Sunday, November 30, 2008

Walmart stampeding death - seems a bit much

I heard that someone got trampled to death in a Black Friday mayhem last week up in New York. Are people that desperate for deals that it has come to this? What will likely result from this tragedy is that stores (on days like Black Friday) will have to simply organize themselves much like concerts do - and those who are in line first will get to go into the store in an orderly fashion.

These stores know that people are nutty - bad economy or not. Black Friday has turned into a spectacle of sales and deals which, in all seriousness, can easily be extended or duplicated on other days (and in many cases are). I hope Wal-Mart cuts this family a big check for their role in all of this.

At least if you buy online, the only thing you have to worry about is how fast your internet connection is and whether you have typed in the address correctly.

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