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Uh, yeah. I kind of expected campers, but not that early. I don't think you could pay me enough to sit at Grant & Market for 24 hours. It's usually trying enough just passing through. I'll be there, but it won't technically be "morning" anymore, that's for sure. I plan to be sleeping. This is also partially because it seems like a good idea to avoid the temptation to spend $250 on a grab bag that is bound to contain an unfortunate mix of stuff I already have and stuff I don't need.
If I were camped out there, I'd definitely put out a box labeled "PLEASE HELP -- NEED MONEY FOR G5 -- ANYTHING YOU CAN SPARE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE."
That corner should be more pleasant than previously, on the upside. The Sephora store always gagged me when I walked past, and then the MUNI stairwell would immediately gag me again, with a completely different smell. Assuming the new stairwell is even open yet, it won't have had time to gain that wonderful urine smell. I mean, unless that's where all the folks waiting in line decide to go.
A couple of my coworkers asked me if I'd be camping. No way. IMO there is nothing in the Universe important enough to camp on the sidewalk for. Not an Apple Store, not a concert, not a ball game, not an organ transplant, not Jesus Christ autographing copies of the Bible at Stacey's. Nothing.
'Specially tonight. It's chilly out there.
Re: 60th in line
Geek is the understatement of the year. Camping out to get into a store to buy products that you can already get at any other Apple store in the Bay area, or the Compusa one block away is utterly ridiculous. If they were launching new products on the same day I might understand, but even then it's pretty lame. And that gift bag? Come on. Anyone into their Mac's enough to stand in line already has most of the items in it, if not all of them. Other retailers have straight out giveaways, or drawings. Apple lets you buy a bag of discounted items, including poor selling software like Keynote. I love Apple as much as everyone else here, but they can do better than that.
Geek is the understatement of the year. Camping out to get into a store to buy products that you can already get at any other Apple store in the Bay area, or the Compusa one block away is utterly ridiculous. If they were launching new products on the same day I might understand, but even then it's pretty lame. And that gift bag? Come on. Anyone into their Mac's enough to stand in line already has most of the items in it, if not all of them. Other retailers have straight out giveaways, or drawings. Apple lets you buy a bag of discounted items, including poor selling software like Keynote. I love Apple as much as everyone else here, but they can do better than that.
Re: Re: 60th in line
Thanks, andrewh - now I know how pathetic we all are. I must be waiting for products that I can already buy, or only for the bag... Not that I want to kick it with a couple hundred friendly people, or anything. Never mind that I have a chance to network and laugh with other people who are passionate about the Mac and related products or topics. It's not like I'm having a great time just being here. Yeah, I just wanted the bag and other products that I could have picked up at the Bay Street store.
I wish I would have consulted with you before coming out here, because you're right and I'm an idiot.
Dan
Thanks, andrewh - now I know how pathetic we all are. I must be waiting for products that I can already buy, or only for the bag... Not that I want to kick it with a couple hundred friendly people, or anything. Never mind that I have a chance to network and laugh with other people who are passionate about the Mac and related products or topics. It's not like I'm having a great time just being here. Yeah, I just wanted the bag and other products that I could have picked up at the Bay Street store.
I wish I would have consulted with you before coming out here, because you're right and I'm an idiot.
Dan
kugino (and anyone else in the area), come say hello. I have a red balloon on the back of my chair, and I'm at the edge of the orange traffic cones (by Fossil, FIDM and United Colors of Benetton).
Dan
Heya!
I guess it's 5am in San Francisco now.
I hope you guys waiting in line survives the chilly and moist SF-morning!
Just to say hi, and to let you know that our eyes are watching you form the other side of this earth... sounds like you are having fun after all
I guess it's 5am in San Francisco now.
I hope you guys waiting in line survives the chilly and moist SF-morning!
Just to say hi, and to let you know that our eyes are watching you form the other side of this earth... sounds like you are having fun after all
I will happily sell you my bag. The contents of the bag, however, I intend to keep.
Line is now well over 300. I wonder how many people at the end thought they would beat the crowd? Our status, btw, has been upgraded from 60-ish to 40-ish. Wooooooooha!
Dan
Alset -
you guys are HARDCORE man!!!!
What a great experience! Must be fun out there
MAC ON!!!!!
you guys are HARDCORE man!!!!
What a great experience! Must be fun out there
MAC ON!!!!!
The 1 non-Apple thing?
The bag itself, of course! You think Apple has a bag manufacturing plant out there in Cupertino?
The bag itself, of course! You think Apple has a bag manufacturing plant out there in Cupertino?
There is probably going to be a lot more software in the bag than hardware. The "retail value" of iLife could be $199 or some crazy figure like Jobs had in his keynote, whereas the sale value is $49.
