iPhone Purchasers: Bay Area, CA

villanova329 · Jun 19, 2007, 12:25 PM

Everyone is asking where people are going in their respective cities, so I'm wondering where are the people from the Bay Area going to wait? I have my little corporate Cingular shop near my house, its not really well known cause the shop is hidden behind a chinese restaurant and its hard to see.

Maybe if you mention it we'll meet there

/dev/toaster · Jun 19, 2007, 01:45 PM

Well, I live in San Francisco so I will be sending my girlfriend to stand in line at the Apple store, and I will be heading down Market to stand at the AT&T / Cingular store.

villanova329 · Jun 20, 2007, 01:58 AM

Wow... I guess not many from the Bay Area are interested. I'm sure us in the Bay Area will be okay, most cities in a 15-minute span have either 2 or 3 corporate AT&Ts, or an Apple Store

Quote:

Originally Posted by /dev/toaster

Well, I live in San Francisco so I will be sending my girlfriend to stand in line at the Apple store, and I will be heading down Market to stand at the AT&T / Cingular store.

Wish I was going to the SF one toaster, cause I'd take you out for a beer after you cough up that $750 deposit=(

/dev/toaster · Jun 20, 2007, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by villanova329

Wow... I guess not many from the Bay Area are interested. I'm sure us in the Bay Area will be okay, most cities in a 15-minute span have either 2 or 3 corporate AT&Ts, or an Apple Store

Wish I was going to the SF one toaster, cause I'd take you out for a beer after you cough up that $750 deposit=(

hehehe, well let me know if you are gonna be in the area

joshuajestelle · Jun 21, 2007, 02:57 PM

I'm suprised people are still talking about camping out by their favorite store, since they annouced they'll go on sale at 6pm.

I'm thinking I'll check out the line around lunchtime, if it's already getting long, maybe I'll get in and spend the afternoon there.

But from the sounds of things I feel like I could show up at the SF market st Apple store at 6pm, and still get my iPhone before they close.

Josh

MacbookSwitcher · Jun 25, 2007, 01:00 AM

I may peruse over to Valley Fair around lunch time to get a chuckle out of the line..

sportsfanMAW · Jun 25, 2007, 01:38 AM

anyone here in the Santa Rosa area?

AppleIntelRock · Jun 25, 2007, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MacbookSwitcher

I may peruse over to Valley Fair around lunch time to get a chuckle out of the line..

why on earth would you do that? to "chuckle" at the line?
WHAT?

"Oh, I think I'll just over to the mall and chuckle at a line of people"

...

Maybe you should WAIT in that line

Multimedia · Jun 26, 2007, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by villanova329

Wow... I guess not many from the Bay Area are interested. I'm sure us in the Bay Area will be okay, most cities in a 15-minute span have either 2 or 3 corporate AT&Ts, or an Apple Store

Wish I was going to the SF one toaster, cause I'd take you out for a beer after you cough up that $750 deposit=(

What $750 deposit?!?!

joshuajestelle · Jun 20, 2007, 04:32 PM

I live in SF too, but I work down on the pinisuala. I'll likely go to either the SF Apple Store or maybe to the one in Palo Alto.

How early you heading down to the store?

Josh

villanova329 · Jun 20, 2007, 05:01 PM

Going to the store near my house a little after 10pm the night before to scope out the lines, then sleep park right in front under a tree and sleep in my car=)

iHerzeleid · Jun 20, 2007, 05:07 PM

Im still deciding which bay area store to attend. east bay here.

villanova329 · Jun 20, 2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by iHerzeleid

Im still deciding which bay area store to attend. east bay here.

Finally some Northern CA people showing up. We have quite a few AT&Ts here in the East Bay, how do you think the lines will look?

iHerzeleid · Jun 20, 2007, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by villanova329

Finally some Northern CA people showing up. We have quite a few AT&Ts here in the East Bay, how do you think the lines will look?

hopefully empty. i want one.

moonzilla · Jun 20, 2007, 05:23 PM

the main Apple store on market will probably have the most in stock. there are a bunch of att stores in the area, as well as apple stores in burlingame, stonestown, and emeryville, but i can't imagine them having nearly as much as the flagship sf store.

and hey, if you choose to spend the night there, im sure the bums will keep you company

epiphany · Jun 20, 2007, 08:02 PM

I thought they were only going to be at select AT&T company stores. Aren't you guys taking a risk by sleeping overnight at a store that might not have the phones?

kqwik78 · Jun 20, 2007, 09:30 PM

Although not really in the bay area, it's close enough I guess.

Any Fresno/Clovis, CA peeps going to be waiting and where? I'm not sure if I'll be waiting at the Clovis Corp Store or the Fresno one.

The Apple store maybe a little crazy but I wouldnt mind waiting in side the mall instead of being in the HOT Valley Heat

AppleIntelRock · Jun 20, 2007, 09:31 PM

I think the line at the SF apple store is going to be INSANE. Personally, I'm going with a ATT "Select" store. Either that or Palo Alto apple store...

Silencio · Jun 20, 2007, 09:51 PM

I think I'll casually check out the line, if any, in front of the AT&T Store up the street from me. I wasn't planning on getting an iPhone right away, but there could be some potential for an impulse purchase...

Danny Mac · Jun 20, 2007, 10:40 PM

Hello, I'm new to these forums, but have been checking things out for awhile.

I work in Dublin so I figured I'd cruise over to Stoneridge Mall after work at 5, and hang out until 6pm. If people are going to be waiting in line as soon as the mall opens that morning though, what are the chances I'm going to be able to stroll up and buy one? True, in the Bay Area we have tons of options, but if people are going to be staking out and such, that kind of kills it for all the rest of us who have to work for a living, at least on Friday.

I've wanted an iPhone since I first heard about it, but wasn't really compelled to get one until my Smartphone took a dive and Cingular wanted $300 to replace it. If I sell my iPod, I can get iPhone for cheaper then it would have costed me to replace my not so Smartphone. Sounds like a deal to me, but I still just need a phone! If I can't get an iPhone at launch, I have to spend money on something lesser, until I can get one.

One little note about the rumors of ATT stores closing, then re-opening for launch and staying open possibly until 12am. If you were only going to be able to sell 15-30 iPhones and given the hype surrounding the product, why would you have to stay open so late? I hope because they're planning on moving a lot more stock then people think they have available.

Danny Mac · Jun 20, 2007, 11:07 PM

Another thought...

One way to gauge what's going on with iPhone the day of the release without having to wait by a store is just to follow the news throughout the workday. If people are lining up for iPhone, the news is going to cover it and what (if anything) is being done to ensure the 6pm playing field is level (i.e. not allowing people to camp out or start lines hours before the product is unveiled.

That and we'll have a 3 hour head-start being on the West Coast, should be able to get details about the launch from back east well before our own local launch.

scotto07 · Jun 25, 2007, 01:03 PM

I will be at the pleasanton Apple Store, but not waiting in line for one, but selling those in line one!!

cloudnine · Jun 25, 2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by scotto07

I will be at the pleasanton Apple Store, but not waiting in line for one, but selling those in line one!!

Sweet... make sure to hold two of them for me!

haha

odobo · Jun 25, 2007, 02:03 PM

I am thinking if I should wait in line at stonestown apple store or the 1 in walnut creek.... I work in concord but live in san francisco.... I dont think SF downtown will be a good site to look for 1 since all those people that work at sf downtown will be there...

bigbook · Jun 25, 2007, 07:00 PM

My plan of action is to hit up the apple store in Concord,

heres a little insider information that very few people know.
Bestbuy will have 10 iphone per store per city. I'm a store service manager.

Jun 19, 2007, 12:25 PM	#1
villanova329 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: California	iPhone Purchasers: Bay Area, CA Everyone is asking where people are going in their respective cities, so I'm wondering where are the people from the Bay Area going to wait? I have my little corporate Cingular shop near my house, its not really well known cause the shop is hidden behind a chinese restaurant and its hard to see. Maybe if you mention it we'll meet there __________________ Unibody MacBook \| Blackberry Tour

Jun 19, 2007, 01:45 PM	#2
/dev/toaster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA	Well, I live in San Francisco so I will be sending my girlfriend to stand in line at the Apple store, and I will be heading down Market to stand at the AT&T / Cingular store. __________________ http://www.jokeped.com http://www.linkped.com

Jun 20, 2007, 05:01 PM	#11
villanova329 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: California	Going to the store near my house a little after 10pm the night before to scope out the lines, then sleep park right in front under a tree and sleep in my car=) __________________ Unibody MacBook \| Blackberry Tour

Jun 20, 2007, 09:30 PM	#17
kqwik78 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fresno, CA	Fresno Peeps Although not really in the bay area, it's close enough I guess. Any Fresno/Clovis, CA peeps going to be waiting and where? I'm not sure if I'll be waiting at the Clovis Corp Store or the Fresno one. The Apple store maybe a little crazy but I wouldnt mind waiting in side the mall instead of being in the HOT Valley Heat

Jun 20, 2007, 09:31 PM	#18
AppleIntelRock macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: settle down... we don't even know each other very well...	I think the line at the SF apple store is going to be INSANE. Personally, I'm going with a ATT "Select" store. Either that or Palo Alto apple store... __________________ People think I'm crazy, 'cause I worry all the time, but if you payed attention... you'd be worried too.

Jun 21, 2007, 02:57 PM	#5
joshuajestelle macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA	I'm suprised people are still talking about camping out by their favorite store, since they annouced they'll go on sale at 6pm. I'm thinking I'll check out the line around lunchtime, if it's already getting long, maybe I'll get in and spend the afternoon there. But from the sounds of things I feel like I could show up at the SF market st Apple store at 6pm, and still get my iPhone before they close. Josh

Jun 25, 2007, 01:00 AM	#6
MacbookSwitcher macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan	I may peruse over to Valley Fair around lunch time to get a chuckle out of the line..

Jun 25, 2007, 01:38 AM	#7
sportsfanMAW macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2006	anyone here in the Santa Rosa area?

Jun 20, 2007, 04:32 PM	#10
joshuajestelle macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA	I live in SF too, but I work down on the pinisuala. I'll likely go to either the SF Apple Store or maybe to the one in Palo Alto. How early you heading down to the store? Josh

Jun 20, 2007, 05:07 PM	#12
iHerzeleid Banned Join Date: May 2007	Im still deciding which bay area store to attend. east bay here.

Jun 20, 2007, 05:23 PM	#15
moonzilla macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA	the main Apple store on market will probably have the most in stock. there are a bunch of att stores in the area, as well as apple stores in burlingame, stonestown, and emeryville, but i can't imagine them having nearly as much as the flagship sf store. and hey, if you choose to spend the night there, im sure the bums will keep you company

Jun 20, 2007, 08:02 PM	#16
epiphany macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rocklin,CA	I thought they were only going to be at select AT&T company stores. Aren't you guys taking a risk by sleeping overnight at a store that might not have the phones?

Jun 20, 2007, 09:51 PM	#19
Silencio macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco	I think I'll casually check out the line, if any, in front of the AT&T Store up the street from me. I wasn't planning on getting an iPhone right away, but there could be some potential for an impulse purchase... __________________ "I don't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." - John Cage

Jun 20, 2007, 10:40 PM	#20
Danny Mac macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	Hello, I'm new to these forums, but have been checking things out for awhile. I work in Dublin so I figured I'd cruise over to Stoneridge Mall after work at 5, and hang out until 6pm. If people are going to be waiting in line as soon as the mall opens that morning though, what are the chances I'm going to be able to stroll up and buy one? True, in the Bay Area we have tons of options, but if people are going to be staking out and such, that kind of kills it for all the rest of us who have to work for a living, at least on Friday. I've wanted an iPhone since I first heard about it, but wasn't really compelled to get one until my Smartphone took a dive and Cingular wanted $300 to replace it. If I sell my iPod, I can get iPhone for cheaper then it would have costed me to replace my not so Smartphone. Sounds like a deal to me, but I still just need a phone! If I can't get an iPhone at launch, I have to spend money on something lesser, until I can get one. One little note about the rumors of ATT stores closing, then re-opening for launch and staying open possibly until 12am. If you were only going to be able to sell 15-30 iPhones and given the hype surrounding the product, why would you have to stay open so late? I hope because they're planning on moving a lot more stock then people think they have available.

Jun 20, 2007, 11:07 PM	#21
Danny Mac macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	Another thought... One way to gauge what's going on with iPhone the day of the release without having to wait by a store is just to follow the news throughout the workday. If people are lining up for iPhone, the news is going to cover it and what (if anything) is being done to ensure the 6pm playing field is level (i.e. not allowing people to camp out or start lines hours before the product is unveiled. That and we'll have a 3 hour head-start being on the West Coast, should be able to get details about the launch from back east well before our own local launch. __________________ Apple Powerbook G4, 1.67 GHz

Jun 25, 2007, 01:03 PM	#22
scotto07 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: P-Town, NorCal	I will be at the pleasanton Apple Store, but not waiting in line for one, but selling those in line one!!

Jun 25, 2007, 02:03 PM	#24
odobo macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2006	I am thinking if I should wait in line at stonestown apple store or the 1 in walnut creek.... I work in concord but live in san francisco.... I dont think SF downtown will be a good site to look for 1 since all those people that work at sf downtown will be there...

Jun 25, 2007, 07:00 PM	#25
bigbook macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	My plan of action is to hit up the apple store in Concord, heres a little insider information that very few people know. Bestbuy will have 10 iphone per store per city. I'm a store service manager.

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