Computer sale causes stampede

Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 15:40

There was a stampede in Richmond, Virgina, as thousands of people rushed to a sale offering used Apple iBook computers for $50 each. Within seconds of the sale opeing at 7 am, there were “several minor injuries”, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The four-year old Apple notebooks had become available after the county school system switched to another supplier.

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