black friday

This year I had to work black Friday.  It would be the first time I worked or even been awake.  It was so different than anything I have ever done. 

That night I pull up to walmart at 9:10pm for my 9:30 shift, it was the fullest I have ever seen.  When I got into the store I could not walk down some of the ails.  Their was people everywhere.  Carts could not get through in a lot of place.  I make it to the break room where there is a lot of people waiting for there shift to start.  Every one is all worked up to start working.  I'm in the first group starting and we try to make our way out to the front zig zaging through every thing.  By 9:50 all lines are open.

The first sale started at 10pm and it was crazy.  Before 10 there was no one checking out.  Once 10 came there was lines and people yelling.  When the towel crate was cut there was screaming and shouting.  A little bit later a customer told me that people where getting stepped on there.  All I could thing was its just towels people.  Then there was some things going on sale while there was some on the store shelf's and the ones on the shelf where not on sale and people where taking them wanting for the sale price.  Around 11:30 no one want to check out everybody is waiting for the 12pm sale. 

Its 11:59 and crates are being cut.  All I can hear is screaming and I'm on the other end of the store.  All I can thing is great people are crazy.   All the lines are busy and people are extra cranky or drunk.  Then to make things worse the serve for gift cards for everywhere goes down, letting people buy them and then saying that walmart owns the money for the gift cards to the person and to take the gift cards back.  Some one in my lane start yelling because no one can figure out how to fix it.  She gets her way and leaves.  By 1am almost everyone has left the store. 

I to to meal.  There is a lot of people in the break room.  Some are regular 3rd shifters but most are not.  Some one  was giving out 5 hours energy and I decide to take one.  I started to jumping off the wall and I'm getting over tiered and everything is really funny.  All the other 1st and 2nd shifters are on energy drinks and over tired too.  I'm pretty sure that the 3rd shifters are all scared of us now. 

When I come back from meal there is no people greets and lucky me I get to be one.  I'm walking in circles because of the 5 energy.  I get to talk to people for more than a few minutes and don't have to bag or any thing. 

In the end I had fun.  Even if there was crabby people there.  I did shop when I got done at 6am.  I ended up staying awake till noon and only getting 4 hours out sleep.  I could not sleep because the sun was up and I should of been awake.