Views on sleeping in line?

[jake21ballin]

Careful....If your shoes are on its fair game

 

[ttech10]

I don't know why people have such a hard time grasping that standing in line is about the experience. There is no experience in having the product show up at your front door with no effort on your part. There is, however, something to be gained from hanging out in line with a group of people who are as passionate about something as you are. If I am interested in that who are you to sit back and tell me I should have pre-ordered? You don't see those who are planning to wait in line hassling those who pre-ordered do you? No, you don't...

Personally, I think all these people who keep saying waiting in line for a phone is pathetic are trying to compensate for something. I think a lot of them are just jealous that we have found something that we are so passionate about that we are willing to spend time to enjoy it as we see fit. Just because I am passionate about a piece of technology that happens to be a phone doesn't make my passion any less fulfilling for me, and running through threads posting that these people are silly and pathetic is, in and of itself, pathetic.

I, for one, will be camping out at the Manhattan Village Apple Store here in SoCal, drifting in and out of sleep without fear of Teh Scary Gays, and enjoying meeting the people who share my passion and learning about them.

The part about trying to compensate for something is funny. Also the bolded part. They probably aren't hassling people because they'd rather have a pre-order and a majority of the people camping out were forced to because they couldn't get a pre-order.

Personally most people I run into when picking up a game at midnight are people that I would never want to hang out with... ever. I'd imagine same would go for waiting overnight for a phone, maybe slightly worse. This is why so many people would rather order online to get it shipped, they don't find the people in these types of lines appealing and they'd also rather have a good nights sleep in their bed.

It's far from being jealous or trying to compensate (for what I still don't know). If hanging out with those kinds of people floats your boat, then good for you. But for a majority of the people getting iPhone's they'd rather not have to be around them.



As for the OP sleeping, I'd imagine if you slept next to the door and in light you should be fine. The biggest concern would be how safe the neighborhood is.

 

[BlondeBuddhist]

The part about trying to compensate for something is funny. Also the bolded part. They probably aren't hassling people because they'd rather have a pre-order and a majority of the people camping out were forced to because they couldn't get a pre-order.

Personally most people I run into when picking up a game at midnight are people that I would never want to hang out with... ever. I'd imagine same would go for waiting overnight for a phone, maybe slightly worse. This is why so many people would rather order online to get it shipped, they don't find the people in these types of lines appealing and they'd also rather have a good nights sleep in their bed.

It's far from being jealous or trying to compensate (for what I still don't know). If hanging out with those kinds of people floats your boat, then good for you. But for a majority of the people getting iPhone's they'd rather not have to be around them.



As for the OP sleeping, I'd imagine if you slept next to the door and in light you should be fine. The biggest concern would be how safe the neighborhood is.

Im a little confused about the sort of people your speaking about. Note this is the first time I've gotten a product on launch day..ever. I was unable to get an order through with Apple (only tried 10 times).

I'm a 26 year old father who practices Buddhism & attends college full time. I enjoy painting, the NFL, and long walks.. oh wait.. just wanting some clarification on the people you speak against so strongly.

Blonde Buddhist

 

[mac jones]

might be best to just get up really early, say 3am to 5am. That way you a least will get some sleep, and it's so much safer.

It's also fun to get up when it's dark for the dawn.

the dawn of the iPhone 4

(i'm getting REALLY hokey )

 

[chrmjenkins]

The part about trying to compensate for something is funny. Also the bolded part. They probably aren't hassling people because they'd rather have a pre-order and a majority of the people camping out were forced to because they couldn't get a pre-order.

Personally most people I run into when picking up a game at midnight are people that I would never want to hang out with... ever. I'd imagine same would go for waiting overnight for a phone, maybe slightly worse. This is why so many people would rather order online to get it shipped, they don't find the people in these types of lines appealing and they'd also rather have a good nights sleep in their bed.

It's far from being jealous or trying to compensate (for what I still don't know). If hanging out with those kinds of people floats your boat, then good for you. But for a majority of the people getting iPhone's they'd rather not have to be around them.



As for the OP sleeping, I'd imagine if you slept next to the door and in light you should be fine. The biggest concern would be how safe the neighborhood is.

Maybe you've never been to an apple line? Last one we were in (iPad 3G), we were next to this old biker dude and a guy originally from Britain carrying on a quite interesting conversation. There was also a young girl there (who I believe said she was pre-med) whose parents and siblings came to greet here near opening time and brought her breakfast. Most of them were not embodiments of nerd stereotypes. They were an eclectic group of people brought together by a passion for a brand. Is that fan-boyism? Consumerism? Maybe, but what people chose to spend their time and money on is their own business. These people were perfectly functioning humans with (seemingly) normal family lives.

 

[ItsThatKush]

i dont think anyone should camp in line! so i can get there faster lol

 

[VTAb182]

Thanks for all the replies!

And for those saying that you could oversleep, I'd hope someone would have the decency to wake you up. I know I would

 

[scwinsett]

I wouldn't camp out for a phone. It shows me how pathetic this society has become... Hardcore Fans with iphone 4? See what happens when iphone 5 comes out...

Does that make you feel good about yourself? Based on my comprehensive understanding of human psychology, you have few friends, and the friends you do have are crappy friends, you're horribly insecure, and you can't stand anyone who has opinions that differ from your own. I would pity you, except you're a d***head, so I know you'll get whats coming to you.
But hey, WHAT DO I KNOW?