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so who here is going to the grand opening?

what time are you all getting there?

and anyone working there in the store that day?
 
I'll be there. I'm thinking of getting there about 8AM I'm thinking? Possibly 7AM....depends on how early I want to wake up that day. I have about an hour drive to the store...
 
Ill be there around 4 or 5 in the morning ..ive been waiting for 4 yrs for this store to open..cant wait!!!
 
Checked my e-mail this morning, and apparently the first 1,000 visitors receive a free Apple T-Shirt. I'm fairly new to this whole grand opening thing... could there really be 1,000 people lined up outside of the store? How early would I need to get there to guarantee a T-Shirt? And what do the T-Shirts look like (are they worth the several hours of missed sleep and driving time)?

Thanks!
 
there will not be a thousand customers lined up outside at 10 am, however, i do believe that they will reach close to that number by the end of the day. maybe?

i really really want a job there. i think something happened to my resume when i applied. does it always jumble it up like that when you import it?
:mad:
 
there will not be a thousand customers lined up outside at 10 am, however, i do believe that they will reach close to that number by the end of the day. maybe?

i really really want a job there. i think something happened to my resume when i applied. does it always jumble it up like that when you import it?
:mad:

Thanks.

And then...

How early would I need to get there to guarantee a T-Shirt? And what do the T-Shirts look like (are they worth the several hours of missed sleep and driving time)? Sorry for so many questions... also, will I have to wait in line for hours? :)
 
there will not be a thousand customers lined up outside at 10 am, however, i do believe that they will reach close to that number by the end of the day. maybe?

i really really want a job there. i think something happened to my resume when i applied. does it always jumble it up like that when you import it?
:mad:

According to ifoapplestore.com, stores average 15k plus visitors a week...so I wouldn't be surprised if the store has 1000 people before or shortly after 10 am.
 
Okay, sorry for the pestering... I just now want to know what the T-Shirts look like. Anybody know? A picture would be great, but descriptions work too.

Thanks!
 
Bite your tongue! North Carolina is fantastic.

First, great weather. A bit hot in the summer, sure, but the rest of the year is fantastic. It never gets too cold in the winter.

It's got both the mountains and the ocean. Have you ever driven through the Blue Ridge Parkway? It's breathtaking, and you can stop on wide shoulders by the road and climb. There are also protected national parks you can visit. And then if you like wild beaches, North Carolina has a coastline that is longer than the distance from the state to New York. This is the coastline where man first took to the air, so that's not too shabby either. As if that weren't enough, it has some of the best golfing in the world, if you're into that.

It has one of the leading biotech areas in the country (the Research Triangle Park), along with three excellent universities in close proximity (Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, and NC State). There are, in addition, over a dozen other excellent public and private institutions, and the UNC public university system is one of the best systems in the country. Chapel Hill, after all, was the first public university in America.

Also, in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina has one of the key banking centers of the United States. Bank of America and Wachovia, the first and third largest banks in the nation, are headquartered there.

For all you soda fans, Pepsi was invented in North Carolina.

And property value is still quite low in most of the state, making it possible to buy a nice house on a nice piece of land. That said, Charlotte is one of only three real estate markets in the country with appreciating value.

And who can forget the fact that some of the best college basketball in the country makes its home in North Carolina. I'm a Duke fan, but I guess UNC and NC State are, by objective standards, great teams, too.

There is a lot of tobacco and there are a lot of hogs, that's true. There is poverty, especially in the Eastern-most and Western-most parts of the state. But at the same time, there is a remarkable emphasis on the public education system, stewarded in particular by Governor Jim Hunt and Governor Terry Sanford before him.

The state's not as liberal as I'd like, but it's more liberal than you'd think. In 1963, Governor Terry Sanford fought to desegregate North Carolina schools, and even sent his son to one.

PS: And now, it's got three Apple stores.

:eek: Really!? Tell me more!

And for only a hundred a night you say?! sign me up!

Seriously you sound like a salesman, but it sounds like a great place to vacation:)
 
Okay, sorry for the pestering... I just now want to know what the T-Shirts look like. Anybody know? A picture would be great, but descriptions work too.

Thanks!

Just google it. I googled "free apple shirt opening" and got a few examples. But with a few variances in the search, I'm sure you can get an idea of what the shirt will look like.
 
Alas I forgot to request off from work. :( Yes Im geeky enough that I would request off from work for this. :) Hey I could have won something. Any chance anyone would be willing go give their tee-shirt to me? Seriously, PM me. ;)
 
well i went! it was awesome! and the staff is great.

HUGE apple store HUGE

oh and i got my t-shirt. but im not opening it. :)
 
The line:
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and a few more pics here:
http://gallery.me.com/aeolius#100032
 
Had Fun!

I went this morning and was about number 20 in line. It was a blast! I'd never been to an opening of a store, and I had a lot of fun.

Here's a picture of the shirt that was given out, in case anyone wanted to see it :p

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Looks like fun, wish I could have been there! Did they have any contests/drawings etc... The store looks big! I might go check it out on Mon.

P.S. What store is that next to it with the logs in the window?
 
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