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Alleged Shoplifter Dies After Being Tackled By Walmart Employees Over Holiday...
(genebob) Every year shoppers get amped up to shop the Black Friday sales, and it seems that every year, that energy unfortunately leads to a few tragic situations. Early on Sunday morning, a man who...
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Why I Left Best Buy After Waiting In Line For Two Hours On Black Friday
YoutubeLike many people in his Connecticut town, Consumerist reader RC thought he would pop by Best Buy when it opened at midnight on Black Friday to see if he could land a deal. But either the store...
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Retailers Squeezed $25 More Out Of The Average Shopper With Extra...
({Guerrilla Futures | Jason Tester}) The Black Friday creep seems to have paid off for retailers (even as it casts a dubious shadow over Thanksgiving), as shoppers shelled out about $25 more per person...
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Walmart Offers Rain Checks, Doesn’t Know How To Give Them To Customers
(Missi) In theory, if Walmart doesn’t have a sale item in stock when you’re at the store, they offer rain checks. Here in the real world, no one at David’s local store seems to know what a rain check...
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What A Black Friday Logistics Disaster Looks Like From The Other Side Of The...
(Dan_DC)We mere consumers sit here waving our credit cards, whining about how we missed this or that great holiday deal, or our orders were canceled. But what’s the winter shipping frenzy like on the...
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Shoppers Are Not So Thrilled That Toys R Us Is Cancelling Orders And Not...
(bclinesmith)Toys R Us went after customers in a big way this holiday weekend, opening early on Thanksgiving to compete with Walmart and Target, and offering deep discounts on coveted items. But the...
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JCPenney Was Fastest To Answer Customer Calls On Black Friday Weekend; Costco...
(lungstruck)With Black Friday weekend being the busiest shopping spurt of the year, it’s also the time when customers call up retailers to complain or ask questions. But a new survey of 25 top...
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These Best Buy Customer Service E-Mails Would Be Hilarious If They Weren’t Real
(mandyann74)On Thanksgiving, Consumerist reader Tom tried to buy a TV combo deal from Best Buy. This was just the beginning of a trip through a parallel universe where orders turn into ghosts that...
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Sam’s Club Reinstates Oversold Black Friday Orders, Makes Up To Sad Customers
Ginormous TVs for all!Remember the Black Friday deal at Sam’s Club where too many orders came in for the best deals, and there wasn’t enough merchandise to fill them all? Well, Sam’s Club is doing the...
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Why Won’t Old Navy Exchange My Jeans That Won’t Fit?
(cmorran123)If you go shopping on Black Friday at a clothing store, you should take the time to brave the fitting rooms, no matter how long the lines are. Nick learned this the hard way, buying three...
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Okay, Great, So Black Friday Is July 12 Now
Last November, we humbly proposed moving the all-American orgy of consumerism known as Black Friday back a week so retail employees and dedicated shoppers might get to enjoy their Thanksgiving and...
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Now February and April Also Have Black Fridays
(Michael Holden)Traditionally, “Black Friday” refers to the day after Thanksgiving and the semi-official kickoff of the winter holiday shopping season in the United States. In modern times, however,...
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Target: Yeah, Summer Black Friday Is The New Christmas In July
(Michael Holden)As we noticed a recent flurry of “Black Friday” sales even though it’s sweltering out and there is no leftover turkey in our fridges, we began to wonder: have retailers finally lost...
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Kmart To Open At 6 A.M. On Thanksgiving For Shoppers Who Hate Their Families
(improbcat)Just in case you hate your family so much that you can’t wait until 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving to pretend that shopping at Macy’s, JCPenney, or Sears is more important than spending the holidays...
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Nearly Half Of Black Friday Shoppers Shopping For Themselves
(Mahat Tattva)While Black Friday is always seen as the in-earnest kickoff of the holiday shopping season, a lot of those people camped out outside of Targets, Walmarts, Best Buys, Toys R Us stores,...
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Best Buy Knows You Want To Waste Thanksgiving Camping Out For Stuff You Could...
(Triscuit Biscuit)It’s a little-known fact that at the first Thanksgiving feast, some of the pilgrims were sitting around the table while wishing in their heart of hearts that they were camped outside...
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You Won’t Be Enjoying Thanksgiving Dinner Because Retailers Can’t Wait For...
(poopoorama) It’s time to face facts: Retailers are jumping on the Let’s Start Offering Big Sales On Thanksgiving Day bandwagon left and right, so you probably won’t be enjoying your dinner very much...
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We Disagree With This Fake Overview Of Black Friday Sales
(smohundro) This satirical Onion overview of Black Friday sales is funny and all, but we’re pretty sure that they printed an error. The store that’s offering a “[c]omplimentary all-encompassing sadness...
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Walmart To Workers: Sorry You Won’t Be Home On Thanksgiving, Here’s A Turkey...
(RonDauphin)There’s nothing like a home-cooked meal, surrounded by loved ones with the warmth and satisfaction that comes from a full belly and companionship. Walmart thinks it can replace at least...
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Insider: Everyone At Best Buy Dreads 6 P.M. Thanksgiving Day Opening
(Mahat Tattva)We’ve been writing a lot about major retailers’ plans to open on Thanksgiving Day. In case it isn’t clear, we aren’t fans of this phenomenon. According to to our poll data, our mailbox,...
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