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"It's Black Friday, the biggest day of discount shopping in the U.S., and horror stories are pouring in from across the country.\nAmong the more sensational items: one Walmart shopper in Los Angeles used pepper spray to fend off customers in the Xbox aisle, injuring 20, while another was shot by an armed robber outside of a Walmart in northern California, the Associated Press reports.\n\nSEE ALSO: Artist Illustrates Finely Detailed Comic Book Magazine Cover [TIMELAPSE VIDEO]\nTo get a taste of what some of those frenzied Walmart scuffles look like, check out the video above, in which a crowd of shoppers attack a supply of $2 waffle makers. The video was originally uploaded to Twitter shortly after midnight by a woman calling herself Ms. Clark. Her profile suggests she is from the Little Rock, Ark., area.\nHappy holidays, America.\n\n\nBlack Friday Craziness\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Jarod Standifer\n\n\n\"And the waiting begins....\" Standifer shares a photo of shoppers camping out to be sure of getting the best deals.\n.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. De Priest Christon\n\nChriston says he \"walked in and walked straight back out\" of his local Wal-Mart, describing the scene as \"CRAY!!!\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Trevor Dickerson\n\nUrban Outfitters proves popular at Richmond's Short Pump Mall.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Christine Erickson\n\nMashable intern Erickson describes the size of the crowd queuing up for Best Buy as \"nuts.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. FashionationNY\n\nSaks Fifth Avenue saw a line around the block, and shoppers cramming in when the doors finally opened.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. StJohnsTownCenter\n\nPeople have been queuing since 3am at Jacksonville's St Johns Town Center.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Dave Austin\n\nJust a \"small gathering\" line up to get through the checkouts in Oxford, Alabama's Wal-Mart.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Brie Manakul\n\nMashable's Manakul got her hand stepped on three times in Wal-Mart. This shot shows the crowd.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Girard Hardy\n\nHardy almost tripped over these sleeping shoppers. Apparently the lines were so long they gave up queuing for a much-needed nap.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. On Portland\n\nOn Portland reports \"staggering crowds\" at Clackamas town center.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Joey Parker\n\nAccording to Parker, there was \"utter chaos\" in California. It looks pretty hectic.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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