Nike Store Trashed on Black Friday as Shoppers Seek Deals

A Seattle-area Nike store was trashed by shoppers on Black Friday, leaving workers a huge mess to clean up after the rush.

The Nike factory store at Seattle Premium Outlets was packed with shoppers trying to score Black Friday deals, and the result was a store littered with boxes and shoes on the floor and partially empty shelves.

"I thought there was an earthquake that happened," Nike customer Larry Downer told BuzzFeed News. He took his son there for a pair of basketball shoes. "It was unreal. We start walking through from aisle to aisle, and you're walking over orange boxes everywhere. People were just kicking stuff out of the way."

Downer said the store's staff appeared to be "overwhelmed" by the chaos of the day. One Instagram user described the store's condition as the "zombie apocalypse."

 

It's like a zombie apocalypse. I feel bad for the people who need to clean this up. #BlackFriday #NikeOutletStore

A photo posted by Wannie Rodriguez (@wanniemation) on Nov 25, 2016 at 11:57pm PST

Photos of the store quickly spread on social media.

Check Out This Nike Outlet That Was Trashed During Black Friday https://t.co/oDr2riR1Mu pic.twitter.com/BwzQVJMw3F

— SneakerWatch (@sneakerwatchcom) November 27, 2016

Black Friday madness at the Nike Seattle outlet #nike #blackfriday #madness pic.twitter.com/rfwDgNxujS

— Paul Stewart (@Pauls12) November 27, 2016

A Nike Store in Seattle looked like a bomb went off after their Black Friday sales https://t.co/31M0ZfGYl6 pic.twitter.com/nmIw79OmA0

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 28, 2016

I hate people. pic.twitter.com/bPfFwqFbn4

— Iram (@IramFlorCamacho) November 25, 2016

BuzzFeed News reported a store worker who wished to remain anonymous said an estimated 20,000 people passed through the store between 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 p.m. Friday.

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