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Meanwhile, In Front Of Apple Stores In New York And Around The World...
While none of these people, many of whom are unemployed and paid by others to stay in line for days, will spend the $3,600 someone in China just paid for a "gold" iPhone, they will gladly pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket, or in many cases simply lease with zero money down, the latest and greatest aspirational gadget to show they are cooler than they actually are.
Case in point: in front of the main Apple store on 58th and Fifth some 4700 people are unaware you could have ordered the iPhone online and have it delivered today...
Crowd at 5th Ave Apple Store w less than 45 min to go. One Apple estimate has 4700 ppl lined up at area stores. pic.twitter.com/4cdv9o9g1l
— Ed Baig (@edbaig) September 19, 2014
Iphone line from my office. Lots of cheering pic.twitter.com/5Pg2eFzaTI
— Peter Heise (@HeisePete) September 19, 2014
Apple Store UWS line goes 3 blocks and wraps around another. One Apple employee said there were around "1000" people. pic.twitter.com/UK0kByzllX
— Eli Blumenthal (@eliblumenthal) September 19, 2014
My rough estimate: about 125 people now waiting in line at Upper West Side Apple Store for iPhone & growing. pic.twitter.com/qhA2ij40hE
— Ed Baig (@edbaig) September 18, 2014
The #iPhone6 and #iPhone6Plus are here: http://t.co/YbDZwHngeL pic.twitter.com/c1KyeY5iKr
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 19, 2014
In meatpacking - the line is 4 blocks long:
The line for the iPhone 6 in NYC's Meatpacking District. 4 blocks long. pic.twitter.com/Zug9E5jykb
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) September 19, 2014
For some, it is a matter of outsmarting your significant other. From USA Today:
Chris Johnson, 53, who waited in line at the Apple Store on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the goal was to get a new phone and to get one faster than his girlfriend. "My girlfriend, she pre-ordered, so I'm just trying to beat her." said Johnson. "She thinks I'm crazy to be out here, but I think she's crazy to pre-order because you may not get yours for 7-10 days. I want to pretty much guarantee."
Others are so eager to look cool, they will beat the living crap out of the next "not so cool" guy in line next to them. As USA Today reports, one group of people was waiting to buy "10 gold iPhones" to resell to a person from Dubai. When a fight broke out among another group, said to be from China, the police were called.
Fights breaking out at UWS Apple Store. Cops have been called. Still 12 hours to go. Cc @usatodaytech pic.twitter.com/2BOaE4Hmho
— Eli Blumenthal (@eliblumenthal) September 18, 2014
It is not just New York. As USA Today reports:
Thousands of fans lined up at Apple stores worldwide as the tech giant kicked off sales of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones.
Stores in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Europe opened early Friday, as consumers in the United States eagerly awaited the arrival of Apple's latest iPhones.
Countless customers braved lined for hours -- and days -- in hopes of securing the new iPhones, which feature a significant boost in screen size. Some customers at Apple's New York store began waiting in line for the next iPhone before Apple's announcement last week.
Found the end of the iPhone 6 line, 3 blocks away. Rumor has it that the new iPhone is, in fact, a phone. pic.twitter.com/p8Uc6K01VV
— Hockey Brunch in CHI (@HockeyBrunch) September 19, 2014
People crowd in front of the Apple Store in Munich, Germany to purchase the new iPhone
People line up outside an Apple shop in London for the next iPhone
iPhone 6 fans line the @ATT store on Dorset in S. Burlington Friday morning. #btv #iPhone6 @bfp_news pic.twitter.com/YbrCxPzcpK
— Philip Tortora (@PhilipTortora) September 19, 2014
Over 1000 people in line to get the new iPhone 6 at Toronto's Eaton Centre. #apple @BNN #tech pic.twitter.com/gQw7sWW0Mw
— Partsinevelos (@KristinaParts) September 19, 2014
The line in Burlington, Ontario
And so on.
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This why I have given up caring now what happens to the dumb fuck ovinians .
Drone them, slaughter them, cull them, Honestly I am past caring.
Just do it.
Maybe the fucking oligarchs are right afeter all. and I just need to adjust my vision a couple of degrees to the right
you guys it's not about gaining followers, its about showing that the us economy is doing well, supporting an american company that is probably the most competitive in it's industry, and doesn't sell piles of dirt.
somebody drone these assholes
Signs of economic depression. When people are standing in line for something they're buying on behalf of another person or corporation.
At least it is confirmed now that nearly everyone in the line-ups is paid to be there. I was concerned these kids would actually be dumb enough to waste their time on buying a phone.
Apple is about marketing technology. This is a marketing campaign. The lame stream media shouldn't tread Apple's water and just report this for what it is.
Give or take 7 billion sheep on this planet. Several thousand years into the evolution of "civilization" and we're going backwards already. Anyone really believe we are going to be around another 1000 years?
Lemmings lining up for Soma.
OMG :>>> unbelievable, the NEW iPhone finally comes to my town,,, need to work hard to be the COOLER GUY than the rest,,,
Thank you ZH for reminding me on how cool it's to be THE FIRST,,, :-)
Just think of all that physical silver that is used in the production of all these new iphones and all that physical silver in all the old iphones never to be seen again.
Was this what isis was waiting for in Aus? go down the line chopping heads off outside apple stores?