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Wished I didn't preordered

RonHC

RonHC

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Apr 27, 2010
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For some reason I wanted to wait in line, maybe for the experience and the people i would meet.
But since there wasn't a reservation, but a first come, first serve, I guess that worried me a bit.

Anyone feel the same?
 
RonHC said:
For some reason I wanted to wait in line, maybe for the experience and the people i would meet.
But since there wasn't a reservation, but a first come, first serve, I guess that worried me a bit.

Anyone feel the same?
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"Experience and the people I would meet?":eek:

That is why I preorder!:p
 
I'm glad I preordered because I know for fact I'll have my new iPhone on launch day, but I wish the reserve for in store pickup had been an option. It's always a fun time waiting in line and meeting new people. However with no reserve option this year, I wasn't willing to take the risk. I knew that it'd be after work before i could get by the apple store and the odds of apple still having one at almost 6pm on launch day are slim!
 
^ What Stealthipad said.
I have no interest in standing in line with a bunch of people for a phone.
 
If you're that desperate why not just go to an Apple store and stand in line for a few hours anyway? When you've had enough you can just step out of line and go home.

:cool:
 
I would have loved to camp out again because that's what I did last year and it was lots of fun, but I have midterms that week and need all the time I can get to study, so I ended up preordering.
 
I can see where you're coming but i've done the wait in line experience and its not all its cracked up to be. Sure the one time it was neat and I enjoy doing the whole wait thing. I've done it with the Wii, Playstation 3, and Touchpad. But in all honesty it sucks. Reading or playing on your computer doesn't help that much.

For apple products I did it for the iPad 2 but it was just way too much. It can be obnoxious especially with some guy who tried to pretend like he was with me to get in front of the line. Knowing that I have to sit in that spot for the next 5 to 8 hours was kind of miserable. Pre-ordering makes it so much easier. Just wake up and walk to your door step and you have your new iPhone.
 
Take your phone to the store, stand in line playing with it the whole time.

Every person in the line will either try to be your best friend or hate you with a passion.
 
RonHC said:
For some reason I wanted to wait in line...
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I was hoping to stand in line for hours but opted instead to get a cavity filled and a tetanus shot later that day. Then hopefully get to renegotiate a mortgage or take a driver's education class for that speeding ticket.
Good times, all.
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Cancel your pre-order and wait in line.... That is a little complex actually, get the phone in the way you don't want.
 
This is the dumbest first world problem I've ever heard. Go wait in line on launch day. I hope you get into an accident or something on the way there.
 
I've been in quite a few lines, in my day, including a couple at Apple Stores (grand openings back when they were new). It can be nice to chat with random like-minded people you meet in them, but I have to say I'm much happier now just getting my package in the mail.
 
I stood in line for 6 hours for the iPhone 3 launch. It was an "event" and I can say I did it. I met people and it really was like a "party".

Now, having said that .. I would just as soon have the phone delivered to my door .. no fuss no muss.

Bottom line, glad I experienced the "lines" once .. but from here on out, I prefer to just have it handed to me at my door.
 
last year most of us who preordered got our iPhone 4 the day before launch. So as another poster said, if we get them early this year, take yours to the apple store and sit until you are bored. Same experience, same people, but better.
 
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