Black Friday part 2: Electricboogaloo

Away into the night we drove. Our first stop was Wal-Mart.

The overflowing parking lot of Wal-Mart loomed in the distance as we could see it from the highway. A small part of me was nervous. The other part, excited. Skittles found a parking spot about a half a mile away from the the store. We got out and made our way into the store. Inside was a dull thunder of noise punctuated with frenzied energy and activity. People were buzzing in and out of the aisles as a number of cops walked the aisles. The three of us wandered around taking in all the sights of sound. As we walked around, we noticed a number of covered pallets with one employee standing next to it who was surrounded by a group of people. It was quite curious. 

Our car is the blue one in the middle.

I finally asked an employee what the dealio was. The listless Wal-Mart worker informed me at ten o'clock, they would cut open the pallets that contained cheap and sweet electronics. Now we knew the mystery, so Baby Gorilla, Skittles and I decided to set up a vantage point in the dog food aisle and watch the event go down. While we waited it felt like the part in warrior movies where they see the enemy and they are about to charge. I had butterflies in my stomach. I honestly did not know what would happen. The loud speaker crackled to life and the mousy voice announced they would be cutting the pallets. The whole store cheered and the pallets were cut.

Then the frenzy started. 

"Saaaavviiiiinnnngggsss."

I could not believe my eyes. The second those pallets were sliced open to reveal their goodies, the throng of shoppers tore at them like a horde of zombies clawing at the innards of a dying person. Baby Gorilla started laughing at the madness. Skittles shook his head. I was so taken aback that I knew what I had to do, I ran into the chaos. People were all around me, shouting at their loved ones to grab more items. It was as if I was watching humanity descent into some primal state of being. It was at this time that I noticed a middle aged house wife, clutching a pile of ten dollar 7” portal DVD players, fall. Luckily she curled into a ball because she was then trampled by her fellow man. Luckily two cops were around to disperse the crowd and help the battered woman up. Two men began fighting over the last iPad and were about to come to blows if it was not for another cop who broke it up.

We had enough. After that madness, the three of us got out of there as fast as we could. Wal-Mart had showed us her true colors and we did not want anymore of it and away we left. The parking lot had grown since we were in and escaping felt like we salmon swimming up river. Finally, we made it to our car and drove away from the chaos. This is when we should of stopped, but we are gluttons for punishment.

Her death was not in vein. She got Bones Season 4 for $8.

Next stop. Target.