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Apple Retail Store News Roundup

Zincous said:
WOO I was at the Apple store in Roseville this morning as it opened! I got a free shirt!! :cool:
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It was pretty cool to be there this morning as the store was opening, but not as many people as I thought. I got in the door of the store about 11:15 or so, and they still had plenty of shirts for the first 1,000 people. I guess when that's all you hand out, there's not much extra motivation to be there as when they did the goodie bags. ;)
 
Jeff_R said:
It was pretty cool to be there this morning as the store was opening, but not as many people as I thought. I got in the door of the store about 11:15 or so, and they still had plenty of shirts for the first 1,000 people. I guess when that's all you hand out, there's not much extra motivation to be there as when they did the goodie bags. ;)
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I got in about 10:30. The line was out the door of the mall. Those were some happy and excited employees :p
 
Isn't it weird that many of us were there, may have spoken to each other in line, but would never know that we were all macrumors users? Did you all see the proposal that occured? I have pics to prove it!

In case you missed it, as a guy and girl were walking into the store, the dude dropped to a knee and proposed. She accepted and the employees and spectators went nuts!
 
PharmD said:
Isn't it weird that many of us were there, may have spoken to each other in line, but would never know that we were all macrumors users? Did you all see the proposal that occured? I have pics to prove it!

In case you missed it, as a guy and girl were walking into the store, the dude dropped to a knee and proposed. She accepted and the employees and spectators went nuts!
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Whoa I didn't see the proposal happen! That's pretty awesome lol. I was too far back in line :( Just thought the employees were going all crazy like they were the whole time. :rolleyes:
 
Overall, nice store as usual. Little bigger than Arden, so that's cool. Good to have one within a 5 min drive now ;)

I got one photo off at about 9am before the two security guards came over to stop me (see them in a blur at the front of the store...)

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LtCarter47 said:
They were specifically targeting SLRs and other bigger cameras. I saw them turn away several others after I put my gear away.
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Why didn't you point out that the mall was a public area, and the Apple goons had no right to falsely claim that picture taking from the outside was not allowed?

I would have continued to take pictures, even of the black shirts trying to stop me.

Apple is beginning to scare me. For a company that based the Mac on fighting "Big Brother", it's disturbing that they've become the essence of totalitarian rule.
 
AidenShaw said:
Why didn't you point out that the mall was a public area, and the Apple goons had no right to falsely claim that picture taking from the outside was not allowed?

I would have continued to take pictures, even of the black shirts trying to stop me.

Apple is beginning to scare me. For a company that based the Mac on fighting "Big Brother", it's disturbing that they've become the essence of totalitarian rule.
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Well, the Westfield shopping center is technically private property, so they do indeed have the authority to enforce a policy like that. I do share your opinion though, my photography is strictly for my own enjoyment, and it poses little if any threat to the companies involved. That said, I wanted my shirt, so I put my camera away and got in line. ;)
 
LtCarter47 said:
Well, the Westfield shopping center is technically private property...
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That is debatable - but with the Westfield goons, not the Apple goons.

There also should be no difference between taking a picture with a crappy Iphone cameraphone and a good SLR.

Don't give up your rights without a fight!
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Be aware as well, that when Westfield allows unrestricted access to the public areas - they give up most of their "private property" rights pertaining to photography and the like.

Keep shooting pictures until someone with a government ID asks you to stop.

Do you think that Apple would want a news story about someone being arrested for taking pictures of an Apple event?

"Kodachrome! Give me a Nikon camera..."
 
AidenShaw said:
That is debatable - but with the Westfield goons, not the Apple goons.
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As someone that works in a Westfield mall, I can tell you that their mall security are total jerks. they are all power tripping. so it's no shock that they or anyone hired by them to traffic control on mall property would pull a move like telling folks to put away cameras and such.

Apple would only care if the photography created a traffic problem and then only because they want as many folks as possible to enjoy the whole opening day experience. for that reason they might politely ask folks to keep the cameras to a minimum
 
I was surprised and happy when I walked into my local apple store and saw that they had moved things around. The didn't build it big enough in the first place, so it was hard to move around in the store. Now I can walk around in their on a busy day and not bump into people or worry about running over somebody's kid...
 
PharmD said:
In case you missed it, as a guy and girl were walking into the store, the dude dropped to a knee and proposed. She accepted and the employees and spectators went nuts!
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I think I heard that from the back of the line. There was one celebration that seemed louder than the rest. No one back in my area of the line said anything about a proposal, so I don't think word got back that far.
 
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