I don't do the Black Friday sales either, but a couple of years ago, DD and I needed to go to JoAnns for some batting. We had to stand in a very long line to have it cut, but everyone in line was in pretty good spirits, and it was kind of fun. I guess crafters are a pretty good bunch of people. I've only heard of one death occurring, and the stores do work pretty hard at crowd control. Sometimes, for the really hot items, they give people numbers while they are standing in line, so they can get their item without a fight. There are certainly a few that can really ruin the day though. Of course the news picks up the worst cases to broadcast. Everyone getting along and having a fun shopping experience is not news.