"Because of the economic stress and the stress of the holiday season, we're seeing more and more of this," shopping expert Kathryn Finney tells INSIDE EDITION.
It's called shopping rage. The crowds, the crush, and the frenzied rush for bargains can trigger disturbing scenes, like a stampede into a store in Buffalo, New York on Black Friday.
A man was almost crushed as shoppers climbed over him to reach the flat screen TVs on sale at Target.
There was another chaotic scene at a Wal-Mart in Texas as hundreds of shoppers pushed, scrambled, and clawed for bargains. What was all the fuss over? A $9 crock pot!