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Apple Souvenir T-Shirt Jokes About Company's Secrecy

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This $17 t-shirt sums up most visits to Apple's corporate headquarters in Cupertino. Available only at Apple's Company Store, it's a bit more classy than "I visited Apple HQ and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" -- but sends the same message. The shirt reads:
I visited the Apple campus. But that's all I'm allowed to say.
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Apple's corporate store, open to the public just inside the entrance at 1 Infinite Loop, hosts a wide array of merchandise with the famous Apple logo emblazoned on them: hats, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs and more. It's the only place in the world to purchase official Apple merchandise. Don't expect to stop by the Genius Bar though -- the store doesn't sell computers or offer service: it's strictly souvenirs.

Tip to OS X Daily, and iLounge for the picture.

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I visited the Apple campus. But that's all I'm allowed to say.
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I am a proud owner of this shirt, a stylish polo and a running jacket. Oh and a water bottle. Sadly, the Company Store is the only thing civies are allowed to see except for the outsides of buildings.
 
I visited in summer of 2000 (I believe, I think it was summer after junior year in high school, but I could be off by a year). I remember when you went in there was a place where you typed your name into an iMac (an older model one, it wasn't the newest at the time), and a label maker printed out your name. It was a bit funky for such a large campus. We stood around the lobby for a while and you basically could not go anywhere except the gift shop. I was kind of a little adventurous at the time, and I stood around for a while and managed to catch a door after an Apple employee swiped their card. I called to my dad and told him we should go in and just say we got lost or confused if someone found us, but he thought it was a bad idea and I wasn't that adventurous after-all so I let the door shut. What could have been! We went into the gift shop. I remember they had knick-knacks and a few computers on display. It wasn't terribly exciting. We had had terrible luck with our Performa 5200 CD and my dad always was bitter that Apple never honored its commitments to that computer which had one problem after another so he somehow thought talking to the cashier at the Apple gift store was going to finally get him somewhere. He was half-joking, asking if he could mail it back to them at the campus. And I remember the cashier saying something like they didn't make good products back then and it was a dark time for Apple. It was interesting how honest she was about the time of Apple before Steve Jobs came back. In 2000, Apple was becoming exciting and getting its mojo back and I think even more exciting a company than it is now (though it wasn't the big juggernaut it is now). I must not have bought anything--I'm sure my parents said everything was too expensive. I remember afterward my dad being disappointed that they didn't have tours set up or anything and said that we should have snuck in when I had caught the door. I naively was hoping it would be like Disney where I got to go behind the scenes and watch some animators at work and they even showed sketches from upcoming films they were working on (that was when I was really young--I think at MGM).

So, I think that T-shirt would be more appropriate with the adage it borrows from, "I went to the Apple campus, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt." There's nothing to see there . . . unless you sneak in!
 
I have some older Apple-branded shirts, but none quite a hilarious as the one in the OP. I'll have to snag one next time I'm up north.

swingerofbirch said:
... We had had terrible luck with our Performa 5200 CD and my dad always was bitter that Apple never honored its commitments to that computer which had one problem after another so he somehow thought talking to the cashier at the Apple gift store was going to finally get him somewhere. He was half-joking, asking if he could mail it back to them at the campus. And I remember the cashier saying something like they didn't make good products back then and it was a dark time for Apple.
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I had a Performa as well, and it was also a bit junky. Never gave up on Apple, though. Though I do miss the days before the iPhone/iPod when you really felt like part of a tight-knit group (I'm talking the eWorld/ResExcellence days).
 
Apple should sell there stuff online, they would make a lot of cash. The store might loose a bit of momentum but they would make more money. that shirt is cool though.
 
I was there Friday, I had no idea that the joke t-shirt was news to anyone. I wound up buying a few apple branded copy mugs, and my girlfriend a shirt with an apple logo.
 
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I wish they'd had this when I went last year. I ended up with an "I'm a Mac" t-shirt and a silver Apple pen. The clerk also threw in a cheap-o black plastic Apple pen for free (probably the only time I'll ever get anything from Apple for free!).

I also managed to go into one of the buildings-- I found it to be unlocked, so I just walked in and up a large staircase. There was a receptionist up there, and she asked if I had an appointment (I was clearly in high school, so I have no idea what she was on about). I told her I had an appointment with Steve in ten minutes, but she kicked me out anyways.
 
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