Apple's Temecula Retail Store Reportedly Smashed by Car, Merchandise Stolen

[Eldiablojoe]

Is this the Huntsville, AL store??

Really, you didn't read the thread title? How about a quick google of Temecula - probably not too many places named that, right?

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple wasn't simply self-insured, like a lot of government agencies, wherein they can absorb the cost for a lot less than regular premiums would cost. Insurance is a profitable business, they make more money in premiums than they pay out, otherwise they'd be out of business. Apple is better off just being self-insured instead of paying the cost plus the profit to an insurer.

 

[paulbennett95]

Really, you didn't read the thread title? How about a quick google of Temecula - probably not too many places named that, right?.

I believe he was referring to the picture of a Best Buy that was posted.

Context is your friend.

 

[PlanetExp]

Agreed. We have 18" thick granite pillars sunk 4' deep into cribbing as our gate posts. 5' sticks out of the ground. Vehicles can't go through the posts. Three trucks have tried, one was a big concrete truck. Apple could have some very classy stone pillars outside their stores which would stop vehicles totally and look great.

Look, even the old Greeks had it

 

[klamse25]

How? Was Steve some sort of magic being that could stop criminals in their tracks?

Please develop a sense of humor.

 

[Macist]

Apple should take this as inspiration to go drive-through. More and more yanks are too fat to walk in to stores.

 

[gzhtub]

Should have waited until 9.21

Then iSmahed & iGrabbed a few new iPhones?

 

[ncaissie]

THIS is why companies must have large margins on their products and keep cash on hand.

Yeah, because this is Hundreds of Billions in damage.

 

[krigsmakten]

Drivethru misunderstanding - needed some phones to go with the malt beers

 

[applesith]

Yeah, because this is Hundreds of Billions in damage.

Apple doesn't have hundreds of billions, so I'm not sure what you are talking about.

 

[AT101ET]

I find it stupid how people have to rob to try and get some money. Why not just get a job???

I actually find it sad when I see how the human race has sunk so low.

Anyway, maybe Apple will think its because their items are too expensive for some people and decide to put prices down. That way I can buy all their things

Go Apple!!!

 

[carlgo]

When I read this headline, my first thought was "OMG! Apple has a store in Temecula?!?"

Mine too! They had a store before Sweden.

A drunk went through the front door of Trader Joe's, but he was there to buy Two Buck Chuck, not to steal.

 

[shartypants]

Don't those thieves know the new iPhone is coming out soon?

 

[Lark.Landon]

Apple should take this as inspiration to go drive-through. More and more yanks are too fat to walk in to stores.

UK comes in third for world obesity. Mind your country before criticizing others. If you want to discuss statistics, let's go ahead and discuss the olympics. Or why you're on a .com site rather than a .co.uk?

 

[DVD9]

Apple should take this as inspiration to go drive-through. More and more yanks are too fat to walk in to stores.

That's by design. Junk food is not only convenient but cheaper than healthy food. Former Senator Alan Simpson from Wyoming - who was appointed by Obama to his Fiscal Reform Commission - once openly spoke at a televised Senate hearing about Americans living too long and supported the idea of Americans drinking and smoking more.

He wasn't joking. He said Social Security would go bankrupt if larger numbers of Americans didn't start dying before they turned 65.

Of course he and all the other Senators have never seen an increase in the budget for the Pentagon, FBI or the rest of the "National Security state " that they have not supported.

They always throw up their arms in the classic Roman salute to vote more billions to commit mass murder.

 

[Fraaaa]

Agreed. We have 18" thick granite pillars sunk 4' deep into cribbing as our gate posts. 5' sticks out of the ground. Vehicles can't go through the posts. Three trucks have tried, one was a big concrete truck. Apple could have some very classy stone pillars outside their stores which would stop vehicles totally and look great.

I'm quite sure you don't need a car to break a glass door.

 

[larrylaffer]

Why is everyone here implying that floor models have significantly less value? They surely don't.

They'll be fenced on Craigslist as used hardware just as well as you could with any other stolen item.

 

[killerrobot]

Why is everyone here implying that floor models have significantly less value? They surely don't.

They'll be fenced on Craigslist as used hardware just as well as you could with any other stolen item.

You seem to know a lot about "used hardware". Do you happen to have a "used" rMBP for sale?

 

[jimi78]

Inland Empire represent

 

[dlp1000]

I wonder if wifi was automatically used during the theft...

If the store was scoped out prior to the theft, the thieves may have connected with Apple's store's wifi. At that time of night, anything which automatically connected to wifi would likely be one of the thieves iPhones...

Anyone know if Apple turns off wifi at night?

 

[Asleyyepis]

Hi there

i think that apple products are better than samsung but it is too expensive. Now Samsung has many products with a lot of differrent costs that are suitable for clients

 

[edelman]

Video

I guess this video on web page of finnish tabloid is from that Apple Store:

http://www.iltalehti.fi/iltvhullumaailma/20120918011953350_a6.shtml

 

[cmgrubb]

iSteal

Not your typical Apple fanboy.

http://www.pe.com/local-news/rivers...glary-released.ece?ssimg=711671#ssStory711672

Looks like he's done this before. Only last time with a crackberry.

 

[rsnapeuk]

That's just mental.