Is there any benefit from camping out on the 10th?

[bbeagle]

I agree with the example you've given. 2 hours is nothing in the grand scheme of things. The "silly" part I referred to is sleeping outside stores for days on end.

Out of interest why could you not get up at 6am and order online?

Many times these sell out within 30 minutes to an hour on-line. And when online starts at 3am, you've got to be online at 3am!

 

[kovey]

me

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Preordering is equivalent to buying. I want to know whether or not I want it as soon as possible…sorry? What is wrong with being fanatical?

Extremism of basically any kind is a bad thing. Camping out to try on a watch and go home empty handed is about as bad and crazy as it gets.

 

[heeloliver]

The only benefit is looking like a complete psycho.

Yup. I still have no idea why people do this. I mean, if you really want it day one, why can't you just pre-order and get it to your door on day one? Camping out draws attention and mockery.

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Many times these sell out within 30 minutes to an hour on-line. And when online starts at 3am, you've got to be online at 3am!

I always just sleep, wake up at 2:50, pre order, and bam back to bed. Like 20 min of sleep lost. Not a big deal.

 

[kovey]

Yup. I still have no idea why people do this. I mean, if you really want it day one, why can't you just pre-order and get it to your door on day one? Camping out draws attention and mockery.

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I always just sleep, wake up at 2:50, pre order, and bam back to bed. Like 20 min of sleep lost. Not a big deal.

He's saying that for some reason, it's easier to wake up at 5am and drag his ass to the mall or apple store somewhere in whatever the weather happens to be... than to wake up and walk to your computer for 20 minutes and go back to bed, to have it arrive at your doorstep on delivery day Some people just enjoy the camping out thing. I don't get it.

 

[Night Spring]

Out of interest why could you not get up at 6am and order online?

Quite often preorders for delivery on launch day sell out in the first hour. For some products it's taken less than 30 minutes.

 

[greytmom]

I love camp-outs. Not to do them myself, but to read about them and see the photos. Do it if you want to, OP.

 

[TallManNY]

Unless they are planning on camping out from the 10th until the 24th they are not going to generate major media coverage. The news is not going to cover the story of 1 guy camping out to try on a watch.

The idea of this is completely silly and this is coming from someone who has camped out at numerous apple product launches, the difference being I walked away owning the product I camped out for.

So no, there is no benefit to camping out on the 10th.

Let's check back on this on April 9. Only a few people in the world have seen the Watch in person while tens of millions are curious about it. If 9 a.m. on April 10 is the first chance regular folks will get to see one in person, I'm pretty sure there will be a line outside of the Apple stores in major cities. April 10 is going to be an Apple event, so the Media is going to cover this. Put two and two together and I'm thinking there is a line outside many stores. Then it just becomes a matter of if the line starts forming on April 9. And if there is a line on April 9, then the media will cover it at least just to point out who these crazy folks are lining up to try something on that they can't buy for two weeks.

Another thing, keep in mind that if the Watch sells 20 million units a year, then by itself it is a large Fortune 500 company. It is rare that you can point to such a large economic event of a brand new product having a specific launch day where the public gets its first chance to use it. So you can't blame the media for covering this stuff.

 

[KauaiBruce]

Here is a HUGE benefit if thousands of people camp out on the 10th. Less people for me to compete with for online pre orders.

 

[dacreativeguy]

I'm unclear on this…because on the 10th, they are opening up preorders, and appointments. So you have to make an appointment to try on the Watch, right? You can make that appointment both online or in person, and you can't just walk-in and try it on, so wouldn't it actually be more prudent to stay home and make an appointment online?

Is there something I'm missing here? Maybe people in line will get to try them on a first-come-first-serve basis? But I've seen no mention of that anywhere at all.

If all else fails, you'll be first in line for the launch on the 24th!

 

[Night Spring]

Here is a HUGE benefit if thousands of people camp out on the 10th. Less people for me to compete with for online pre orders.

Surely you can camp out AND preorder online -- just bring your iPhone with you to place your preorder.

 

[KauaiBruce]

Surely you can camp out AND preorder online -- just bring your iPhone with you to place your preorder.

DON't tell the newbies that!

 

[Night Spring]

DON't tell the newbies that!

Oh. Oops.

 

[kovey]

Quite often preorders for delivery on launch day sell out in the first hour. For some products it's taken less than 30 minutes.

It takes about 1 minute to place the order. Unless you oversleep or **** up your alarm, there's little excuse.

 

[chrise2]

Camp out at the store. If its like the iPhone 6 plus, the pre-orders will start at 3am and be sold out by 3:30am. If you wait for the store to open at 8am to pre-order, you won't get the watch until 2017.

 

[obelisk]

So, nobody prior to this has mentioned camping out on the 10th.

Why are you talking about it? Are you thinking of doing it yourself?

Oh. Yeah.

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I don't see the point of camping out for something you can order online and have delivered. It's a complete waste of life!

Because I don't know what style or size that I want, and I probably won't until I can try one on. I don't see why this is so hard to grasp…?

 

[Knowimagination]

Oh. Yeah.

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Because I don't know what style or size that I want, and I probably won't until I can try one on. I don't see why this is so hard to grasp…?

So get to the store about a half hour before it opens... do you seriously think there are going to be hundreds of people there waiting just to try on the watch?

 

[bunnicula]

So get to the store about a half hour before it opens... do you seriously think there are going to be hundreds of people there waiting just to try on the watch?

Agreed. I'm thinking that getting to try it on the first day won't be terribly difficult. They'll have more than one rep and the appts are 15 minutes each.

They aren't selling any, so I'm sure they're tracking that time.

In a store open from 10-9, that's 11 hours with 4 appointments per hour. That's 44 people per rep that can try on a watch. I doubt there will be more than a hundred people wanting to try one on at an average store in a given day enough that they'll wait for an appointment, so I think the OP is safe just showing up early. Get up early, go grab a coffee, stand outside the store for an hour or so.

 

[Lucifer666]

What's wrong with camping?

Maybe he wants to try out his new 'Urban camping gear'

"Sidewalk certified, litter resistant, easy access mace canisters'

 

[Southern Dad]

Totally valid question by the OP.

Advantages: If you camp out in front of Apple Store in NYC on Fifth Avenue and are first in line, you will be interviewed by local and possibly national media. If you are wearing an advertisement at that time (say in the form of a t-shirt with the name of your product or URL) you will get "free" press worth potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you camp in front of other stores there is the chance of similar media attention but to a lesser degree.

Then you will be the first person into the Apple store on the morning of April 10 to go play with the Watches that are lined up on the tables. You might need an appointment to get a fitting or individual attention, but there will be something for walk-ins to do.

The first advantage might be worth it to someone. The second advantage doesn't seem worth it to anyone. But maybe if you fear that the Watch is going to sell out in pre-order, but you can't make up your mind, you want to run in there early on April 10 and then pre-order after you can see it.

Since the stores are open 24 hours in many places. I guess you could be in the Apple Store at midnight, maybe they will have the watch section behind a screen or curtain and they will lift it at midnight. That sounds like madness. But then you could take a quick look at the watches, pick one out, and preorder from a computer at the store even without an appointment.

Or you could be wearing a MacRumors shirt... Just sayin'

 

[3rdiguy]

I think the only benefit to camping out on the 10th just to try on the  Watch would be the fulfilling sensation of knowing that that person would be a certified douchebag. Hypothetically speaking of course.