Walmart Black Friday Shoppers in SoCal Go Batshit!

Walmart Black Friday Shoppers in SoCal Go Batshit!

(LATimes) | Employees said customers began tearing into merchandise that had been shrink-wrapped and were supposed to be opened at 5 a.m. Several officers were sent and stood by as shoppers were kicked out and the store closed down. The bargain hunters were told to line up in the parking lot. Meanwhile, the carts were emptied and all the items returned to the shelves, employees said. But they said that outside, people began “yelling and screaming,” pounding on the glass doors and trying to sneak into the store through the lawn and garden section. “This was without a doubt the worst I’ve ever seen it,” said one employee, who said she has worked a dozen Black Fridays. “They wouldn’t let people line up,” she added. “They were belligerent. They just bombarded the store.” Store managers had to be sent outside to try to calm the crowd, workers said. “It was scary,” one said.

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You know, if I was a smart video-journalist, I’d just go down to these stores and a) interview the scary people that camped out and b) try to catch footage of some grimy shit: i.e. ripping open shrink-wrapped products and all types of buffoonery.

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