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#1 Post by **Kyocera** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:11 pm

Tempers flared at a Wal-Mart in Orlando, Fla., where a man allegedly cut in line to buy a bargain notebook computer and was wrestled to the ground, according to a video shown by an ABC affiliate, WFTV-TV.

Discounted notebooks, particularly the $378 HP Pavilion notebooks, were not the only attractions at Wal-Mart,

I could see getting severely pummeled for a Thinkpad, but an HP??

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:13 pm

/me sighs

wolfman · #3 Post by **wolfman** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:03 pm

Wasn't this the same place where they trampled over the elderly lady on the way in? Seems like this happens at a Wal-Mart every year...unbelievable...

#4 Post by **K. Eng** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:03 pm

I don't know why people go so crazy... its just a machine for crying out loud!

I saw on the news that some kid got mugged for his XBOX360 right outside the store

emorphien · #5 Post by **emorphien** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:42 pm

Well consider the average people that go in to Walmart, this doesn't surprise me.

#6 Post by **daeojkim** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:18 pm

emorphien wrote:Well consider the average people that go in to Walmart, this doesn't surprise me.

I go to Walmart. What are you suggesting?

#7 Post by **Kyocera** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:40 pm

emorphien wrote:
Well consider the average people that go in to Walmart, this doesn't surprise me.

daeojkim wrote:
I go to Walmart. What are you suggesting?

That the people that go to Wal Mart are aggresively seeking good deals

#8 Post by **GomJabbar** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:15 am

daeojkim wrote:I go to Walmart. What are you suggesting?

Walmart is an FSM sort of company, so I am not surprised.

LtTPfan · #9 Post by **LtTPfan** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:42 am

K. Eng wrote:I don't know why people go so crazy... its just a machine for crying out loud!

I saw on the news that some kid got mugged for his XBOX360 right outside the store

Companies like Microsoft hype up this junk and release just a small amount to accentuate the hype even more. (Look at the free advertizing they are getting on the news.) I'm waiting for some ballsy state Attorney General pursuing criminal charges against them for this practice. (They pulled the same crap with Xbox, and people were also hurt then.)

BTW, if you are wanting an Xbox 360, wait till after Christmas rather than paying exhorbitant prices/waiting in lines. My source inside Microsoft (my son) tells me there will be plenty after the holiday.

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