Ok, this is the craziest think I've ever seen!

[MacTruck]

I don't know if anybody has ever seen this but its so crazy its stupid.

http://pulsar.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/graphics/movies/Apple-Store-Ginza-Long-Line.mov

[killuminati]

Holy crap! I'v seen that video before but didn't bother watching till the end. That line is *********G long!

BTW, I'v been to the Apple store in Ginza (Thankfully not on opening day :p) and it's by far the nicest Apple store I'v ever been to. Not even the flagship stores can be compared to that store in Ginza.

[Xtremehkr]

That is insane. And raining on top of that.

[MacTruck]

Yeah, do you think the last guy ever got in? I doubt it.

[cooknwitha]

I watched it on FFWD (more interesting that way). But why did the guy line up after seeing how long it was!?!?

Am I crazy? I would have come back the next day or week.

[slipper]

im an Apple fan, but thats just insane!

[wwooden]

I saw it at the time that store was open and my jaw dropped then and it still amazes me. I would have definitely come back the next day if I was not in the first straight line down the street.

[MacTruck]

I think it goes to show how tech hungry japanese people are. They have the best tech in the world and are still craving more.

Keep it coming japan, I want that robot that cleans the house and does dishes. :)

[MacTruck]

Here is another video of the line at the Shinsaibashi store opening. Not as bad but man, sleeping there the night before? Not me.


http://movies.differentdistrict.com/play.php?id=1516_0_28_0_M

[Abstract]

I wonder how many of those people went in just to "browse?" :p

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Well, I'm a huge Mac fan. But don't think I would have bothered if I was mor than a block from the store... that's a long queue... :eek:

[SpaceMagic]

Holy poop! My golly gosh!

Love to put my mum in that line, she's probably end up exploding from a inpatient nervous breakdown.

[mfacey]

That's amazing. Thought it was interesting how it was raining on the back end of the line but not on the front :)
No way I'd EVER line up to go into a store where I have to PAY to get products. Forget it. Not even if the line was a few minutes. If there was free stuff to be had, however..... :D

[MacRy]

Holy crap that's a long queue! Crazy people. I went to the Regent Street store in London the day after opening and got straight in :rolleyes:

[wrldwzrd89]

Whoa! I have never seen a line that long. It stretches for almost, if not over, 10 city blocks!

[Mac_Freak]

LOL that is one long line. Wonder how will it look with domino efect when the first person in line falls over :D I guess that people that are into technology know what is best :)

[wdlove]

I think that its amazing, just goes to show the loyalty of the Japanese toward Apple. After all that was the first Apple Store in Japan.

[beerpara]

My friend and I, who are both diehard apple fans and live in Japan, went along to the opening of the first Apple store in Ginza. It was early, and rainy, but we knew the three-hour wait would be worth it when we got our free t-shirts for the first 4000 or so customers.

It was such a pity that the shirts that Apple supplied only came in one size - medium. Nowhere near big enough for either my friend and I. :(

I ended up giving it to my girlfriend. She was inpressed that I had lined up 3 hours for 'her' present. :D

[Xanderxxx]

My friend and I, who are both diehard apple fans and live in Japan, went along to the opening of the first Apple store in Ginza. It was early, and rainy, but we knew the three-hour wait would be worth it when we got our free t-shirts for the first 4000 or so customers.

It was such a pity that the shirts that Apple supplied only came in one size - medium. Nowhere near big enough for either my friend and I. :(

I ended up giving it to my girlfriend. She was inpressed that I had lined up 3 hours for 'her' present. :D

Did you buy anything? :eek:

[puckhead193]

talk about rubberneckin' (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=2227882&selectedItemId=2227878)
That is crazy, i was impatient waiting on the line for the tiger premiere and i was waiting for only 40 mins :eek:
Maybe one day i'll go to an opening (hint hint south shore plaza, in hopefully be September, i wonder what i'll tell my teachers.... :p

My friend and I, who are both diehard apple fans and live in Japan, went along to the opening of the first Apple store in Ginza. It was early, and rainy, but we knew the three-hour wait would be worth it when we got our free t-shirts for the first 4000 or so customers.

Did you see see yourself in the video? :p

[Phat_Pat]

I'm sorry but sometime is out of place to me. While watching it i noticed something that caught my eye.Some cars in the bacground for some reason change completetly in one frame.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/PatFrick/Picture1.jpg
One Frame Later (IE the next one)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/PatFrick/whoa.jpg


Sorry but its just something that caught my attention. It might just be that he cut it for a second for some weird reason.... iono

Amazin video BTW :o

[Freg3000]

I think that its amazing, just goes to show the loyalty of the Japanese toward Apple. After all that was the first Apple Store in Japan.

I believe it was Apple's first international store for that matter too.

[redAPPLE]

Keep it coming japan, I want that robot that cleans the house and does dishes. :)

there is one available now. it is called, wom..

d'oh. that was something else. it is of course called a dishwasher and vacuum cleaner. :D

[goodtimes5]

Question: why aren't any of them listening to an iPod? I see no white headphones.

[macenforcer]

I'm sorry but sometime is out of place to me. While watching it i noticed something that caught my eye.Some cars in the bacground for some reason change completetly in one frame.


I think its such a long video it was knocked down to like 10 frames per second in compression so that would take out some moving cars.

[Alistair]

Holy crap that's a long queue! Crazy people. I went to the Regent Street store in London the day after opening and got straight in :rolleyes:

I went the day it opened and by opening time the queue was estimated at about 3hrs, I tried again after lunch and it took about 45 mins to get in, cool store :D

[macapple]

does any body know howmany people went to the thing and waited inline in the rain

[wrldwzrd89]

does any body know howmany people went to the thing and waited inline in the rain
I know there were over 1,000 people waiting, but nowhere in the video that I noticed showed the exact number.

[nrd]

Question: why aren't any of them listening to an iPod? I see no white headphones.

Answer: They're all lined up to buy iPods.

[Pistol Pete]

my sceensaver started while watching it lol