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So when we're next talking about the economy, the national debt, the
1%, and so on, let's also factor in wanton consumerism as a problem
that needs looking at.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 11/25/2011 08:41 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:
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<div>Buy local, V-peeps! It's a lot safer.</div>
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<div>Courtesy of NBC-Philadelphia at:</div>
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Black Friday Shoppers, 2 Shot Outside Walmarts</span></h1>
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letter-spacing: -0.025em;">152 million people expected to
hit the stores</h2>
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<p id="paragraph1" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding:
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baseline;">Black Friday is no joke.</p>
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border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Twenty people were reportedly injured at a Los
Angeles area Walmart late Thursday when a woman unleashed
pepper spray to keep other bargain hunters at bay. Two
others were shot outside Walmarts in the Bay Area and
South Carolina. </p>
<p id="paragraph3" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">The Los Angeles incident occurred at 10:20 p.m.
when shoppers were let in the store and coverings to the
electronics the woman wanted were removed, police told the
Associated Press.</p>
<p id="paragraph4" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">A witness told NBC Los Angeles the woman, who
had two children in tow, became unhappy when people
jostled in line while waiting to snag a new Xbox 360.</p>
<p id="paragraph5" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Fire department spokesman Shawn Lenske told the
AP at least 10 of the 20 injuries were due to "rapid crowd
movement."</p>
<p id="paragraph6" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">According to NBCLA, a section of the store was
cleared while hurt customers were treated for the minor
injuries. Police were looking for the woman.</p>
<p id="paragraph7" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Threre were sporadic reports of violence
elsewhere across the country on Black Friday, with many of
the incidents taking place at or outside of a Walmart.</p>
<p id="paragraph8" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">A man was shot outside a Walmart in San
Leandro, Calif., NBC Bay Area reported. Officials said the
shooting stemmed from a fight in the parking lot and the
assailant was still at large.</p>
<p id="paragraph9" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">In a parking lot across the street from a
Walmart in Myrtle Beach, S.C., a woman was shot in the leg
around 1 a.m. Cops said the shooting appeared to have been
a Black Friday related robbery attempt, WBTV reported. </p>
<p id="paragraph10" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Gunfire was also reported at a mall in
Fayetteville, N.C., the AP reported. There were no reports
of injuries.</p>
<p id="paragraph11" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">In Kingston, N.C., police used pepper spray to
break up a fight at a Walmart, WBTV reported.</p>
<p id="paragraph12" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">A fight between two men at a Walmart jewelry
counter in the Orlando area landed one of them handcuffs,
the AP reported.</p>
<p id="paragraph13" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">And two female shoppers were hospitalized and
one man arrested when a melee broke out in the electronics
department of a Walmart in Rome, N.Y., the Syracuse
Post-Standard reported.</p>
<p id="paragraph14" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Walmart was one of a handful of big chains to
open hours earlier than usual for this year’s Black
Friday.</p>
<p id="paragraph15" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Toys R Us kicked off the frenzy at 9:00 p.m,
getting a jump on Walmarts by an hour. Best Buy, Gap,
Target, Macy’s and Kohl's started up at midnight. Early
reports showed strong demand from customers.</p>
<p id="paragraph16" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">The AP reported 2,000 people waited in line
outside a Best Buy in St. Petersburg, Fla., while 300
braved the elements at a Best Buy in New York.</p>
<p id="paragraph17" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">This year’s earlier-than-ever Black Friday
touched a nerve with some workers at Target and Best
Buy, who protested the stores’ opening hours. Occupy Wall
Street-inspired protesters were also planning
demonstrations at major corporations around the country.</p>
<p id="paragraph18" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Still, 152 million people were forecast to shop
this Black Friday weekend, up from 138 million last year,
according to the National Retail Foundation.</p>
<p id="paragraph19" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Many stores began posting their deals online on
Thanksgiving and sites like Gizmodo and BFads.net and The
BlackFriday.com were already highlighting deals well
before the sun went down.</p>
<p id="paragraph20" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">Black Friday counts for about one-third of
annual sales for big chains, according to
Reuters. Analysts will look at the numbers from Black
Friday weekend as a forecasting tool, the retail
industry’s equivalent of Punxsutawney Phil.</p>
<p id="paragraph21" style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px;
border-width: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align:
baseline;">“If Thursday and Friday are not very good,
chances are it will not pick up going up to Christmas,"
Keith Jelinek, a director at consulting firm
AlixPartners's retail practice, told Reuters.<br>
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<div>Seeya round town, Moscow.</div>
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<div>Tom Hansen</div>
<div>Moscow, Idaho</div>
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<div>"If not us, who?</div>
<div>If not now, when?"</div>
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<div>- Unknown</div>
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