Black Friday is not just the perfect opportunity to pick up half-priced kettle, you are also given opportunity to witness what life would be like in the UK during a zombie apocalypse.
Here, we can see the season of goodwill at its soul-destroying worst - and commercialism at its shameful best.
1.) Here we see the age-old British tradition of queuing politely unceremoniously trampled on
2.) Have you ever wanted a discount TV so bad you rode it like a surfboard?
3.) Or threatened fisticuffs in an Asda car park?
4.) I. MUST. HAVE. THAT. TV. AT. ALL. COSTS.
5.) Innocent electronic appliances were thrown like beach balls in the carnage
6.) On this day, spare a thought and tip your hat for those poor, brave souls working in retail
7.) And these Asda cheerleaders and their remaining fragments of dignity
8.) At least the media was enjoying the chaos
9.) Except this Guardian journalist who got told off by a security guard
10.) The end is truly nigh...
11.) While our friends over in America were behaving no better
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Black Friday Sales
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.K. Asda Supermarket Entices Shoppers With Black Friday Deals(01 of33)
Customers fall to the floor as they grapple for an LED television during a Black Friday discount sale at an Asda supermarket, operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the Wembley district of London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Black Friday has caught on in the U.K. and worldwide over the last few years as the rise of the Internet has made the event a global phenomenon, with customers always being just one click away from the deals offered by U.S. retailers online. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.K. Asda Supermarket Entices Shoppers With Black Friday Deals(02 of33)
Employees try to control customers as they attempt to get the last remaining LED televisions during a Black Friday discount sale at an Asda supermarket, operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the Wembley district of London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Black Friday has caught on in the U.K. and worldwide over the last few years as the rise of the Internet has made the event a global phenomenon, with customers always being just one click away from the deals offered by U.S. retailers online. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.K. Asda Supermarket Entices Shoppers With Black Friday Deals(03 of33)
Customers queue at a checkout counter to pay for the goods, including an LED television and a toaster, during a Black Friday discount sale at an Asda supermarket, operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the Wembley district of London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Black Friday has caught on in the U.K. and worldwide over the last few years as the rise of the Internet has made the event a global phenomenon, with customers always being just one click away from the deals offered by U.S. retailers online. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.K. Asda Supermarket Entices Shoppers With Black Friday Deals(04 of33)
A customer lifts an LED television above his head after removing it from a display area during a Black Friday discount sale at an Asda supermarket, operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the Wembley district of London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Black Friday has caught on in the U.K. and worldwide over the last few years as the rise of the Internet has made the event a global phenomenon, with customers always being just one click away from the deals offered by U.S. retailers online. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.K. Asda Supermarket Entices Shoppers With Black Friday Deals(05 of33)
Employees try to control customers as they attempt to get the last remaining LED televisions during a Black Friday discount sale at an Asda supermarket, operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the Wembley district of London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Black Friday has caught on in the U.K. and worldwide over the last few years as the rise of the Internet has made the event a global phenomenon, with customers always being just one click away from the deals offered by U.S. retailers online. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.K. Asda Supermarket Entices Shoppers With Black Friday Deals(06 of33)
A customer prepares to load a boxed LED television set into her car after purchasing it during a Black Friday discount sale at an Asda supermarket, operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the Wembley district of London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Black Friday has caught on in the U.K. and worldwide over the last few years as the rise of the Internet has made the event a global phenomenon, with customers always being just one click away from the deals offered by U.S. retailers online. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.K. Asda Supermarket Entices Shoppers With Black Friday Deals(07 of33)
Customers queue to purchase goods including LED televisions during a Black Friday discount sale at an Asda supermarket, operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the Wembley district of London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Black Friday has caught on in the U.K. and worldwide over the last few years as the rise of the Internet has made the event a global phenomenon, with customers always being just one click away from the deals offered by U.S. retailers online. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s U.K. Asda Supermarket Entices Shoppers With Black Friday Deals(08 of33)
A customer gestures as he queues to purchase goods including an LED televisions during a Black Friday discount sale at an Asda supermarket, operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the Wembley district of London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Black Friday has caught on in the U.K. and worldwide over the last few years as the rise of the Internet has made the event a global phenomenon, with customers always being just one click away from the deals offered by U.S. retailers online. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Dated: 28/11/2014BLACK FRIDAY SALES MADNESS AT MIDNIGHTBlack Friday fever hits the stores at midnight where frantic shoppers tear apart crates of TV's and empty the shelves of electrical goods including printers, irons and coffee machines within minutes at the Tesco store in Kingston Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne this morning. (credit:North News)
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Dated: 28/11/2014BLACK FRIDAY SALES MADNESS AT MIDNIGHTBlack Friday fever hits the stores at midnight where frantic shoppers tear apart crates of TV's and empty the shelves of electrical goods including printers, irons and coffee machines within minutes at the Tesco store in Kingston Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne this morning. (credit:North News)
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Shoppers take advantage of the special deals offered during Black Friday at the Asda Superstore in Colindale (credit:WENN)
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Shoppers take advantage of the special deals offered during Black Friday at the Asda Superstore in Colindale (credit:WENN)
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Shoppers take advantage of the special deals offered during Black Friday at the Asda Superstore in Colindale (credit:WENN)
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The first shoppers at Tesco Grimsby (credit:WENN)
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The first shoppers at Tesco Grimsby (credit:WENN)
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The first shoppers at Tesco Grimsby (credit:WENN)
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The first shoppers at Tesco Grimsby (credit:WENN)
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The first shoppers at Tesco Grimsby (credit:WENN)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Customers fighting over discounted large television sets Black Friday Sales at Asda Wembley Superstore, London, Britain (credit:Ray Tang/Rex)
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Shoppers queue outside a branch of Foot Locker on Oxford Street, London, as many retailers offer one day sales for 'Black Friday'. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Shoppers queue outside a branch of Foot Locker on Oxford Street, London, as many retailers offer one day sales for 'Black Friday'. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)