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Lining up for iphones at Apple Store! a week early!


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So we heard some really over-eager folks have decided to get a jump on the iPhone 3G line -- a really, really big jump. Obviously, we had to head down and see if it was true... and it is. Right now, about ten people have started a line outside of Apple's flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York. Word is that the family at the head of the queue are attempting to break some kind of record which involves their baby -- which kind of sounds a little intense if you ask us. On the other hand, you didn't hear Greg Packer complaining, right? We're going to wrangle some of these cats for an interview and video, so stay tuned! For right now, check some more pics after the break.

Update: We got a chance to speak with group leader Daniel on video, who let us in the gang's desire to break the world record for waiting in line, as well as some... er, broad political ideas. We also learned that the baby probably won't be forced to stay outside of the Apple Store all week. See it for yourself in the clip after the break!

Update 2: According to a Fortune report on the group, five of the ten have already hit the road, and New York City cops sent the baby packing not long after we visited the scene. The remaining neo-hippies have also refined their confused political message as well, which manages to come off as somehow more inane than just wanting to break a world record.
Moopak

24 responses // Lining up for iphones at Apple Store! a week early!

  • Oddly this doesn't surprise me.
    Moopak
  • Is it really that serious? I don't think they are gonna run out of iPhones anytime soon. I guess some folks just need to say they are the first on their block to have the new one.
    PaperTigerTrax
  • Why would you form a queue a week early? If you were really keen to get the new iPod, assess when the rest of the apple nazis start queueing and join in the mélee then! I suppose the flip side to that argument is that these are the apple mob that get these queues started in the first place.

    Sitting outside a shop for a week straight just makes you crazy, no matter what your friends tell you, no matter what your reasoning or logic, you are crazy.

    God bless crazy people.
    phillyharper
  • and in a few more months they will come out with another i phone....i dont understand people...why? why? wait in line for it....its not like your gonna win a prize...its a phone...who cares if your the first one to have one.....yeah im bitter about this...cause i cant afford one.....=(
    OWNED1313
  • I wish these people would realize that their are much more important things to do than wait in a line for a product that will be available at the exact same time whether or not they wait.
    lapedro
  • It'll be cool to be known as that person to break the record waiting in line for a week. but then again later on the future you'll be asking yourself I never realized during that time that I had nothing else better to do.
    AlbeeYap
  • people who can wait a week in line need to get a #$^@ing job, or in the least bit do something actually productive on their weeks off.
    RudyRudell
  • At least it's just a group of people, gathering peacefully in the streets of NY, because they're excited for a new cell phone. It could be a lot worse I think. Its silly, but whatever floats your boat.
    Moopak
  • And not one person mentions that this is just a bunch of people that Apple employs to line up and create a perceived shortage. They used to call this a "publicity stunt!" I'm gonna get me an above the ankle bone tattoo and some flip flops and sit on the sidewalk and yawn too. Recession? What recession? Private Ibber
    privateibber
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  • This is shameful - an indication of just how powerful our lust for consumer products still is.
    What credit crunch?
    kristianbrodie
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  • Apple hiring a bunch of people to line up early for the phone - I like it. But since they're hired, shouldn't they come up with an official title for them - the genius queue.
    24French
  • We have no time for retards. Can we move on and realize it's only a device that takes time from you?
    petarro
  • someone give these people some signs and have them yell some chants. if they're going to wait in line for one week they might as well protest something at the same time.
    bishopobispo
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  • I don't get it. It's just a tricked out phone. Way too much hype.
    MrBigShot21
  • my question is....who's job lets them sit in a line for a week......and if they don't have jobs where are they getting this money.
    SilenceNoMore
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  • If they tried doing this in London they would be locked away for 42 days without trial.
    dandrews1969
  • You could probably show up about an hour before the store opened and be number 11 in line. What abunch of losers.
    clayjj05

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