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ORANGE CITY, Fla. - "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!'"
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."
Now here's the good part...
"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."
LOL, they offer to put a DVD player "on hold" for her and invite her to come back and shop with them... How's that for customer service? I don't know which is scarier... that a mob of people can be so oblivious to the fact that they bowled over some lady for a p.o.s. DVD player or the way Wallyworld handled this incident after-the-fact ("Don't worry! We'll put one on hold for ya!"). Phfft. I say keep your DVD player and get my attorney on the line. 8-p
ORANGE CITY, Fla. - "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!'"
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."
Now here's the good part...
"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."
LOL, they offer to put a DVD player "on hold" for her and invite her to come back and shop with them... How's that for customer service? I don't know which is scarier... that a mob of people can be so oblivious to the fact that they bowled over some lady for a p.o.s. DVD player or the way Wallyworld handled this incident after-the-fact ("Don't worry! We'll put one on hold for ya!"). Phfft. I say keep your DVD player and get my attorney on the line. 8-p
