A sale to die for?

[bwana]

Heard this mentioned on one of my podcasts recently and couldnt believe my ears.

Wal-Mart worker dies in rush; two killed at toy store

(CNN) -- Three violent deaths in two stores marred the opening of the Christmas shopping season Friday.

A Wal-Mart employee at this Long Island location was killed in a rush early Friday morning.

In the first, a temporary Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death in a rush of thousands of early morning shoppers as he and other employees attempted to unlock the doors of a Long Island, New York, store at 5 a.m., police said.

In the second, unrelated incident, two men were shot dead in a Toys "R" Us in Palm Desert, California, after they argued in the store, police said.

How's that for "civilised society".

 

[sox63]

Reminds of times when there are big sales at the Woolies in Sandton City, these womens', mine included, eyes glaze over as they scurry in between the isles. I just stand far away from them in the passages.

 

[Kim_Webchick]

Sales are deadly!!!

 

[mercurial]

Dang.

 

[Alan]

I blame the credit crunch

 

[Blaze786]

Lol, Thats the states for you... USA - where all the crazies are born!

 

[thinga]

Reminds of times when there are big sales at the Woolies in Sandton City, these womens', mine included, eyes glaze over as they scurry in between the isles. I just stand far away from them in the passages.

There is nothing scarier than a Woolies sale... People are just about ready to beat you to any item!!!

Still worthwhile though.

 

[adelp]

I blame the credit crunch

I blame it on them being american

 

[Necuno]

Heard this mentioned on one of my podcasts recently and couldnt believe my ears. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/11/28/black.friday.violence/index.htmlHow's that for "civilised society".

, well i remember when incredible connection opened in menlyn and the crowed got wild due to misunderstanding on when some of them had to be there to get stuff and those who slept over, or like me inline skated the place . online shopping ftw ?

 

[TheHiveMind]

It is like gladiator

 

[blunomore]

What would be the SA equivalent of Wal-Mart?

 

[Necuno]

What would be the SA equivalent of Wal-Mart?

soccer fans throwing their chairs after loss of their team ?

 

[2CentsWorth]

I blame it on them being american

Yes! Because everyone knows only Americans trample each other in stampedes.

 

[2CentsWorth]

What would be the SA equivalent of Wal-Mart?

Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket is probably the closest. But not quite.

 

[Slootvreter]

I blame it on them being american

 

[bigicy]

Damn....

Stampeding idiots!!!

 

[LillPienkPawny]

The Day is called black friday .People go into a shopping frenzy when stores have selected items on sale at extremely low prices.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)

Seems this has occured before , goes back to the 1960's .

 

[wizdumb]

we should a black friday in sa...

...accorinding to the article i read in beeld yesterday, it seems to a national istitution, where a lot of stores have huge, huge sales on the day after thanks-giving. some people even camp out infront of stores to get hold of those specials.