Die folgende Geschichte muss wohl der wieder erstarkten Kaufkraft der Konsumenten zugeschrieben werden: (CBS) A mob of shoppers rushing for a sale on DVD players trampled the first woman in line and knocked her unconscious as they scrambled for the shelves at a discount department store. Patricia VanLester had her eye on a $29 DVD player at a Wal-Mart SuperCenter, but when the siren blared at 6 a.m. Friday announcing the start to the post-Thanksgiving sale, the 41-year-old was knocked to the ground by the frenzy of shoppers behind her. “She got pushed down, and they walked over her like a herd of elephants,” said VanLester's sister, Linda Ellzey. “I told them, `Stop stepping on my sister! She's on the ground!”'