One crazy Black Friday story is about people camping outside a store days in advance just to be the first to grab the big - ticket items on sale. They set up tents, brought sleeping bags, and even had portable heaters. It was like a mini - community formed outside the store.
One crazy story was about a store that ran out of a highly - anticipated video game console within minutes. People had been queuing for hours. As soon as the doors opened, there was a mad rush and the display was emptied in no time. Another story involved a woman who accidentally grabbed the wrong shopping cart filled with someone else's purchases. She didn't realize until she got to the checkout.
There was a store that accidentally underpriced a high - end designer handbag. They realized their mistake but still honored the price for the first few customers who had already queued up for it. This act of the store was quite heart - warming as they could have easily cancelled the deal. And the customers were also very understanding and didn't try to take advantage more than necessary.
There was a Black Friday at a furniture store. They had a huge discount on a very luxurious sofa set. A family of four had their eyes on it. But when they got to the store, there were at least ten other families also interested. They had to engage in a sort of 'negotiation' with the other customers, trying to convince them why they deserved the sofa more. In the end, the store manager had to step in and hold a mini - lottery to decide who would get the sofa. It was quite a spectacle.
One crazy Black Friday story is about a man who camped outside a store for three days just to be the first to get a huge discount on a big - screen TV. When the doors finally opened, he sprinted so fast that he knocked over a display stand but still managed to grab his coveted TV.
A store offered a huge discount on a brand - new smartphone. People started camping outside the store days in advance. When Black Friday arrived, the store's employees had a hard time controlling the crowd. Some people were pushing and shoving just to get their hands on the phone.
One crazy story is about the long queues. People start lining up days in advance outside stores. They bring tents, sleeping bags, and even heaters. It's like a mini camping trip just to be the first to grab the best deals on Black Friday.
Sure. In one instance, a customer got so excited during a Black Friday sale that he ran into a display and knocked it over, causing a big mess. He was so focused on getting to the product he wanted that he didn't even notice what he had done at first.
Many employees mentally prepare themselves before Black Friday. They know it's going to be crazy, so they go in with a positive attitude. They might think of the day as a challenge rather than a nightmare. In my experience as a Black Friday employee at an electronics store, I told myself that every difficult customer was just a test of my patience and customer service skills. And when I started looking at it that way, the stress seemed more manageable.