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Wal Mart Stampede

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Black Friday Chaos

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Wal-Mart Stampede, Slidepoll, Walmart Death, Black Friday Stampede, Walmart Stampede, Black Friday 2009, Business News

The spectacle of Black Friday -- the day when consumers anxiously amass in poorly managed crowds outside chain stores to vie for discounted laptops, v...

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JCPenney Describes Sale as "Doorbuster!"

Lisa Wade | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conspicuous Consumption, Wal-Mart Death, Walmart, Shopping, Economy, Holiday Season Commentary, Wal-Mart Stampede, J.C. Penney, Walmart Stampede, Feeding Frenzy, Capitalism, Wal-Mart, Consumerism, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Walmart Death, Consumers, Style News

There is something truly amazing about a sign touting "Doorbuster!" sales that shows how quickly we forget, how callous we can be, and the level of incompetence at JCPenney.

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Obama Shatters Glass Ceilings with His Dream Team

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Susan Rice, Obama Transition, Glass Ceiling, Wal-Mart Stampede, William Jefferson Clinton, Madeline Albright, Senator Clinton, Barack Obama, Governor Janet Napolitano, President Bush Regrets, Politics News

By goodness, check out all those notable women: there's Hillary, there's Janet, there's Susan, and even room for Madeline and her brilliance.

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How the Wal-Mart Stampede Made a Long Holiday Season Longer

Jason Notte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wal Mart, Christmas Radio, Frank Capra, Wal-Mart Stampede, Walmart Stampede, Bill O'Reilly, Capitalism, Frosty the Snowman, Dimytai Damour, They Shoot Horses Don't They?, John Gibson, Christmas, Wal Mart Trampling, Radio, Bill O'Reilly War on Christmas, Wal Mart Pr Campaign, Salvation Army, A Christmas Story, Business News

I'm talking to you, dentist office filing clerk. While your boss is busy snaking a vacuum tube under someone's tongue, turn the radio from the all-Christmas station.

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Shopacoplypse Now

Kerry Trueman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Consumerism, Reverend Billy, Wal-Mart, Church of Stop Shopping, Black Friday, Jdimytai Damour, Wal-Mart Stampede, Healthy Living News

I've tried to put myself in the shoes of the Long Island lemmings who stomped the life out of Jdimytai "Jimbo" Damour... but I just can't seem to fit into their frenzied footwear.

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