I picked up my dog at the Vet today and two Vet techs noticed I had a smart watch. They said it looked amazing and then asked if it was a Samsung...lol
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Public Reaction to Your Apple Watch
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The bagger at the grocery store asked if I had the Apple Watch when I paid using Apple Pay. I said yep. Then he asked how much it was. I told him $399. Then he brought up the gold/red one that costs $17,000. I gave him the tip about buying a SS then paying a company to aftermarket plate with gold for a fraction of the cost.
I actually don't expect to see an Apple Watch in my area quite soon. Most importantly because it won't be available officially until late June. But also because a lot people don't seem interested in it. At least, there has been some polls around here and even many Apple addicts don't want one. Not now, maybe when the next one comes out.
But hey, I don't mind being one of the first people carrying one. Would love the attention.
It's kind of like the iPad where the first month, you could walk into any store and buy one, and then it was consistently backordered for the next 6 months after that once enough of them got out and people who didn't care began to play with them.
A week after the original iPad came out, I was at a gathering where a Google employee was pissing all over my iPad. His 7 year old son comes over and instantly understood how to find and launch games on it. They spent the rest of the night playing board games together on it. I never heard a peep from him about Apple after that.
My friends didn't care for the Apple watch at all, even after they saw it at an Apple Store. But then after they played with the demo units, they suddenly had to have it. People don't know what they want until you show it to them.
Reminds me of what Steve Jobs once said. You did that on purpose, didn't you?
But it's completely true. A friend of mine, in my class, always has been using a Samsung phone. He never hated Apple, but he never wanted an iPhone either. However, once I've let him play with my iPhone 6, he started getting so excited about it. Now he is saving for one. How cool is that?
Well, you're really lucky then. Where I live, there are only a few places I can use Apple Pay. Ralphs doesn't take it, neither does Albertsons or CVS or most of the places I eat lunch. It's really annoying. Stater brothers does, I don't really like the store but sometimes I shop there just so I can use it.
Reactions continue to be very positive to my watch. Do you find that a lot of people that you're only semi-friends with are asking to try it on? What do you guys say in those situations? I'm still in the phase where I'm babying it so I don't really want anyone else to touch it
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I have scanned at Starbucks and Costa a few times and always get positive remarks from people about how convenient it is
My daughter wore hers to watch a recital the other day with lots of parents and friends around.
The reaction from everyone was, "Oh, that's the Apple Watch? What a pretty animated flower!" and then mostly disinterest, even when they were shown notifications, weather, etc.
Thinking it over, perhaps calling it a "Watch", misleads a lot of people into thinking that's all it is for. And a lot of people have stopped wearing watches.
Plus, in this case, everyone had their phones out to take pictures and videos, so the concept of using the watch so they could keep their phones in their purses, just didn't mesh with the situation
The reaction from everyone was, "Oh, that's the Apple Watch? What a pretty animated flower!" and then mostly disinterest, even when they were shown notifications, weather, etc.
Thinking it over, perhaps calling it a "Watch", misleads a lot of people into thinking that's all it is for. And a lot of people have stopped wearing watches.
Plus, in this case, everyone had their phones out to take pictures and videos, so the concept of using the watch so they could keep their phones in their purses, just didn't mesh with the situation
Happened again yesterday at Starbucks. (Mind you, I go to the same one every Saturday.) The guy at the register was blown away and called over one of the other baristas. Fortunately, I always order and pay for our two drinks separately (so I can get my stars!), so was able to demonstrate for the girl.
I pointed out how much easier it was for me to use the watch then dig out my iPhone. They were still talking about it after my drinks were ready and I was seated.
I pointed out how much easier it was for me to use the watch then dig out my iPhone. They were still talking about it after my drinks were ready and I was seated.
On a night out with friends after a few drinks they started to ask to look at it. Only they wanted me to take it off so they could try it on their wrist etc. made them promise to not drop it first
Also been travelling a lot lately and I notice people on the train look at it quite a bit but never say anything.
Last week in the office 2 people (who I don't really know) blurted out mid conversation "is that the apple watch?" and proceeded to ask what it's like. During one of those conversations a guy looked on in the background with an unimpressed looking sneer on his face lol. He either hated Apple, me, or both
Also been travelling a lot lately and I notice people on the train look at it quite a bit but never say anything.
Last week in the office 2 people (who I don't really know) blurted out mid conversation "is that the apple watch?" and proceeded to ask what it's like. During one of those conversations a guy looked on in the background with an unimpressed looking sneer on his face lol. He either hated Apple, me, or both
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I've had the watch for about 2 weeks now and most people don't seem to notice it. One of my employees noticed and asked me about it the first day, then my SIL saw it and asked me (my husband had noticed but didn't know what it was). When he found out it was an Apple Watch he said, "How'd you get that? I thought they were delayed".
Only stranger that has talked to me was at the movie theater. He's waiting to get a 42MM watch when stock is better. I have noticed a couple of people doing double takes..... but that's it.
I've only seen 2 other watches in the wild besides my own, and I'm in a fairly techie area.
Only stranger that has talked to me was at the movie theater. He's waiting to get a 42MM watch when stock is better. I have noticed a couple of people doing double takes..... but that's it.
I've only seen 2 other watches in the wild besides my own, and I'm in a fairly techie area.
I just got my Stainless Steel Space Black Link on Thurs. and went to the Apple
Store to purchase Apple Care. The Apple employees gathered around me and called to others to come look at the watch and were all discussing how cool the SSSBL version looked. They had not seen one in the wild. Some were still waiting on their SSSBL and were now even more satisfied with their choice. All who have noticed it love the style of this watch regardless of whether they are into the technology. I also get to show off my BMW iremote app where I can monitor and control certain functions on my car from the watch. Needless to say they are impressed!
Store to purchase Apple Care. The Apple employees gathered around me and called to others to come look at the watch and were all discussing how cool the SSSBL version looked. They had not seen one in the wild. Some were still waiting on their SSSBL and were now even more satisfied with their choice. All who have noticed it love the style of this watch regardless of whether they are into the technology. I also get to show off my BMW iremote app where I can monitor and control certain functions on my car from the watch. Needless to say they are impressed!
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I have to agree with you. I've had my Apple Watch about a week and have received zero looks or comments from adults. The only ones who noticed or knew what it was were children :roll eyes:
Overall, in general, I believe that kids are more tech savvy than most adults.
Kids love to see it and seem really impressed.
Most of my friends or friends of friends don't really care about it and have no plans on getting it.
Couple of strangers noticed it and liked it
McDonalds employees LOVED it when I paid for my food with it.
I have to agree with you. I've had my Apple Watch about a week and have received zero looks or comments from adults. The only ones who noticed or knew what it was were children :roll eyes:
Overall, in general, I believe that kids are more tech savvy than most adults.
He either hated Apple, me, or both
Or maybe he was one of those people who "♥️ Apple but not the Apple Watch"
I had a guy ask me if I had the new iWatch tonight while picking up dinner. He asked how I was liking it and if I thought it was worth the money for a "phone replacement". I explained to him that I think of it more as a fancy watch that can also receive notifications, send messages, can tell me the weather, etc. He mentioned that once you thought of it that way, it made a lot more sense.
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This may sound strange but I'm not actually waiting for the Apple Watch I purchased to tell time. I have a Timex Sport Watch for that, and my iPhone as well. So, no need to compare it with the fancy Swiss watches. I can buy a "timepiece" for $10 these days.
I bought it for the "smart' part of what it offers and will offer. The biggest issue for me is that I have an iPhone 6 Plus and keep taking it out to check for a message or text I got. Of course, once I have it out, I go to FB, Strava, other stuff. The Apple Watch accomplishes that. News snippets? Same. Upcoming calendar items? Same.
Who else knows what this new paradigm might achieve. I saw a great article about a deaf and blind woman who said the Apple Watch really helped her get around via the Taptic Engine and the maps features.
So, Apple is not competing with the watch makers, they are changing the dynamics of how we get our information, and how we act on it.
I can see the Apple Pay feature alone being a huge timesaver as well as a big help in reducing credit card fraud.
This may sound strange but I'm not actually waiting for the Apple Watch I purchased to tell time. I have a Timex Sport Watch for that, and my iPhone as well. So, no need to compare it with the fancy Swiss watches. I can buy a "timepiece" for $10 these days.
I bought it for the "smart' part of what it offers and will offer. The biggest issue for me is that I have an iPhone 6 Plus and keep taking it out to check for a message or text I got. Of course, once I have it out, I go to FB, Strava, other stuff. The Apple Watch accomplishes that. News snippets? Same. Upcoming calendar items? Same.
Who else knows what this new paradigm might achieve. I saw a great article about a deaf and blind woman who said the Apple Watch really helped her get around via the Taptic Engine and the maps features.
So, Apple is not competing with the watch makers, they are changing the dynamics of how we get our information, and how we act on it.
I can see the Apple Pay feature alone being a huge timesaver as well as a big help in reducing credit card fraud.
Seems like most of the comments are when using Apple Pay which we don't have in Canada, and given the monopoly like behaviour of our banks, I'm not sure we ever will, and it's a feature I really want. I guess we can use Passbook for some payments at this point. Starbucks, Flights, Movies etc.
Yeah, I've used it at starbucks here in Vancouver twice, and it was noticed both times, but no one made a huge deal out of it, just sort of reacted like "cool..!", or "neat!" No gathering of employees or asking a bunch of questions.
I was at a BBQ the other day with a bunch of different types of people, all ages, and NO one asked about the watch. I was actually a bit shocked, since most of the people were young/gadget fans, but nobody noticed/mentioned it. Maybe it's a Canadian thing, and people just sort of keep their prying eyes/questions to themselves, or maybe the Apple Watch is just so low profile that no one really takes notice unless you somehow SHOW it off (which I don't do).
Had a couple of different reactions last night.
Had tickets on my watch in passbook to a comedy show. The guy who scanned my ticket at the door was like whoa first time I've done this, with people in line looking with a little bit of awe saying that's so cool.
Same show, an usher asked if he could see my tickets, so I started to show him my watch and he was like 'omg' and turned away to show us our seats before he even saw the tickets. I think his thought was 'omg what a douchebag'. I still grinned.
Had tickets on my watch in passbook to a comedy show. The guy who scanned my ticket at the door was like whoa first time I've done this, with people in line looking with a little bit of awe saying that's so cool.
Same show, an usher asked if he could see my tickets, so I started to show him my watch and he was like 'omg' and turned away to show us our seats before he even saw the tickets. I think his thought was 'omg what a douchebag'. I still grinned.