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I'm still waiting on fedex. lol The apple store is only 10 mins from my house too. Oh well. Think I might swing by this evening and buy another smart cover.
Some people actually make it to Best Buy before they open daily and just manage to wait till they open. I've done it myself and have seen others do it.
The store only had one line; some were for returns, others were for different departments
Target
I walked straight into target and picked up a 64 gb wifi with a $60 gift card and saved an extra 5% with my Target card. There was only one person in front of me. The Best Buy store beside Target had about 15 people in line waiting for the store to open.
I walked straight into target and picked up a 64 gb wifi with a $60 gift card and saved an extra 5% with my Target card. There was only one person in front of me. The Best Buy store beside Target had about 15 people in line waiting for the store to open.
ha, did you get the new one with the improved spin cycle? i heard it's revolutionary.
Plus reward zone pts. I have gift cards at apple, if not i would have bought at Best buy. heck they even offer interest free for 18mths on their cc.
What could the other 5 people possibly be lined up for?
When I worked at Best Buy, this always baffled me. People would line up almost everyday. Sundays, especially, because that's when the new "sales" start. I worked in the computer department, and half the time the computers in the ad were not even "on sale," just advertised.
When the HP Touchpad was $99 and $149, the lines were huge. I talked to a few people in line, and I was surprised how many people actually didn't even know what exactly they were lining up for -- they just heard this thing that was $300/$400 was now $100, and thought it was a good deal because they heard about it from friends...
If I would have known about that I would have been in line by 6 this morning!
Still seems strange to me though, unless these people really need to get their shopping done asap..
Hoping my local store still has some after work. When I called this morning to confirm using cash/gift cards, I asked about them selling out and she tactfully said "we have a good supply". I then asked if I could call before driving out to see if they still had 64gb in stock and she said they couldn't give out inventory over the phone. Going to be so bummed if I drive out and they don't have any, so I'll try to call anyway.
Stopped by the closes Verizon as well, and they didn't have ANY 64gb in stock nor would they take my amex gift cards and cash, without a circular way of converting them to Verizon gift cards/
Stopped by the closes Verizon as well, and they didn't have ANY 64gb in stock nor would they take my amex gift cards and cash, without a circular way of converting them to Verizon gift cards/
15 minutes at my Apple Store
I arrived at my local Apple store at 8:15 AM (UVillage Seattle) - and the line was already moving pretty quickly. I got a parking spot right in front (thank you early risers), enjoyed a complimentary cup of coffee, bantered with people in line for about 5 minutes and walked in.
Then, after high-fiving five blue-shirted employees, out with a 32GB Black and back in my car by 8:30. The line was gone by then.
Delivery Schmelivery
I arrived at my local Apple store at 8:15 AM (UVillage Seattle) - and the line was already moving pretty quickly. I got a parking spot right in front (thank you early risers), enjoyed a complimentary cup of coffee, bantered with people in line for about 5 minutes and walked in.
Then, after high-fiving five blue-shirted employees, out with a 32GB Black and back in my car by 8:30. The line was gone by then.
Delivery Schmelivery