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The Emperor Fabulous
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Apolyton's Resident Actor-in-Training
Aug 1999
time: 00:32
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ORANGE CITY, Florida (AP) -- 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.
"She got pushed down, and they walked over her like a herd of elephants," said VanLester's sister, Linda Ellzey. "I told them, 'Stop stepping on my sister! She's on the ground!"'
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.
She was flown to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, where doctors told the family VanLester had a seizure after she was knocked down and would likely remain hospitalized through the weekend, Ellzey said. Hospital officials said Saturday they did not have any information on her condition.
"She's all black and blue," Ellzey said. "Patty doesn't remember anything. She still can't believe it all happened."
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.
Wal-Mart Stores spokeswoman Karen Burk said she had never heard of a such a melee during a sale.
"We are very disappointed this happened," Burk said. "We want her to come back as a shopper." |
Only in America
Where else is a $29 dollar DVD player worth more than the safety and well-being of a person?
I love Wal-Mart's reply too. They would really appreciate her money.
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mrmitchell
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There's not much Wal-Mart can do really. I mean, if they were being really generous they could pay her hospital bills and give her DVD player and a TV, etc., but a company cant say "We're sorry" which means someone like TEF is going to say "I love how WalMart passed itself off like a regular corporation."
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29-11-2003 22:50
That's like saying FU stop faking, you're not hurt! How about, since it was thanksgiving, christmas on it's way, they'd give her a day in Wal-Mart, and she could get anything she wants to get. She came with a van? Too bad. 
Uh... the idea of 200 40 year old overweight moms duking it out with their snot-nosed brats in tow doesn't sound that appealing...
. But it would only really show how some people go crazy over something small. We could sell the video. I bet we'd get some profit out of it.
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