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The Ipad 2 magnificent seven start the Apple store queue
SEVEN PEOPLE have already begun queuing outside Apple's flagship store on Regent Street in London to buy the much anticipated Ipad 2 beginning at 5pm tomorrow.
At the front of the queue is a man from London who arrived at the store at 7:30am today, so he faces a total wait of 33 and a half hours to get his hands on the new gadget. The man was shocked when we asked if he currently owns the original Ipad, of course he does, and plans to "keep it in the family". He told The INQUIRER that he was fourth in the queue for the first Ipad when it came out last year.
At the back of the queue was a man, originally from Hungary, who travelled from Kent to queue at the store. He told The INQUIRER that he arrived around 2pm to join the queue.
The seven strong queue all had Ipads or other Apple products such as Macbooks to help pass the time until the store opens its doors for customers at 5pm tomorrow. The fanbois were all sitting on camping chairs and armed with cans of Pringles to keep them going but there were no signs of sleeping bags, perhaps the excitement will keep them warm through the wee hours. Some had a friend or relative to accompany them to get them food and presumably swap places when nature calls.
The shiny fruit themed gadget is likely to be a success after attracting record sales on its opening day in the US. The INQUIRER will be popping down again tomorrow to see how things progress and we expect a somewhat longer and livelier queue then. µ
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Two phrases come to mind, 'This country' and 'Some people'
My oh my, a 33hour wait for a shiny gadget that really isn't that special apart from its aesthetics.
Civil war around the globe, natural disasters causing mayhem and uprisings rife worldwide.
At least they can check out others suffering on a beautiful crappy expensive gadget and tell their friends/family what they were doing when the world was on fire.
Yep -what a bunch of damn nerds. Sorry Shaps - couldn't resist - you brought it on yourself getting in that queue!!
ID GO HANG OUT IN LINE WITH THEM EGCEPT I LIVE IN CANADA AND ALSO, WHEN THE APPLE EMPLOYEE WOULD ASK WHICH COLOR OF IPAD 2 I WANTED ID SAY I AM ACTUALLY ONLY JUST LOOKING THANKS.
AND THEN HED SAY WHY ARE YOU HERE WAITING FOR THEN? AND ID SAY AGAIN I AM ACTUALLY ONLY JUST LOOKING, THANKS.
(I MEAN COME ON, WHOD BUY ONE OF THESE THINGS - SERIOUSLY)
The word GAY springs to mind, but then no, thats offensive to homosexuals.
We could do a South Park where they change the word FAG to mean "1. An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders." or "2. A loud and obnoxious person who owns or frequently rides a Harley.".
In this case we can change the word GAY to mean "Apple fanbois who will wait outside in the cold for the next Ipad, Ipod, Imac that their cult leader instructs them to blindly buy"... just a thought.
@Shouter, while I may not agree with you writing everything in caps, i will be waiting with baited breath on youtube for that first video of an anti-apple supporter buying the Ipad 2 and smashing it infront of the rest of the fanbois and seeing their horrified looks and, fingers crossed, some crying too lol
BTW, i'm not pro MS, Android, Linux, Unix, etc, I'm pro anything that allows the user full choice and doesn't restrict them just because it doesn't agree with the manufacturs douchey corporate image lol
Dave
What a bunch of retards. I hope it would rain all night long.
I hope it rains all night!
THERE WAS AT LEAST THAT MANY HANGING AROUND TOYS-R-US ON THAT COLD WINTER EVENING THE DAY BEFORE THE WII WAS TO BE SOLD HERE IN CANADA, AND THAT WAS A LOT MORE PAIN AND SUFFERING THAN YOU BLOKES ARE SUFFERING. FUNNY THING IS I DIDN'T ACTUALLY BUY A WII, PFFT WHO WANTS THAT, I JUST WENT SHOPPING TO THE LEGO SECTION.
I AM DYING TO KNOW, WHICH OF THE FIRST 7 IPAD2 GUYS WILL BE THE ONE TO SMASH IT? PLEASE BE THERE WITH CAMERAS TO CAPTURE IT!