Black Friday Fisticuffs Erupt Over Box Of Shoes
Shortly after doors opened at midnight, two men got into a fight in a Long Island outlet mall store over a pair of Timberland shoes. According to a witness, an older man, who came with his wife and daughter, grappled with a younger man over the box as 300 people surged to watch. Responding Police threw out the older man and erected barricades to help channel the crowd into a more orderly flow. "There was neither a clear beginning nor end to the line," reports Newsday.
Holiday shoppers get rowdy at Tanger [Newsday]
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Nothing makes my day like hearing about a couple of folks beating the hell out of eachother over a couple dollars.
If I could only throw a couple dollar bills into a mob and get the same effect... if only...
Consumerist searches the world over, desperately trying to find a scuffle over Black Friday prices. Finally, Ben, out of the millions shopping in an orderly fashion this morning, a fist fight breaks out! Unfortunately it's in Long Island, and it's quite probably that it would have broken out anyhow, even without the sale. Keep searching -- just like the mainstrem media, I'm sure you'll be able to press your agenda eventually.
Quite probable, not probably. Damn the lack of an edit function, damn my mediocre proofreading skills!
@photomikey: You know, I don't know. While that non-post from early this morning did create a comical picture of Consumerist editors breathlessly sitting by the internets waiting for the fisticuffs to fly, there really is nothing that lives up to the pseudo-word "Consumerist" (Gawker makes dictionaries cry) better than grown men in department stores at 5am punching each other over discounted merchandise. Makes me want to become a Frenchman.
WTF - you could not PAY ME to get out and shop today for anything. A couple of bucks "saved" is just not worth it.
Back in the day, a fight over shoes could have gotten a person killed. Now it just results in a little squabble. It looks like there was no air in these shoes. I wonder if this is the result of products that are no longer as appealing as they used to be or simply a more civilized society. Yeah right. It must be the former. Nike and Reebok are in a slump.
Come on guys, I can't buy your products until people in developing and deteriorating nations are dying for your wears. Wears! Get it. I'm so punny. I need more turkey. This whole day of color thing is getting to me.
A fight over Timberlands on Long Island, with 300 people surging to watch? So was this in Roosevelt, Wyandanch or Hempstead?
Fistifcuffs?
I went to Target at 10am today- completely forgot it was BF until I pulled in the lot. I just needed some Band-Aids. There were a bunch of people there, sure, but they were all very orderly and every register was open (like 12). We were in and out in minutes.
No lines- no waiting.
@backspinner: it was in riverhead at the tanger outlets
This story is rendered unimportant by the inclusion of the words 'New Jersey' and 'Outlet Mall'.
Please, this happens every Friday.
Materialism breeds insanity.
Go Zombie people! I'm so depressed. Now I have to wait another year to watch the madness.
@CurbRunner: Umm, I'm sure you meant that any kind of -ism breeds insanity.
Because it does. Materialism ain't special, babe.
this ain't nuthin....two women were duking it out in our local salvation army thrift store over a couple of pots and pans.......
@backspinner: You might want to check your URL. I believe you mixed up "consumerist.com" and "stormfront.com."
Urban kids assaulting each other over Air Jordans. Jersey guys - grownups - doing the same over Rockports. Rockports.
White people - so crazy!
@trai_dep: Just wait a few years when they put Ensure and Depends on the black Friday sales. 80 year olds fighting.. now that will be worth going to a black Friday sale to see.
Semi-related comment - I've owned a couple pairs of Timberlands, and they are the worst kind of junk. They just fall apart waaaaaay to early. After the first pair I figured I was unlucky and I gave 'em another shot. Mistake. In spite of the ads, it's almost like they're not meant to be worn outdoors...
What is it this Black Friday of which you speak ;-) ? There were exactly 3 other people on the bus this morning when I went downtown to shop. And practically nobody in the West Elm store in the Pearl. Hmm...maybe everybody was up at 5 a.m., shopping Freddy's for half-price socks?