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Apple Retail Employees Outfitted With New Shirts Ahead of Apple Watch Launch
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Tim Cook just sent out an all employee memo stating that employees get a 50% discount on the purchase of Watch Sport or Watch.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/06/tim-c...l-get-50-off-apple-watch-1000-apps-submitted/
T-Shirts are what is appropriate for serving high end customers.
Do they have to avoid making eye contact when they serve the elite too?
Naw, the women curtsy- men bow.
What positive changes have come about as a result of her being placed in charge? Different coloured shirts are not going to do much to improve the poor shopping experience at most of the Apple stores that I have visited. It was already a hassle trying to find the right employee for the type of need that I had that visit and this change will make it more difficult.
Ultimately, a $10000 high-end fashion accessory does not fit the nature of the other products that are carried at Apple stores. When individuals spend that much money on a watch, they generally do not want to be surrounded by kids playing angry birds, in a crowded store, while being served by individuals of questionable attitudes and a few hours of product/customer service training.
That much ?
A T-shirt wearing salesperson matching the "prestige" of the watch ?
More befitting if I was buying a watch from this guy:
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What?! You mean you wouldn't buy a $17,000 piece of merchandise from a person who's wearing a t-shirt?!
I don't know about the US, but here in the UK some Apple store employees already wear black: anyone involved in business sales.
I hope you treat all people who work for big companies the same. McDonalds, banks, Google, car companies etc. Something tells me you're a charming person in real life.
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Hence why those customers can go buy it in select shops outside of Apple. Keep fighting the good fight though, my disgruntled friend.
What?! You mean you wouldn't buy a $17,000 piece of merchandise from a person who's wearing a t-shirt?!
Am I that shallow?? Call me shallow Hal
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Not a turtleneck?
I would so trust a bloke in an apple turtleneck..... TAKE MY MONEY NOW!!!!
Good luck convincing a tony buyer to part with $10,000-17,000 with someone wearing this. Even better, convincing said buyer to trust tattooed and/or pierced employee with dreadlocks with your Black American Express or VISA card.
If this launch fails to generate massive interest Apple's not going to look good at all. Yet I'm sure they've already prepared a damage control plan to right the ship.
The irony is none of this matters, between Apple's masterful spin control and thousands of apologists they're capable of forcing the perception of success.
There's far too much resting on the publics perception which has nothing to do with money since Apple's financials are beyond robust.
Never a dull moment in Appleland...
The irony is none of this matters, between Apple's masterful spin control and thousands of apologists they're capable of forcing the perception of success.
There's far too much resting on the publics perception which has nothing to do with money since Apple's financials are beyond robust.
Never a dull moment in Appleland...
They wear all black at their meetings where I see them, too. No hair cutting there. Black is a high-fashion retail color, especially in New York. Not sure I buy the "shows hair less" argument when I can plainly see all sorts of my cat's hair on my black pants every time I wear them. Seems like the worst color to wear around flying hair. Now, if your argument was that black clothes hide hair color stains better, then I'm with you.
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