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no no, the black cloth was just covering up most of the railings and also maybe as a bit of a backdrop to all the performers down there.
Through all the crowds this is the best picture I could take, not very good at all sorry, il be closer tomorrow!
At least we can see the apple logo
Through all the crowds this is the best picture I could take, not very good at all sorry, il be closer tomorrow!
At least we can see the apple logo
Hi there,
I'm a very new member of Macforums, so go easy on me!
I took a few pictures at the Apple Store opening event today, I thought you might like to view them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bosbos/sets/72157607484961752/
As you can see, it was a very popular event!
I'm a very new member of Macforums, so go easy on me!
I took a few pictures at the Apple Store opening event today, I thought you might like to view them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bosbos/sets/72157607484961752/
As you can see, it was a very popular event!
Welcome to macrumors bosbos, seems like I was just infront of you on the crowd
My first Apple Store opening event, rumors of free iPods were circulating, but we all knew that it was just a T-Shirt that we were getting!
A lot of staff, and walking through the doors at the opening made you feel good, and very welcome with plenty of "high fives" going on!! Quite funny really.
An enjoyable event!
There were also plenty of video cameras being used from the Apple staff, and a few set up in the store, anyone know what these will be used for?
My first Apple Store opening event, rumors of free iPods were circulating, but we all knew that it was just a T-Shirt that we were getting!
A lot of staff, and walking through the doors at the opening made you feel good, and very welcome with plenty of "high fives" going on!! Quite funny really.
An enjoyable event!
There were also plenty of video cameras being used from the Apple staff, and a few set up in the store, anyone know what these will be used for?
So today was the big day. Bristol's first Apple Store!!!!!
Lucky for me for not one but two reasons. First I have the day off due to my shift, and second, it's Pay Day.
Oh yesh, the bank account is full and I'm off. I normally have to drive about 35 minutes from Wotton-under-Edge to get to that side of town and I was expecting traffic to be really bad. So I set off at about 9am and was parked ready and waiting by 9:30am - Dammit!!! Had a good run I suppose.
I'd checked the Apple.com site the night before and new the store was opening about an hour after the main opening ceremony for Cabot Circus itself, so I went and had a McDonalds breakie and waited with my friends.
Following on from the main show (oddly titled the "Greatest Show On Earth") I went mental trying to find my way around the guide map they'd given me, only to find out that there was an extra area!!!! So off I ran and as we walked down the alley way I saw a sight I haven't seen since my trip across
America, the shiny Apple Logo on a glass background!!!
So I ran down and tried to get in only to find there was a sectioned off queue especially for the Apple Store. Another Dammit!!! Down I went and joined the queue.
Then Henry came out. You can see Henry in AJO's photo's (above). He the guy in the turquoise T-Shirt against the railing. He was brilliant. Very excited though. He was making the effort to run up and down organising Mexican Waves, and shaking everyone's hands building the excitement. Very good though, well done Henry.
The what they did was the security staff parted the pedestrians with two lines leaving a pathway to the store. And they let a bunch of people in. We could hear the clapping and shouting from the back of the queue. Then the security people created a loop around the people going in and escorted them through the crowd and into the store. This allowed the pedestrians to walk freely again. Every now and then they were stopped and more people were "escorted" in.
Finally I got to go in and I lapped up the clapping, shouting, "high-5's" and everything. It was a brilliant experience, I really enjoyed it, and I 'm so glad to finally see Bristol with an Apple store.
Oh and it's wicked that you can just tell someone what you want, they log into the nearest iMac or MacBook and book it for you, then someone brings it to you and they whip out a credit card machine from their holsters. All in all a brilliant experience.
Loving your work Apple.
and thanks to AJO for the pics, great work.
EDIT:
I was that inspired I'm now the proud owner of an Apple TV box and a PRODUCT (RED) iPod Nano. Get me hey!!
Lucky for me for not one but two reasons. First I have the day off due to my shift, and second, it's Pay Day.
Oh yesh, the bank account is full and I'm off. I normally have to drive about 35 minutes from Wotton-under-Edge to get to that side of town and I was expecting traffic to be really bad. So I set off at about 9am and was parked ready and waiting by 9:30am - Dammit!!! Had a good run I suppose.
I'd checked the Apple.com site the night before and new the store was opening about an hour after the main opening ceremony for Cabot Circus itself, so I went and had a McDonalds breakie and waited with my friends.
Following on from the main show (oddly titled the "Greatest Show On Earth") I went mental trying to find my way around the guide map they'd given me, only to find out that there was an extra area!!!! So off I ran and as we walked down the alley way I saw a sight I haven't seen since my trip across
America, the shiny Apple Logo on a glass background!!!
So I ran down and tried to get in only to find there was a sectioned off queue especially for the Apple Store. Another Dammit!!! Down I went and joined the queue.
Then Henry came out. You can see Henry in AJO's photo's (above). He the guy in the turquoise T-Shirt against the railing. He was brilliant. Very excited though. He was making the effort to run up and down organising Mexican Waves, and shaking everyone's hands building the excitement. Very good though, well done Henry.
The what they did was the security staff parted the pedestrians with two lines leaving a pathway to the store. And they let a bunch of people in. We could hear the clapping and shouting from the back of the queue. Then the security people created a loop around the people going in and escorted them through the crowd and into the store. This allowed the pedestrians to walk freely again. Every now and then they were stopped and more people were "escorted" in.
Finally I got to go in and I lapped up the clapping, shouting, "high-5's" and everything. It was a brilliant experience, I really enjoyed it, and I 'm so glad to finally see Bristol with an Apple store.
Oh and it's wicked that you can just tell someone what you want, they log into the nearest iMac or MacBook and book it for you, then someone brings it to you and they whip out a credit card machine from their holsters. All in all a brilliant experience.
Loving your work Apple.
and thanks to AJO for the pics, great work.
EDIT:
I was that inspired I'm now the proud owner of an Apple TV box and a PRODUCT (RED) iPod Nano. Get me hey!!
Hey Ajo! Yes, I was about 30-40 deep in the queue - I arrived just before 12 noon thinking there would only be two people (me included), but I forget the cult of
and it's far-reaching appeal! Scanning through flickr, it seems that one of the many other folks snapping away caught me - I'm the guy front row, centre with the bike leathers and silly grin (most likely at 'Henry' and his antics!)
All in all, there was a really good buzz about the event, I didn't get a chance to check out the rest of the new shopping area (cheeky extended lunchbreak from work) but I can see this particular store being very popular indeed. I expect Western Computers aren't too happy about it all though...
i went in today to get the new macbook but they said they had no stock...
but yeh the store is great loads of people in there as always
but yeh the store is great loads of people in there as always