Comments for Black Friday Fisticuffs Erupt Over Box Of Shoes

Black Friday Fisticuffs Erupt Over Box Of Shoes

2007-11-24T01:38:58Z

Shortly after doors opened at midnight, two men got into a fight in a Long Island outlet mall store over a pair of Timberland shoes. According to a witness, an older man, who came with his wife and daughter, grappled with a younger man over the box as 300 people surged to watch. Responding Police threw out the older man and erected barricades to help channel the crowd into a more orderly flow. "There was neither a clear beginning nor end to the line," reports Newsday.

Holiday shoppers get rowdy at Tanger [Newsday]

Comment from zibby on 2007-11-26

2007-11-26T19:23:47Z

Semi-related comment - I've owned a couple pairs of Timberlands, and they are the worst kind of junk. They just fall apart waaaaaay to early. After the first pair I figured I was unlucky and I gave 'em another shot. Mistake. In spite of the ads, it's almost like they're not meant to be worn outdoors...

Comment from trollkiller on 2007-11-25

2007-11-25T23:55:36Z

@trai_dep: Just wait a few years when they put Ensure and Depends on the black Friday sales. 80 year olds fighting.. now that will be worth going to a black Friday sale to see.

Comment from Trai_Dep on 2007-11-25

2007-11-25T13:00:02Z

Urban kids assaulting each other over Air Jordans. Jersey guys - grownups - doing the same over Rockports. Rockports.

White people - so crazy!

Comment from Jon Parker on 2007-11-24

2007-11-25T03:36:08Z

@backspinner: You might want to check your URL. I believe you mixed up "consumerist.com" and "stormfront.com."

Comment from HOP on 2007-11-24

2007-11-24T22:45:12Z

this ain't nuthin....two women were duking it out in our local salvation army thrift store over a couple of pots and pans.......

Comment from Goldenthorn on 2007-11-24

2007-11-24T22:32:22Z

@CurbRunner: Umm, I'm sure you meant that any kind of -ism breeds insanity.
Because it does. Materialism ain't special, babe.

Comment from BigNutty on 2007-11-24

2007-11-24T22:31:13Z

Go Zombie people! I'm so depressed. Now I have to wait another year to watch the madness.

Comment from CurbRunner on 2007-11-24

2007-11-24T21:29:05Z

Materialism breeds insanity.

Comment from jhpope on 2007-11-24

2007-11-24T07:23:40Z

@itmustbeken: ? New Jersey isn't in this story

Comment from itmustbeken on 2007-11-24

2007-11-24T06:17:33Z

This story is rendered unimportant by the inclusion of the words 'New Jersey' and 'Outlet Mall'.
Please, this happens every Friday.

Comment from cryrevolution on 2007-11-24

2007-11-24T05:53:14Z

@photomikey: um what? Agenda? What are you talking about?

Comment from jhpope on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T04:00:14Z

@backspinner: it was in riverhead at the tanger outlets

Comment from homerjay on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T03:48:54Z

I went to Target at 10am today- completely forgot it was BF until I pulled in the lot. I just needed some Band-Aids. There were a bunch of people there, sure, but they were all very orderly and every register was open (like 12). We were in and out in minutes.
No lines- no waiting.

Comment from LipstickLibrarian on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T03:16:17Z

@bowlingfordollars: AMEN.

Comment from BAngieB on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T03:16:05Z

@bowlingfordollars: Come on, please...let's go to Lowe's.

Comment from Hoss on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T03:01:13Z

Fistifcuffs?

Comment from backspinner on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T02:53:26Z

A fight over Timberlands on Long Island, with 300 people surging to watch? So was this in Roosevelt, Wyandanch or Hempstead?

Comment from capitalass on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T02:50:32Z

Back in the day, a fight over shoes could have gotten a person killed. Now it just results in a little squabble. It looks like there was no air in these shoes. I wonder if this is the result of products that are no longer as appealing as they used to be or simply a more civilized society. Yeah right. It must be the former. Nike and Reebok are in a slump.

Come on guys, I can't buy your products until people in developing and deteriorating nations are dying for your wears. Wears! Get it. I'm so punny. I need more turkey. This whole day of color thing is getting to me.

Comment from BowlingForDollars on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T02:48:52Z

WTF - you could not PAY ME to get out and shop today for anything. A couple of bucks "saved" is just not worth it.

Comment from humorbot on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T02:42:58Z

@photomikey: You know, I don't know. While that non-post from early this morning did create a comical picture of Consumerist editors breathlessly sitting by the internets waiting for the fisticuffs to fly, there really is nothing that lives up to the pseudo-word "Consumerist" (Gawker makes dictionaries cry) better than grown men in department stores at 5am punching each other over discounted merchandise. Makes me want to become a Frenchman.

Comment from photomikey on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T02:21:43Z

Quite probable, not probably. Damn the lack of an edit function, damn my mediocre proofreading skills!

Comment from photomikey on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T02:20:58Z

Consumerist searches the world over, desperately trying to find a scuffle over Black Friday prices. Finally, Ben, out of the millions shopping in an orderly fashion this morning, a fist fight breaks out! Unfortunately it's in Long Island, and it's quite probably that it would have broken out anyhow, even without the sale. Keep searching -- just like the mainstrem media, I'm sure you'll be able to press your agenda eventually.

Comment from ParadigmABQ on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T02:12:26Z

Nothing makes my day like hearing about a couple of folks beating the hell out of eachother over a couple dollars.

If I could only throw a couple dollar bills into a mob and get the same effect... if only...

Comment from Dustbunny on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T01:57:04Z

What is it this Black Friday of which you speak ;-) ? There were exactly 3 other people on the bus this morning when I went downtown to shop. And practically nobody in the West Elm store in the Pearl. Hmm...maybe everybody was up at 5 a.m., shopping Freddy's for half-price socks?