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Originally posted by shakran
Plus, how is giving out the numbers gonna work? Number 1 gets to run thru the store getting what he wants, and only when he's done does number 2 get to go? That'd cause a riot, number one, and it'd lose the store a LOT of business.
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When stores give out numbers they don't just let one person in only to let the next in when the first exits. The stores let in a group of people around 10-20 and let them go get their merchandise. After a certain amount of time passes or people leave the store will then let in another group of people, thus reducing the mad rush of hundreds of people at once. Sure it's not fair to the people who have a higher number, but it's just a greater advantage to get the store earlier to get a lower number. It's a system that works the majority of the time if something like customer injury is iminant to the store.
A few years ago my father and i went to the mall early to get into Best Buy to get some electronics that were on sale. When we got there the enterance to Best Buy was packed and they were already well into handing out numbers. We had no hope of getting what we wanted so we decided to walk the mall even though most stores had yet to open. We go into Target and there are barely any customers in there. We find the stuff we wanted at the same price with no hassle. Suffice to say that was a mighty fine day for us!
Money spent this "Black Friday" : $0.00