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Ban Hipsters from Apple Stores who spend their time dicking around on Facebook.

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mogzieee

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Feb 8, 2008
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London, UK
Isn't it just so annoying! I went ALL the way into London's Regent Street store the other day from my home in Oxfordshire to demo a MacBook and it was full up of irritating people dicking around on Facebook. There was even one 8ish year old playing music videos on YouTube.

AAARGH. :mad:
 
I dont know any hippies who use facebook.

Maybe you mean hipsters, which is exactly the demographic Apple is after.
:rolleyes:
 
you mean people we're using the computers in the apple store, and didn't stop right away when you came in?

My god! This is an outrage!
 
Mindflux said:
I dont know any hippies who use facebook.

Maybe you mean hipsters, which is exactly the demographic Apple is after.
:rolleyes:
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Dammit, thats what I mean, I didn't check over the spelling :( lol


Edit: I've since changed the post title to 'hipsters'.
 
well, some people are obviously not in there to buy a mac... and seing as you have traveled an hour to get there... i am with you!!

gypsys/hippys/hipsters... no facebook for you!
 
I'm sure if you mentioned to one of the staff that you would like a demo of a macbook so that you can buy it, they would have made a plan to get you some mac-time.

BTW: Isn't the Bull Ring store closer to Oxford. I never see any hippies/hipsters on facebook in there.
 
mogzieee said:
Dammit, thats what I mean, I didn't check over the spelling :( lol
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How about "Ban people from starting pointless threads!"

This has been discussed before. Apple clearly allows people to come in and use a machine as long as they wish. If you TRULY were in the market to buy then you would have taken a step towards an employee and asked him/her if they could assist you in getting some computer time. I believe the employees are very receptive to this type of request. They were when I wanted to use a 30" just to test it on my PB. By them kicking the guy off the MacPro they risked a potentially larger sale but I was clearly there to buy while the guy was clearly there to try.

In my opinion many people aren't there to buy but if giving an indefinite amount of time to a person to use a machine turns into a purchase then it was time well spent.

Hippies or hipsters I think your complaint lacks merit.
 
If Apple really had a problem with it, they'd block it from their machines. Since this increases interest and use of the machines, they're not gonna do it.
 
mogzieee said:
It is, Milton Keynes too, but I was visiting my dad who lives in London, and I hardly ever see him there..
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If you are going by public transport, then Regent Street is probably the quickest to get to, but if you are going by car then Solihull or Milton Keynes are probably quicker to get to.

@ OP the Regent Street store always has problems like this, and offers slow service, I don't think they have a great manager.
 
I started as a Hippy, but then moved to Freak. That was more fun, but paid less, so I was a Baby Killer for a while. Now I'm just a Corporate Drone, but I like to hang out in Apple Stores and waste time on LinkedIn. Duuude...
 
Get one of those things that looks like a tank with a giant drill on the front and drill through the hippies while playing death metal on full blast. Hippies can't stand death metal. ;)
 
Well I went into the carphone warehouse one day, and the only iPhone (out of 6) that didn't need to be plugged into iTunes was being used by some dumb 6 year old.

I left, then went back in later for a little play :)
 
BlakTornado said:
Well I went into the carphone warehouse one day, and the only iPhone (out of 6) that didn't need to be plugged into iTunes was being used by some dumb 6 year old.

I left, then went back in later for a little play :)
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How do you know the kid was dumb?
 
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