Riot at the Burlington Coat Factory

In Columbus, Ohio, police had to contain a riot at a Burlington Coat Factory after a woman -- claiming to be a lottery winner -- offered to pay for everybody's purchases up to $500. (Naturally, they believed her because she was in a limousine.) Eventually, the truth came out, and all of those shoppers did NOT take it well.\

That's when angry customers, realizing they weren't getting free coats, began throwing merchandise on the floor and grabbing clothes without paying for them, Nace said.
"Everybody was like, 'I still want my free stuff,' and that started the riot," he said. "It looks like (Hurricane) Katrina went through the store."

Source blogs.kansascity.com