Apple Store Staffing iPhone 5

[Tianziwansui]

Did anyone else feel that this year Apple had less staff working? Or not enough staffing. I mean during a shift change there was like 40 people in a line at 3pm at one store; for like 15 minutes they only had two specialists working. If they had the staffing they had years before, it seems there would have been no line. But doing that I guess would make no sense. Spending more money and losing some of the hype.

Was just wondering if anyone else noticed this compared to other iPhone launches.

 

[sosinsurr]

I'd never been to an Apple Store on any type of launch day...be it iPhone, MacBook, iPad, etc...when I went on Friday to see about accessories, they had a buttload of people working. WAY more than during normal business times.

 

[rfrankl]

I felt my store was overstaffed, but not complaining. They opened the store 2 hours early and I was like #40 in line. I was out in 35 minutes.

 

[maflynn]

In the Peabody Mass store,as always there's a ton of associates willing to help

 

[HowardSmith]

I would not get near an Apple store at launch. During normal times the single Apple store in my town stays packed with more people than I care to be with in a small space. I give the Geeks a gold star for being able to put up with it on a daily basis for hours at a time.

I have always found the Geeks to be awesome considering. I have watched rude as hell people make unfair demands and yet the Geek maintain a smile. Being nice to these people can go a long way.