How many Apple Stores have you been to?

[Flowbee]

I just returned home from a week in Atlanta. While I was there, I made sure to visit the Apple Store at Lenox Mall. I've realized that every time I'm in a city with an Apple Store, I make sure to stop in. And since I live in an area that has 3 Apple Stores within a 45 minute drive, it turns out I've been to six different stores in the past year:

NYC (Soho)
Las Vegas
Atlanta
Palo Alto, CA
Emeryville, CA
Walnut Creek, CA

So, to start another thread that you'd be embarrassed to discuss with your 'real world' friends... how many Apple Stores have you been to?

(Apologies in advance to those of you outside of the US.)

[KCK]

I've been to all the Bay Area Apple stores except the newest one in Burlingame. So that would be

Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Emeryville
Walnut Creek

[Daveman Deluxe]

I've been to none, but I'm camping out when the Portland Apple Store opens.

[KBFinFan]

Palisades - West Nyack NY
Woodcliff Lakes - Northern NJ
Westfarms - Farmington CT
Cross Gates - Albany NY
Westchester - Westchester NY


Surprisingly, not the SoHo store...

[Thanatoast]

Cherry Creek - CO
Aspen Grove - CO
Knox St - TX (was there for the opening of this one. "free t-shirt? woohoo!" :))
Willow Bend - TX

More as I find 'em.

[Horrortaxi]

Glendale and Pasadena--and I saw where the one in Union Square (San Francisco) is supposed to open. I may eventually see the other 5 that are within 45 minutes or so of here. Of the 7 area stores, 4 are within 20 minutes. I think LA is set for Apple Stores.

[tazo]

1; the one and only in Washington State

[pivo6]

2: Mall of America,MN and Woodfield,IL

[Toppa G's]

I've been to three..Mall of America (Bloomington, MN), Mayfair Mall (Wauwatosa, WI - by Milwaukee), and the 2 story North Michigan Avenue store in Chicago. (does that count for 2 then? ;) ) Got the hookup at the last one...free shirt and free iSight. :D

[TEG]

3 so far

Novi, MI
Troy, MI
Bellevue Square, WA


Hoping to make it up for the University Village Opening on 9/26, and hopefully I'll be back for the opening for the Tigard (Portland) Store.

TEG

[LimeLite]

1: Valley Fair, Ca
2: Palo Alto, Ca
3: South Coast, Ca

[Bunzi2k4]

i've only been to two fashion valley (San Diego) and the one in L.A although there might be more than one in L.A i think its in the Topanga mall i think.... not sure but i like to play unreal tournamant on their fastest computer all day long :-P

[ColoJohnBoy]

Aspen Grove, Littleton CO (Worked at this one :D)
Cherry Creek, Denver CO
SoHo, NYC
Glendale, CA
Palo Alto, CA

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Daveman Deluxe
I've been to none, but I'm camping out when the Portland Apple Store opens.

I'll be there right next to you. Unfortunately their opening a second one in the Seattle area before they even think about one in Portland.

I've been to Las Vegas, Cupertino to the company store and the one near by at the Valley Fair Mall.

I'll be going to the one in Seattle in the next few months I guess.

[vollspacken]

NONE..! I'm in Germany :(

Apple could at least open one in London, Paris, and Berlin

vSpacken

[Dont Hurt Me]

0- i might as well be in germany since Apple has not one store in South Carolina. I know were nothing but a bunch of hicks but come on!

[alia]

I've only been to the Atlanta and Tampa Apple Stores, but I plan on going to the Orlando one when I move back there in January.

Alia

[jefhatfield]

only cupertino

but i have been to many independent apple stores throughout california

computerware...capitola and san jose area
computerworks...seaside
sears and circuit city...salinas/capitola and sand city respectively, when they were dealers
vortechs...marina
elite computers...cupertino
fry's electronics...campbell
cal poly state university bookstore...san luis obispo
some major independent apple store in san fernando valley
sonoma state university bookstore...rhonert park *where i first saw the imac that rekindled my interest in apple

[TEG]

I must correct my previous statement, I've been to four. The fourth being in Orlando, FL, in a weird mall with a Macy*s on one end and a Bloomingdales on the other. They are the same store, isn't the some law against Monoplistic Competition?

TEG

[jelloshotsrule]

soho, nyc
columbus, oh
the 2 in northern va
nyack, ny
2 in arizona

i forget if i went to the one in san diego.

[Stelliform]

Originally posted by Dont Hurt Me
0- i might as well be in germany since Apple has not one store in South Carolina. I know were nothing but a bunch of hicks but come on!

Ditto for me... <sob> Although I might make a special trip to Houston just to go to one. ;) :D

[applemacdude]

Only the Emeryville Apple Store here in the bay area

[MacMaelstrom]

Apple Store Galleria in Houston (tx)

[Paladin]

Atlanta
Cincinnati

Yes, I realize that these two cities have nothing in common...wait, they're both major hubs for Delta.

[jaykk]

I visited the following stores on opening day and collected the t-shirts.
I was living in NY then, since then I moved to Pittsburgh where there is no apple store.
But there are plenty of Mac users out here in pittsburgh and I see them when I go to my local starbucks.
And ofcourse, there is CMU here.

Edison, NJ - Menlo Park
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - Tice’s Corner
West Nyack, NY - Palisades
White Plains,NY - The Westchester

I may be visiting Houston next month, I will check out Houston Galleria. Here is an interesting article from Maccentral:

"In Sunday's Houston Chronicle, an insert called Ultimate Houston featured the coolest, the "ultimate," attractions in the Texas city. The Apple Store was dubbed the ultimate cool store.

"Not coolest computer store or electronics store, but the coolest store of them all," Dave Trevas of Houston told MacCentral.
"
full article from Maccentral Here (http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/09/16/houston/)

[baby duck monge]

three for me.
germantown (memphis), tn
bloomington, mn (mall of america)
atlanta, ga

glad to see so many people going to so many stores. i just hope you're all buying...:D

[Macmaniac]

2 at the moment, NY and the King of Prussia store in PA, If standing outside the Houston store in the Galleria counts then I got 3:)

[realityisterror]

only 1, valley fair; and that was for five minutes before my mom dragged me out
the closest store to me is lenox in atlanta, about an hour away (too bad i can't drive);)

[tazo]

Originally posted by TEG


Hoping to make it up for the University Village Opening on 9/26, and hopefully I'll be back for the opening for the Tigard (Portland) Store.

TEG

I will be going to the U-Village opening, I will try and be there atleast 1.5 hrs prior to opening. Be sure to look for me!! I'll wear some kind of nametag that says Macrumors.com faithful.. :D

[StarmanDeluxe]

Two: San Diego and Newport Beach.

[robbybogers]

Keytone Mall (Indianapolis, IN)
Woodfield Mall (Schaumburg,IL)
Michigan Ave. (Chicago, IL)
Eaton Square (Columbus, OH)

The Keystone Mall location is an hour from my house so I am there quie a bit.

[tjwett]

SoHo, NYC
Roosevelt Field, Long Island
Walt Whitman, Long Island

[gotohamish]

Glendale, LA.
Soho, NY
Boston, MA

[szark]

Chandler, AZ
Pasadena, CA
Mall of America, MN
Cupertino

Strangely, I haven't made it to the other Phoenix area Apple store yet.

Hoping to see the Michigan Ave. store sometime soon.

[Foxer]

One of the few advantages of travelling 50% of the time for work:

1. Mayfair Mall (WI)
2. Mich Ave (IL)
3. Woodfield (IL)
4. Oakbrook (IL)
5. Troy (MI)
6. Novi (MI)
7. Durham (NC)
8. Pasadena (CA)
9. Northridge (CA)
10. Pheonix (AZ)
11. Littleton (CO)
12. Highland Park (TX)

With luck, I'll hit the two DC (NOVA) stores and Soho next month.

[Mac til death]

only one

Saddle Creek - Germantown (Memphis), TN

[wrc fan]

you've been to one, you've been to them all... :o

but i've been to Palo Alto, Emeryville, Walnut Creek, and Northridge.

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by oaklandbum
you've been to one, you've been to them all... :o

but i've been to Palo Alto, Emeryville, Walnut Creek, and Northridge.

that's what i have heard...but maybe it's a good business practice

i used to work at kinko's and it was totally designed to operate like a mcdonald's...very quickly and efficiently

the founder of kinko's just sat in mcd's and watched the movement for hours

when i worked there, our clothes/uniforms came from he same supplier and we were trained exactly the same way as fast food workers...the only problem was that copies are not as popular as fast food and the kinko's franchise folded

they are back to being company owned and no franchises exist independently anymore and now i don't see just them everywhere anymore...lots of competition...kinko's blew it and grew way too fast for their own good and during the huges loses that kinko's went thru during the closing of the franchise agreements and repurchasing of some of their stores, better competition stepped in using kinko's ideas

and in contrast, apple didn't grow fast enough...being first is certainly no guarantee in dominating a business market

[szark]

Originally posted by oaklandbum
you've been to one, you've been to them all... :o

Actually, I'd say you need to go to three -- one boutique (no theatre), one standard, and one two-level. ;)

[toughboy]

Originally posted by vollspacken
NONE..! I'm in Germany :(

Apple could at least open one in London, Paris, and Berlin

vSpacken

:)) I guess Turkish people like to travel alot, because I'm in Turkey and I've been to

NYC SoHo
CambridgeSide Galleria (Boston, MA)
Walden Galleria (NY)

all three where great pleasures, I bought my Canon s50 from SoHo, 12"PB and 15gb iPod from Walden Gal, and a 30 gb iPod as a gift to a friend from Cambridge..

But the best was, no doubt, SoHo! That old fire department building now shines with charm!...

[alphaq619]

1. South Coast Plaza - Costa Mesa
2. 3rd St. Promenade - Santa Monica
3. The Grove - Los Angeles
4. Fashion Valley - San Diego
5. Ala Moana - Honolulu

I visited #5 the day the new PBs came out and I saw the first 15" PB on Oahu, basically. They weren't on display but I coaxed the guy to bring one out from the back.

[Rod Rod]

1. Tyson's Corner, VA
2. Oak Brook, IL
3. Woodfield, Schaumburg, IL
4. North Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
5. Fashion Show, Las Vegas, NV
6. Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA
7. Third St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA
8. South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA

that means I've visited about 13% of the stores currently open. I usually take my iBook and use the wireless internet. it rocks.

[Giaguara]

SoHo, Woodfield, Oakbrook, Michigan Avenue, Columbus, Cincinnati, Old Orchard (I know, but for really good reasons I count that in this category.)

[Freg3000]

Only 1. The Roosevelt Field store in Garden City. It is one of the small stores. I hope to get to SoHo one of these days....

[Billicus]

I've only ever been to the Apple Store in the Mall of America (Bloomington, Minnesota) . It's a nice store. I've been to our local Apple Reseller in Cedar Falls, Iowa as well.

[MacsRgr8]

Originally posted by toughboy
:)) I guess Turkish people like to travel alot, because I'm in Turkey and I've been to

But the best was, no doubt, SoHo! That old fire department building now shines with charm!...

Same here! :) (Dutch are renown travellers...)

Went to the NYC Soho one too, the day after it was opened last year!
By far the most beautiful store (any store) I have ever been....
Wish we could have a couple like them in Europe.

[airmac]

In Slovenia we don't even have an apple store...:mad:

[alset]

Bay Area stores. I walk to the Bay St store about once a week (10 minutes to get there on foot, and don't have to screw around with that mess of a parking garage).

Sadly, I haven't been able to visit an Apple Store anywhere else.

Dan

[Mal]

I've been to the Tampa store, and should go to the Orlando one, since it's much closer. I just wasn't that impressed. I mean, it's probably great for marketing, but I didn't care for it. Not enough stuff for the experts.

JW

[MacsRgr8]

Originally posted by airmac
In Slovenia we don't even have an apple store...:mad:

There are no "real" Apple Stores at all in Europe....
But are there no Apple resellers in your country with somekind of showroom somewhere?
I remember the small discussion we had about the 20" TFT. Any luck yet?

[toughboy]

as a questýon to all who visited to different Apple Stores than I did..

Walden Galleria was somewhat close to where I lived, so I had lots of chances to visit there and when I moved to Boston, and saw the CambridgeSide Galleria A.S. I recognized that all items and products where settled in the same place and the same order like Walden Galleria, which made me travel like at home at my first visit, but on the other hand, NYC SoHo is a all the way different designed one.. the question is, are most of the Apple Stores look alike like Walden and Cambridge, or they were just samely designed because they were Galleria Stores, or is SoHo just and exception???

[Ugg]

Bloomington, MN
Northridge, CA

[Giaguara]

the big ones look a lot similar. so n michigan ave is very clsoe to soho as design insider. and medium sized are the same, woodfield and columbus, small ones too.. i think it'd be great if one of them had something really special. ;)

[airmac]

Originally posted by MacsRgr8
There are no "real" Apple Stores at all in Europe....
But are there no Apple resellers in your country with somekind of showroom somewhere?
I remember the small discussion we had about the 20" TFT. Any luck yet?

yo yo... actually I ordered the 23 cinema...the shipping day...this friday..:D

... I guess i'm a space sucker...:D

btw...there are some minor issues on 20 inch running os 9...so...no, thanks...and I've seen 23 before, and never looked back since I saw this beauty. On the subject..we don't have ANY showrooms so yeah, this sucks. But than again there is another reason why ME an apple fan...the pictures of products on apple's website are nothing compare to seeing them in person. The point is, even if you don't *see* them you wont be dissapointed. And that's a fact.

p.s. you lucky bastards...:D

[airmac]

when I get it...i can post some pictures of my setup if you're interested...:D

[Powerbook G5]

I've been two official Apple Stores. The one I've been to the most is the one in the mall at home where I work (The Mall at Wellington Green). The other being the Apple Store in the Boca mall. Sometime in the next year or so I might do a family trip for Christmas up north and at some point go to the Mall of America, so hopefully I can see what that Apple Store looks like, too. They are pretty awesome stores, definitely a nice experience to just walk into one and look around. The people are helpful, they have loads of stuff out for you to try out, lots of Mac stuff, and every computer is connected to the internet and most have digital cameras, video cameras, printers, turn tables, and various other accessories all connected so you can use the computers with the various hardware you may consider using at some point to see how it all works. It's a definite plus to be able to take a test drive and see just how using a digital camera with iPhoto works or playing with the accessories, or even watching a movie on a G5 with a 23" display and a 5.1 speaker setup.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Mac til death
only one

Saddle Creek - Germantown (Memphis), TN hey, me too.
damn, here i was all set to say i have only been to one, but i was the only one on the forum who'd been to it :(

oh well...

[Rajj]

I have been to seven stores:
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Glendale
Newport beach
Northridge
Schaumberg
Pasadena

I also been to four independent stores in Tokyo:
Two in Shinjuku
Shibuya
Akiba

[socbyset]

West County Center, St. Louis, MO.

The mall itself only opened, I think, less than a year ago and Apple is one of the original tenants.

It's a nice mall but it hasn't really taken off in popularity. I went there last Friday to pick up a pbook g4. The mall was not crowded at all, it seemed more like a monday night than a friday. But the Apple Store was quite busy. It took forever to get checked out. Not complaining, there was just a lot going on there.

I think Apple's retail strategy is being executed perfectly. It's really raised Apple's visibility. A lot of people who don't like to buy online and wouldn't seek out an Apple reseller are checking out Macs in these stores. Or at least that was my impression from looking over the clientele.

[SiliconAddict]

Two. Just the two here in Minnesota. *shrugs* Not that big of a deal since they look almost identical.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by SiliconAddict
Two. Just the two here in Minnesota. *shrugs* Not that big of a deal since they look almost identical.

TWO!!! Minnesota has two!!? Now I've heard everything.:rolleyes: :mad:


Don't mind me I'm just going to go off in my corner and cry.:( Bastards.:p

[FriarTuck]

3 Chicago area stores...

Woodfield
Oakbrook
North Michigan Avenue

Each has a different vibe, in my experience.

[ibookin']

Glendale, CA
The Grove (Los Angeles), CA
Pasadena, CA
Santa Monica, CA
Roosevelt Field, NY

I didn't have time to swing by SoHo while I was in NY :(. Next time...

[SiliconAddict]

Originally posted by MacBandit
TWO!!! Minnesota has two!!? Now I've heard everything.:rolleyes: :mad:

Don't mind me I'm just going to go off in my corner and cry.:( Bastards.:p

Ya but what'll really frost your biscuits is that they are within a 10-20 minute drive from one another. Go figure. Other states don’t even have an Apple store and yet ...... :-\

[Toeknee]

I've only been to one Apple Store and that was in Honolulu, in the Ala Moana mall. My family and I went on vacation to Hawaii and we were staying in Waikiki and i walked 2 miles just to go see this store. Since where I live, in San Antonio, the closest ones are in H-town and Dallas. So you know we decided to fly 8 hours to go to an Apple store :-D . Come to think of it my Powerbook would have been nice to take on that long flight.

[themadchemist]

I've only ever been to two...One in Durham and one in Chicago (Schaumburg).

I guess there's not really a big difference from apple store to apple store, is there?

[uptick]

Westchester
Soho
Palisades
store.apple.com :D

OK, so everyone here has gone to more than one store - but how many of you have made a purchase in each one you've visited??

[bankshot]

I've been to 6 Apple Stores so far:

Fashion Island (Newport Beach, was just there tonight)
South Coast Plaza (Costa Mesa)
The Grove (Los Angeles)
Glendale
Fashion Show (Vegas)
Cherry Creek

The iBook has only been to the last two. My wife and I were joking about how we should visit all the Apple Stores on our recent road trip. But there are none in Salt Lake City (where we were at the time of the idea) and we didn't get a chance to swing by Littleton during our jaunt through Colorado. Besides, we ought to focus on getting all the ones near home first -- Northridge, Pasadena, and Santa Monica are all within an hour's drive, and 2 in San Diego (counting the one opening this month) are within 2 hours.

Guess we just don't get out enough, huh? :p

[oldschool]

I visited them all in my brain.

[Squire]

Originally posted by Flowbee
... how many Apple Stores have you been to?

(Apologies in advance to those of you outside of the US.)

None. I get excited just visiting the Apple Korea online store. (It just opened this year.)

By the way, why don't they have Apple Stores in Canada? I can't believe Toronto and Vancouver are excluded.

Squire

[uptick]

For the curious, stores UNDER CONSTRUCTION(?):

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/retailroundup.html