Dozens of People Break Out Into Black Friday Brawl at California Walmart

Walmarts across the country are experiencing mayhem this Black Friday.

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Black Friday is possibly the most dangerous shopping day of the year. While others are peacefully enjoying their last bites of sweet potato pie, the bravest among us are waiting in line for year's best bargains. When it comes to uber-discounted TVs, gaming systems, and more, things definitely get a little hectic, and at no place is that more true than Walmart.  

According to the Los Angeles Times, dozens of customers brawled during Thursday night’s doorbuster event at a Palmdale, California Walmart. The fight featured two groups of people, each with more than a dozen members, but it’s unclear what they were fighting over. No one was injured and no arrests were made, but it certainly befits the Black Friday spirit.

Walmart's Black Friday troubles didn't stop there. People across social media expressed their frustration with the superstore's set up. As the New York Post points out, Walmart locations re-arranged the stores into a sort of maze and printed out maps for customers. But all of that seemed to only bottleneck customers and made everything so much worse.

It was a total joke. We were in and out of @Target in under 15 mins but at @Walmart it took then 30 minutes to realize nobody made it to the checkouts because we were all stuck in the maze and nobody could move. They finally opened spots for us to make it to the registers.

— Matt Paschke (@mpaschke13) November 23, 2018

#Walmart was insane tonight. 2 fist fights employee hit with a rack all over a tv. That was all while trying to get down one aisle. #BlackFriday is not for me

— 👉 DadOfAllTrades👈 (@stephenpollock3) November 23, 2018

Black Friday isn’t over yet, folks. There are some ripe deals out there for the taking, just maybe consider skipping Walmart if you don’t want to deal with this:

 

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