A Columbus, Ohio woman recently arrived at a Burlington Coat Factory in a limo and went inside the store. Once inside the woman claimed to have won the lottery and that she would be paying for the shoppers purchases. With the announcement, the customers inside the store went crazy and chaos in sued.

The woman stated that she won $500,000 and she did not want any of it. So that was why she was here at the Burlington Coat Factory. Shoppers went crazy trying to grab up items for purchasing. Cell phone videos have emerged showing people desperately trying to cash in on the woman’s offer.

According to store managers, the woman was able to pay for about $5,000 in merchandise before her debit card maxed out. The woman left in a stretch Hummer limo and was supposed to return with more money but never came back. By early afternoon the police had to announce that the shopping spree was over.

Some customers were angry and trashed the store. The store was forced to close early so employees could clean up the mess. The store continued to be closed the next day as well because the store was in such a mess.

The woman has not been charged with any crime in this incident but she is expected to appear in court on Wednesday on unrelated charges.



- 2009-10-15