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Apple Retail Stores to Offer Third-Party Accessories in New Apple-Style Packaging
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in other words: in future we will get same s**t, but fancy wrapped. Exclusively at those iFruit stores.
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Yep, I also do custom systems too, and I get similar things daily - along with people who just ask the most incredibly ridiculous pre-sales questions. I've started collected them in Evernote to entertain people with.
When the Apple Stores first launched, they were far more diverse and interesting... play areas with bean-bag chairs and iMacs for kids, theatres, regular training classes. While my own personal experience of visiting an Apple Store is extremely limited (only once to a mall-based store), I can't help but feel that they've lost some of that personal touch and are focusing too much on simplification, to the point of blandness. M'i'right?
Apple is constantly redesigning and refining their stores, and some need to fit into the neighbourhood. This (the photo shown) is just one store in an up-scale neighbourhood, and they designed the store to fit in with the existing architecture. It really depends on where at and what the store is located in that determines the final design.
That's right before they opened.This woman, being simultaneously ignored by 2 employees, and being checked out by the other 2...
I had the same thought (NYC). I don't think Apple will try to replicate the 5th Av store exactly. Apple has done really well with their upper-middle-class aspirational position, but I think they hurt the brand a bit with the Edition watches by trying to go too upmarket. I have a 38mm Sport and the most common comment I get is: "whoa, wasn't that really expensive?" like I'm Mr. Conspicuous T. Moneybags here. The message that a lot of (normal, non-fan) people heard was "Apple Watches cost thousands of dollars".
So this is supposed to be the Future of Apple Stores, I hope not.
Once the wrapper becomes more important than the product you are pandering to the 14K Gold Watch Customer who don't want mix with the Pleb. Its there for the Versace Customer wo spends more on a bag than the Average Person brings home on a month Pay after Taxes, and there are not enough of them to sustain a Technical Product. But you want to keep those People happy So you create a Invite only Store where the Invite dosen't realise that some one pushed the Buzzer so that the Door opened so that they can visit the Magic Kingdom. We will get the occasional picture, and the Normal Apple Stores with the Normal Packaging.
The Problem is when you start to have Products whose Merit is no longer evident. Sort of like the Apple Cube a lovely peace of Industry art, with a Elegant Opening & Closing Mechanism, Pressure damped and all, But how often are you really going to need that. And now If you bought one at the Time you might even have a Collectors item. The Same thing with the Apple Watch. Its going to be a collectors Item, A Product that allows you to keep your € 800 iPhone hidden with a €1400 Watch so that you can make a Dick Tracy Phone call. So we who are Passionate about are Apple Products knowing what we have had in the Past have to hope that Apple will get ist act together and create a mainstream product that more than a few can afford.
We will have to wait an see.
Once the wrapper becomes more important than the product you are pandering to the 14K Gold Watch Customer who don't want mix with the Pleb. Its there for the Versace Customer wo spends more on a bag than the Average Person brings home on a month Pay after Taxes, and there are not enough of them to sustain a Technical Product. But you want to keep those People happy So you create a Invite only Store where the Invite dosen't realise that some one pushed the Buzzer so that the Door opened so that they can visit the Magic Kingdom. We will get the occasional picture, and the Normal Apple Stores with the Normal Packaging.
The Problem is when you start to have Products whose Merit is no longer evident. Sort of like the Apple Cube a lovely peace of Industry art, with a Elegant Opening & Closing Mechanism, Pressure damped and all, But how often are you really going to need that. And now If you bought one at the Time you might even have a Collectors item. The Same thing with the Apple Watch. Its going to be a collectors Item, A Product that allows you to keep your € 800 iPhone hidden with a €1400 Watch so that you can make a Dick Tracy Phone call. So we who are Passionate about are Apple Products knowing what we have had in the Past have to hope that Apple will get ist act together and create a mainstream product that more than a few can afford.
We will have to wait an see.
Good grief. Apple is just working with some third parties on product packaging. No need to overreact or read things into it.
So. Packaging is so important. What about the overall experience. Going into an Apple Store is a disaster. It's loud and busy. I can never get a one to one appointment ...
Jobs (RIP) had a thing about Tiffany lamps. Might be a subtle reference to his taste.
Of merchandise..or people? It seems they are carrying less and less product. Too sterile for me. Maybe Angela is pushing for more online sales. If I am in the mood to maybe decide that I do want that Mac Pro, I want to make sure I have the option to go pick it up and not wait for shipping. Too much 'designer' influence IMHO.
Worse than Dixons. Now they wait at the door to greet you, not a minute or two into the visit.
It’s partly because it’s thought that we/they don’t need/read instructions. Everything these days is designed to just pick up and use. The biggest culprits - Apple devices.
With the logo of the manufacturer present on the front of any packaging (see article photos showing "Logitech" and "Mophie" how would you think these are Apple-manufactured products?
I know many people who have no idea that "mophie" or "Logitech" are brands, people that come into an Apple Store don't even know the difference between an MacBook and MacBook Pro , they just call it an apple laptop.
well doesn't this highlight the problem
let me correct you a little here
see the problem, see how its even highlighted many times by you in this topic.