Customers Waiting in Line at Apple Retail Stores Around the World for iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max

[tbayrgs]

How did you get the “in-store” option, not showing on my end.

There were only a limited number of in store reservations for launch day so once filled, the in-store option became unavailable.

If tomorrow is anything like the past couple years, my local Apple Store had available inventory the entire day..no need to get there early, just show up later that morning or early afternoon. Wait time was much shorter as well.

 

[robjulo]

The excitement of Chinese standing in line to bring a bunch back to China to resell at inflated prices?

The excitement is back!

 

[Glockworkorange]

It’s crazy that people still do this.

 

[dstew201]

No!

I don’t wait in line for apple products.

TOOL tickets....maybe... this crap (iphone, watch, etc...) will be available in surplus very shortly.

Or it's something these people are passionate about.

I had a Chick-Fil-A open up near me recently. First 100 people get free meals for a year. More than 12 hours out from their grand opening, there was a line over 200 people long.

They like it, so they planned for it. If I had kept track on of when it was going to open I wouldve taken time off work to go wait in line.

Passionate?? Oooookay!!

My time is way more valuable than a years worth of chicken sandwiches and standing in line 12+ hours... sheesh!

 

[Tig Bitties]

Very disturbing, and really sad that humans wait in some crazy hours long line, to get some new cell phone, that's almost no different than the current model you can purchase. While people are starving to death in other countries, the first world people wait in line for some child labor made piece of average technology to satisfy some sick need of theirs.

 

[macmyworld]

Check out EBay. Already selling for well over MSRP. Makes no sense.

 

[Tig Bitties]

Check out EBay. Already selling for well over MSRP. Makes no sense.

Can't stop stupid

 

[surfsofa]

As predictable as the lines every year are the legions of armchair experts (who spend how many hours on MacRumors?) who come on here poking fun at how other people choose to spend their time. Go back through the archives. Same comments every. single. year.

I'm happy for these folks. The buzz is real and harms no-one. Enjoy your new toys folks!

 

[ilikewhey]

No!

I don’t wait in line for apple products.

TOOL tickets....maybe... this crap (iphone, watch, etc...) will be available in surplus very shortly.



Passionate?? Oooookay!!

My time is way more valuable than a years worth of chicken sandwiches and standing in line 12+ hours... sheesh!

popeye's sandwich was better lol

 

[Dominicanyor]

Wow I did not think that people will be out there waiting for the pro..

 

[jonnysods]

I’m old. I just can’t do this anymore. Even though it looks like fun!

 

[kingofwale]

the Japanese loves to wait in line.... i will pass... both on the lining up and the phones.

 

[dstew201]

popeye's sandwich was better lol

Now I MIGHT stand in line for a Popeyes sandwich!!!

 

[burtba]

Meanwhile in Adelaide at 6:30am

 

[mi7chy]

Now I MIGHT stand in line for a Popeyes sandwich!!!

Real question is who's ahead in the new chicken sandwich arms race? Popeyes (still sold out?), Chick-fil-A smokehouse BBQ, KFC with donuts instead of buns or McDonald's spicy?

 

[coolfactor]

paid actors as always

You forgot the sarcastic sign /s

Apple doesn't need to pay anyone to fake excitement.

 

[mi7chy]

Apple doesn't need to pay anyone to fake excitement.

At the Apple September 10th announcement event they played fake claps because they made the mistake of panning the camera over the audience and hardly anybody was clapping against the glow of laptop screens.

 

[duervo]

So much judgement by so many people here ... That’s what’s actually sad.

 

[ilikewhey]

Real question is who's ahead in the new chicken sandwich arms race? Popeyes (still sold out?), Chick-fil-A smokehouse BBQ, KFC with donuts instead of buns or McDonald's spicy?

popeyes for sure, they already beat KFC in thighs and breasts. i always group chik-fil-a with bible thumping folks who my parents hang out with every sunday. Mcdonald, depends on which location, the best one for odd, reasons, i went to is in southhamptons.

 

[Glideslope]

A more appropriate demonstration of the decay of human society could not be executed.

 

[dstew201]

Real question is who's ahead in the new chicken sandwich arms race? Popeyes (still sold out?), Chick-fil-A smokehouse BBQ, KFC with donuts instead of buns or McDonald's spicy?

Lol! I’m paleo for the next 6 months (or until Popeye’s get their supply chain together ).

 

[ilikewhey]

Lol! I’m paleo for the next 6 months (or until Popeye’s get their supply chain together ).

i'm still confused how they run out of that sandwich, it can't be the chicken since, well its chicken lol.

 

[M5RahuL]

I couldn't do it myself, but to each his own But, I got nothing for or against people who camp out for material items.

 

[Constable Odo]

Why are people queueing up for the new iPhones? Everyone says they're not worth upgrading to because the improvements are quite minor and there's no 5G. Besides, I thought people stopped buying iPhones because they're too boring and had no innovation. Not even one iPhone can be folded. Hey, people, buy your iPhone online and avoid the lines.
/s

 

[MadeTheSwitch]

I have never waited in line for any Apple product. I tend to just buy things when the old one fails, or wait for some special deal that carriers have at Christmas or into the new year. My current XR phone is less than a year old, and I love it, so I won’t be rushing to upgrade and will likely wait for a 5g model in the future.

However, I am concerned about the current design of camera lenses pushing the Apple logo down. Why you may ask? Because that is where case makers put the cutouts so you can see the logo. But on the XR it is also perfect placement for my fingers to stabilize things. I love that, and just don’t see how things would be ergonomic with that lower placement of logo. I might end up on being on a XR for quite some time because of this factor.

Real question is who's ahead in the new chicken sandwich arms race? Popeyes (still sold out?), Chick-fil-A smokehouse BBQ, KFC with donuts instead of buns or McDonald's spicy?

No one ever mentions Raising Cane’s, but they should. Best chicken I have ever had. The locations around me almost always have lines and those lines often go out the door even.