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Shopoholic stampede
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 30 Nov 2003 07:21:36 GMT
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This BBC article angered me:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3249574.stm
Shoppers lined up trample a woman over a sale on DVD players. Only the woman's
sister and a store employee come to her aid.
But, to add insult to injury, after that ordeal, the company offers to put an
item on hold for her, and a Wal-Mart rep is quoted as saying, "We are very
disappointed this happened, we want her to come back as a shopper."
Forget about her health and safety, they just want her back as a shopper.
Pigs.
-Tim
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Shopoholic stampede
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| (...) Before this type of thing usually happened iduring 'christmas sales' like the 'tickle me elmo' idiocy that happened a few years back... Now it looks like this sort of thing happens everywhere and at any time--'look out! It's an 'every person (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Shopoholic stampede (UPDATE)
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| (...) It turns out the poor trampled woman has been "injured" enough in the past that she has a history of 16 lawsuits, 10 of which she recived money for. The pig smell is still there however I don't think it's coming from Wal-Mart!-Ken (21 years ago, 5-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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