Idaho Set to Gain First Apple Retail Store

[MacRumors]

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ifoAppleStore reports (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2010/02/19/another-state-added-to-store-list%e2%80%94idaho/) that Apple is planning to open its first retail store in the state of Idaho, which will become the 42nd state in the U.S. with an Apple retail presence. Apple's first Idaho store is reportedly set to open in Boise as early as September.Far out and left out. That's the way Idaho residents have felt for nine years without an Apple retail store. Now their laments will end with confirmation of a future store at the Boise Town Square shopping mall along Interstate 184, west of downtown Boise. It will be the first store in Idaho, whose residents have had to drive to one of the other 41 other states that have already received an Apple store.The other eight states currently without at least one Apple retail store are Alaska, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Article Link: Idaho Set to Gain First Apple Retail Store (http://www.macrumors.com/2010/02/19/idaho-set-to-gain-first-apple-retail-store/)

[charliex5]

I am studying at Washington State University which is about 10 minutes from Moscow, ID and the University of Idaho which is an Apple reseller. They carry all the Apple products and even offer repairs so its not as though Idaho has been Apple-less for the past nine years and they're about to see the light. Granted their repair service is terrible and their sales people know absolutely nothing about the products they're selling.

[Brendon Bauer]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

[Aldaris]

Expercom in Logan Utah (just over the border) is a Mac reseller, and for years before Expercom was the one of the only Apple resellers around Salt Lake, for the exception of MacDocs, and (cough) CompUSA.

So although it's had 'connections' it's nice to hear Apple isn't ignoring them out there in good ol' Idaho.

*Now we have a SimplyMac in the SLC area... avoid at all costs it is a terrible experience... PC' guys thinking they know macs... travesty!

[bigandtasty]

YES! YES! YES!

This is awesome news!

Hello Apple store, Goodbye MacLife!:p (Your in trouble now!)

Finally a real :apple:Store, Real Service and no attitude!

Boise's LONG OVERDUE for this!

Looking forward to September:)

[dhartung02]

Little Rock wants an Apple store too!

We almost got one, they even had job posting announced....and then they backed out when the economy tanked.....

[La Porta]

I've lived in Little Rock, AR for the past 4 years. After moving from Long Island, NY, with 4 Apple Stores all to itself, it has been pathetic trying to find anything past the small niche in Best Buy. There are a few decent sized malls here that Apple should look into. Too late for me though...with any luck, by the middle of this year, I will be moving up to Massachusetts with a whole boat-load of Apple stores in the area!

[SpokaneMac]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...


If they offered to sell guns in the Apple store they probably would have gotten one earlier in Spokane/Coeur D'Alene (tongue in cheek)
Spo-tucky had an independent All Apple products retail store that failed a few years ago.. Don't know why.

[rdowns]

Finally a real :apple:Store, Real Service and no attitude!



Obviously, you've never been to an Apple Store.

[yg17]

YES! YES! YES!

This is awesome news!

Hello Apple store, Goodbye MacLife!:p (Your in trouble now!)

Finally a real :apple:Store, Real Service and no attitude!

Boise's LONG OVERDUE for this!

Looking forward to September:)

No, it will now just be official Apple employees giving you crappy service and attitude.

[akm3]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

Came here to post this. You beat me to it.

Over 800,000 people without an Apple store within 4 hours of driving.

[RaZaK]

Ralph Wiggum would be proud. :D

[bigandtasty]

No, it will now just be official Apple employees giving you crappy service and attitude.

I'll happily still take it any day over the absolutely pathetic service and attitude we get from our local bonehead mac dealer, Maclife.

[vista.john]

Haven't seen one inside DC. Though there are a couple in nearby Maryland and Virginia area... :)

[Mykbibby]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_0 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/528.18 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile/7A341 Safari/528.16)

YES!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!

[lowbatteries]

I am studying at Washington State University which is about 10 minutes from Moscow, ID and the University of Idaho which is an Apple reseller. They carry all the Apple products and even offer repairs so its not as though Idaho has been Apple-less for the past nine years and they're about to see the light. Granted their repair service is terrible and their sales people know absolutely nothing about the products they're selling.

Hey neighbor! I live in Moscow, and didn't know until recently that the UI Bookstore offered repairs (Apple doesn't list them online or even have them in their system when calling AppleCare).

I haven't used them yet, but its nice to know there's something closer than 6 hours away.

[guzhogi]

The other eight states currently without at least one Apple retail store are Alaska, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Vermont & West Virginia is surprising. The other states not so surprising considering they are less populated than the other states in the US. Slowly but surely I guess!

[charliex5]

Hey neighbor! I live in Moscow, and didn't know until recently that the UI Bookstore offered repairs (Apple doesn't list them online or even have them in their system when calling AppleCare).

I haven't used them yet, but its nice to know there's something closer than 6 hours away.

They honor warranties for repair as well. Be careful though, we brought my wife's MBP in for a trackpad repair and they messed up the backlighting on her keyboard and wouldn't do anything about it claiming that it must not have worked when we brought it in. Frustrating. I had to disassemble it myself and reattach the cable.

I also called to reserve a copy of Snow Leopard and they said they had plenty and weren't taking reservations for it. I show up a couple hours later and the manager tells me they were out and I should have reserved a copy! haha.

I just expect poor service when I go in but to get products it works. I got my copy of iLife 08 for $40 because they lower prices when they can. So maybe it all balances out.

[macrockbuddy]

SWEETNESS! MacLife just opened a new 2nd location in BoDo. Gotta be expensive real estate. MacLife has always had outdated products at premium prices. They even temporarily lost their rights to carry iPods (unconfirmed rumor). I'm stoked to have an official apple store. More competition is always good for the consumer. Thank you Apple.

[Friscohoya]

Jackson Hole here we come...

On another note, yes U DA HO!

[XmcbrideXprideX]

I've been waiting for this for awhile! Finally!!!

[bigandtasty]

I also heard they had lost their rights to stock ipods. Competition is great, they will either have to get their act together or go out of business;). The :apple:store at Boise Towne Square is going to get a lot more business than Bodo or Overland Maclife locations hands down. The ninth level wizard that owns Maclife is not going to be to stoked when he here's his monopoly is over and Steve and Company are moving into town!

Going to be so much easier than having to go to either Salt Lake City or Portland for an Apple store!:)

[Airforcekid]

They should open at least 2 in every state.

[rickdollar]

Bend, OR.

[joeshell383]

The opening of that one store means that the entire state will now be charged tax for online purchases from Apple.

[pubwvj]

Vermont & West Virginia is surprising. The other states not so surprising considering they are less populated than the other states in the US. Slowly but surely I guess!

There are no cities in Vermont, according to the government. I think of Barre and Montpelier as cities, after all, they have almost 10,000 people in them. Even Burlington with about 39,000 people doesn't count as a city by official government standards. This is why Vermont, state with no cities, is considered the "Most Rural State" by government standards.

We have higher populations of dogs, cows and sheep than people.
Even the deer out number us. :)

-Walter
in a town of under 1,000

[bigandtasty]

The opening of that one store means that the entire state will now be charged tax for online purchases from Apple.

We already were getting charged tax for online purchases from Apple.

[cocky jeremy]

C'mon Apple.. give WV an Apple store. I don't like having to drive two hours to Columbus or Cincy for an Apple store. Put one in Huntington or Charleston!!

[B. Hunter]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

Agreed. Spokane would be a good location to cover the inland empire. Could even tap some of the Montana and Tri-City, Wa folks there.

[psycodriver]

C'mon Apple.. give WV an Apple store. I don't like having to drive two hours to Columbus or Cincy for an Apple store. Put one in Huntington or Charleston!!

That would be so nice!!!!

[mattwolfmatt]

Jeez. Apple is the new McDonalds.

[NeuralControl]

Good for Idaho. It's time they get an Apple Store. Hopefully Apple will expand on the West Coast (not including the states that already have plenty of stores). Aside from the major cities, I hear Washington does not have many stores.

[AudiA4]

Little Rock wants an Apple store too!

We almost got one, they even had job posting announced....and then they backed out when the economy tanked.....

I cannot believe Apple delayed/postponed the Little Rock store (for whatever reason). It was announced as the FIRST store in the three state area of Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas nearly three years ago, yet it has yet to open (New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Jackson, MS have since opened).

While I understand LR isn't the focal point of the universe, it is certainly larger and more affluent than many markets Apple is already in...:confused:

[kendallsmac]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

Amen! We need one in Spokane!

[shadowbird423]

I vote for one in Jacksonville, NC... I would build it if I had to. :)

[evilgEEk]

FINALLY!!!!! :D:D

I always hoped it wouldn't be in the mall, but I am NOT complaining!!

:D

Best day ever. ;)

[kernkraft]

Jeez. Apple is the new McDonalds.

Yep, the next time I will be in town and I'll fancy eating some Magic Mouse, I'll visit our Apple Store. Sadly, just like in the MacDonalds, there is hardly any fruit. Apple Store - my a@@!


Best day ever. ;)

I am very sorry about it.

[SteveSparks]

Obviously, you've never been to an Apple Store.

Lol. Do have an appointment?

Good Products, reasonable phone support. LAME Genius Bar System

[DakotaGuy]

Vermont & West Virginia is surprising. The other states not so surprising considering they are less populated than the other states in the US. Slowly but surely I guess!

Huh? You might want to check your data on Vermont. All of the states listed have much larger cities then Vermont.

[evilgEEk]

All you Apple Store haters just don't get it. This is indeed a wonderful day. No more dealing with MacLife!!

I'm sad to say I bought my very first mac (1GHZ TiBook) from MacLife, but I never went back. Since then I've bought all my Macs from CompUSA, or more recently Best Buy. Even went to a Portland, OR Store for my PowerMAC G5 back in '05.

MacLife is a truly horrible experience. Both service and sales are absolutely, completely, 100% atrocious.

I remember when the Shuffle first came out. I went to MacLife to pick one up, but they had jacked the price up 20% and justified it by saying it was because they were so hard to find. I wasn't about to pay more, so I went straight to CompUSA and they had an entire display of them for regular retail price. I bought two. :)

See ya, MacLife. It's too bad that they spent so much money on the new store downtown. I predict it will be closed within the year.

[bigandtasty]

All you Apple Store haters just don't get it. This is indeed a wonderful day. No more dealing with MacLife!!

I'm sad to say I bought my very first mac (1GHZ TiBook) from MacLife, but I never went back. Since then I've bought all my Macs from CompUSA, or more recently Best Buy. Even went to a Portland, OR Store for my PowerMAC G5 back in '05.

MacLife is a truly horrible experience. Both service and sales are absolutely, completely, 100% atrocious.

I remember when the Shuffle first came out. I went to MacLife to pick one up, but they had jacked the price up 20% and justified it by saying it was because they were so hard to find. I wasn't about to pay more, so I went straight to CompUSA and they had an entire display of them for regular retail price. I bought two. :)

See ya, MacLife. It's too bad that they spent so much money on the new store downtown. I predict it will be closed within the year.

This has been a long wait, no doubt.... Finally an Apple store coming to fruition though!:D

Great news for all of Idaho, and the Treasure Valley especially!:) Finally have the option of visiting an Apple retail store without the 350+ mile drive and inflated prices!

[scottness]

I can't believe they're just now getting one. We've got 3 Apple Stores within 5 miles on Oahu. Could be a lot worse though... From the neighbor islands, you'd have to fly over here to get to an Apple Store.

[designgeek]

Hey neighbor! I live in Moscow, and didn't know until recently that the UI Bookstore offered repairs (Apple doesn't list them online or even have them in their system when calling AppleCare).

I haven't used them yet, but its nice to know there's something closer than 6 hours away.

Hey! mee too, I'm hanging around moscow trying to figure out the next ten years or so. I'm stoked since i've been thinking about moving to Boise, northern idaho is cool and all but Boise is better.:)

[cocky jeremy]

That would be so nice!!!!

It makes sense. In the Ashland/Huntington/Charleston area there are hundreds of thousands of people.. and no Apple store. Put it between Huntington and Charleston and it's within 30-45 minutes to all of those people. Just because we're supposed to be dumb hicks doesn't mean we don't like technology. lol.

[carlgo]

If they offered to sell guns in the Apple store they probably would have gotten one earlier in Spokane/Coeur D'Alene (tongue in cheek)
Spo-tucky had an independent All Apple products retail store that failed a few years ago.. Don't know why.

The iGun is fully semi-automatic and made from aluminum, very light and stylish. It costs $5845. and shoots 43.56 caliber bullets that cost $5. each and are available only from Apple. It comes in a handsome presentation box.

The Apple Store also stock stylish holsters for only $399.

The owner must take the gun to Apple for cleaning and maintenance as it cannot be taken apart without special tools, and to maintain the one-year warranty. Note that the warranty does not cover damage caused by actually shooting the gun.

Available to minors only in blue states.

[flottenheimer]

The quote should have gone like this:

Far away and left out. That's the way Copenhagen residents have felt for nine years without an Apple retail store. Now their laments will end with confirmation of a future store in the middle of Copenhagen city, Denmark. It will be the first store in Copenhagen, whose residents have had to jump on a plane to one of the other countries that have already received an Apple store.

...ohhhh I wish.

[guzhogi]

Huh? You might want to check your data on Vermont. All of the states listed have much larger cities then Vermont.

Well, I don't know much about geography. I know states like North & South Dakota don't have that high populations in terms of entire state populations compared many states, not specific cities.

[jacksonhern]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

We need you up here Apple! The closest Apple Store is 6 hours away in Seattle! Come to Spokane if you want, but I know probably 100+ people that would buy Macs if they had a dedicated store to go to! If each of those people each bought the most inexpensive MacBook, you would make $100,000! WE NEED YOU!!!

[akzero]

Someone really needs to talk to Apple about opening up a store in Alaska. They should talk to Coach,who when they opened up, the store become the number one selling shop in the chain... even outselling their store on Rodeo Drive! They should talk to Target... same thing happened. Speak with Dairy Queen... ditto. I could go on and on about how surprised managers are about customers buying power up here and how it happens to every single store that opens up here.

[doctor-don]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

What is the population of Coeur d'Alene?

2008 2000 1990
Population 43,360 34,514 24,563
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 Population Estimates, Census 2000, 1990 Census
In 1971 when I was last there, it was more of a small town. It's really grown since then. Maybe it could support an Apple store now, but maybe not. We have towns larger than this with no Apple store within 50 miles.

Does the UPS truck come through Coeur d'Alene?

[Godzilla71]

I'll add another vote for Spokane. Put one here Apple! :D :cool:

[goodcow]

Vermont & West Virginia is surprising. The other states not so surprising considering they are less populated than the other states in the US. Slowly but surely I guess!

Isn't West Virginia one of the poorest states in the country?

[willmtaylor]

It's ridiculous that Northwest Arkansas is yet to see an Apple Retail store. (Forget Little Rock.) With Wal-Mart HQ, Tyson Chicken HQ, tons of other businesses, a LOAD of schools and, 1/2 a million people, and the fact that it's the 6th fastest growing area IN THE NATION, I think it's a very poor move for Apple to continually give AR the cold shoulder.

Cheers,
wmt

[Cam42]

Oh sure, AFTER I leave Boise.



Stupid macLife. makes me want to hate everything. Someone who worked there tried to sell me an iPod mini battery (This was a while ago) for $75 iFixit's price? $10

[JakeTheMac]

It's ridiculous that Northwest Arkansas is yet to see an Apple Retail store. (Forget Little Rock.) With Wal-Mart HQ, Tyson Chicken HQ, tons of other businesses, a LOAD of schools and, 1/2 a million people, and the fact that it's the 6th fastest growing area IN THE NATION, I think it's a very poor move for Apple to continually give AR the cold shoulder.

Cheers,
wmt

I agree I think a Apple Store in Little Rock or Maumelle and one in the Northern Part of Arkansas. :)

[00146CB58122]

Last Tuesday Apple opened their first store in Eldon Square in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. This is the first Apple Store opened in the North East of England. The local press reported massive crowds at the store on opening day.

There's now 26 Apple Stores in the UK. The first Apple store in the UK opened on London's Regent Street in 2004, so the number is growing rapidly.

Obvious UK omissions so far include The MetroCentre (http://www.metrocentre.uk.com/) (Europe's largest mall), Edinburgh (capital of Scotland) and Heathrow (http://www.heathrowairport.com/) (the mall with aircraft parking facilities).

[Chupa Chupa]

Haven't seen one inside DC. Though there are a couple in nearby Maryland and Virginia area... :)


Yeah, they was talk of one going in at Georgetown Park, but with that mall's owner's weak financial condition (now in bankruptcy) it was put on hold. Kinda of surprising they don't have one in G'town w/ all the college kids around.

[WildCowboy]

Spokane fans, rejoice!

Another Future NW Store Revealed—Spokane (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2010/02/19/another-future-nw-store-revealed%e2%80%94spokane/)

[Terminal.app]

Hoping to see a few more in Oklahoma as well. Ridiculous that there are 80+ Walmart supercenters in this state but only two Apple stores. Should be the other way around. :cool:

[evilgEEk]

Hoping to see a few more in Oklahoma as well. Ridiculous that there are 80+ Walmart supercenters in this state but only two Apple stores. Should be the other way around. :cool:

Wal*Mart customers aren't exactly Apple's target demographic. Heh.

That's great news about Spokane! Boise and Spo-kompton have been in serious need of Apple Stores.

Thank you, Apple!

[product26]

WOOOHOOOO!!!!



oh... and to the post above mine... how many BSU fans does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

just one cuz the rest are too busy talking about the fiesta bowl.

[Evangelion]

So, Boise Idaho gets an Apple Store. In Europe, following cities are nowhere near getting a store:

Stockholm
Helsinki
Oslo
Copenhagen
Berlin
Amsterdam
Brussels
Madrid

And so forth. I would say that each of those cities is a bigger market than Boise, Idaho is.

Whereas just about every nook and cranny in USA has an Apple Store, Europe need to beg to get even few stores...

[OdysseyExplorer]

So, Boise Idaho gets an Apple Store. In Europe, following cities are nowhere near getting a store:

Stockholm
Helsinki
Oslo
Copenhagen
Berlin
Amsterdam
Brussels
Madrid

And so forth. I would say that each of those cities is a bigger market than Boise, Idaho is.

Whereas just about every nook and cranny in USA has an Apple Store, Europe need to beg to get even few stores...

Yeah but it's an American company. I'm sure that the inverse is true of European based companies like H&M or IKEA. I live in Indianapolis and the closest IKEA is over 2 hours away. We do have an Apple store though...

[justinfreid]

Idaho actually has a large technology development industry. Intel for instance has a chip fabrication facility in Boise.

[product26]

Micron/Crucial (although heading downhill) is Boise based as well.

Idaho actually has a large technology development industry. Intel for instance has a chip fabrication facility in Boise.

[daxomni]

We have two Apple stores within fifteen minutes of each other but I honestly don't see what's so great about them. It's not like they do a great job helping you out and everything that has ever happened to any of my Apple products was never covered by Apple's warranty anyway. I might as well just dump what breaks in the recycle bin rather than pay Apple's exorbitant repair fees.

[Durendal]

Spokane fans, rejoice!

Another Future NW Store Revealed—Spokane (http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2010/02/19/another-future-nw-store-revealed%e2%80%94spokane/)
I was about to post this. Spokangeles is getting an Apple Store! Who wants to bet that tweakers will start knocking the place over within a week of opening day?

Mac Odyssey went under due to some problems with other business partners (not due to a lack of sales), but I'd rather not go into that. Strong Technologies opened up last year (and from what I heard, at the behest of Apple!), but will now have to compete against a corporate retail store, which is not an easy thing to do.

There's also Macxprts in Post Falls, but that place was set up in a shoebox (seriously, no more than 10x10 for the service area, if that) and...well, let's just say I haven't heard anything positive about that place or the lady who is managing it.

[Durendal]

We have two Apple stores within fifteen minutes of each other but I honestly don't see what's so great about them. It's not like they do a great job helping you out and everything that has ever happened to any of my Apple products was never covered by Apple's warranty anyway. I might as well just dump what breaks in the recycle bin rather than pay Apple's exorbitant repair fees.
That's why you take it to a local authorized repair center instead of the Apple Store. They can give you better prices.

[Play4keeps]

River park Square "SPOKANE" WOOT:)

[helenkan]

It's ridiculous that Northwest Arkansas is yet to see an Apple Retail store. (Forget Little Rock.) With Wal-Mart HQ, Tyson Chicken HQ, tons of other businesses, a LOAD of schools and, 1/2 a million people, and the fact that it's the 6th fastest growing area IN THE NATION, I think it's a very poor move for Apple to continually give AR the cold shoulder.

Cheers,
wmt

They will notice them eventually. I'm pretty sure they analyze demographic statistics and know what's up.

[Dimwhit]

Woohoo! (to echo other Idaho residents)

Man, I've been waiting for this for a long time. Maybe it will breathe a little life into the mall, too. Stores are dropping like flies out there.

I'm almost surprised they're not opening one downtown, but this is a better location. I can't wait! I wonder how long it will take.

[skye12]

One Apple store in Boise should be enough for the area. Sparsely populated.

[creon]

Welcome to a civilized world, Idaho.

[candafilm]

Thank god. Even though I work within walking distance of MacLife, I avoid it like the plague. I have been there once, asked a few questions about Final Cut Studio, got attitude like I was bothering them, and I left, never to return. I have purchased all my Apple products online since then. September is about the time I will be making some significant investments in post-production equipment so that would be prefect timing.

[justinfreid]

Micron/Crucial (although heading downhill) is Boise based as well.

Exactly, I'm really rooting for Crucial, though.

[bluesboy77]

Thank god. Even though I work within walking distance of MacLife, I avoid it like the plague. I have been there once, asked a few questions about Final Cut Studio, got attitude like I was bothering them, and I left, never to return. I have purchased all my Apple products online since then. September is about the time I will be making some significant investments in post-production equipment so that would be prefect timing.

Yep, MacLife sucks, I too avoid them like the plague. I went in there to pick up a Magic mouse a month or so ago, and they acted like I was some kind of loser for not already having one, and not knowing that they don't have any in stock. I buy online, and avoid them like the plague. I'm looking forward to having an Apple store.

[Dimwhit]

Yep, MacLife sucks, I too avoid them like the plague. I went in there to pick up a Magic mouse a month or so ago, and they acted like I was some kind of loser for not already having one, and not knowing that they don't have any in stock. I buy online, and avoid them like the plague. I'm looking forward to having an Apple store.

I have to admit that, while I would much rather have an Apple Store to deal with that MacLife, I have actually had pretty good experiences with MacLife. I have noticed a bit of an Elitist attitude there, but nothing beyond the norm in the Mac community.

[chrisperra]

South Dakota needs a retail store, as the closest stores are the Twin Cities, Omaha or Des Moines (3+ hours any way you slice it). I work for a reseller down here and it would put us out of business, but I also have worked at a *Retail store in the past.

Come on Apple, give every state in the US at least one retail store!

[boisepaddy]

Yes, I have an account at Maclife and have bought there several times. Very inconsistent service. A few times I have had good service and someone was actually nice and helpful. But the other 20 times I have received terrible service and attitude. They are so not Boisean like. No need for this type of attitude. It is really sad. And as much as I would like to continue to give my business to them, I will not with an Apple store local. Sorry guys. The apples do not fall far from the tree.:(

[Dimwhit]

Yes, I have an account at Maclife and have bought there several times. Very inconsistent service. A few times I have had good service and someone was actually nice and helpful. But the other 20 times I have received terrible service and attitude. They are so not Boisean like. No need for this type of attitude. It is really sad. And as much as I would like to continue to give my business to them, I will not with an Apple store local. Sorry guys. The apples do not fall far from the tree.:(

The sad thing for MacLife is that the quality of their service doesn't really matter. They're not any cheaper than an Apple Store, so if given the choice to go to one or the other, most people are just going to go to the real Apple store.

MacLife is in for a world of hurt, justified or not.

[GFLPraxis]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

I second this! I'm in Spokane. Six hours to Seattle or Portland or Boise...

[WildCowboy]

I second this! I'm in Spokane. Six hours to Seattle or Portland or Boise...

As I noted (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=9320063&postcount=58) earlier, you've got one on the way.

[Play4keeps]

+1 Spokane

[GFLPraxis]

As I noted (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=9320063&postcount=58) earlier, you've got one on the way.

You just made my month. :D

[jacksonhern]

My friend said that there was an article in the Spokane Review that there was an Apple Store coming to Spokane! I found some places where there was reference to this article. Go to, http://matthewpaul.posterous.com/apple-store-possibly-coming-to-spokane-apple

[winterspan]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

If they offered to sell guns in the Apple store they probably would have gotten one earlier in Spokane/Coeur D'Alene (tongue in cheek)

Agreed. Spokane would be a good location to cover the inland empire. Could even tap some of the Montana and Tri-City, Wa folks there.

Amen! We need one in Spokane!

We need you up here Apple! The closest Apple Store is 6 hours away in Seattle! Come to Spokane if you want, but I know probably 100+ people that ...

Hello Neighbors! (I live in Coeur d' alene and go to Boise all the time)... We used to have a 3rd party Mac store here in Coeur d' alene off Highway-95 (near Appleway), not sure what happened to them.. Spokane surely has a few, no?


Does the UPS truck come through Coeur d'Alene?

Coeur d' alene is actually around ~35+K and Kootenai County is 135,000. 20 Spokane, WA (<30 minutes away) is 400,000.

On a side note, Coeur d' alene has been growing like crazy in the last decade. A lot of people from California/Arizona/Nevada/Utah have been drawn by the beautiful lake, ski mountains, and (once) cheap housing prices and are turning it into a ritzy summer tourist locale.

[applegeek13]

Is anyone here planning to go to the opening? I might. The mall is a bit far from my house though.

[Dimwhit]

I wanted to, but I didn't find out until today that it opens Saturday, and my entire day is booked solid. I'll probably swing by Monday, though.

[NastyComputers]

Forget Boise! Let's put one up in Coeur d'Alene (/Spokane) in North Idaho :p we have nothing up here! The closest Apple store is Portland followed by Seattle...

They are building in Spokane as we speak....should be open this summer

[NastyComputers]

[QUOTE=winterspan;9619672]Hello Neighbors! (I live in Coeur d' alene and go to Boise all the time)... We used to have a 3rd party Mac store here in Coeur d' alene off Highway-95 (near Appleway), not sure what happened to them.. Spokane surely has a few, no?
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That place closed down....but there is a apple reseller in Post Falls.

[iPhone3GCrazed]

Obviously, you've never been to an Apple Store.

Haha. My sentiments exactly.

[three]

I drive through Boise about once a year. Would be nice to visit the Apple store. I live in Yakima WA which is about 4 hours from Spokane and 3 from Seattle. I really hope Apple decides to bring a retail store to Yakima in the near future. We have a third party retailer called Efcom which has terrible service to say the least...