not to you or me but it's their time to waste
Its sort of an event, maybe the camaraderie etc
You can watch sports on tv but people pay money to get there, crazy money to get in, obscene fees for
drinks and snacks...heh then theres golf...
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Its sort of an event, maybe the camaraderie etc
You can watch sports on tv but people pay money to get there, crazy money to get in, obscene fees for
drinks and snacks...heh then theres golf...
The difference is that when they do it for sports or music events, your choice is either line up or miss the event. These people will waste 2 days sitting in line to get the exact same phone 1-2 weeks sooner.
The reason this _used_ to happen is because you'd say something like "I want one of those really bad, but I don't want to wait in line :-(" And if you didn't wait, you didn't know when you'd be able to get one. And on top of that the competition wasn't very good. So, there was some coolness factor to waiting.
At this point there are millions if iPhones to go around, and if you don't wait in line, you'll get one. It might be 45 days from now, but you'll get one.
At this point there are millions if iPhones to go around, and if you don't wait in line, you'll get one. It might be 45 days from now, but you'll get one.
Hope that kid in Australia doesn't drop the phone this time
Completely anecdotal, but... Never seen such a frenzy for an iPhone here in Italy since forever. This is going to sell better than the iPhone 6, nevermind the 6S.
Only an idiot would wait in line for a device without a headphone jack. Apple has these fanboys in the palms of their hands and they know it. They will blindly buy any of their products.
Well, these people make the times when I've arrived at the store an hour or so before it opens on a launch day seem perfectly sane and reasonable.
That shows how much you know. Some of these people buy and then sell them at a huge profit to customers in countries that don't get iPhones.
I know a couple people that do this every year. I think it's simply become a sort of ritual. Most of them look forward to it and have a good time with the other people waiting. I think it's ridiculous and between a job and kids can't imagine the time.
I do think at this point it's become a little less about MUST HAVE and a little more ritualistic.
The condescending posts here are pretty amazing. Who cares if people do this stuff? Is it somehow a bigger waste of time than any other leisure activity? Is going to the beach or playing video games somehow a "better" use of time than socializing with other people usually outdoors? I think it's silly, but that's simply because I wouldn't do it.
I'm seriously considering getting a 7, but I want to see the Jet Black and Black in person first.
I do think at this point it's become a little less about MUST HAVE and a little more ritualistic.
The condescending posts here are pretty amazing. Who cares if people do this stuff? Is it somehow a bigger waste of time than any other leisure activity? Is going to the beach or playing video games somehow a "better" use of time than socializing with other people usually outdoors? I think it's silly, but that's simply because I wouldn't do it.
I'm seriously considering getting a 7, but I want to see the Jet Black and Black in person first.
Easier to get a real job then peddling iPhones on the black market
I could understand it earlier but this year?..
Guys, there's no headphone jack, 3 years old design(!) and camera became worse despite what Apple claims.
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Guys, there's no headphone jack, 3 years old design(!) and camera became worse despite what Apple claims.
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Unemployed people that camp out a few days to wait for the latest iGadget. Aren't known for their critical thinking skills. What's scarier is they can vote and have the free time to do so.
Apple should do the country a favor and set the launch day a day after the elections every year. That way they'll be stuck waiting in line.
LOSERS! Everyone in the line should be sterilized and quarantined from the general population.
Has it ever occurred to you that they may be doing it for more than just a phone? They enjoy the action of waiting in line, the community aspect of it - getting to know people. I've never done it but I can see how people may enjoy it. There may even be doing it out of respect and love for Steve Jobs.
Man has it really been 5 years since he died? Unbelievable how quickly the time has gone!
Not defending them or anything, but I get about 25 days a year to take off - a lot of companies are like that too. If I don't use them I lose them after a year - I always lose 10 or so.
To all the people who don't understand this, you do realize that a lot of this is mafia related, especially various Asian mafias, right? They pay FOBs or maybe not to stand in line to get these phones and take them back to China or wherever and sell them. It's a huge problem in NYC. You see them come out of the store, approach a car with tinted windows, drop off the phones, and get back in line.