Wow. I'm hated at my local Apple Store.

[iParis]

So often I will go into the Apple store and put the iPod Classics and iPod Nanos in either hard disk mode or diagnostic mode.
I've done it many times in the past.
It really confuses people.

I hadn't been caught until today.
This time I got to do it to over half of them until I got caught.
They didn't really yell at me or even kick me out.
The manager just told me to put all of them back to normal.
After words I ended up talking to like 5 of the employees in a nice manner.
They ended up really liking me and we talked for like half an hour about the September releases.
Of course a few of them still ended up hating me. :p

[PlaceofDis]

um, yeah if i were that manager i'd be pretty annoyed/pissed myself.

[dukebound85]

yea id be upset too. what were you expecting? that they love your behavior with this?

[sammich]

Would you like a medal?

Would you like someone to randomly go around your house turning stuff upside down without you looking?

[bartelby]

In terms of pointlessness.
That's right up there with changing links on the laptops to YouTube.

I'm surprised they didn't bar you from the place. I would.

[jessica.]

In terms of pointlessness.
That's right up there with changing links on the laptops to YouTube.

I'm surprised they didn't bar you from the place. I would.

I like ya more and more each day there bartelby. :D

[lostfan916]

My Apple store "prank" is going to be me taking my remote with me, and pushing play so all of the Macs in range will go to sleep. I have a feeling it'll be awesome. :D

[iParis]

yea id be upset too. what were you expecting? that they love your behavior with this?

I didn't expect them to enjoy it, but I also didn't expect to be caught.
They could have been a lot madder.
There were like 4 in the end that didn't hate me and they ended up laughing with me about it.
Then as I said before... we started talking about other Apple stuff, how dell sucks, September updates, etc, etc.

Would you like a medal?

A medal would be pretty nice.
: D

[iParis]

My Apple store "prank" is going to be me taking my remote with me, and pushing play so all of the Macs in range will go to sleep. I have a feeling it'll be awesome. :D

OMG!
That's awesmome!
Nice idea.
You should do it to some of the iPods too, just like... if someone is listening to one, press pause or turn the volume all the way up.

[Abstract]

I didn't expect them to enjoy it, but I also didn't expect to be caught.
They could have been a lot madder.
There were like 4 in the end that didn't hate me and they ended up laughing with me about it.
Then as I said before... we started talking about other Apple stuff, how dell sucks, September updates, etc, etc.


They were just entertaining you, while deep down inside, they felt sorry for you, special kid.

[Apple Ink]

My Apple store "prank" is going to be me taking my remote with me, and pushing play so all of the Macs in range will go to sleep. I have a feeling it'll be awesome. :D

Er.... wont you have to pair your remote with the Macs first?:confused:
What if pairing has been disabled in all of them!

[iParis]

They were just entertaining you, while deep down inside, they felt sorry for you, special kid.

Ummm... if I was special I wouldn't even know how to do that.
And I wouldn't have 10103 songs on my iPod.
Well I normally talk to them often about stuff anyways.

[lostfan916]

Er.... wont you have to pair your remote with the Macs first?:confused:
What if pairing has been disabled in all of them!
The only road block would be if they have in Sys Prefs disable infrared receiving checked, and then only the paired remote will work. But this isn't checked by default so it should work. And if it is then hopefully they don't have Sys Prefs password protected haha. :p

[tresbien]

Ummm... if I was special I wouldn't even know how to do that.
And I wouldn't have 10103 songs on my iPod.
Well I normally talk to them often about stuff anyways.

ummm...i think its called a joke....

and since when did the number of songs on ones ipod become an intelligence indicator?

[Apple Ink]

The only road block would be if they have in Sys Prefs disable infrared receiving checked, and then only the paired remote will work. But this isn't checked by default so it should work. And if it is then hopefully they don't have Sys Prefs password protected haha. :p

I posted this because my experience with Apple Store has it that the option is 'checked'. But, never once have I found the Security option locked......

Also, wont it be tough because infrared requires direct visibility with the receiver and How many Macs does your local Apple store places in a single line all pointing towards you?

[iParis]

ummm...i think its called a joke....

and since when did the number of songs on ones ipod become an intelligence indicator?

Oh, I thought you were being mean. XD
Well if I was "special" I wouldn't really have the ability to download all of them.
And I was joking when I said that I wouldn't be "special" if I had 10103 songs.

I posted this because my experience with Apple Store has it that the option is 'checked'. But, never once have I found the Security option locked......

Also, wont it be tough because infrared requires direct visibility with the receiver and How many Macs does your local Apple store places in a single line all pointing towards you?

Then if it it gets mixed up because of all the Macs, he'll end up putting all of them to sleep at once.

[iJesus]

and since when did the number of songs on ones ipod become an intelligence indicator?

I was questioning the same thing.

[tresbien]

Oh, I thought you were being mean. XD
Well if I was "special" I wouldn't really have the ability to download all of them.
And I was joking when I said that I wouldn't be "special" if I had 10103 songs.

darn internet! its too difficult to decipher when someone is joking, being serious, etc. I urge liberal emoticon usage.

[mrat93]

At least you didn't do this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJ8Ge2CqFQ).

[davidg4781]

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Ummm... if I was special I wouldn't even know how to do that.
And I wouldn't have 10103 songs on my iPod.
Well I normally talk to them often about stuff anyways.

ummm...i think its called a joke....

and since when did the number of songs on ones ipod become an intelligence indicator?

I only have 509 songs :(.

Either way, I think the OP was just trying to show off for the Apple folks, in the hopes they'd offer him a job, or give him a discount, or ask his advice.

Jk, but that's always been a dream of mine. Impress them, and get a good job.

[VicRattlehead]

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I only have 509 songs :(.

Either way, I think the OP was just trying to show off for the Apple folks, in the hopes they'd offer him a job, or give him a discount, or ask his advice.


the only thing id ask him if i was an employee there would be this. hi can you please wait here until security/police arrive, they will escort you out.
have a nice day

[iParis]

At least you didn't do this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJ8Ge2CqFQ).

Jeez.
That's horrible.
Did you read the first comment saying that they should get the numbers from the iPhones and call them?
I've done that too, on numerous occasions.

Well one of my friends was on one of the iMacs before and she went to some porn sites.
She did like 5 taps with porn, left them open, then walked away.

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I only have 509 songs :(.

Either way, I think the OP was just trying to show off for the Apple folks, in the hopes they'd offer him a job, or give him a discount, or ask his advice.

Jk, but that's always been a dream of mine. Impress them, and get a good job.

That's worked!
One time I was talking to them and telling them how I have to use my mom's older iPod headphones (the ones that came with the first gen shuffle) and how the current ones broke.
They said I should be using the current ones and gave me a free pair of $30 headphones!
I wasn't even asked to prove to them that my current ones broke.

And I wasn't trying to get a job. XD
I just turned 16.
You have to be 18.
And if I was 18 I would be able to get one there very easily.

Sorry, I didn't see the jk part.

[bartelby]

I just turned 16.


That old?
You come across as being much younger.

[iParis]

the only thing id ask him if i was an employee there would be this. hi can you please wait here until security/police arrive, they will escort you out.
have a nice day

The police can't do anything to me for putting iPods in diagnostic or hard disc mode.
I would just leave on my own if they told me to.
If I didn't, then that would mean I was looking for trouble when I was just playing a joke.

That old?
You come across as being much younger.

Yepp.
I bet a lot of you guys thought I was around 10 or 11.
If I was they would ask me where my mom was.
She wasn't with me but if she was and they asked me then she would be really confused on why I was in trouble.
She'd be all "hard disc? Diagnostic mode? What?"

[dukebound85]

The police can't do anything to me for putting iPods in diagnostic or hard disc mode.
I would just leave on my own if they told me to.
If I didn't, then that would mean I was looking for trouble when I was just playing a joke.



lol keep thinking that. if the store deems you a nuisance, they can ban you and threaten you with trespassing...

[iParis]

lol keep thinking that. if the store deems you a nuisance, they can ban you and threaten you with trespassing...

Well that's as far as they could go if they did.
Unless I did get banned but went there anyways.
Like I said earlier, this could've been a whole lot worse.
I think one of the reasons why I got go was because it wasn't crowded at all, I did it to iPods right next to each other instead of every other iPod, and I didn't switch off and start pretending to look at the Macs like normally do.

[Abstract]

Yepp.
I bet a lot of you guys thought I was around 10 or 11.
If I was they would ask me where my mom was.


But unlike real life, it's weird how Bartelby hasn't physically seen you, and yet he guessed you were younger, isn't it?

[iParis]

But unlike real life, it's weird how Bartelby hasn't physically seen you, and yet he guessed you were younger, isn't it?

Well it makes sense.
I did an immature prank.
Duh.

[Pixellated]

Well it makes sense.
I did an immature prank.
Duh.
From all you have said in this thread, what with the number of songs you have being your 'e-peen', and just calling yourself immature^, i can guess your real age is about: 10

[iParis]

From all you have said in this thread, what with the number of songs you have being your 'e-peen', and just calling yourself immature^, i can guess your real age is about: 10

As I have previously stated, I said I was just kidding from the thing with how many songs I have.

[BoyBach]

Ummm... if I was special I wouldn't even know how to do that.


Whoosh!

It's on the wall behind you.

[Silver-Fox]

Yepp.
I bet a lot of you guys thought I was around 10 or 11.

Man i would think you were 10 or 11 acting like a total ass, grow up and go do something normal for a kid, not hang around in an apple store all day changing iPods.

[BoyBach]

I just turned 16.


So why does your profile page say that you're 21 years old?

[bartelby]

So why does your profile page say that you're 21 years old?

It was sad enough thinking he was 16. If the OP really is 21 then he needs to get a life and quickly.
If not he needs to stop lying.

[Cromulent]

Go to a house party and get drunk like most 16 year olds, much more fun than hanging around annoying Apple staff.

[Gray-Wolf]

Another thread about an immature child thinking a joke played on adults is funny? What is this generation coming too? :(

[MacHipster]

Go to a house party and get drunk like most 16 year olds, much more fun than hanging around annoying Apple staff.

I get the feeling that the Apple Store staff are the only "friends" he has, which is why he's repeated many times how they like him.

[Silver-Fox]

I get the feeling that the Apple Store staff are the only "friends" he has, which is why he's repeated many times how they like him.

No way, if i was apple staff i would probably through him out my self, just a waste of space

[MacDawg]

I hope you and the Rick Rolling/You Tube guy™ don't ever show up at the same store at the same time... unless your mothers ARE with you

It isn't funny, it isn't cool, it isn't a righteous prank, dude

It is annoying, boorish, immature and disappointing
And trying to defend your behavior makes you look foolish

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[Kamera RAWr]

Wow, lots of people in here giving a new member lots of attention... ;)

[umop apisdn]

The best thing to play around with at Apple stores is the remote desktop.

Shutting down computers, opening up photobooth on people unaware or turning music on as staff are near a computer then turning it off as they approach it. Never gets boring :)

[Schtumple]

Get laid, sooner rather than later, please....

[leekohler]

So often I will go into the Apple store and put the iPod Classics and iPod Nanos in either hard disk mode or diagnostic mode.
I've done it many times in the past.
It really confuses people.

I hadn't been caught until today.
This time I got to do it to over half of them until I got caught.
They didn't really yell at me or even kick me out.
The manager just told me to put all of them back to normal.
After words I ended up talking to like 5 of the employees in a nice manner.
They ended up really liking me and we talked for like half an hour about the September releases.
Of course a few of them still ended up hating me. :p

And you thought causing unnecessary problems for others would make you popular? Ask yourself why you're doing things like this. If you really need attention that much, look for more positive ways to get it.

[Badandy]

You are a complete loser Immature pranks are one thing (and believe me, I'm quite good at them), but being an attention seeking 16-year old wh*r* is quite another. Grow up.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Yeah. This went really, really well. :rolleyes: