Sunday, November 28, 2010

Real Life Gremlins

   Year after year Black Friday turns somewhat normal consumers into crazed monsters.  It almost reminds me how the Gremlins acted after the rules were broken.  The sole  motivation for consumers to partake in this crazy activity is a reduced price.  Whoever came up with Black Friday was absolutely genius.  They found a way to get normal people to start waiting in line outside of a store, (in some locations) in the freezing cold, about a full day before the event.  They were able to bring in mass amounts of "hungry" consumers all at the same time, and all wanting to spend money.  This glorious event has also led to very serious incidents.  One specific event I remember is when a worker was trampled over by other customers running into a Walmart at the same time.  These people push aside all moral values they have for material possessions.  It is very common for people to be pushed, shoved, elbowed, hit, etc. by other crazed consumers.  It's almost like this is the one day a year that it is socially acceptable to be cruel to people; which is funny considering a lot of people are holiday shopping for loved ones.  Not such a loving sport.  In a nutshell, Black Friday=crazy consumers.

One of many examples of crazy people. -->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zBWjlkKDpA

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