

If a person’s name can be an act of expression (speech) or reflect a faith tradition (religion), how can government officials ban names under the First Amendment, which protects free speech and religion? The answer lies in several places.

1. Using numbers: It won't work because of the computer systems that keep track of all of our information. It basically doesn't compute and messes it up.
2. Burden on the child: A name that would cause undue embarrassment or harassment.
3. Defamation: For example, a parent trying to name their child Jon Smith Is A Murderer, might be forced to change that name if a real Jon Smith challenged the name and was able to show that the name referred to him and met the other elements of defamation.
You can find out more here: https://www.freedomforum.org/banned-names-in-united-states/

Utah
Utah says that using marks not found a keyboard “would make applying for and receiving a birth certificate more laborious.”

Surrounding states have different rules.

Colorado
Colorado has no limit on the length of a name, but you need to be able to spell it using a standard keyboard, so no graphic symbols or foreign characters.

Wyoming
The official record cannot reflect foreign characters (sorry Esmé and Björn).

Idaho
In Idaho, only letters are allowed. Special characters such as asterisks are banned.

Bama is just allowing craziness to happen. You don't even need to claim your kids with your last name. You can make a big ole long name and hyphenate away.

Alabama
In Alabama, you can name baby anything you want — last name included. (Some states require baby’s last name be the same as the mother or father, but not Alabama.) Only the English alphabet is allowed. While apostrophes and hyphens are okay, numbers and symbols aren’t.

Sorry to add even more rules and things to consider when you are trying to pick a name for your bundle of joy, but some of this needed to be said. Don't make it too hard for your kids by naming them something super strange. Just stick to the Utahnese names of Karleigh, Layklynn, Braxlee, Jaxston or Questin. ;)