I live next to Arkansas' biggest Wal-Mart (at least that's what they claim) and Friday was unbelievable.
I thought it would be fun to go see what's on sale. I wasn't really looking for anything, just scoping things out. I got there at 6:00 (I had stayed up all night so, what the hell ) and there was already this giant throng of people moving in the doors.
There's a little alcove between the two sets of doors into the place and it was jam packed. I had never seen this many people in one spot. I lasted about halfway through this little alcove when people started shoving and pushing. Now, I'm a big guy and I had a lot of trouble getting back outside. I had to raise my voice a lot and in a couple of instances I had to physically break holes in the line. They just didn't want to give up their space.
I came back about 9:00 and talked a friend who worked there and she said it was a madhouse. A couple of people had gotten knocked down, a lot of stuff was damaged, and the store employees had zero power to handle it. She said she found a quiet space in garden supplies and waited most of it out. All the stuff they had set out for this sale was gone by 7:30.
I had been warned not to go, but I didn't take them too seriously. I will now.
So, remember kids, if you have to go to Wal-mart on Black Friday, don't bathe for a couple of days previous (bad smells throw them, I noticed) don't make eye-contact and never show fear (they can smell it). I would also advise either taking a big friend or a small non-lethal weapon to ward off the more aggressive.
