15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

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It's time for the most intense shopping of the year — Black Friday. Many people, especially abroad, are extremely responsible about shopping at this time, and because of this, it is not without excesses. We decided to combine the funniest and most ridiculous stories from Reddit about Black Friday into one collection. Enjoy. And take it easy on the sales!

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales
15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

A Reddit user named KnowMatter said that he once worked at a Walmart department store and on Black Friday witnessed a fight over a child's bicycle. The customer who won the fight triumphantly rode out of the store on a reclaimed bicycle without even paying.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

Sometimes people lose their minds completely during a sale. A Reddit user under the nickname Lineman72T once saw a couple who stood in line for 14 hours in the cold, and they left the store with a cart full of towels for two dollars. Was it worth it?

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

For some, Black Friday is the number one event of the year, but one woman completely forgot that there is such a day. It was her birthday the week before, and she wanted to go to the store to return some T-shirts that had been given to her that didn't fit. She didn't want to wait in line for a refund and tried to take a shortcut, which caused her to run into such trouble that even her mother was ashamed.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

The crowds in the stores on the days of sales — that's still a stress even on a sober head, not to mention the cases when you have to drink painkillers. One girl decided to go to Black Friday with her sisters after a tooth extraction, despite her swollen face and a substantial dose of painkillers. In the end, she collected a basket of clothes that did not fit her at all.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

Black Friday is often associated with long queues: people queue up in advance to be the first to get to the sale in the store as soon as it starts. One guy was standing in such a queue on the street, hoping to buy a new TV. When the doors finally opened, he quickly ran to the TV department, but by the time he got there, everything was already sorted out. The fact is that this department had its own entrance from the street, which the guy simply did not notice.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

The salespeople who worked on Black Friday saw a lot, if not everything. A Reddit user under the nickname Nickdubs said that when he worked at the Sam's Club store, he once saw an elderly woman stuffing ice-cream lobsters into her pants, using them instead of a cart.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

Black Friday sales can sometimes be truly hellish. One Reddit user under the nickname thesilentchief said that he worked as a salesman and on Black Friday the thermostat in their store broke down. Inside, the heat was 35 degrees. He wrote that working in such conditions was as close as possible to being in hell.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

Imagine that you have been standing in line all day, and then you suddenly need to go to the toilet. User Dave_Versus_Volcano worked in a Best Buy store. On Black Friday, the queue curled around the building, and all these people were standing at the checkout. Someone complained about the terrible smell, and then it became clear that someone had used the dryer instead of the toilet, because he could not stand in another queue. This is probably what hopelessness looks like.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

The Reddit user under the nickname maybepants was not the first time to work on Black Friday, and he was more than anyone else ready for the influx of buyers. Over the speakerphone, the store manager announced that there is a special 50% discount on a certain model of digital cameras. Before the narrator could blink, a whole army of irritated customers came to him to report that there were only four such cameras left in the store.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

Black Friday in the United States is a truly legendary event. One girl persuaded friends to be on duty at the store from two o'clock in the morning, because they allegedly sold some camera that she wanted, at a big discount. She told her mother the same thing. As a result, it turned out that no camera existed in nature, and the girl just wanted to feel on her own skin what Black Friday is.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

User samovolochka worked in a Petco store and says that before Black Friday, the manager gathered the sellers and said: "Last year, there was a queue of five to seven customers in front of the store. We have to be ready!" Really, we had to prepare properly…

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

The user Psyquonaut witnessed a female fight over a perfume in the Ulta store. One of the women screamed furiously and sprayed perfume in the eyes of the manager, who has since retired from trading for good.

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

User HaberdasherA says that once there was a huge queue in front of the store's doors, someone from behind thought that the store had already opened, and began to push. Those in the front were caught between the doors and the crowd. To what madness only sales do not bring!

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

Not everyone is aware of Black Friday, and some people are puzzled by the huge crowds in stores on this day. User The_Dingman was working in a hardware store, and on Black Friday, an elderly woman came to them with a walker, who needed to buy a pack of batteries for a cordless phone. She asked sincerely: "Do you always have so many people in the store?»

15 Terrible Black Friday Flops That Will Make You Hate the Sales

At the sale, it is very important not to forget yourself and remain adequate people. One woman under the nickname dothelokipokie came to a fabric store to pick up a pre-ordered fabric intended for sewing blankets for cancer patients. A woman started shouting at her and accusing her of greed. She didn't know she was just picking up her order.

Keywords: Reddit | Hype | Madness | Absurdity | Failures | Sales | Discounts | Trade | Fail | Black Friday

     

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