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Got a paid offer to wait in line...
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It all depends on how you value your time. If you and your co-worker are McDonald's employees, maybe $100 is a nice score for you. For those who are calculating the per-hour charge, and figuring it to be less than minimum wage, keep in mind that he's just waiting in a line. It's not like he's taking part in any significant amount of labor.
Personally, I would never want to wait in a line overnight. Maybe if I was younger and was doing this with some friends, but to be waiting in a line overnight on my own? That sounds horrible.
I assume you're taking into consideration how you'll handle needing to go to the bathroom, accounting for poor weather, etc.?
Personally, I would never want to wait in a line overnight. Maybe if I was younger and was doing this with some friends, but to be waiting in a line overnight on my own? That sounds horrible.
I assume you're taking into consideration how you'll handle needing to go to the bathroom, accounting for poor weather, etc.?
Ok, context. I'd wait in a queue all night if I was guaranteed a private half hour with Jessica Alba. I would not wait in line for an iPhone that is not guaranteed.
Unless you got the phone you really wanted you can cancel your order, ask him for like $150 and wait in line and just get two phones. One for you that you really liked, one for your coworker, and you get like $150
But if you already have the phone you want on release date then ask for more money.
Now that I think about, maybe I'll need a friend to wait in line with me so I can use the bathroom. But then if a friend is with me because he doing me the favor, then ill have to offer some kind of compensation for him as well, cutting into my initial price agreement, and my sandwich.
My best friend is going to wait in line already, but he's going to a different store in south San Diego because he'll be visiting family down there this week. And that's an almost 2 hour drive.
But if I drive to San Diego, that will cost money. So I'll probably just end up netting far less than what it's actually worth to wait in line.
I'm feeling like this is a bad idea all together..
But then again.
I should just wait in line, eat his sandwich, hope he's a few minutes late, buy myself a 6 plus, and tell him they ran out and keep some of his money for being there and tell him they ran out!
Actually, I don't want to do it anymore. This is a bad idea.
My best friend is going to wait in line already, but he's going to a different store in south San Diego because he'll be visiting family down there this week. And that's an almost 2 hour drive.
But if I drive to San Diego, that will cost money. So I'll probably just end up netting far less than what it's actually worth to wait in line.
I'm feeling like this is a bad idea all together..
But then again.
I should just wait in line, eat his sandwich, hope he's a few minutes late, buy myself a 6 plus, and tell him they ran out and keep some of his money for being there and tell him they ran out!
Actually, I don't want to do it anymore. This is a bad idea.
Maybe for $1,000, just maybe. $100 for 12 hours is less than minimum wage in California.
Is this true?? I thought I remember articles about people posting Craigslist ads to wait in line for iPhones before.
I'm from Vancouver so we probably have more homeless people. But me an my buddies always get them to wait in line for us.
Just did it at the Lego store at the start of the month and also did it for our phones.
Just don't be stupid and pay them upfront, but out source it to some bum sleeping
Last year, a guy was waiting in line for another person. He got there at noon the day before the iPhone 5s was released. The guy he was waiting in line for paid him 500 dollars to wait in line for him if he was 1st in line. I was 2nd in line. I got there at 11 the night before. So he was there almost 12 hours before me. Essentially he made 25 bucks an hour. I would ask for more money.
I have a perfect solution.
Ask for $200.00
Find another friend or a younger cousin, pay them $75-$100 to this for you instead and pocket the rest.
Everyone wins.
Ask for $200.00
Find another friend or a younger cousin, pay them $75-$100 to this for you instead and pocket the rest.
Everyone wins.
Great suggestion. I can't believe no one thought of that before you did...oh wait....
Great suggestion. I can't believe no one thought of that before you did...oh wait....
ahhh someone stole my idea again...
but yea, i should read before writing...got little too excited
I got to the Apple Store (Metairie) at 2000 hours for the iPhone 4 launch and was 33rd in line.
I've camped out in front of businesses for concert tickets (it's what we did before the internet, kids), Black Friday sales (at a WalMart, never again) and the iPhone 3G (Valley Fair Mall, San Jose, party atmosphere, met Woz!). I pre-ordered the 6+ so I WOULDN'T have to do it again.
That being said, a comfy chair, cooler of beverages, power outlet and decent wifi, I could do it for $100. Sure, it comes out to less than minimum wage, but to sleep or watch Netflix, it's not that bad.
That being said, a comfy chair, cooler of beverages, power outlet and decent wifi, I could do it for $100. Sure, it comes out to less than minimum wage, but to sleep or watch Netflix, it's not that bad.