Black Friday 2011: Waffle Maker Riot Caught On Tape

Black Friday 2011 has seen its share of noteworthy, bargain-fueled madness.

Shoppers lined up earlier than ever to take advantage of midnight openings and to get discounts at some stores that even opened on Thanksgiving Day. There have been reports of shoppers pepper spraying one another in the hunt for deals and even robbers shooting Black Friday customers to get their loot.

And now, crazed shoppers reportedly got in a fight over $2 waffle makers at a Wal-Mart near Little Rock, Arkansas WBTV reports.

After the video went viral, sites all across the web began to offer their commentary. Gawker wrote that the video embodies everything that's "awesome" about America, including the "horrible economy, aggressive consumerism, mindless violence and a complete lack of concern for one's fellow human beings."

Meanwhile, Reddit wonders if waffle makers could spawn a new slew of riots.

Comments

[don16006]

07:48 AM on 11/24/2012

Lemmings

[NutritionGuru18018]

10:21 PM on 11/23/2012

wow... a freakin waffle maker that will probably break in a few months anyways. Nuts.

[sadwitness]

06:33 PM on 11/21/2012

Hey look, christians shopping for gifts to celebrate the birth of thier "savior". How nice.

[Erin Andrew Ever After]

10:53 AM on 01/05/2012

It wasn't even a double waffle iron... http://www.erinandreweverafter.com/2012/01/two-things-i-love-having-in-our-kitchen.html

[Dane Rodriquez]

12:27 PM on 12/03/2011

All this effort for a waffle maker that will probably get used once or twice and then forgotten until it appears in a yard sale 5 years from now. If that's not bad enough, someone's already made a parody video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX9bFPMZLUg

[Fariborz]

01:44 AM on 12/03/2011

GOD Bless Americans

[scarswell]

11:41 AM on 11/25/2012

SMH... Wish you bible thumpers would put more energy into rescuing humanity, and stop believing in fairy tales.

[ebroadcast]

02:10 PM on 11/29/2011

I'll never get it

[riverflow]

01:16 PM on 11/29/2011

I don't really care for waffles but the $10.00 dollar griddle now thats something to riot for.

[LadyTyro]

09:58 AM on 11/29/2011

this is one of the saddest scenes I have ever witnessed.

[MiracleDC1983]

09:36 AM on 11/29/2011

AMERICA!! F&*$% YEAH!!!

[sf omega man]

03:13 AM on 11/29/2011

There's way too much crack showing in this video.

[heavenboundband]

01:10 PM on 11/21/2012

I'll say...
By the end of this video, her pants were hanging by her knees. I saw way more than I ever wanted to...

[robbma]

09:08 PM on 11/28/2011

I've seen worse when I was a kid and be dragged to sales at Department stores...it doesn't matter what year it is or how the economy is doing a sale is a sale and it's not going to stop anyone. Also I didn't see a "riot" think the media is making more of things than actually were. Maybe it's the media that we should be looking at, blowing things out of proportion.

[carleronn]

09:41 PM on 11/28/2011

There were never riots like this at sales 30 years ago....BS

[littlemonster]

08:05 PM on 11/28/2011

a. that's disgusting. b. someone should tell the woman in blue that crack kills.

[Jimmy Hollis]

04:37 PM on 11/28/2011

I haven't seen such a fuss over wafflemakers since it was made public that Helen Keller's parents made her read THEIR wafflemaker for punishment. Ouch. But you're right...the blame lies with Wal Mart and all the other assinine retailers. No matter how evolved, we are all just members of the Animal Kingdom and will behave accordingly....evidently. End the doorbusters.

[corte33]

02:55 PM on 11/28/2011

This is the American way? These are core values? Would there be a riot if Chinese waffle makers were $5? $10? Is buying a waffle maker fulfillment? Better than going to church?