I normally stay away from BB because of the craziness, but they have some really good deals this year. I still fear the crowd, though.
Last year, my husband and I stood in line to get an xbox 360. A BB lady told the first people in line to number a sheet and ask everyone in line for their name (this store was getting 20, I was 15th). Everything was cool until the same lady came out like an hour before they opened and said they couldn't use that sheet. Then everyone rushed the doors. We, the squished ones, called the police and then they called the police. When the police got there, they talked, and ultimately decided to go by the list. I got my 360.
I don't understand why they just don't put up a rope and say if you're not in the rope line, you don't get a ticket. That's the easier thing to do. Then people just can't cut in line or run in front of someone, because they will stop them.