So last night on the news (channel 10) is video of a fellow punching someone else during the mad dash to get into Best Buy to purchase the latest doohickey. Channel 10 showed at least four different times during the news cast, milking it for all it was worth.
I was appalled. First off I was appalled at the violence, and second I was appalled that 2,000 people would turn out for an early morning sale.
Now I considered going out to Best Buy at that hour, I confess. I was interested in a camera. But I decided it wasn't worth it and ultimately just ordered a camera online.
I don't know what is wrong with people that (a) they would resort to violence over an iPod or whatever and (b) they would get up that early to shop in the first place.
Shopping is not my thing; I do as little of it as possible. I suppose some people really get off on spending their money.
It also seems to me to be a verdict on the state of the economy. I daresay that if the economy was half as good as the government keeps claiming it is, folks wouldn't be out there trying to get a bargain. (And the folks in the daily newspaper story on this wouldn't have been purchasing multiple monitors to sell on e-bay, either, perhaps, although you just never can tell about some people.)
I definitely don't do the Black Friday shopping thing. Yikes.
Did I comment on this already? Blogger has me all messed up.
ReplyDelete"Doohickey!" You crack me up! HA HA HA!
I don't do Black Friday either and try to stay home all day.
My friend from Orlando called me to tell me Roanoke made the news and it was the Best Buy mayhem, that's putting us in a good light, eh? I think there should be limits to how many popular items people can purchase. Get rid of the scalpers. How uncool is it that this guy is selling his many items to make money while someone else who was waiting can't even get one?
ReplyDeleteWhy does the media cover this so much? They refer to it as like a new sport. Some people go...what because they don't want to feel left out? They can have it!
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