The Apple Store opened at Pacific Centre in Vancouver yesterday. I was one of the lucky ones to make it there. I was even one of the first 1000 people to get a free t-shirt. It's not the best of t-shirts, but it was free, you can't complain. I wanted to make it there for the 10am opening, but I tend to sleep in usually. I ended up making it down there at 10:45 and there was still a massive line up. I took some photos at first and then jumped in the line which was outside the door more than 100 metres away. About 20 minutes later I finally got it.
What was it like? Well, not much different compared to other Apple stores I've been to. I usually frequent the one in Bellevue, Washington and this one wasn't much different. There was on major thing missing from it though, the iPhone. There was nothing iPhone related in the store. When I asked one of the clerks if they sold iPhone cases, the response was, "We don't support the iPhone here". Nice response. I was hoping for some enthusiasm like "It's coming soon!" or something like that. Oh well. But it was pretty cool to be there anyway.
It seemed like most people were just there to look and get the free shirt but I saw a couple Macbook, Macbook Air, and Apple TV boxes leaving the store. Since I have everything Apple that I could possibly need right now, I didn't buy anything. Another good thing about the Apple store is that it is right next to the new H&M store which just opened a couple days ago. They have great clothes at low prices.
I am really looking forward to lining up at the new Apple store overnight when the iPhone is released here. That should be an adventure. The last time I lined up overnight for something was on boxing day a couple years ago at best buy when I bought a TV.
Here is the line up:
Here is the free Apple t-shirt:
Here are some random shots of the store:
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Vancouver Apple Store Grand Opening
Posted by ruffdeezy at 1:18 AM
Labels: iPhone Canada, News, Thoughts
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i was there today too and got a free tshirt. Like you said nothing special, but it was still nice and it's FREE! The line up was huge but they moved people through fairly quick. It was exciting to be there. I asked if they carried any iphone accessories and rec'd the exact same reply - "we do not support the iphone here." I overheard someone else asking too, and some guy offered to sell his. That was funny. They handled their line ups really well, it actually moved faster than the line up for the H&M fitting rooms! Nice pics.
I wish they had iPhone stuff, I was thinking of picking up a case. It was cool to get a free shirt even though it isn't the greatest shirt. I may just way it to bed or something, LOL. Overall, I'm pretty happy we have an Apple store in Vancouver
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