When great bargains turn into chaos
Sometimes a bargain is just too good for our own good.
An event that will live in bargain infamy was a 10-cent beer promotion held during a 1974 Cleveland Indians game that resulted in fans streaking all over the field, players getting showered with hotdogs and Texas first basemen Mike Hargrove almost getting hit in the head by a jug of wine. One of the umpires was even struck in head by a flying chair.
Thanks a lot, by the way, for ruining an awesome beer special for future generations who will never get to experience buying a draft at a ballpark for a dime.
And here's something else you'll never again see in our lifetime: free furniture.
In North Carolina yesterday, fights and fender-benders forced Kings Mountain officials to shut down a furniture giveaway only one hour after it started.
"It kind of overwhelmed us," Mayor Rick Murphrey told the Charlotte Observer. "We were humbled by the turnout."