Let loose the dogs of war....errr Black Friday
Are these people or animals? Watch the very beginning. The employees basically say screw this and act as if it's the running of the bulls is about to begin. Do you blame them? People are tearing the doors down to get that deal on a stroller or set of plastic forks. The people who film these events deserve a medal for bravery. I thank them for the entertainment value of these videos and posting them for my enjoyment. The people I know that are planning on lining up this year are "are going for the experience". Thankfully, most people I know plan to stay home as a protest and actually enjoy their time off with friends and family.
Here is why I call it Black and Blue Friday
Black Friday Stampede
I will begin by saying I have no sympathy for those sheep that were injured. You lined up in that corral to begin with. One of those guys is a fairly burly dwarf without the beard. The one closest to the camera. He decides to keep on going after almost being killed. Don't give up, that Blu-ray, Battlefield Earth, is just out of reach and can be yours for 2 dollars! That movie should be free if not just thrown out by the way. But who cares? It's only 2 dollars! He can barely stand yet he sees the masses that might beat him to that crock pot that he was planning on getting his wife so she can prepare him a nice roast for Christmas. Maybe she can bring him the dinner for his stay at the hospital for punctured lung and disc rupture he appears to have suffered. The guy in the background looks like he is in tears. While I may be wrong, it looks like he got someone to get him on that cart to use as a walker so he could find some paper cups for a buck. And you say, but Rob, nobody fights over paper cups. I am willing to bet if they go berserk over towels going on sale for 1.28 at Wal-Mart, they will go nuts over anything. Observe.
Towel frenzy
As soon as that balloon goes up that says $1.28, all hell breaks loose. They don't even look what is in the box. For all they know there could be a bunch of boxes with fake poop in there. Doesn't matter, it only cost $1.28. You would think there was gold in that box or a jackpot lotto ticket. Merry Christmas, I mauled and brutalized 10 people to get you these towels. I can see this at traditional Christmas Eve parties, and the entire family looking at you with a face of why did you get me a towel? "You may not need them, but they were only a buck." "You should have seen riot I survived to get them, but you are worth it!"
4GB Memory card war
While this video is a couple of years old, 4GB memory cards have been cheap for years. Whatever store this was at probably had them in the back collecting dust for years. It's like the zombies from World War Z or 28 Days Later when that plastic comes off. The store employees probably received promotions for finding a way to clear the warehouse out of these, not to mention a ton of glee and enjoyment watching the cattle stampede for the product.
If you search on YouTube long enough, you can find people bragging about how they camped out for 3 days. I watched one video where 30 people run through before one guy going by cheering that he is the first one. Dude...30 people just about ran you down and 100 more went by while you stopped to pose for the camera and show the internets you didn't know right from left and front from back. Hopefully he got some towels for a great deal.
If I were younger, this time of year would be great fun. Drive by water balloonings would be great. Super Soakers would probably be better. Pull up and tell everyone the Wal-Mart in the next town down is opening early and they have stuff on sale for $1.28, but you better hurry. Even better, I should pull up with a bunch of used socks and sell them for 50 cents. Probably wouldn't survive the onslaught of takers. Get a megaphone, "Attention, for the next 5 minutes there are socks on sale in the parking lot for 50 cents until supplies last!" In fact just tell people there are socks in the back of the lot for 30 cents and watch the wave of flesh and Gor-Tex rush the lot. Have to be sure I am long gone before people realize there are no socks. I might get murdered or charged with public disruption for starting a riot.
One of the guys I work with has a part time job at Target. He lives right next to it. He has the pleasure of having to leave his family dinner early just so he can park by his home. Otherwise the streets will be full of bumper to bumper parking. I just read a story yesterday about people who have been camping out in front of Best Buy for 11 days. Do you have a life? Hopefully they had PTO at their jobs. They are in tents with Microwaves and TVs. "Hey Joe, where are you going for your 11 day vacation?" "I'mma campin' out front 'o Best Buy and git me a TV!" Sounds like fun........... If you don't have the PTO, where are you getting your money to survive there much less buy anything. Oh, I know, you decided to cash in on your 401k or took out a second mortgage for the experience of being there.
The best way to prove to people how stupid they are for shopping at Black and Blue Friday events is that they could just use the internet and actually get better products for better deals. Can even take their time instead of rushing to get that 3 dollar Blu-ray that is 6 years old having no clue they just bought Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Yes, these are blanket statements. If this little post got your panties in a bunch, you are most likely a supporter of this crap. You have stores opening at 6:00 pm on Thanksgiving night. Scrooge would even be stunned. What is worse is all of the people who are going to show up. "Hey guys, I know it's only 1 o'clock,but we have to get to Wal-Mart."
If you plan on showing up for this holiday from hell, you are contributing to people who will lose their jobs if they don't show up to help the denizens of hell who want that plastic cutlery.
Here is a boss everyone should have.
Manager refuses to open Pizza Hut franchise on Thanksgiving
Who in the hell wants pizza for Thanksgiving? Maybe Pizza Hut planned on having pizza for half off to compete with Wal-mart. Although he may have been thinking of himself as well, do you blame him? But who cares? Pizza Hut offered the guy his job back after realizing the back lash they would get. All of you shoppers are as bad as the corporate Pizza Hut execs. So focused on getting a deal on a 2 year old electronic that you sacrifice time with your family and to relax. You should bow your heads in shame. This goes for everyone I know that plans on going to this joyous event. You, yes you, are making it so these employees who are already abused, have to spend their holiday catering to you. They have to be there 2 hours early to open the damn store. So if Wal-mart is opening at 6 pm, that means they had to be to work at 4 pm. Hope they enjoyed their "day off". If you have any compassion or morals, speak with your wallets and don't go. If you do go, enjoy your holiday....jackass.
