BF2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Just wondering what crazy things people have seen. I've seen the typical pushing and fighting for items, but nothing too extraordinary. What about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momlori Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Not really crazy but we had people cutting in line and they said they were trying to get to their mom in the store to give her her wallet. I even talked to her on their cell phone but still pointed them out to security. Not sure what she needed her wallet for before they could get in like the rest of us. They ended up being pulled out of line and had to wait for everyone else to get in. It is nice how you get to know people while waiting in line. You develop a a bond for those few hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laddhorn Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Last year, I saw someone trying to sell their doorbuster ticket for a TV for $150. I don't know if there were any takers. (Yes, ticket only. You still had to purchase the item.) I know this happens alot, but this was INSIDE the store while I was waiting to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolannec Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Never seen fighting, but DH and I did get flipped off by some women. We were leaving the mall and DH was trying to put all our bags in the back and cover it up with a blanket before going to our next stop. I guess we took too long for them...lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCPanther1975 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 My daughter waited in line at Old Navy last year for the camera while we went to Wal-Mart. My hubby and I went back to ON after Wal-Mart to check on her and the people in line we ready to attack us!!! We were just bringing her a drink and talking to her while she waited. She and her cousin were first in line. I agree people don't need to break line but sometimes its crazy! Common sense people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len_mullen Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I slept in once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjimslade Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 drunk woman get in front of the line and demand a desktop computer drink college kid pull up to the line, blare her radio and fall asleep port a potty catch on fire (not mine) SWAT team show up to enforce no line jumping boyfriend and girlfriend passing the time in the next tent to our group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missjuglia Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I got punched in the face last year over towels. A few pallets over, there was the start of a riot at sheets. They had to bring Wal-Mart employees come over and threaten to escort people out. I also saw a pregnant woman push someone over a towel a few years ago, then I saw the same pregnant woman outside smoking a cigarette as I was leaving the store. Why do people go so crazy over these towels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stationchief Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 In my town last year there was the Wal-Mart pepper-spray lady who waited until the pallet came out then sprayed everyone to get 'em out of her way, and the incident where security tackled down and injured a kid's grandpa because he stuck a video game under his shirt in order to help his grandson. Fortunately I was nowhere around when those incidents happened. What has happened to Black Friday, anyways? It used to be all about the fun and the deals. Now it's like people take their life into their hands for a towel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn_A Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I slept in once...LMBO!! Now that is crazy jenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn_A Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 boyfriend and girlfriend passing the time in the next tent to our groupoh em geeeee!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesmommy403 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I slept in once...So did I!!! It was terrible. My brother and I wanted to leave my house at 3:00. I launched myself out of bed at 6:30 in a total panic and we went out anyway. Luckily I didn't need any big items that year and only missed out on a few smaller items. I do much better with the Thanksgiving night start times. No chance of sleeping in! I have to say I've never seen anything crazy around here on BF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouchers Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 The craziest had to be the year some old guy tried to bite my 18 year old son's arm as he was reaching for a portable DVD player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len_mullen Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I slept in once...Funny thing is that I still woke up before the stores opened. After coffee, I decided to drive by the malls to see what was going on. I stuck my nose into a pretty deserted Staples and grabbed some usb drives and free batteries. On the way to Walmart, I cut through Home Depot because it was raining. On the way through, I bought a generator and a switch. Crazy, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc designs Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 A crazy old man ran into my car with his f350! I had just finished shopping at Walmart and was cutting through the Home Depot parking lot to get to the GameStop that's in the same shopping center. Well the old guy thought I was going to pull into the one and only parking space near Home Depot when he saw my turn single so his natural reaction was to ram my car! He tried to speed around me to steal the space that i wasnt even turning in to, but managed to smash my whole passenger side. I'm in a dodge magnum and he's in a huge F350 with the chrome bumper guards and all, so all I saw was this big front end out my side window. His only reaction to the accident was "I didn't know I couldnt do that!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riven3d Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 My WM last year had somebody pull out a gun over those $3 small appliances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamat2011 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 The first time I took my husband, we went to target to get the 3 cd stereo systems. we needed 2, he was supposed to get 1 and I would get one. the doors opened I ran one way and he the other. I had 2 between my legs and was handing the rest back so I wouldn't get pushed and hit anymore. I finally emptied my section and pushed my 2 to a nonfighting area and my husband found me he was empty handed! He said he wasn't hitting anyone for a stereo.. amateur. He has gotten better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockfordmom Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Someone tried to take a TV out of my hands. It was about 10 years ago, Best Buy wasn't crazy like it is now, you could go there early on BF and get a decent place in line. I grabbed the last combo TV/VCR and had it in my hands and a man ran up and said, "that's mine" and tried to grab it out of my hands. I said, "no it isn't" and didn't let go of it. He walked away. The store was packed and the checkout lines weren't organized like they are now, and I had to carry it on my head because there wasn't room to carry it in front of me and walk through the store. It was the last time I went to Best Buy on BF. Last year there were a lot of very young children walking around the mall all night long, at like 2 & 3 in the morning. Lots of babies & crying and kids just walking around the mall in the middle of the night. My kids are begging me to take them with this year, they are 13 & 11... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santaclaus Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I've never seen a fight but I did have something funny happen. It was before we got a super Walmart and the small store I was in was packed. There was an older lady ahead of me that was badly gassed, if you know what I mean. This guy got behind me and thought I was the one with gas and he followed me, saying over and over again "Poot". I was so glad that my husband was not close by or I would have seen my first Walmart fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof3luvs1 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I always have great experiences because I shop at the outlets and a REALLY not busy Kmart. By the time I hit Toysrus and the mall it is around 8am and its not anything like the crazy night hours. My husband does Target each year for me and last year Walmart for the first and last time. My hubby is a 6 foot 4 big guy and he said he almost got knocked over multiple times and could only grab one thing on the list with how crazy it was. Way too many fights broke out there and I for the life of me cannot understand why people get that crazy over stuff! As far as me the funniest thing I ever saw was my bff being 4 months preggo and tired and ended up falling asleep on a doggy bed in walmart waiting on a line for a tv..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maguszxz Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Someone knocked someone's baby out of their arms. I felt bad for the child because there ignorant and selfish parents brought them out in the dead of night and cold to buy stuff. I wanted to post this in "Kids on Black Friday" thread as a con point. After that, it was pretty much crazy as it was. I was up all night at WM, didn't go anywhere else until 8am, hit Staples and then back home to bed. One thing, I noticed was a lot of people off the street and the eBay folk (you know who I am talking about!!). I hang out with the diehards (like the Gotta Deal folks, lol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak24 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 A few years back I was stuck in an aisle where people were pushing and trying to get to all of the DVD displays at Walmart and of course, they're cardboard and totally stuffed with bargain DVDs. Well, a woman trying to get through the aisle got mad and rammed the DVD pallet with her cart. The entire display came crashing down resulting in mass chaos as people tripped over and others were trying crawl on the ground to see what DVDs and blu rays had fallen. This was about 3 mins after midnight and I will never forget the sounds of hundreds of DVDs falling into the crowd, people tripping and falling, and my husband telling me this was absurd over and over as we tried to get out of the aisle...never will I go back to wm on black Friday lol amazon is far less insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leefamily23 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I have seen a fist fight over stereo's at Target once. We quickly opted to go the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfortune24 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I have a story...i wasn't there,for being too young then. but its about my mom. her and my uncle were 1st in line outside a store(sears,i think).and of course minutes before the door opened people began coming out of their cars. "imagine that"...so the people in line decided to huddle close to the door. My mom being 1st in line got pushed right up against the glass,and when the employee opened the door the crowd rushed in. my mom face planted the floor and people were walking on top of her! my uncle had to get a cart and park it by the doors so the people would stop and mom could get up!! needless to say, she still got the items she went for and still goes out every BF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayR Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Dd and her friend begged me to go to WM for Black Friday a few years ago before our WM was 24 hr. Dd HAD to have the Texas Longhorns sweatshirt. I didn't want to go. (Stand outside in North Dakota? No thanks!) They said I could wait in the car. We got there and no one was in line at 3AM. I watched over them, took them hot cocoa and blankets I'd warmed in the car, etc. Shortly more folks showed up and lined up right behind them. I kept checking on them as it was below 0. When it was finally time, the WM workers opened the far doors, so all that time waiting was wasted, plus no Longhorn shirts, just in-state teams. I took a dejected dd home and ordered it online. They did get the other things they were after, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebraskaparkfan Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 one year at shopko it was below zero. the people in front of us had hot cocoa with peppermint schnapps and they were passing it around. Later that morning (i.e. about 4 a.m.) some man who appeared to be drunk was dropping off his wife at the store and yelled at the people in line who were in his way, gunned his car and attempted to drive through the crowd of people. One person had their foot driven on but refused to call the police b/c didn't want to lose their place in line. A few years ago, my then 15 year old son wanted to see the crazy people at target when the door opened. My BF was standing with us and wondered if you could go in the exit door. (her theory was that it would be a fire code violation for all the doors to be locked). She grabbed the lock mechanism and pulled - it opened - she went in -teenage son laughed and followed --pandemonium and a stampede ensued and the channel 4cameraman who had his back to the door was knocked over. the next year, there were carts around the exit door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leefamily23 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I had 2 personal experiences: I got a Walmart doorbust 15 years ago....a husband . Ran right into him in the middle of the crowd the rest became history. Best BF deal I've ever scored. Then 3 years ago I was leaving my house at 2 am to go pick up my sister so we could go get in line (I miss those morning openings!). Anyhow, it was really dark and it's a somewhat rural area. So, I was going a little slow, I was worried about deer. Within a few miles I had a car get right on my back bumper and it seemed to have their high beams glaring right in my eyes. I was getting really annoyed with what I thought was a drunk driver, so I slowed down a little more (I was having a hard time seeing w/ their lights) and kept pulling my car a little more towards the shoulder so they'd go around me. This went on for a few miles-- and then that car was joined by 2 more w/ lights and sirens going. It was an unmarked police car and he thought I was a drunk driver. I explained about his lights and my thinking HE was the drunk driver, told him unless the few drinks I had at a 4th of July party were still in system then I was as sober as they come. He actually apologized over and over and ended up chatting about the ads w/ me and my just being "one of those crazy people who gets up in the middle of the night to shopping". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusha121 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 craziest thing, hmm. I don't think its crazy, but the weirdest thing in our walmart is the absolute silence at 11:59:59. you would think the store is empty! the tear of the plastic is all you hear, nobody says a word then its a deafening roar of Whoohoos! its just creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen198 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 When I was 12, my Mom & Aunt went out for Black Friday. Their last store was Caldor's and as they were heading to the registers, 3 men walked in and demanded money from the registers! They made all the shoppers lay on the floor! Nobody was hurt and they got away. FOr years when they told the story they would say they literally shopped til they dropped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bribri25 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 When I was 12, my Mom & Aunt went out for Black Friday. Their last store was Caldor's and as they were heading to the registers, 3 men walked in and demanded money from the registers! They made all the shoppers lay on the floor! Nobody was hurt and they got away. FOr years when they told the story they would say they literally shopped til they dropped!Yikes, that's scary. But, oh Candor...that was a trip down memory lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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