BBC News: Three Die in Saudi Shop Stampede

A Saudi man and a Pakistani man were among those killed, officials in the port city of Jeddah said.

The incident occurred after shoppers rushed into a branch of Ikea to claim a limited number of credit vouchers being offered to the public.

All that, for a $150 credit voucher. I shudder to think about what might have happened at last week’s Philadelphia grand opening.

Somehow, I’m glad we didn’t wait around trying to get free POÄNG chairs. We might have gotten disemboweled or something.