As shoppers brave the massive crowds for big sales and deep discounts, people
all over the Internet are sharing some of their horror stories from Black
Friday. Welcome back to What's Trending, I'm Ava Gordy. Be sure to LIKE this
video and SUBSCRIBE for more stories. Black Friday has come once again!
Infamous for being the busiest shopping day of the year, Black Friday deals can
bring out some of the worst in people. Thanks to social media, people are
sharing some of the craziest Black Friday incidents they've either
witnessed or heard of over the years. Black Friday has a reputation as a
free-for-all, chaotic nightmare, and for good reason. "I once saw a much younger
woman wrestle a toaster from an old lady's hands at a K-Mart... that was my
first and last Black Friday experience." "The only thing that has happened to me is
slipping on a CD case, wiping out flat on the floor on at Target, and no one helping
me up. Some people actually tried to step over me. Kind of nuts!" It's no secret that
the crowds can get pretty violent on Black Friday. "I saw an elderly woman
ram her electric scooter into a guy just to get a TV." "I was like 10 out Black
Friday shopping with my Papa and as we were passing the electronics section
I saw a man straight knock out a woman over a TV." Black Friday is not just a
nightmare for shoppers, but also the police. "Around a couple of years ago, my
parents left me home with my sister as they headed to Walmart. We received a
frantic phone call from my mom... they had an accident with another vehicle
swerving into their direction... the driver of the other car had stolen two
PlayStations and a TV and was bolting heck out of the Walmart." "We had a lady
call the police on our store because we sold out of a TV. I really wish I was
lying... they came too." Bringing kids along to Black Friday shopping can be real
risky. "I saw a kid (probably 6 or 7) pull his pants down and poop on the
floor at Kohl's because his mother was waiting in line at 1am for really
cheap appliances." "I work as a cashier at Target. Last year I worked on
Thanksgiving night for store opening. I was close to the doors and I saw this
woman holding her baby with a killer look on her face. As soon as those doors
opened, she licked her lips, tucked her baby like a football into her side, and
sprinted to the back of the store." "I was 14 and my mom let me go with her for the
first time. I had claimed my spot by the [video game] case three hours before they
opened it up, but as soon as it was midnight, a man literally
jumped over me and grabbed the game out of my hand. I stood there in shock until
a middle-aged woman grabbed the guy by the collar and snatched the game out of
his hand while tackling him to the ground. The woman grabbed handcuffs from
her pocket and goes, 'I'm a corrections officer and you're under arrest.' She
handed me the game and escorted the guy out of Walmart." Shoplifting can spike on
Black Friday... "Back in my poor college days when I worked at Walmart we had a
fight break out over a bike. Fists were thrown and there was some blood.
Eventually one guy got a hold of it and managed to get away from the crowd, he
rode the bike out of the store to flee his pursuers (without paying). But, not
every shoplifter gets away... "I was Black Friday shopping at the mall with my mom.
As we approached [GameStop] we see a young guy probably still in his teens
just take off running from the store headed to the exit of the mall with the
newest Xbox that came out that year. As he's running there was this cute little
older couple that had just entered the mall. They had to be at least in their
90's, the lady had a cane so she purposely tripped the guy as he was
running. He fell face-first and the Xbox slid across the floor. Of course, Black
Friday isn't horrible for everybody. "I work at Petco and we had a store meeting
where, I swear to God, my GM was discussing Black Friday and said, 'and
last year we had 5 to 7 people lined up out the door waiting to get in! So we
have to be ready!'" "I managed a RadioShack store in a mall. An old lady came in with her
walker for new battery for her cordless phone, completely oblivious to what day it
was. She asked me if the mall was always so busy." So what's our best Black Friday
story? "Best one though? I witnessed two little old ladies mace each other and
ended up in fisticuffs over $2 towels." So guys. What's your craziest Black Friday
story? Let us know in the COMMENTS below, and for more social media stories, head
on over to whatstrending.com!