San Francisco - Stockton street

Maxx005 · Mar 23, 2010, 12:40 AM

Im planning to get down there around 2 or 3 am...Anybody care to join? I got a spare lazyboy style folding chair!

macnerd77 · 03:44 AM

I am from Sacramento and I usually line up at the Apple store in the mall here for launches. But I was thinking of coming to San Francisco for this launch. Do you think the festivites will be any different?
Thanks in advance

Maxx005 · Mar 24, 2010, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by macnerd77

I am from Sacramento and I usually line up at the Apple store in the mall here for launches. But I was thinking of coming to San Francisco for this launch. Do you think the festivites will be any different?
Thanks in advance

Couldnt really say since Ive never been to the apple store in Sac!
But considering that San Francisco is a little bit in the epicenter of Applegeekness my guess is that there will be a line filled with all sorts of fun (and some boring) peeps!
Theres some really cool coffeehouses with free wifi where the ones of us who dont want to run straight home (pull the blinds and disappear to the world while playing with our new toy), can go, unpack and boot up together over breakfast afterwards!

aljawad · Mar 26, 2010, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxx005

Im planning to get down there around 2 or 3 am...Anybody care to join? I got a spare lazyboy style folding chair!

Sure! I'd love to camp in front of the store - kinda like the other Apple related events in SF like WWDC or MacWorld

Maxx005 · Mar 26, 2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by aljawad

Sure! I'd love to camp in front of the store - kinda like the other Apple related events in SF like WWDC or MacWorld

Awesome, you said earlier that you live pretty close to the store (I presume the Stockton Apple store) and were going to check out the feel for it on friday.
Ive looked around a little and I think either its gonna be nuts (first iphone style) or you and I are going to have a party on our own! ha ha I dont care either way!

My guess is that if we're there around 3am should either put us first in line or atleast in the first 20. Plus the Friday night party crowd should be off the streets!
For awhile I was thinking about scrapping the whole campout idea, but then again, reserves and preorders are between 9am and 3pm so there are going to be lines no matter what! Ive seen a bunch of folks writing here and other forums that they reserved/preordered and expect just to be able to wander right down there and pick it up! There will be lines and the sooner we get there the sooner we'll get the damn thing! lol
Ill shoot you a PM with my phone info etc and we'll talk more during the week!

puppyflightclub · Mar 26, 2010, 05:14 PM

damn im in STOCKTON,CA.

i wanna go to APPLE SF. I'm actually GOING to SF that day with my girlfriend and her my soon to be in laws.

Maxx005 · Mar 26, 2010, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by puppyflightclub

damn im in STOCKTON,CA.

i wanna go to APPLE SF. I'm actually GOING to SF that day with my girlfriend and her my soon to be in laws.

Heck, come on over! Your lady and the soon to be inlaws can come and pick you up, all caffinated and happy, with a brand new iPad in yer backpack.

puppyflightclub · Mar 26, 2010, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxx005

Heck, come on over! Your lady and the soon to be inlaws can come and pick you up, all caffinated and happy, with a brand new iPad in yer backpack.

youre gonna head out there at 2am? she wont wanna leave stockton at 1am. haaa.

i usually park at the wharf and take the train to market st to get to the apple store.

you guys sound like you will have fun. whats the hype story news in SF right now on the iPad? long lines possibly?

Maxx005 · Mar 26, 2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by puppyflightclub

youre gonna head out there at 2am? she wont wanna leave stockton at 1am. haaa.

i usually park at the wharf and take the train to market st to get to the apple store.

you guys sound like you will have fun. whats the hype story news in SF right now on the iPad? long lines possibly?

Havent heard that much around the campfire, but my guess is as good as any and thats a long friggin line!

puppyflightclub · Mar 26, 2010, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxx005

Havent heard that much around the campfire, but my guess is as good as any and thats a long friggin line!

did it seem the Apple Store is makin preparations for the launch?

Maxx005 · Mar 26, 2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by puppyflightclub

did it seem the Apple Store is makin preparations for the launch?

Havent been down there yet, Ill let you know as soon as I know!

aljawad · Mar 27, 2010, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxx005

Awesome, you said earlier that you live pretty close to the store (I presume the Stockton Apple store) and were going to check out the feel for it on friday.
Ive looked around a little and I think either its gonna be nuts (first iphone style) or you and I are going to have a party on our own! ha ha I dont care either way!

My guess is that if we're there around 3am should either put us first in line or atleast in the first 20. Plus the Friday night party crowd should be off the streets!
For awhile I was thinking about scrapping the whole campout idea, but then again, reserves and preorders are between 9am and 3pm so there are going to be lines no matter what! Ive seen a bunch of folks writing here and other forums that they reserved/preordered and expect just to be able to wander right down there and pick it up! There will be lines and the sooner we get there the sooner we'll get the damn thing! lol
Ill shoot you a PM with my phone info etc and we'll talk more during the week!

CooL! I'll PM you as well with my contact information.

I've made the reservation for the SF store because thats where I'll be on that date, and I usually stay within the vicinity of the Apple store. In previous years and during the Apple iWaiting events, its only a matter of minutes to the store and/or the Moscone center.

In any case, it will be an exciting event among fellow Apple fans and friends, so who would mind the wait and early hour

Maxx005 · Mar 27, 2010, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by puppyflightclub

did it seem the Apple Store is makin preparations for the launch?

Walked by last night and no, no change yet!

Maxx005 · 01:21 AM

The closer we get to Saturday the more I get a feeling of how crazy its gonna get! Cant wait!!

However, it will rain!! ha ha ha keeps the bums of the street but not the hardcore ones waiting for the Apple store to open! What does that make us? lol

aljawad · Apr 2, 2010, 12:18 PM

OK, less than 24 hours to go. Its raining today, but the weather is expected to be drier and a little warmer tomorrow.
I already asked at the store and was told about the two lines for reserves & walk-ins. Although I've been assured I don't need to bring a printout of the acknowledgment email I got from Apple, I'm at least keeping a copy on my iPhone.
No idea on which accessories will be available with the launch - I'm kinda hoping for the case at the very least :-/

Maxx005 · Apr 2, 2010, 03:14 PM

According to the website only the dock and the VGA cable is available as of tomorrow!

I dont need either.
But yeah, good news on the weather! Nice to know we're not gonna sit in pouring rain all morning! LOL

AuDioFreaK39 · Apr 2, 2010, 04:14 PM

Thanks for the info Max. Has anyone formed a line yet? I'll be down there sometime later tonight.

Maxx005 · Apr 3, 2010, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by AuDioFreaK39

Thanks for the info Max. Has anyone formed a line yet? I'll be down there sometime later tonight.

Sorry for the late reply! But yes theres a line! You in it?

Im the tall tattooed guy in the front of the line!

aljawad · Apr 25, 2010, 04:01 AM

Its been a few weeks since I had the pleasure of meeting with so many fellow Apple aficionados on iPad launch day in front of the San Francisco store, especially Max who started this thread!

Many thanks to you, Max, and all those nice folks who were generous with their company on that cold evening, which was eventually concluded with being the first to purchase and use an iPad - in the SF area, at least

Here is a collection of pictures from that night.

Mar 23, 2010, 12:40 AM	#1
Maxx005 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, Prague, San Francisco, LA, NYC, San Antonio	San Francisco - Stockton street Im planning to get down there around 2 or 3 am...Anybody care to join? I got a spare lazyboy style folding chair!
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Mar 23, 2010, 09:46 PM	#2
macnerd77 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern California / Bay Area	I am from Sacramento and I usually line up at the Apple store in the mall here for launches. But I was thinking of coming to San Francisco for this launch. Do you think the festivites will be any different? Thanks in advance __________________ iMac 27",Core i7, 12 gb ram, 1 tb hd ; iPhone 4s 64 gb ; new iPad 64 gb Never ask what sort of a computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him? -Tom Clancy Last edited by macnerd77; Mar 24, 2010 at 03:44 AM.
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Mar 26, 2010, 05:14 PM	#6
puppyflightclub macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: california	damn im in STOCKTON,CA. i wanna go to APPLE SF. I'm actually GOING to SF that day with my girlfriend and her my soon to be in laws. __________________ OVOXO
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Mar 30, 2010, 12:50 AM	#14
Maxx005 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, Prague, San Francisco, LA, NYC, San Antonio	The closer we get to Saturday the more I get a feeling of how crazy its gonna get! Cant wait!! However, it will rain!! ha ha ha keeps the bums of the street but not the hardcore ones waiting for the Apple store to open! What does that make us? lol Last edited by Maxx005; Mar 30, 2010 at 01:21 AM.
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Apr 2, 2010, 12:18 PM	#15
aljawad macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Planet Earth	OK, less than 24 hours to go. Its raining today, but the weather is expected to be drier and a little warmer tomorrow. I already asked at the store and was told about the two lines for reserves & walk-ins. Although I've been assured I don't need to bring a printout of the acknowledgment email I got from Apple, I'm at least keeping a copy on my iPhone. No idea on which accessories will be available with the launch - I'm kinda hoping for the case at the very least :-/ __________________ "Ground control to Major Tom: take your protein pills and turn your iPhone on ..."
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Maxx005 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, Prague, San Francisco, LA, NYC, San Antonio	According to the website only the dock and the VGA cable is available as of tomorrow! I dont need either. But yeah, good news on the weather! Nice to know we're not gonna sit in pouring rain all morning! LOL
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AuDioFreaK39 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA	Thanks for the info Max. Has anyone formed a line yet? I'll be down there sometime later tonight. __________________ EVGA X58 SLI Classified Limited Edition, Core i7 Extreme 980X Gulftown six-core, 6GB Mushkin XP Series DDR3 1600MHz, 2x Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 2GB [Quad-CrossFireX], Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM
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Apr 25, 2010, 04:01 AM	#19
aljawad macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Planet Earth	Its been a few weeks since I had the pleasure of meeting with so many fellow Apple aficionados on iPad launch day in front of the San Francisco store, especially Max who started this thread! Many thanks to you, Max, and all those nice folks who were generous with their company on that cold evening, which was eventually concluded with being the first to purchase and use an iPad - in the SF area, at least Here is a collection of pictures from that night. __________________ "Ground control to Major Tom: take your protein pills and turn your iPhone on ..."
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