I have only gone shopping one black Friday. A) because I've worked every Friday after Thanksgiving except one since I was 19 and B) the care bear incident. I'm not particularly proud of the "care bear" incident well maybe slightly because I didn't allow a raunchy lady to push me around. It all started the year my Sister wanted a Grumpy Care Bear. I could not find one anywhere in any size so I had pretty much given up on that idea for a gift until I saw a giant Grumpy Bear sitting on a shelf that one crazy whirlwind Friday morning. I had gone up and grabbed the bear off the shelf when a crazy looney lady came up and slammed her cart into mine. I was a little caught off guard by her actions but then she grabbed the bear I was holding and tried to take it for herself. I became pissed beyond belief and it was on like Donkey Kong from that point. I pushed my cart back (not as hard) and I stood my ground and yanked that blue bear out of her grip and didn't let it go until it was paid for and in my Dad's van. After that experience and the yearly news of violence and anger I have decided to stay home and sleep in. Not to mention I put in 13 years of black Friday retail work and one year of gift wrap I think I've experienced enough Holiday Gloom to last me a lifetime.
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