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Sarah_Jayne · 11-29-2003, 04:11 AM

Woman trampled in sales rush

A middle-aged woman has been flattened in a holiday shopping rush as customers trampled her in a race to the bargains.

The woman was knocked over at a Wal-Mart store in Florida as the post-Thanksgiving sales began.

She hit her head on the floor and suffered a seizure but shoppers ignored her sister's calls for help.

Instead, people carried on shopping around injured 41-year-old Patricia van Lester at the shop in Orange City.

"I screamed, 'Stop, don't step on her, my sister is on the ground', and nobody would listen," Ms van Lester's sister Linda Ellzey told the Local 6 news channel.

Ms van Lester and her sister had waited since 3am for the shop to open in the hope of buying a bargain DVD player for their mother.

The pair were among the first shoppers to get into the store when it opened at 6am.

Ms van Lester was airlifted to hospital in Daytona Beach, where she is expected to remain for several days.

Wal-Mart could not be reached for comment.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_842640.html

LiveDose · 11-29-2003, 04:28 AM

same people who don't have the strength to push chads through a voting card...

JamesK · 11-29-2003, 04:32 AM

wow, that's fucked up.

kristin · 11-29-2003, 04:49 AM

That's insane...

Rorschach · 11-29-2003, 05:43 AM

There's a certain sick humour in that.

lakeview · 11-29-2003, 05:45 AM

thats nuts.

I've done most of my holiday shopping online for the past 4 years and i love it. I can't stand crowds and waiting in line.

SomeCreep · 11-29-2003, 06:26 AM

Mobs and people in herds are stupider than fuck.

Sarah_Jayne · 11-29-2003, 06:45 AM

I went shopping once on a sales day at filene's basement in Boston. An old lady hit me over the head with a bag for no apparent reason and then took the item I had been looking at on the rack. Last time I did that.

11-29-2003, 06:48 AM

Wow. That is pretty sad.

Are the bargains really that good for people to go this nuts over?

rooster · 11-29-2003, 06:55 AM

yes. Years back I went to get this really hot toy at the time, and as soon as the store opened it was a mad rush to that area of the store and people were grabbing them like crazy, pushing, elbowing.

myjah · 11-29-2003, 08:01 AM

wow...those people were really in the holiday spirit.

pornjudge · 11-29-2003, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sarah_webinc
Woman trampled in sales rush

A middle-aged woman has been flattened in a holiday shopping rush as customers trampled her in a race to the bargains.

The woman was knocked over at a Wal-Mart store in Florida as the post-Thanksgiving sales began.

She hit her head on the floor and suffered a seizure but shoppers ignored her sister's calls for help.

Instead, people carried on shopping around injured 41-year-old Patricia van Lester at the shop in Orange City.

"I screamed, 'Stop, don't step on her, my sister is on the ground', and nobody would listen," Ms van Lester's sister Linda Ellzey told the Local 6 news channel.

Ms van Lester and her sister had waited since 3am for the shop to open in the hope of buying a bargain DVD player for their mother.

The pair were among the first shoppers to get into the store when it opened at 6am.

Ms van Lester was airlifted to hospital in Daytona Beach, where she is expected to remain for several days.

Wal-Mart could not be reached for comment.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_842640.html

Thats just to show you how people are sick in their minds, brainwashed by media and advertising. Fuckin wallmart should get sued for this shit, they should of have more control over the crowd.

Gemini · 11-29-2003, 09:46 AM

They should have more clerks there to at least try and keep things somewhat orderly. Walmart will pay thru the nose for that happening. The place we were yesterday morning had some problems too. People came from the parking lot and tried to shove in when the libe was filing in (orderly). But they had some pretty good sized clerks there to stop them. lol

pink_in_the_middle · 11-29-2003, 09:56 AM

What the hell kind of walmart opens at 6 a.m!!!!
Thats the problem...it was too early in the morning for ppl to be thinking straight lol.
Geez ours opens at 9 a.m.

Herb Kornfield · 11-29-2003, 10:02 AM

www.ebay.com - best place for funky gifts.....

Why these assholes have to all trample out on the same day to shop blows my mind, but, I have devised a way to deal with them.

Have a great breakfast, lots of coffee, then pack a bong or 2 for the pre-ride smoke. Leave around 1pm

Have a smoke on the way there in the truck...

All the breeders that have to be there at opening with the brats in tow are now at the local Mcdonalds / Burkerking, whatever feeding the brats pre-chewed food.

5pm - hit home depot for stuff / breeders are now home eating dinner

Its great to stand in line all blazed out.....nothing else to do, might as well be blasted

Off to shop I go for lights to go on the outside of my house.....

Babagirls · 11-29-2003, 10:02 AM

At wal mart in my town, there was 2 ladys fighting over the last $99 TV....cops were called and everything.......I dont do "Day-After-Thanksgiving" Shopping.......too dangerous!! :O

Furious_Male · 11-29-2003, 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by pink_in_the_middle
What the hell kind of walmart opens at 6 a.m!!!!
Thats the problem...it was too early in the morning for ppl to be thinking straight lol.
Geez ours opens at 9 a.m.

Some stores were opening even earlier. People camped out overnite. Its like an event. Makes the news every year.

I think its pathetic. I have to stay away from those crowds or I would lose my cool to fast.

These same flag waving we love America and care for each other hypocrites (On 911 anniversary etc.) are trampling there fellow man for a fucking $99 DVD player. Ignorant fucks.

pink_in_the_middle · 11-29-2003, 10:14 AM

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Originally posted by Furious_Male

I think its pathetic. I have to stay away from those crowds or I would lose my cool to fast.

LOL I love losing my cool in a crowd. Well not always but most of the time. The one thing that bugs me the most is going grocery shopping and some dumb bitch leaves her cart in the middle of an isle and goes all the way across the store to get something.

Don't ask me why but that seriously bugs me. Why can't the bitch take her cart with her?!! It's her shit! and she just leaves everything there,food, coat and purse. Dumb ppl.

Babagirls · 11-29-2003, 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by pink_in_the_middle

The one thing that bugs me the most is going grocery shopping and some dumb bitch leaves her cart in the middle of an isle and goes all the way across the store to get something. Why can't the bitch take her cart with her?!! It's her shit! and she just leaves everything there,food, coat and purse.

Steal the purse, teach her a lesson, one less dumb person around ;) OR better yet, take the purse up the Service Counter and say you found it in the store LOL

axelcat · 11-29-2003, 10:18 AM

Thats messed up

xdcdave · 11-29-2003, 10:19 AM

gotta love florida.

theharvman · 11-29-2003, 10:25 AM

This reminds me of the Cabbage Patch murder. Anyone remember the cabbage patch kids? One Xmas a mom was beaten to death in Pennsylvania in an isle by another mom fighting over the last friggin doll. Talk about anger managment!

Sarah_Jayne · 11-29-2003, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pink_in_the_middle
What the hell kind of walmart opens at 6 a.m!!!!
Thats the problem...it was too early in the morning for ppl to be thinking straight lol.
Geez ours opens at 9 a.m.

The day after Thanksgiving stuff opens really early in the States becaues it is the busiest shopping day of the year and all the Xmas sales start.

Sarah_Jayne · 11-29-2003, 10:46 AM

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Originally posted by theharvman
This reminds me of the Cabbage Patch murder. Anyone remember the cabbage patch kids? One Xmas a mom was beaten to death in Pennsylvania in an isle by another mom fighting over the last friggin doll. Talk about anger managment!

I was a kid in PA when that happened an yes I remember it. My mom took us to a little local shop and got ours Cabbage Patch Kids (Parker Marsh was mine..lol) and there wasn't a line or anything. Next town over at a big toy store people are fighting over a toy.

smack · 11-29-2003, 11:09 AM

i told you all capitalism would be the death of us.

MattO · 11-29-2003, 12:33 PM

I had to go to Sears today to get a drill bit. What a fucking zoo. I felt like starting up some of the power tools and carving my way to the cash register.

Sarah_Jayne · 11-29-2003, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MattO
I had to go to Sears today to get a drill bit. What a fucking zoo. I felt like starting up some of the power tools and carving my way to the cash register.

do it! Then I can post a link to a story about you ;)

Poppy · 11-29-2003, 05:35 PM

I smell a lawsuit.

EZRhino · 11-29-2003, 09:06 PM

Too much shopping will kill ya.

Furious_Female · 11-29-2003, 10:27 PM

That's crazy....

Our Walmarts are open 24 hours a day around here but I think they close for Thanksgiving and open early morning again.

I used to do the day after Thanksgiving shopping with my friends as a teenager... but not anymore. I feel too pressured to make sure I get my share of what's in the stores

People in stores/malls have gotten fuckin annoying as hell. 75% are teenage girls standing around, not buying shit, just talking to boys. Ok yeah that's a typical teen thing, but it's seriously irritating to me LOL Then the little old ladies and the pushy women with 6 kids, her sister's 7 kids and her neighbor's kids, taking up all the walking space as if it's their home or something. No thanks... not me, not anymore!

I'll do all the shopping I can online and go to the stores early in the morning, while other people are at work and kids are still in school

Brad-Wishing · 11-30-2003, 12:44 AM

Bah. Shopping is overrated. I refuse to get that crazy over ANYTHING especially shopping.

konduct · 11-30-2003, 01:17 AM

Gruntled · 11-30-2003, 01:20 AM

I wrote Wal-Mart off years ago. "

Stupid shit like that is what's going to bring this Bonnie situation to a head!"

evilpavel · 11-30-2003, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MattO
I had to go to Sears today to get a drill bit. What a fucking zoo. I felt like starting up some of the power tools and carving my way to the cash register.

same fucking thing.... went to walmart to pick up some car oil. (cheapest you can find)... waited in line for 18 minutes .. insane

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BV · 11-30-2003, 06:44 AM

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Originally posted by shermsshack
Wow. That is pretty sad.

Are the bargains really that good for people to go this nuts over?

It was a $29 DVD Player, I told her to get out of my way.

11-29-2003, 04:11 AM	#1
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Woman trampled in sales rush Woman trampled in sales rush A middle-aged woman has been flattened in a holiday shopping rush as customers trampled her in a race to the bargains. The woman was knocked over at a Wal-Mart store in Florida as the post-Thanksgiving sales began. She hit her head on the floor and suffered a seizure but shoppers ignored her sister's calls for help. Instead, people carried on shopping around injured 41-year-old Patricia van Lester at the shop in Orange City. "I screamed, 'Stop, don't step on her, my sister is on the ground', and nobody would listen," Ms van Lester's sister Linda Ellzey told the Local 6 news channel. Ms van Lester and her sister had waited since 3am for the shop to open in the hope of buying a bargain DVD player for their mother. The pair were among the first shoppers to get into the store when it opened at 6am. Ms van Lester was airlifted to hospital in Daytona Beach, where she is expected to remain for several days. Wal-Mart could not be reached for comment. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_842640.html

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lakeview Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 247	thats nuts. I've done most of my holiday shopping online for the past 4 years and i love it. I can't stand crowds and waiting in line.

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Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	I went shopping once on a sales day at filene's basement in Boston. An old lady hit me over the head with a bag for no apparent reason and then took the item I had been looking at on the rack. Last time I did that.

11-29-2003, 06:48 AM	#9
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rooster Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,384	yes. Years back I went to get this really hot toy at the time, and as soon as the store opened it was a mad rush to that area of the store and people were grabbing them like crazy, pushing, elbowing.

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Herb Kornfield Is on the 1 Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 4,996	www.ebay.com - best place for funky gifts..... Why these assholes have to all trample out on the same day to shop blows my mind, but, I have devised a way to deal with them. Have a great breakfast, lots of coffee, then pack a bong or 2 for the pre-ride smoke. Leave around 1pm Have a smoke on the way there in the truck... All the breeders that have to be there at opening with the brats in tow are now at the local Mcdonalds / Burkerking, whatever feeding the brats pre-chewed food. 5pm - hit home depot for stuff / breeders are now home eating dinner Its great to stand in line all blazed out.....nothing else to do, might as well be blasted Off to shop I go for lights to go on the outside of my house.....

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