Apple store que

Marky · 20 Sep 2012 at 23:03

stokecity_m said:
Maybe, but it was a good laugh queuing up

Yeah I do get that... I guess that's one reason why people do it. Hanging out with like-minded people and making new friends and what not

ic0n · 20 Sep 2012 at 23:07

I waited in line for the iPhone 4 and I went to tesco to do it as I was happy with the contracts.

And as tesco is 24 hour you can hand around inside until 9am when the phone department opens.

Infact me and my friend ended up borrowing seats from a camping display and playing on a Xbox being the first ones there we started the line and was warm dry and had fun.

Woden · 20 Sep 2012 at 23:50

IvanDobskey said:
So why buy a new car then? They all do the same thing afterall?

People usually buy a new car because their is something wrong with the one they have now. Or the one they want is a significant improvement over the last one.

What they don't do is queue up for 12 hours on a cold night for an extra row of presets on the stereo.

Tute · 21 Sep 2012 at 05:29

I must be mad.

uvarvu · 21 Sep 2012 at 05:54

Hehe are you in the queue yet?

Deku · 21 Sep 2012 at 06:15

Tute · 21 Sep 2012 at 06:26

Must be about 100 at Exeter. I'm about halfway. To be fair, all the people in the queue are quite nice, currently Apple have staff doing coffee and tea runs.

IvanDobskey · 21 Sep 2012 at 07:10

Deku said:

Knew someone would post this

The_Abyss · 21 Sep 2012 at 07:22

Tute said:
Must be about 100 at Exeter. I'm about halfway. To be fair, all the people in the queue are quite nice, currently Apple have staff doing coffee and tea runs.

And of course, this event isn't fuelled and encouraged by them. Apple staff making coffee when they could just be selling the phone.

Darwinism needs to make an intervention some time soon.

Ekim · 21 Sep 2012 at 07:25

I went to Westfield in Shepherds Bush, couldn't see the front of the queue and left. I'll pick the phone up another time.

Ev0 · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:10

Tute said:
Must be about 100 at Exeter. I'm about halfway. To be fair, all the people in the queue are quite nice, currently Apple have staff doing coffee and tea runs.

When I worked in Southernhay was always fun walking in the morning of an Apple release and seeing how many people there were queuing up there.

uvarvu · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:11

Anyone queueing at Covent Garden? I might show up at lunchtime to look for a case. I have an old sock at the ready at the moment!

Judgeneo · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:12

Facebook said:
Apple are ****** ridiculous! Letting at least 20/25 people queue jump to the point where they run out of all handsets by the time they got to me! Absolute *******!

Not me queueing btw.

mOdO · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:49

Anyone at Kingston?

JamesU2005 · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:58

Do you know if I can just turn up to an O2 store and buy the phone without having to sign a contract?

I'm already on O2 Simplicity so don't need to sign a new contract. Just need a Nano Sim from O2.

IvanDobskey · 21 Sep 2012 at 12:00

Bought mine this morning at an O2 store sim free. Only queued for 40 mins too.

I'm also on a simplicity deal and they gave me a nano sim. Still not activated though

JamesU2005 · 21 Sep 2012 at 12:02

IvanDobskey said:
Bought mine this morning at an O2 store sim free. Only queued for 40 mins too.

I'm also on a simplicity deal and they gave me a nano sim. Still not activated though

Cool. What did you ask for? Did you have to pay any extra?

IvanDobskey · 21 Sep 2012 at 12:05

Just asked for sim free. I got the 32gb black and it cost £619, so 20 quid more than apple store price.

uvarvu · 21 Sep 2012 at 12:08

No cases whatsoever at covent garden. Massive queues though!

JamesU2005 · 21 Sep 2012 at 12:08

IvanDobskey said:
Just asked for sim free. I got the 32gb black and it cost £619, so 20 quid more than apple store price.

Why an extra £20?