People reveal the best things they've seen happen on Black Friday

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November 15, 2018 4:53 PM

Retail employees and bewildered shoppers share the best, almost unbelievable things they've seen happen on Black Friday.

Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, but for retail employees, it's the most stressful day of the year. Over the years, retail staffers have seen some scary stuff out there.

However, not every story is tragic or cringe-worthy.

INSIDER combed through two threads on Reddit to find Black Friday stories with surprisingly happy endings. From customers who bring hungry employees food to shoppers helping each other, here are nine of the best things that have ever happened on Black Friday.

A customer brought sandwiches to employees who had to work through lunch.

A customer was aghast when she overheard Reddit user Jfrizzera's manager say that the store was too busy for any employees to take a lunch break. The customer was so upset that they actually left the store and came back with sandwiches and drinks for the staff.

A man helped a woman pay for a laptop she couldn't afford.

After camping out all night, Reddit user phil8248 witnessed a Black Friday miracle.

The woman in line front of them wanted to buy a $299 laptop for night school, but it sold out before she had a chance to buy it. When she realized that her only other option was a $499 computer that she couldn't afford, she began to cry. Then, another stranger in line turned around and said, "

A tall man helped a short woman navigate the crowd and get a doorbuster item.

A grown man stopped a fight between two young boys over a Wii U — and then he took the console for himself.

user who has since deleted their account claims that they once saw two young boys physically fight each other over a Wii U at 3 a.m. Instead of intervening, their parents cheered them on. The Redditor watched in awe as an unaffiliated man broke up the fight and took the gaming console for himself.

A Starbucks regular baked her barista a pie after a grumpy shopper yelled at them.

A pregnant woman won a fight to get her stolen TV back.

A customer arrived for the doorbuster sale just to buy a non-discounted candy bar.

A cashier made it through a grueling 12-hour shift because of free Red Bull.

An EMT left their cashier post to help a sick customer.

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