Ross Cassell -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 RC> Hello Mimi!

 RC> 01 Dec 08 07:17, you wrote to me:

 MG>> You've got a real good point there, no one forced 2000 people to
 MG>> congregate in front of WalMart before the store even opened. I still
 MG>> think management could have been better prepared.

 RC> No one can prepare for a stampede they dont know that is coming.

 RC> The same customers while in the process of crushing that worker to
 RC> death, also destroyed the door.

 MG>>  I imagine, but don't
 MG>> know for a fact, that some movies' openings have lines that start days
 MG>> before the tickets will go on sale. The 4th (5th and 6th) Star Wars
 MG>> movies had lines like that, but if there were any stampedes happened
 MG>> they didn't make the news. Theaters know that some movies will attract
 MG>> large crowds and plan for it.

 RC> Customers can better grasp the fact that there are a finite number of
 RC> seats and they cant do anything to jeopardize their privilege to use
 RC> that seat, plus the fact that there will be another show.

 RC> With this black friday crap, they partially grasp the fact that there is
 RC> a finite number of ad items but assume they are entitled to it based on
 RC> the fact that they hung or camped out for it.

Good points. I'm just so blown away by this strange thing that I'm still
reeling somewhat.

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