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11/29/2003 Archived Entry: "Happy Holidays from Wal-Mart!"
Happy Holidays from Wal-Mart!
Their compassion and generosity truly knows no bounds.
A mob of shoppers rushing for a sale on DVD players trampled the first woman in line and knocked her unconscious as they scrambled for the shelves at a Wal-Mart Supercenter.Patricia VanLester had her eye on a $29 DVD player, but when the siren blared at 6 a.m. Friday announcing the start to the post-Thanksgiving sale, the 41-year-old was knocked to the ground by the frenzy of shoppers behind her.
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Ellzey said some shoppers tried to help VanLester, and one employee helped Ellzey reach her sister, but most people just continued their rush for deals.
"All they cared about was a stupid DVD player," she said Saturday.
Paramedics called to the store found VanLester unconscious on top of a DVD player, surrounded by shoppers seemingly oblivious to her, said Mark O'Keefe, a spokesman for EVAC Ambulance.
[...]
Ellzey said Wal-Mart officials called later Friday to ask about her sister, and the store apologized and offered to put a DVD player on hold for her.
They put a DVD player on hold for her?!?!? Hey Wal-Mart, you tight-fisted morons, it's 29 freakin' bucks! Spare yourself a goddam lawsuit and give her a goddam DVD player!
Do I have to tell these rapacious corporations everything?? Geez.
Replies: 2 people speak up
It has always been dangerous to fall in front of the trough....
watch out!
Posted by Aristophanes @ 11/29/2003 04:36 PM NY
UPDATE!
'Trampled' Wal-Mart Shopper Has History Of Injury Claims
"An investigation by WKMG-Local 6 reveals Vanlester has filed 16 previous claims of injuries at Wal-Mart stores and other places she has shopped or worked, according to Wal-Mart, court files and state records."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=310&e=1&u=/ibsys/20031204/lo_wkmg/1906293
Posted by Biff @ 12/04/2003 09:12 PM NY
