With Black Friday in full swing, retailers have opened their doors offering block buster deals for the purpose of whipping shoppers into a frenzy. Over the years these crazy sales have led to frequent brawls, chaos, and sometimes, violence between shoppers. Here are some of the nastiest incidents from past Black Fridays.' taken from the Daily News and PerezHilton.com.
1. Pepper Spray Incident -  In 2011, a woman was accused of firing pepper spray at fellow shoppers. The scene of the crime was at a Los Angeles Wal-Mart, when a 32 year old woman, who was in line with dozens of other shoppers waiting for discounted X-Boxes, decided to grab an X-Box and run while firing pepper spray at others standing in line. About 20 shoppers were treated for eye irritatation injuries. The woman was not charged claiming self defense from a throng of insane shoppers.

2. Waffle Iron Debacle - In 2011, pandemonium broke out at a Wal-Mart in North Carolina when waffle irons went on sale for $2. There was pushing and shoving and yelling and screaming over $2 waffle irons. Get a grip wierdos plus nobody even wants a waffle iron!

3. Fights Over Towels - This time we travel to a Texas Wal-Mart to witness a huge melee over towels! You read it correctly, TOWELS!

4. Graphic Tee Madness - In 2012, a crowd in front of an Urban Outfitters in Santa Monica, California were so excited about $5 graphic tees, they became so unruly they shattered the glass at the front door.

5. Bitten for a Smart Phone - Let's travel to a Wal-Mart in Georgia during their 2012 Black Friday, or should we call it Black-Eyed-Friday? Shoppers were seen getting shoved and bitten for a deal on a smart-phone. Yes, they were getting BITTEN! Animals! What kind of people do this?!

6. Black Friday Stampede - In 2005, a woman was trampled at a Great Rapids, Michigan Wal-Mart. At 5am when the store opened, one customer was immediately pushed to the ground. A 13 year old, who was also trampled in the chaos had to be hospitalized and people stumbled over a pregnant woman and then someone stepped on her back! She also had to transported by ambulance to the hospital's ER.

As long as everyone's saving a couple of bucks, go ahead, put your life on the line again next year, or you could possibly STAY HOME!

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