black friday

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NEW YORK - A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled by a throng of unruly shoppers as consumers, who had snapped their wallets shut since September, flocked to stores before dawn Friday to grab deals on everything from TVs to toys for the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, feared to be the weakest in decades.--The Globe and Mail

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No, that is indeed crazy! I mean, I like a bargain as much as the next person, but I honestly have never queued for hours/overnight/etc to get something, and I certainly wouldn't try to rush in as part of a crowd.

I hope that the family of the Wal-Mart worker who died receive some kind of financial restitution without having to go through the courts for it, although nothing can truly recompense their loss...