Are the retailers to blame for the black Friday violence? [View all]
It seems to me they do have at least some culpability.
The violence that erupted in our area were at a few Walmarts because of the $49 tablets that throngs of people showed up for. We were after the clothes and PJs for the grandkids which there was no fighting whatsoever. The external HD's weren't even high on the list of most folks. We got the not-on-demand items and left the store with little fuss. We did hear the yelling and screaming over the tablets. Fortunately, we stayed away.
I know the shoppers going crazy over this stuff is to blame to some degree. If you don't have a couple of hundred bucks to shell out for a tablet, I can understand how this would be a must have for a lot of people.
It also seems to me that Walmart offering this at such a low price for what they have on hand which only happens this one time a year...well, they're asking for trouble. What do you expect?
Another reason why we didn't go for this item...it's an off brand tablet. You'd be lucky if it lasted 6 months. I had a friend who got two for her boys at a discount and they lasted only a few months.
It's just not worth it, IMO.
Anyway, what do you think?
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