Any Black Friday horror stories?

[Archae]

Either today, or years past?

Mine, when I was working as stockboy at Prange-Way, I saw a family of one mother and 7 kids rampage through the toy section.

Tried to ask them to stop opening boxes and bags, and got screamed at.

We ended up having the cops called on the bunch, and they needed 5 backups, since the mother kept screaming about how she would "cut them up."

[Denninmi]

1. Nope, I avoid it completely.

And frankly, I can usually find better deals online or if I wait. And I won't stand in line for hours for something that is "while 3 per store last".

[liberal N proud]

2. All sort ôf horror stories

From the ladies fighting over $4 Rubbermaid to setting a guy on top of a store shelf because he was crawling up my back.

I have seen people slug it out and line crashing. People getting knocked to the floor and doors busted down.

This year, I went out at midnight, it was mostly over by then and the police were standing guard.

What is amazing is the theft that takes place on black Friday, makes you wonder why the retailers do this. I can't see that this thing is profitable any more and it is soon to run its course.

[HopeHoops]

3. Not this year. We hid in the house (other than a run for milk and booze).

I DID get dragged out one year and all I wanted to do was scream, "I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!" - that was the ONLY year I got sucked into it and not of my own free will, mind you.