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Anyone camping out?

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Hi - I love apple and I love iPhones even more.

Anyone camping out for their iPhone?!

I would love to be one of the first


Go apple !!!!
 
No. When I see those lines, I find it embarrassing. I own several Apple products, and when I see those lines, it almost validates what non apple owners think of us.
 
I'm not camping out because of pre-orders and the thousands of places you can buy them now. I'm actually surprised I can't get one at every Starbucks.
 
I walked in last year day one, waited 10 minutes and got it. No preorder or anything. This was in a relatively populated area in Cali too.
 
No need to these days.

My iPhone 5 was dropped off at my door at around noon last year on release day.
 
I've never understood the camping thing personally. I saw the lines last year and yet I had my iPhone delivered at pretty much the same time. It was my first iPhone and I was excited to get it, but I'd rather get it delivered to my front door than sit on a hard floor at a shopping precinct waiting for hours and hours!

I've heard people say, yeah but I was one of the first to have this iPhone in this town etc etc. Is that impressive I ask? I probably got mine a couple of hours after some or maybe around the same time, but I've never really felt the need to use that as a bragging right. I only give the example now. Its a phone at the end of the day. A nice phone I'll give you that, but its still a phone. :)

PS: No offence meant to the OP, if you are happy to camp and have the enthusiasm and excitement for it, then I say good for you! Enjoy your nice device. ;)
 
Im going to "camp". Not that long though. Probaly 18-14 hours. Its nice to chat with personel and fans outside during the night.
 
No I have a family and life to take care of so dont have the time to camp out. That's not a knock at people who do have the time but I dont.

I wouldn't do it if I did cause a click on a button on the Apple website easy. Gotta love a web browser.
 
The only thing I'm "camping" for is GTA V, and even that is a very loose term since it's a midnight release and everybody paid it off already
 
Most the camping will be done in heavily populated cities like New York.

I prefer to have mine delivered to my office on the day of introduction!

I work for a living and "camping" is not an option.
 
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It will be a very short line I'm sure. I'll probably go one my work lunch break and get one. I'm not worried about camping, I have better things to do. Like sleeping.
 
darster said:
No. When I see those lines, I find it embarrassing. I own several Apple products, and when I see those lines, it almost validates what non apple owners think of us.
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Who cares what non Apple owners think of us?

The camping out experience is something every true Apple fan should do at least once. It's a wonderful feeling being among the most loyal fans waiting eagerly for something incredible to be sold to you the next morning.

Personally I've done it three times. First time was for an iPod, the second time was for the iPhone and the third time was the first generation iPad. And I'm so proud of it I have the pictures published online from each launch night. :cool:
 
dumastudetto said:
Who cares what non Apple owners think of us?

The camping out experience is something every true Apple fan should do at least once. It's a wonderful feeling being among the most loyal fans waiting eagerly for something incredible to be sold to you the next morning.

Personally I've done it three times. First time was for an iPod, the second time was for the iPhone and the third time was the first generation iPad. And I'm so proud of it I have the pictures published online from each launch night. :cool:
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yes and no. Camping is only used out of a necessity. Since you can order online now there is really no point.
 
Don't think i can claim to be camping out, but I normally get to my local store at around 4AM to make sure I get the model/colour that i want :)
It's always fun talking to everyone in the line and meeting cool people there, would recommend it!
 
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