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Offline RNKIII

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OOT - Just some 'observations'
« on: December 20, 2006, 05:27:33 PM »
No, I'm not entering this from there..... But I had some errands to run in the Twin Cities today and if I get within range of the "reality distortion field" I get sucked into the nearest Apple Store to browse and drool...

THE PLACE WAS PACKED....  3 'bays' set up for sales of iPods, books (i & pro) and iMacs (17", 20", & 24") with appropriate stock lined up behind each counter.  Each 'bay' was 3-4 people deep waiting w/'plastic' in hand.  These 'bays' were in addition to the regular 'check out' counter (which was also 3-4 people deep).  Each bay had 2 'associates' manning them and the checkout counter had 3.

They were doing a 'land office' business today during the hour I was there.  
Interesting note that there was not 1 'mini' to be seen anywhere in the store. Didn't get a chance to ask why?!?!

One of the 'floor' people had an interesting sales 'pitch' for a family he was working with.  He turned on the iChat camera and 'presto' there was the family on the 24" iMac screen!!  "Mom" thought that was great as did the 2 kids (?no school?) and the salesperson had his sale....

Well, long enough.


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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2006, 10:52:54 PM »
I visited the Honolulu store today.

Same set-up.

Same Land Office business. Coin-of-the-realm changing hands as though it was going out-of style, to mix a metaphor or two. Amazing

Yers truly.

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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2006, 07:46:58 AM »
Gotta go there soon - Milwaukee (Wauwatosa) store - to get my son's replacement when the insurance tells us how much they'll pay. I'll have to drool over the iMacs while I'm there...
Ya gotta applaud those bunnies for sacrificing their hearing just so some guy in Cupertino can have better TV reception.