First Nine Customers Offered $0.99 iPhones (L.A., CA)

[devilot]

The store's site is here. (First read about it on Fatwallet.)

Basically, if you're one of the first nine customers in line when the store opens Thursday, August 9th, you can buy a 4GB iPhone for 99¢.

 

[sonictonic]

Oh my God I can just imagine the zoo that morning. Not only will it be chaos, but personally I'd be concerned about my safety over there I think.

 

[nickspohn]

Would it be worth paying someone $500 to wait in line for me?

 

[hexonxonx]

Would it be worth paying someone $500 to wait in line for me?

Give me $2000 and I'll wait in line for you.

 

[jsw]

I'm sure there are already 9 people in line.

 

[Hummer]

No fair, they need one of these stores on the east coast. I'd start lining up a week ago.

 

[MarkMS]

Would it be worth paying someone $500 to wait in line for me?

It would for me.

 

[boss1]

That's a really good promotional gimick. They could have done it better though. After the 1st 9 people line up people will stop forming a line. Wouldn't make sense to be the 11th person in line they're going to pay full price.


They should have promoted:

"1st person pays .99 cents! and every person after only pays $1 more!.... So the second person pays 1.99 , 3rd person pays 2.99 etc..."

 

[plumbingandtech]

It would for me.

The phone is only worth $500. Order it online if time is a factor.

 

[mkaake]

That's a really good promotional gimick. They could have done it better though. After the 1st 9 people line up people will stop forming a line. Wouldn't make sense to be the 11th person in line they're going to pay full price.


They should have promoted:

"1st person pays .99 cents! and every person after only pays $1 more!.... So the second person pays 1.99 , 3rd person pays 2.99 etc..."

I think that would have been contrary to the whole idea... that is, according to their website, that nothing costs more than .99 - including an iPhone, if you're lucky...

 

[Joshua8o8]

I'm sure there are already 9 people in line.

I wouldn't be surprised!

I bought my iphone on the first day. I was about 7th in like my local at&t store, i was kind of expecting something special to happen, especially for the first people in line. Like iphones for half price, or some kind of special promo. Guess i dont know apple.

 

[AJsAWiz]

I wonder how early folks can line up for this

 

[TurboSC]

If someone could post pictures of this event, it would be amazing

 

[robPOD]

The phone is only worth $500. Order it online if time is a factor.

It was a joke.