Remember the Tickle-Me-Elmo craze of 1996? For a brief span of time, everyone in North America with a child lost their minds as the newest hot toy fad gripped the Black Friday market in an absolute fit.
A plush doll that laughed when it was squeezed was the reason a New Brunswick man was trampled, two Chicago women were arrested for fighting, and a New York delivery truck was chased on foot by people hoping to get the jump on the next batch of toys.
Ever heard of gift cards, people?
These fads come and go, but people act crazy to get their hands on the “next big thing”.