I'm surprised anybody does this anymore. It used to be fun, but now anymore. Plus it's way easier to get a phone on launch day at my front door.
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I haven't waited in line at an Apple store since the 4S. I also haven't gotten an iPhone on launch day since that iPhone. I'm most likely skipping this years iPhones.
Some people enjoy the experience so to them, it's NOT a waste of their time. Think about that.
Personally I wouldn't do it, but if others want to, it's no skin off my back.
People will wait in line if they sell their phones a few day earlier to get maximum return and are then unable to submit an order that gets them in to the first tranche of deliveries. Order times can slip quickly to weeks if you don't get your order in within the first few minutes
Maybe. I question the 6.1 LCD availability being its price point will be the biggest factor. But the reality is, does Apple have adequate stock for _All_ 2018 iPhone models, or are some more limited than others. Also, I also find every Apple store varies on stock from my experience.
Camping out for an iPhone is a game for the young, being almost 50, I can wait. Though I did pre-order the first iPad and was able to pick it up in store on launch day. It did feel good to get accolades and cheers when I walked out poorer lol.
I have done camping twice once at a Apple Store in a mall, where I stood in line from 5 PM till they opened the next day and once at a Verizon store at 3 AM where there were 2 people ahed of me and I prefer to order online since its easier and now my local Apple Store won't allow people to line up till the morning. Its easier to order online at midnight and just wait for UPS or Fedex to come with the boxes.
I'm actually camping tomorrow..
Very excited to get outdoors and enjoy a few days.
oh..
...you mean in front of a store for an iPhone..
No.
Never.
They'd have to be offering the only bottles of water after a global emergency for me to even think about it.
Very excited to get outdoors and enjoy a few days.
oh..
...you mean in front of a store for an iPhone..
No.
Never.
They'd have to be offering the only bottles of water after a global emergency for me to even think about it.
Camping!? Oh hellzzzz no. Rumor has it that there will be lots of availability on launch day - X Plus. If not, I don't mind waiting November. November is usually my month of acquisition.
Who want buy iphone XS and waiting like this ???
This picture that you’re using referencing People standing in lines was *not* for an iPhone launch, that was for a store opening in Chongqing, China. Totally two different things.
It's a cool time for some, shouldn't be judged. I do however feel that it depends on where you are and live. Last 2-4 years have been a downer, I usually pass by the lines on way to work and its a different crowd now. Before it was all fans, along with great talk and experience. Friend that still does it - tells me its more weirdos and elderly people. But then again it's location based.
I remember one year there was a group camping few years back near my local store, for 5 days. After they go in, regular folks walked in after getting their morning coffee and walked out with phones.
I remember one year there was a group camping few years back near my local store, for 5 days. After they go in, regular folks walked in after getting their morning coffee and walked out with phones.
A few years ago, I saw a line like that inside the Pentagon Row shopping complex. It was massive and had security tending to the line. What were these hundreds of people waiting for?
A new popcorn shop had just opened up.
I used to camp out for every iPhone up until the iPhone 7. This year, I will just order online and hopefully do in-store pick up. Coming is fun and all, but it gets tiring after a few years
If one is planning on waiting in line at a Apple Store, you should check with your local store if they still allow it because my local store used to but the mall changed their policy so they no longer allow people to wait in line over night.