Stood in a line of 300+ at the Austin Domain store. The shopping Center is outside. When I arrived at 5:40 am, there were already 200+ people in line. I was mad, because I was told by the Apple store employees and mall security that they would not let a line start to form until 6 am.
It had been raining most of the night, but really came down hard around 6:45 am, and kept going for about 30 minutes. Even with umbrella, I got soaked in certain areas. Once it stopped, Apple started down the line with cards representing the phone model you wanted. I got my AT&T Space Gray 32GB no problem. I was in the store by 9:00 am, and out by 9:30 am. Apple had this organized very well, and all went smoothly except the rain.
There was a guy in line in front of me that asked for two cards for his phones. He stepped out of line when we were within 30 people from the store door. He asked me to save his place and that he'd be back in just a few moments. He never returned before I got into the store. I guess he was paid to stand in line for someone, until he could get a card and save them a few phones. It just seemed weird, though.