Shoppers stampeded, doors buckled, and fights broke out across France this week over a $208 air conditioner. The chaos began July 2 after discount retailer Lidl put roughly 200,000 fans and portable air conditioners on sale nationwide, some priced as low as 179 euros ($208). Crowds began forming outside stores before dawn, and by the time doors opened, several locations descended into shoving matches. In Nanterre, just west of Paris, the entran…
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