And what have you done? Shot a good neighbor.. in a store on the run?
The Christmas shopping season mayhem began Black Friday, for better or worse. In many cases worse.
The season actually began a bit earlier this year than others–many big box stores opened their doors late in the evening on Thanksgiving night. Before leftovers were even cleaned off tables, people in sweatpants and pajamas were shopping in long lines.
And in many instances, they had to deal with violence and fellow shoppers acting out.
In Los Angeles, a women pepper sprayed other shoppers who she wanted to keep away from the Xbox that she wanted.
There were scuffles over $2 waffle makers, shootings, and people stomping on others including children.
While stores are now saying that there were record shoppers on Black Friday, it’s questionable as to what the immediate “black” margin of profit they will get. Some stores offered 70% discounts.. others had just as many bargains as shoppers. More shoppers does not always equal more profit.
But it did equal more headline news and fodder for comics who are ready to laugh at shoppers–or other nations ready to mock the West’s constant hunt for bargains and material items. Items that the Eastern world make under duress or just a dollar a day.